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Just not a fan of his.

Not me.

Okay!

I hope I don't have to see that commercial any more tonight.

Suzuki woulda had that

I guess they played the Canadian National Anthem ... but didn't see it broadcast, but I now see pictures from friends' Facebook posts.

Well, that aside, I'd just rather hear someone ... better. That shot of her when she sang 'rockets red glare' and her tongue hanging out? Great.

Should've had the brass from the Minnesota Orchestra do the SSB ... that would've been awesome.

Well, hmm, not a huge fan of Idina Menzel.

heh ... guess no one has much in way of thoughts tonight?

Game-time forecast: Partly clouy. Winds 8-10mph from the NNW. Temperature near 70. NATIONAL LEAGUE: SP, Wainwright (12-4, 1.83 ERA) -Kershaw -Simon -Greinke -Neshek -Clippard -Rodriguez -Kimbrel -Watson -Chapman 1 McCutcheon CF --Blackmon CF 2 Puig RF --Pence RF 3 Tulowitzki SS --Castro 4 Goldschmidt 1B --Freeman 5 Stanton DH --Rizzo 6 Ramirez 3B --Frazier 3B 7Utley 2B --Gordon (PR) 2B --Murphy 2B 8 Lucroy C --Mesoraco C --Montero C 9 Gomez LF --Harrison AMERICAN LEAGUE: SP, Hernandez (11-2, 2.12 ERA) -Lester -Darvish -Sale -Scherzer -Kazmir -Uehara -Holland -Doolittle -Rodney -Perkins http://d.agkn.com/pixel/2387/?ct=US&st=IL&city=13310&dma=87&zp=&bw=4&che=1306462987&col=8174291,1580283,109723897,283182845,58710097 http://log.go.com/log?srvc=sz&a=100&silent=1&goto=http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/adview?ai=BPGGizZHFU-7XEevcwQHIl4BoqcnWhwQAAAAQASAAOABY-YS9m2VgyYb_h_Cj7BKCARdjYS1wdWItNjIwMTc4NzUyOTk1NDA5N7IBEnNjb3Jlcy5lc3BuLmdvLmNvbboBCWdmcF9pbWFnZcgBCdoBNmh0dHA6Ly9zcG9ydHMuZXNwbi5nby5jb20vbWxiL3ByZXZpZXc_Z2FtZUlkPTM0MDcxNTEzMcACAuACAOoCHzY0NDQvZXNwbi51cy5jb20ubWxiL21sYnByZXZpZXf4AoTSHpADpAOYA-ADqAMB0ASQTuAEAaAGIA&sigh=33TIGYehGPU&adurl=http://adsatt.espn.go.com/ad/sponsors/blank/blank.gif 1 Jeter SS --Ramirez SS --Aybar 2 Trout LF --Cespedes LF 3 Cano 2B --Altuve 2B --Kinsler 4 Cabrera 1B --Abreu 1B 5 Bautista RF --Moss RF 6 Cruz DH --Seager DH 7 Jones CF --Brantley CF 8 Donaldson 3B --Beltre 3B 9 Perez C --Norris C --Suzuki C ---------------------------------- Thoughts ... hmm ... please add them when you have them. Everyone.

