Squirrel

Why are there so many empty seats at the Twins game? For shame.

1. Alex Presley (L) LF 2. Andrew Romine (S) 2B 3. Nicholas Castellanos ® RF 4. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B 5. Efren Navarro (L) 1B 6. John Hicks ® DH 7. Bryan Holaday ® C 8. JaCoby Jones ® CF 9. Dixon Machado ® SS

Lol, I can fix it for you if you ask your little sister very nicely. Or seek out another moderator if that is too distasteful to you.

You haven't been following the last several game threads? My original post was in fun, and follows several posts over the last several threads in which spin self-identified as being a stickler for perfect grammar. it's a bit of a gotcha between siblings and has nothing to do with the content.

I just was pointing out to the self-proclaimed grammar police, who is also my brother, something seemed amiss there. And yes, the absence of a comma is the second thing wrong in that sentence.

Not me ... but then I've been on my phone less while reading TD.

Good thread start, spin. But I'm just wondering a bit about this sentence above that I 'bolded.' Um ... did you mean 'and in spite of'? Just wondering.

Come on, Twins! Don't end the season like this ... pull it together!

Come on, Twins!

You'd have to ask spin that.

I still think it's a great idea and could work.

See, you really need to broadcast a game thread.

Oh, and good thing you showed when you did or Dinger would've told us all a secret about you.

Just each team scoring a run. Oh, and Romine on the Tigers is going to play every positions.

Lol ... that was really funny, too. I hope Aggies reads through this thread.

Lol ... that one is especially funny.

There is some kind of football game happening at Soldier Field right now and the announcing is louder than it is at Bears games. With the windows open I can hear it well. As well as the Guns n Roses concert there a summer ago.

ISH!

That really truly was North and Brian in those pictures in yesterday's game thread.

Oh poo

Let's go Esco! clap clap clapclapclap! Let's go Esco! clap clap clapclapclap!

He also said people are literally starving.

The building engineer and one of the maintenance guys in my building have family there. That is their report from what their families have told them of the situation there. He said it's worse than Katrina. And there are parts of the island that are unaccessible. There is no power anywhere, unless it's on a generator. I think there is only one hospital with generator power and gas is running out. Everything is scarce. It's dire. And no one has money because there are no banks open because there is no power. People can't buy even the scantest of necessities.

If Boston wins the AL East, I don't think it's a probably, I think it's a 'they will.' Edit: Oh, ack ... yeah, okay, probably. Heh.

Welcome, threaders, to the last game thread in September and the penultimate game thread of the regular season. It’s fun to put that adjective in front of season, because this isn’t the penultimate thread of the whole season. Yes, there will be more game thread fun starting Tuesday. Brian will be our ‘go to’ starting pitcher on Tuesday. He’ll have the right amount of rest and I'm sure he will send us to the ALDS. As I look back on this season, I can’t point to any one thing that made it what it is for me. There were so many moments by different players and that’s what makes it not just a team, but a fun team to watch as a whole. There is a thread in the forums discussing ‘Who should be our MVP?’ Honestly, for me, while I might point to this guy or that guy, I don’t think there is just one. In my opinion, we have a team of many MVPs. And if one person is awarded that title over another, I won’t be saying ‘It should have gone to <fill in the blank>.’ That’s why it works so well and why we made it this far. But I will say ... I am a fan of defense. Not saying that it's the most important, and yeah, okay, who doesn't like home runs? But some of the defense I've seen is just ... wow. Buxton obviously and emphatically, I mean, how can you miss that flash across the field diving, leaping, reaching the impossible? And then there's the quiet and certain defense of Mauer ... what a season he has had at 1st. Yes, some of what the left has gotten to and the throws made is part of it ... but the quiet, maybe underrated defense at first ... the stretches, digs, picks, even some of the fouls he's gotten to, the dives ... he's been everything and more with his defense at first. It's been fun to watch ... all around the field. The same can be said of our game threads and all who participate. There isn’t any one moment or any one person that makes it work as it does … it’s a team effort. And on any given night one or more of you step up and carry us through; and on another night, it’s another one or more of you; and so on. It’s been really fun seeing some newcomers step up to the plate, some long timers who got past their hesitation, others who weren’t hesitant at all … y’all stepped up and knocked it out time and time again. But whether or not you started a thread, or participated, or popped in here and there … it was all a contribution and why it makes this site the best of its kind. As for today’s game, it’s Slegers vs Farmer. We chased Farmer out of the game last Sunday after 5 innings and 5 runs, so I hope we can keep that up today. He has been 'limping down the stretch' so I read in the game preview, so I hope he's limping today. Not sure what we will get from Slegers today as he’s not really stretched out to go deep, but hopefully we get something serviceable enough to keep us in it. And I don’t know lineups yet (will post them when available), so can’t comment on that. I suspect we’ll see our regulars for some of the game, but I will bet they get pulled early. While I get giving them rest, I hope that strategy doesn’t take away from our momentum because we’ve got steam, baby! I want to keep the steam a coming! And one last thing … which really doesn’t have anything to do with today’s game specifically … but I just really <3 the two Eddies … Esco and Rosario! Despite my mention of Bux and Mauer above, these two guys, the two Eddies, are my favorites. So ... a shout out to them from me! Lineups: TIGERS Alex Presley RF Dixon Machado 2B Nick Castellanos 3B Efren Navarro 1B James McCann DH Bryan Holaday C Andrew RomineLF JaCoby Jones CF Jose Iglesias SS Buck Farmer P TWINS Zack Granite CF Joe Mauer 1B Jorge Polanco SS Eddie Rosario LF Miguel Sano DH Max Kepler RF Eduardo Escobar 3B Jason Castro C Ehire Adrianza 2B Aaron Slegers Game-time forecast: Sunny (until 6:35pm sunset), clear, 62 deg F, winds at 9mph from the ENE. Looks like a good night for baseball ... albeit a tad on the chilly side (imo).