Squirrel

Fantastic news! Congrats to the Miracle!

I'll take the under on that.

Do any of you have the TSA pre-check thing, or Global Entry?

Too bad I can't also watch the Vikings game. /s

stringer, I have a feeling it could have been 5 or 10, and it still wouldn't have been enough

glad i bought all that ice cream yesterday. looks like i'll need it to get through this game.

sheesh

I'll take 3 as opposed to none.

Okay ... what'd I miss?

I think the Angels are hitting good. They are a good team. They are playoff bound, pretty much, I think, unless they fall completely apart between now and the end of the month which I don't see happening. So yeah, they are playoff bound and they have that 'edge' of 'meaningful games.' But I also think the Twins RP is tired, physically and mentally, tired.

Game-time forecast: Sunny. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature around 70. ANGELS: SP, Wilson Kendrick 2B Trout CF Pujols DH Hamilton LF Freese 3B Aybar SS Iannetta C Cron 1B Cowgill RF TWINS: SP, Darnell Dozier 2B Nunez LF Mauer 1B Vargas DH Plouffe 3B Pinto C Parmelee RF Escobar SS Hicks CF -------------------------------------- I don't know if Brian is yet out of things to think about. Knowing Brian, I can't imagine that to be the case. But we'll just have to wait and see. ------------------------------------- It's getting pretty close... My Brain is making a squeeking sound... It is clearly low on oil. Things to Think About: 1. The Vikings -- Just how many people will be watching the Twins today with the Vikings opening Sunday. I'm watching the Vikes and I'll be flipping to the Twins between snaps. Can Norv Turner game plan this offense into something worthwhile. Will Cassel act like a #1 QB... Will AP score a touchdown on his first possession like he predicted and why didn't AP just predict a victory. I would have liked a statement like that instead. And the Defense... Do the Vikings have a defense this year? 2. Phil Hughes -- I didn't get to see him pitch last night but he gave the Twins a chance to win. Yesterday I posed the question... Are the Twins pitchers just pitching bad or are the Angels just hitting good. Like I said... I didn't see the game but based on the score... I think it isn't to reach to conclude that the Angels are hitting good. 3. Logan Darnell -- Tom Milone has a dead arm... We will have to wait on the Autopsy results to see what killed it but with Milone having a dead arm. Logan Darnell makes the start today against what is a very hot hitting Angels team. On Paper... You are led to believe that the Angels will score early and often. However... I've seen it many times before... On paper isn't always reality... Many times I've seen some guy they have never seen before keep them in check until the bullpen coughs it up. 4. CJ Wilson -- CJ hasn't been very good this year... His ERA sits at 4.66 and he just got done coughing up 5 runs in 3 innings to the Astro's. If the Twins offense is hot and it seems to be... On Paper... The Twins should cross the plate a few times. Of Course... On Paper isn't always reality. 5. The Roof -- I was trying to think of a Thought #5... In contemplation... I looked upward and stared at the roof. This made me think of the possibility of a joke about the Roof. After giving it some thought... I decided to pass on a Roof Joke because I figured it would just be over everybody's head.

Well, crap. On other fronts, the Miracle game is tied 3-3 and the Kernels are down 1-3.

And the Florida game is now underway.

Kernals game is still 1-1 through the 5th; still no start in Daytona.

Yeah, I wasn't all that impressed with his play in ST, but, well, could've been a number of things. Will just have to see how that all shakes out.

Well, maybe, right now, given he hasn't had as much time in the position as EE. That doesn't mean he's not as good, or won't be better.

Well, it is interesting, but it makes sense, no? Aren't the Cubs supposed to have a top-rated farm right now, like the Twins?

Heh ... I was going to say they look like high school kids trying to look a little ... cool, hip, tough.

Kernels ... 1-1

The Miracle game is in rain delay, btw.

Oh, great, and now I have gelato, with Doris Day songs in my head ... 'gonna take a sentimental journey ...'

I blame Brian. For everything. Because he can take it. But I just got back from the grocery store. It took me about 15 minutes to get everything I wanted/needed, then another 20 to stand in front of the ice cream section ... ice cream, gelato, novelty, ice cream, gelato ... what to get ... 20 minutes. I blame Brian.

Heh ... I like the 'ghost elevator' ones. I'm not sure what I'd do with that, but that was pretty funny, too.

I saw that awful thing on someone's (ahem) Facebook page yesterday. While, yeah, I did laugh at all those people running, screaming ... and even shared with a friend saying it would make a great costume for his dogs, but if that were done to me? It would kill me. Spiders are just plain scary.

Did you leave this in from a previous report? Fort Myers' next game is tonight in Daytona at 6:05pm CT; and Cedar Rapids plays Kane County tonight in CR at 6:35pm CT.