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I'm choosing to look at the glass as half full. At least he didn't ground into a DP.

I like this new Mariners reliver Marc Ruyhdvhr7rhbjhfgksbxvyrski

Its the cold air. If it was above freezing we'd already have 4 homers.

DOUBLE!!!

Based on the research I read today there isn't a statistically significant correlation to cold and injuries.

10 pitch inning. I'll take 6-7 more innings just like it. Wow!

I love the short sleeves on Berrios.

I like our lineup today. I think we're gonna score a bunch of runs.

I suspect Minnesota will go from winter, Summer to winter again. I have buddies ice fishing on Lake Minnetonka today. They said there is still 18" of ice. Amazing.

Welcome back to another exciting Twins Daily Game Thread! I have been eagerly anticipating my first game thread introduction of 2018 since last fall. I even had planned out an idea for my first game thread intro since February but because of the unusual circumstances surrounding today's game, I called an audible and decided to save my idea for another day. Todays game is guaranteed to set at least one record. By game time this will be the coldest Twins Game ever played at Target Field. The previous record was recorded April 17, 2014. At game time the temperature back in 2014 was 31 degrees. At game time today we should see a balmy 25 degrees for the first pitch. With the winds gusting to 14mph I'm sure the players will be feeling the sting of the cold air and their eyes will get a little watery. This should make for some interesting baseball though! If you're going to the game make sure to break out your snowmobile suits, warm mittens and heavy boots. If you're watching from home in the Minnesota area, get the fireplace going and crack a cold beer. If you're living in another warm climate state the rest of us here in the northland don't need to hear how warm and sunny it is where you live. Just saying. I did a little research this morning on how cold weather can impact a baseball game. There are some scientific and some analytic data that I found interesting: At 30 degrees the baseball (based on physics) should travel about 3.3 feet less per 100 feet than if it was above 60 degrees.Players and coaches seem to agree that cold weather helps the pitchers more than the hittersPitchers strike out more hitters in cold weather (will this benefit Berrios?)Getting hit by a pitch increases during cold weather games. Probably because the pitcher can't grip the ball as well.Statistically the colder the temperature the fewer runs that cross home plateHitters don't like to get jammed on a fast ball inside. Look for Berrios to throw a lot of fast balls inside todayBats are affected by the cold as much as the ball. The bats have less flex and don't carry a ball off of them as well in cold temperatures. They also break more often Good luck today to Berrios and his quest for another shutout! I actually think his chances could be better than you think. I'm guessing we will see a lot of broken bats and some ugly plays but that's ok. Embrace the cold and enjoy watching the coldest game in Target Field history! Go Twins!! Lineups: Twins: 1. Brian Dozier ® 2B 2. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 3. Miguel Sano ® 3B 4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 5. Logan Morrison (L) DH 6. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS 7. Max Kepler (L) RF 8. Byron Buxton ® CF 9. Jason Castro (L) C Jose Berrios ® P Mariners: 1. Dee Gordon (L) CF 2. Jean Segura ® SS 3. Robinson Cano (L) 2B 4. Mitch Haniger ® RF 5. Kyle Seager (L) 3B 6. Daniel Vogelbach (L) DH 7. Ryon Healy ® 1B 8. Ichiro Suzuki (L) LF 9. Mike Marjama ® C Mike Leake ® Weather: Cold as hell. 25 degrees. Sunny and wind out of the N/NW 10-14mph. Real feel temp burrrrr.

Thank goodness someone brought up Brussel Sprouts. It reminds me of the time my dog got into a fresh bag of them I had bought from the farmers market in Minneapolis. He ate them all and went outside for the next three hours being sick. I didn't let him back in the house until morning. All the grass died the next day.

Dry humor is the best!

Agreed. I called my physician today and got prescribed a 4 pound bottle of Valium.

Sano is gold glove material... Big guys can throw too

But he keeps the ball low.

I laughed so hard at this my Labrador just barked at me. Hilarious!

Just drinking buddies.

Post of the night nominee.

Of course! We had a few shots at Target Field a few years ago. Baseball people are the best!

I love doubles. Scotch, Bourbon, Gin... Almost a George Thorogood song.

When Sano slid into home I felt the small earthquake in Minnetonka. Serious. The windows rattled.

I'm grilling outside with 12" of new snow on my deck. I'll take the rain. No coat either. Minnesota tough.

Sorry I'm late to the party. Stopped at Kramarczuk's today in Minneapolis and picked up some sausages and potato-cheese pierogi's for dinner. Grilling sausages and browning pierogi's on stove now. Twins on TV in the background. The beers are tasting really good. Almost like my own personal home opener... I'm sure we will take the lead soon.

So you're saying we should "shift" to another thread? I'm not going bunt on this subject any longer but punt on the subject altogether.

Baseball is still the only sport where the defense controls the ball. As long as that continues I say long live the shift. From the offensive side of the game I say long live the bunt. My job as a hitter is to get on base and/or not make an out. It's actually a little astonishing MLB hitters don't bunt more against the shift. If you don't want to bunt learn to go the other way with the ball. Hit em' where they ain't...