Vanimal46

As someone who grew up in the town, it was a lot of fun as a kid riding my bike up to training camp in hopes of getting Randy Moss's autograph! As the years went by, and autographs weren't important anymore, training camp became a bit of nuisance.

Unfortunately those aren't the "sexy" jobs that millenials want.... Our parents taught us we were special little snowflakes and we could be anything we wanted to be!

RB, go to Jake's Pizza and get the Oven Combo. You won't be disappointed.

Any stadium that makes Tim Stauffer look good is pretty magical!

That would be sad, really....

Blog title: Mike Misses Munchie Food

I mean, what if it's a Frenchie?

Mmmmmmm, taco cat.

I do miss the unicorn cat logo....

Wow that's awesome!! Congrats! Hopefully you keep off what you've lost!

More importantly, what's for dessert?

Your new avatar scares me!

Believe me, the significant other wanted to buy the same amount in wine... I was lucky to get out of there only $125 in the red.

Wine coolers and Zima baby!

Not to derail the good conversation we've been having, but hopefully no one here has been affected by the gas leak explosion in Minneapolis today.

There's a group of about 10 wineries all within 4 blocks of each other on Main Street... We wanted to try 6-7 of them but some were full for the day, and some required a reservation. We tried Fiesta Winery, Grape Creek, and Narrow Path.

It was really good! I'm no wine expert, but they had a bunch of very good red blends (Cabernet, Merlot, and one that was more of a bubbly red type) The bubbly one was actually pretty refreshing on a hot summer day.

Since it's lunch time, and I'm still kind of hungry after eating a salad, here are some pics of things to eat at Petco Park... Phil's BBQ: Cue the Homer Simpson "mmmmmmmm BBQ" Cardiff Crack Nachos: And to finish it off, you can CREATE your own ice cream sandwich!!

ANND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Beatles Edition! I'm your emergency host for the day, Vanimal. A game happened last night, if you didn't know! Today is the final game that the Twins will be in San Diego, which is sad, really. They barely had any time to enjoy the weather! Who knows, maybe they'll score a run this afternoon! Before we get into debauchery, let's talk weather and lineups: It's San Diego, so you know it's going to be sunny with no chance of rain. 80 degrees at first pitch. REAL FEEL of 94 degrees! Winds out of the WSW at 5 MPH. Minnesota Twins (50-54): 1. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 2. Eduardo Escobar (S) 2B 3. Max Kepler (L) RF 4. Miguel Sano ® 3B 5. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 6. Byron Buxton ® CF 7. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 8. Jason Castro (L) C 9. Ervin Santana ® P P - Erv Santana - 84 overall on MLB the Show! San Diego Dads (48-58): 1. Manuel Margot ® CF 2. Cory Spangenberg (L) 3B 3. Jose Pirela ® LF 4. Yangervis Solarte (S) 2B 5. Wil Myers ® 1B 6. Hunter Renfroe ® RF 7. Austin Hedges ® C 8. Dusty Coleman ® SS 9. Luis Perdomo ® P Luis Perdomo is nothing special! They should be able to score a run or 2. Alright, let's get into the THEME of the day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YojsDZJRIWk We should have known better: The intern has been sitting in a dark bedroom over the last 2 days trying to recover from this downfall the Twins are in. I'm pretty worried guys! He hasn't showered, and all he's had to eat is a roller dog from 7-11. He wanted this team to go ALL THE WAY. Now all he can do is create a virtual WS winner. We're here to say everything is going to be okay! We're still here talking about random things, and mostly not about baseball! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDm2soD0UFE Day Trips: Aren't day trips the best?! Especially impromptu day trips with your buddies, family, and/or significant other. Load up the car with snacks and drinks, and let the road take you to wherever your little heart desires. The last day trip we took was to Fredricksburg, TX, WINE COUNTRY. We visited a few wineries, checked out vintage shops that have been there for over a hundred years, and finished with some ice cream! What was the last fun day trip you took? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCtzkaL2t_Y Don't Let Me Down: Especially all of you game threadders! The season isn't over yet, and we made it through so much worse last season. We can still talk about random things during the day, right? Also, VOLUNTEER for some upcoming game threads!* *This message was sponsored by Twins Daily Corporation, Chief, and ChiTown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93rSXA8aeG4 Nowhere Man: Now that the season has transitioned back to being a "rebuilding" season as it were, there's a few people who are nowhere to be found. Where did you go, Mitch Garver, Jake Reed, and John Curtiss? If the bullpen has shown us anything over the last 7-8 games, they could use some fresh blood! Get a win today Twins? Maybe?

Whoops! The radar wasn't up... It's been a weird morning.

Let's hope not. Just judging his stat line, the decline is happening quickly.

Sounds like a good fit to me.

2 highly touted prospects also got the call to their respective MLB teams over the last day. 2B Ozzie Albies for Atlanta, and SS Amed Rosario for the Mets.

Cleveland CF Austin Jackson makes the catch of his life last night against Boston. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwxJQfLeF1Q

Well, that was an interesting Google search!