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Because 5 days in Florida isn't worth 4 days on the road to go to/from. But yes, when I have 2 weeks, I drive it. Well, it's always my plan to drive it until my parents call me a week before and plead with me not to drive because it's too worrisome for them. They always offer to pay, but no way am I taking money from them.

I'm getting on a plane tomorrow morning ... the flight leaves at 8am; because it's Midway, it's recommended to get there 90 minutes early. Because it's Midway, I know better and will plan on 120 minutes. I need to get my Global Entry application done and in so I can try and lessen all my line waiting at airports. Have I mentioned before how much I hate plane travel? Ugh. And I have a lot of it coming up with this tour in October.

Heh ... I know ... but without results it just seems to be doing something for the sake of doing something. But I get what you're saying. Wasn't really a jab at you ... just kind of a reality check for those who think he's so great. But I'll give you crazy, just not sure it's panic or guts.

Yeah, that Beane is magical, with all the world series and AL pennants his team has won with his can't-lose strategies.

Wow ... and Adam Dunn to the Athletics ... wonder if they needed another RP?

Oh, hush! You people need to learn the fine art of not sending jinxes out into the universe!

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Temperature near 90. TWINS: SP, Nolasco Santana CF Dozier 2B Mauer DH Vargas 1B Plouffe 3B Parmelee RF Nunez SS Fryer C Schafer LF ORIOLES: SP, Chen Markakis RF Lough LF Jones CF Cruz DH Davis 1B Hardy SS Paredes 3B Flaherty 2B Joseph C Okay, lineups in and up. Brian, your turn. ---------------------------------- Roger That!!! Who is Roger? Things to Think About: 1. DH/1B -- Joe Mauer is playing his third straight game at DH while Kenny Plural starts again at 1B. To my understanding... this is just Gardy getting an extending look at Vargas as a 1B. Joe has a reported sore non throwing shoulder but according to Gardy... It's a non-issue or in professional medical terms a boo boo that wouldn't effect his play. Gardy is just using the situation to get Vargas some games at 1st and get a look at him. Gardy will file a report for the Twins 2015 manager. Just Kidding... Just Kidding... Just Kidding... It was a joke... Just Kidding... Just Kidding. 2. If it weren't for Bad Luck... I'd have no luck at all... Woe Despair and Agony on me -- It was announced that Alex Meyer was placed on the DL. This should end all speculation of seeing Meyer with the big club when rosters expand. It's shoulder inflammation which means that his shoulder caught fire I believe. Experts have stated that the Twins have one of the top farm systems in all of baseball... 2014 couldn't have gone worse. Sano out for the entire year. Buxton basically out for the entire year. Rosario misses the first 50 games... Meyer shutting down early. I believe Stewart had some issues. I'll sit back and wait for the injury to Nick Gordon. We really had lost a year... A complete year of development on some real key farmers. 3. Berrios -- However there is this kid called Berrios. He was called up to Rochester to make a key start for the Red Wings as they try to grab a playoff spot. He seems to be flying up the ladder. 4. Wei-Yin Chen -- The last time the Twins faced a Chen... They knocked him right out of the Majors and straight into Designated for Assignment. That Chen was Bruce... This Chen.. Wei-Yin which in Taiwanese means... There is a Tuna in my Socks. As you may have guessed... Wei-Yin is from Taiwan... Taiwan is an island just west of Santa Catalina Island... It is also East of Jamaica. He was signed by the Orioles as an international free agent and has been pitching for them since 2012. He's been slightly above average every year. He's gonna keep mixing up his speeds and after he mixes them up... he's gonna mix them up some more. He basically pitches like he's using a blender. He's the Fruit Smoothie of Pitchers. 5. Joining a Gym -- I have a gym membership but with my work and baseball watching schedule. It has become a self imposed $75 dollar monthly tax.

Well, then, to make up for it you can do the game thread on Sept. 8.

You don't need to use any on me. I already know that all my posts are gold.

Ugh. Well, that's that.

Well, crap. Take that you Mauer haters!

Um, I thought I was just questioning.

Yeah, were you checking the thesaurus last night to replace nipple with teat?

Being in Chicago, I kinda sorta maybe pay attention just a little to stuff the Sox do; and not quite as much to what the Cubs do.

Yeah, looked it up after I typed that.

Aw, crap.

I wonder for whom.

What? The Orioles got De Aza?

All this talk of brats made me realize I haven't had supper yet and that I was a bit peckish. JB would not like what I decided to fix for myself ... beef 'n blue sausage with a side of bean salad

Aaaaaaaaarrrrgggghhh!

Come on Zukes!

Aha! Take that you Mauer haters!

This isn't a tacky Midwestern church dinner here

Happens when I'm in my iPad

Indeed