David HK

You know, I'd been missing a couple of TD regulars so far this season, i.e. North and Bark- so I did a little digging, and got even more worried about Bark, especially: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/05/17/a-new-d-b-cooper-suspect-yet-another-possible-identity-for-elusive-hijacker/?utm_term=.5af7aff4262c

Wait 'til winter. It'll work.

Lance Lynn is not the only one doubting Lance Lynn. I'm on that bandwagon, too, and I was one of the biggest cheerleaders early on for getting this guy. Now, I'm getting awfully close to forgetting this guy.

Yeh, I remember being perilously close to being enraged when the Pelf/May decision came down. I really do think it led to the troubles May has had since, and well, we all know the troubles Pelf gave the Twins...

Give him Lynn's.

I like Addison Reed. He's got 'tude. And his photo on Gameday looks like he's one of Henry Fonda's killer henchmen in Once Upon a Time in the West.

Feel bad for him, but I only liked that post because it happened to a Red Sock. #IrrationalBostonHatred

Do you think Bobby poking that one into the stands had anything to do with the Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders ad just above that section? And yes, it should have been Garver in the lineup, because he hit that tater right amongst a group of Cardinal fans.

Who was it that made that comment about Bobby Baby starting instead of Garver? And what the hey, the Murderee's Row comes through! #BaseballFerYa

Yep.

Now if only Bux can somehow touch the ball, and move him over to 3rd....

Well, off to class, and dang, just at the time the Murderee's Row portion of our order comes up... Edit: Wait a second! LoMo got a hit? Screw going to class, this is a moment in time not to be missed.

OK, Kep against a rough tough lefty to prolong the 2-out rally. Lightning in a bottle, anyone?

Argh. Yeh. I don't like either of those poisons.

Why is Bobby Baby behind the plate today? Is he Jose's personal catcher? Or is Molly not noticing the difference between BA's of nearly 200 points difference, with a team that's struggling to score runs right now? Nothing against Bobby, I dig the guy. I just kind of want my team to win sometimes.

Probably a big surprise, too. I 'spose they don't talk about stuff like pickoff moves during a pre-game meeting or anything, do they? Major leaguers. Heh... reminds me of my daze playing old-man ball in LA. I was coaching first one time, runner on- who happened to be a bass player in a band, and was deaf in one ear from standing next to the speakers (probably up to 11). Lefty on the mound. "Stay close to the bag, and watch his move," I says. He turns to me, still standing off the base, so he can hear what I just said in his good ear. "Huh?" Whap! Fired a strike to the 1st baseman, who tagged him in the chest as he stood there, head turned away from the field. Was Adrianza's anything like that?

Morning everyone! Wow, it's a busy day, today, but got a chance to take a quick glance at the..... highlights. Black. The "highlights" are nothing but a black square box. Metaphor? Or, is that all there is?

Well, I hope a couple of people step up tonight- looking at you, Jose- because that thing yesterday was just pathetic. I feel blessed I wasn't able to actually watch that hot mess. Except for Odor-Easy.

Busy day today, not a lotta chances to check in- So left it alone when the boys got behind, checked back in when they tied it up! Had a quick meeting, then back just in time to see the return of Bad Pressly. Dang.

That's a pretty darn good Angels lineup. I think to win we have to beat Garrett Richard's brains in. I say slugfest today.

Pretty much that whole stretch of Twins All-Stars from the 80s/90s lean years.... We gotta pick one guy? Hm. Who's it gonna be this year? (Laudner, Dave Engel, The Coomster, Gary Ward, Doug Corbett, heck, even Eduardo Nunez....)

He's like the right-handed version of Hrbek. The guy used to frustrate me to no end. All the physical gifts in the world, and never bothered to take the least bit of care of himself. Don't get me wrong, he still did wonderful things for the home town team, but who can ever say what could have been with maybe a little better diet and striving for top physical shape? Big guys like he and Sano are just so much more susceptible to niggling injuries, like Sano has now. All that extra weight you have to carry puts extra pressure on your body, inside and out. Of course, everyone gets to manage their own lives, and everyone wants to feel comfortable in their own skin- but the incredibly short window of a life that you have to perform at such a high level is so fleeting, and subject to whimsical factors, that I fail to understand how a (now) grown man can't recognize that, and do everything he can to put himself in the best shape possible. I played all kinds of sports throughout my decades (too many), and still compete deep into my 50's. There were always bigger, faster, quicker-reflexed guys out there, and I always had to work my butt off to rise to a barely competent level. Like so many of us fans, we look at these guys living our dreams out there, and wonder. I'm sure most of us have made that Walter Mitty pact, that if we'd been given the same physical gifts, man, we'd take care of ourselves to do it as well and as long as possible. Enhancing and prolonging a career in the bigs, (with the $ compensation that goes with it) would seem to compel you to do this. But some fellas.... well...... coulda been.

Yah, Geez Lousie, why send the roly-poly guy with Mauer coming up next with bases loaded?

His little Gameday photo looks like a photoshop of a Twins cap on top of a guy from the 20th Maine regiment at Gettysburg....