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy with a 40-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Around 80. TWINS: SP, Hughes Brian Dozier 2B Kurt Suzuki C Kendrys Morales 1B Trevor Plouffe 3B Chris Parmelee RF Josh Willingham LF Eduardo Escobar SS Sam Fuld CF Phil Hughes P ROCKIES: SP, Anderson Charlie Blackmon CF Carlos Gonzalez RF Troy Tulowitzki SS Justin Morneau 1B Nolan Arenado 3B Corey Dickerson LF Wilin Rosario C D.J. LeMahieu 2B Brett Anderson P ----------------- Okay, just do it! ------------------ Things to Think About: 1. Justin Morneau -- Here it is Sunday and I'm finally thinking about Justin Morneau. I've been a big Morneau fan since I first heard who he was. Before even seeing him play... I was a Morneau fan just based on what I was reading about him. I remember waiting for him to be called up... I remember starting to dislike Meintkewicz because he was up and Morneau wasn't. It wasn't fair to Dougie baseball but I developed a fascination over a ball player that I had never seen before. It took a little while before Morneau heated up but once he did... he became one of my favorite Twins. He was a player that I had to watch hit. Then the concussions came and he just didn't come back and I felt that trading him to the Pirates or anywhere made sense. I supported the trade and at the same time... I am happy that Justin has found new life in Colorado. It was the perfect place for Justin to land and things are working out. It'll be good to watch compete at Target Field in the HR Derby. 2. Brian Dozier -- I don't understand where his power comes from but Brian Dozier leading the team in Home Runs for the 2nd year in a row is still a bit surprising. There is a part of me that thinks that Dozier could be more effective if he took the ball the other way and used the whole field better. Maybe take a couple of dingers off his totals but increase his on base percentage in the process. If he ever becomes that player... who knows. If he doesn't... He's still a damn fine player. He's one of the best 2B defensive players in the game. He does have power and he does have speed. That's a great combination of skills for a 2B. With all that said... It's interesting that Little Brian will be participating in the HR Derby. He will have to compete against some monsters. I wonder if Arcia would have been a better a choice. 3. The All Star Game -- It's cool that the All Star Game is being held in Minnesota. I've never been a big fan of the all star game because I'm a baseball snob. I like my baseball played hard. Remember back to Pete Rose running over Ray Fosse in the all star game... That's exactly the way I like my baseball played. Well Fosse got hurt and Rose got vilified because after all... It was the all-star game and you don't do things like that in the All Star Game. Randy Johnson vs. John Kruk... I loved Randy Johnson competing at the all star game... I didn't like the way John Kruk turned it into a joke because after all... It's the All Star game. Don't let my thoughts about the all-star game stop anyone from enjoying it because I will enjoy it being in Minnesota. I'll watch the HR Derby and cheer for Dozier and Morneau and hope to see if Stanton can reach the upper deck. I'll watch the game and wonder what kind of design gets carved into the grass. It's a big moment for the Twins organization. 4. A Break and then what -- It'll be interesting to see what the Twins rotation looks like after the break. I imagine someone is coming up to join the rotation. It'll be interesting to see what kind of trade rumors and what kind of trades happen. The last weeks of July are must see TV and I look forward to it every year. 5. Beer -- Back at the reunion... I was catching up with an old classmate. It's been 30 years and I asked him "What's going on in your life... How are you spending your time". That's a broad question and the possibility of answers is just as broad. What was his response... "Well... I like Beer". I just looked at him and said... "That's it... No other details to pass along"? He then responded... "If I added more details to I Like Beer... It'll make me seem like a drunk".

Hey, big dog ... did you get hit with all that rain this morning out in the burbs?

Correia!! Building interest with NL teams looking for a pitcher!

If that gets overturned ... I'm turning this game off and do my work.

He had me fooled for just a second that it was a ground rule double. Heh.

I think you are confusing 'just' for 'cruel.'

