Squirrel

Just go back to post #1 of this thread.

After 2, it's still 2-0 Twins. Let's add two to that, too. All about the 22222222

Hicks saved a couple runs with that one! Go Hicks!

Out! Out! Get this out!

I think it's time to let that one go and find a new frustration.

For me, no matter the inning, I like getting first blood!

Ugh ... time to turn on Hawk Harrelson.

Well, maybe at some point in the future, you will have to come up, and he come down, for a Twins game vs the White Sox at the Cell? We'll call it MiniModCon.

Game-time forecast: 55 deg F, partly cloudy (sunset 8:10pm), 0% chance of precipitation, winds from the ENE at 9pmh. Lineups: TWINS Dozier 2B Hunter RF Mauer 1B Plouffe 3B Suzuki C Escobar DH Rosario LF Hicks CF Santana SS Hughes P WHITE SOX Eaton CF Cabrera LF Abreu 1B LaRoche DH Garcia RF Gillaspie 3B Ramirez SS Soto C Sanchez 2B Samardzija P --------------- Pluses and minuses are a matter of perspective. Here are mine from my perspective. You can put yours below in the comments. 1. Plus – The Twins are 5-2 against the ChiSox so far this year, including that sweep we all fondly remember. Go Twins! Keep it rollin’! Minus – The Twins are 5-2 against the ChiSox so far this year, including the sweep in the near-distant past. This could fuel the Sox for some revenge on their home turf. Plus they seem to be playing better these days. 2. Plus – Phil Hughes seems to have found his groove and is on a roll winning his last three starts, including a very nice win over the Rays in his last appearance. (2 runs over 7 innings, blah blah blah, you look up all the stats). He also has a better record over the Sox than Samardzija has over the Twins. (yeah, yeah, SSS and all. Whatever. I’m going with it ) Minus – While Samardzajin has had good and bad this year, he also comes off a good start in his last appearance. Plus he is pitching to the ‘hometown’ crowd against a ‘hated’ rival. These things can always fuel an up moment. 3. Minus – The weather. It’s cold. Plus – There is no plus in this. Except maybe tomorrow will be nice and warm (70s), but Sunday will be rainy, icky, thunderstormy. So we’re back to the minus. 4. Plus – Torii is not the worst at what he does. But he is ‘fiery.’ The Sox still boo him when he comes up to bat … not sure if it’s because of the Burke crash thing, or the fact that he almost signed with them (according to rumors at the time), then went to the Angels, or because he is the most ‘rivalous’ of them all when it comes to playing the Sox. (Yes, I made that up without any stats to prove my statement because I can.) Minus – Torii is not the best at what he does. In some (most?) minds, not even close. Plus – Whatever would we have to talk about, discuss, debate, argue, gnash our teeth if not for Torii. Such a polarizing force! Minus – Such a polarizing force! 5. Minus – I’m not Brian. (Well, for me personally that’s a plus, but for you it’s not, in terms of the game thread start.) I did the game thread today because Brian had Brian stuff to do in his last day at work prior to his vacation and move to a new job. Plus – Since I did the game thread today it will make you miss Brian even more while he’s off on his Baseball Odyssey Tour and onto a new job. To Brian, I wish you safe travels on the road and safe journeys in life to a new chapter. (Get an iPass already!) (that final aside was an inside joke)

So did bringing in just about anyone not named Glen Perkins, imo. I think it was a crap shoot no matter what decision Molitor made.

Unless there's another one still ...

As I said in the other thread, I'll wait to see what other moves are made and then see if this is an 'Ahaaaa' or a 'wtf'. I'm still perplexed but what do I know. It's only a game, it's only a game, it's only a game ...

Well, I have my calming mantra revved up ... 'It's only a game, it's only a game, it's only a game ...'

You can say it, Hallsey. 'And a really good showing by Plouffe.'

I know. I was watching the Pirate's feed and they kept showing a little girl out there running around and they called it the rally run.

Well, seeing as she was about 11, yeah, that's what that kid is calling it.

Sigh. I can't take this.

She was doing the rally run earlier.

Keep your head in the game!

GET! HIM! OUT!

Come on, Perk!

You. I'm watching the game.

Argh! Argh! Argh! Cmon Twins, let's get it done!

It's not like you have to get up and teach school or anything. Suck it up, man!

Hope, yes. But counting wins before they're won is very dangerous. I'm superstitious that way.