Game-time forecast: Partly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing in from center field at 10-15 m.p.h. Temperature around 85. (Hmmm ... could there be a rain delay?) TWINS: SP, Correia Dozier 2B Escobar SS Morales 1B Plouffe 3B Arcia RF Willingham LF Fuld CF Fryer C Correia P ROCKIES: SP, Matzek Blackmon CF Gonzalez RF Tulowitzki SS Morneau 1B Arenado 3B Dickerson LF McHenry C LeMahieu 2B Matzek P --------------------------- Take it away, Brian! Well, don't literally take it away and walk off with it, just give us your spiel! --------------------------- I'm just going to put it over here Things to Think About: 1. Rockies Daily -- Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort has gotten into an Email war with a fan and the fun turned around and went public with it. The fan accused owner Dick Monfort of hiring good ole boys and ruining baseball in the region. To which the owner replied "Maybe Denver doesn't deserve a franchise... maybe time to find a new home". Clearly Denver fans are the only ones across baseball who are not satisfied with their owners, front office, coaches and players. These type of comments would never happen around here. 2. Tyler Matzek -- He's left handed... 23 years old and originally from Mission Viejo California. Mission Viejo is the largest planned community in the solar system. Everything about the city was planned... The population of the Mission Veijo is 93,483 and they planned for everyone of them. The city plans the housing... the stores... when you mow your lawn and what you have for dinner. Mission Viejo is the safest city to live in according to statistics. That's because each crime is carefully planned. A bike theft is planned for next Tuesday. I haven't seen Matzek pitch yet but he sports a 4.79 ERA in 35 innings of work. A 4.79 ERA for the Rockies translates to a 1.34 for the Padres. Matzek was a 1st round pick 11th overall in the 2009 draft. 3. Troy Tulowitski -- Tulo was a 1st round pick that worked out. He was 1st round pick (7th overall) out of Long Beach State. He's a SS who can play the position very well. And I by very well.. I mean very well. On top of his defense... He's the best hitting SS in baseball and by best hitting SS in baseball... I mean... The best hitting SS in baseball. He maybe one of the best hitters in baseball at any position. He's has been public with comments saying that he wouldn't mind playing for a winner. I can't imagine the Rockies trading Tulo but if they decided to trade him. It would take 4 or 5 semi's to bring home the haul coming back to Colorado. I can't see Colorado getting enough in return to justify a deal. 4. Nolan Arenado -- Back when the Twins played the Blue Jays... I went on and on about the amazing defensive skill of Brett Lawrie. Lawrie is the 2nd best 3rd baseman defensively that I have ever seen. Yes... All you old timers... That includes Brooks Robinson. Lawrie is the 2nd best because Arenado is the best. The plays that he can make are off the charts. Before Sunday's game is in the books... There will be a time when he makes a play that very few can make. 5. Garage Doors -- Came home late yesterday from work... Parked in the Garage... hit the Garage Door button to close it and it went half way down and came back up... I Hit the Garage door button to close it again... It went half way down and came back up... Hit it a third time and it did the same thing. I fully admit I have no idea what I'm doing but I grabbed a ladder and climbed up to take a look at it. My wife came out to the garage and here's the conversation: Wife: What are you doing? Me: The Garage Door wouldn't close Wife: And what are you doing? Me: I have no idea but the garage door wouldn't close Wife: What are you doing with that screwdriver in your hand Me: These things here adjust how far the door goes down or up. Wife: Where are the instructions? Me: We still have instructions after... what... 10 years? Wife: Don't touch anything? (She goes in the house and comes back with instructions... Meanwhile... I've summoned the courage to place the screwdriver in the hole and am ready to turn it... when she comes back with the instructions). Wife: (Screams) WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! (I was alone for a minute and was very startled by the sudden wife scream so... I fall off the ladder) Me: Ow... That hurt. Wife (As I lay on the floor) Wait for the instructions... What is it about guys like you... What is about Men... That don't read instructions. Me: Do you have instructions for how to treat broken ribs? Wife: Seriously... Why don't men read instructions? Me: I think I'm bleeding internally. Where's the screwdriver? I think it's inside me now... I landed on it... I'm sure I did. Wife: Can you just look at the instructions? Me: If God intended us to look at instructions he would have put them in a place where I could easily find them. Wife: I found them... So God is a woman Me: Well I'm going to hell for sure now... and I won't know why. (My Son walks into the garage... I'm lying on the floor... He asks what's going on and I told him the garage door wouldn't close.) He pushes the button and it closes without problem. Son: Just hit the button Dad.

I think Platoon ripped off Barber's Adagio for Strings first. (Yes, I'm being a music snob. Because I can.)

Welcome ... feel free to jump in and post any time. And I like your user name ... literally.

This explains a few things!

Lol ... most can't disparage that because most didn't know what decoupage was.

Moderator note:

Light Canadian Beer Office?

I don't think I ever drank alcohol when living in Canada. I couldn't figure out where to buy what when.