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This reminds me of the recently discovered crisis of trans people using the wrong bathrooms.

I don't see much downside to letting him play more, and I am worried that Zuke's option will vest if Murphy sits too much.

I am ready for some serious housekeeping, including replacing TC Bear with Puppymonkeybaby.

I feel like I am rooting for the Washington Generals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Generals

I would like to see the Twins use this year's draft pick on the best catcher available. I understand the reasons for picking the best player available and no longer care.

That woman needs to learn the words to God Bless America before she sings it at the stadium. Yet somehow it fit well with this game.

It's getting harder and harder for me to even care any more. I am almost ready to stop watching and just hope for a high draft pick.

It seems to me that regardless of whether you agree with scientists that global warming is man made, it still makes sense to pursue solar power, wind power and tidal power in order to reduce pollution and to reduce the cash going to Middle Eastern countries. Coal mining is bad for miners and fracking endangers the water supply and can cause earthquakes. Oil is bad when it spills and causes health problems when we use it for cars and home heating. I am a lawyer not a scientist. I would not trust a scientist to do legal work, because they are not trained for it. By the same token, I am inclined to trust scientists to come to valid scientific conclusions, because that is what they are trained to do. It also seems to me that the vast majority of qualified scientists appear to agree that mankind is at least part of the problem, but even if they are wrong and the real problem is sunspots, I believe that we would still be better off without fossil fuels.

If I were Duffey I would take the money, if for no other reason than the possibility of an injury. Also, if Duffey is highly successful, then the other 90% will be ample for his financial security.

If you believe that Tyler Duffey will have a long and successful career then you can invest in his future. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/04/fantex-franco-schoop-mchugh-duffey-solarte.html "Fantex offers professional athletes an up-front, one-time payment in exchange for a portion of that player’s future earnings both on and off the field. Fantex then sells “shares” of that player to public investors for a set price (thus covering the up-front payment to the player), allowing those investors to turn a profit if said player crosses a certain threshold in his career earnings." Based on some rough math, Duffey will need to earn more than $25 million for this to pay off. If you don't like that bet, it sounds like other bets may become available: "With six big leaguers now on board in addition to 14 athletes from other sports, it stands to reason that the number of professional baseball players willing to enter into such agreements will increase. It’s an interesting proposition for Major Leaguers — not entirely dissimilar from agreeing to an early contract extension; in essence, the players in question are taking a life-changing sum of money early in their career in exchange for limiting their earning capacity once they’ve navigated through their arbitration years and entered their free-agent seasons." If there is any truth to the speculation that Sano has spent most of his bonus money, maybe he will be next. What would investors be willing to pay for 10% of Sano's future earnings? And how will this affect baseball in general? One final quote from the article: "Beyond the long-term impact on a player’s earnings, it also seems plausible that players who enter into agreements with Fantex could be less likely to sign long-term extensions with their current club."

I wish that the Twins would adopt his mask for their catchers.

Damn.

Can they walk off one more time? Would that be a record?

Did Berrios look like he may be good once he settles in?

I would like to see Sano pitch and strike out the side.

At least we are still in this.

Here is an article that gives me some comfort -- http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25566487/twins-demote-struggling-byron-buxton-to-triple-a "The good news is Buxton is still only 22 years old. He has a December birthday and he's going to be 22 all season. Buxton will go to Triple-A, where he has only 13 career games of experience and will still be roughly five years younger than the average International League player. Of course the Twins and Buxton are disappointed with the way things have gone this year, both on a team level and a personal level. The best thing for Buxton right now is to go to Triple-A, catch his breath, work on his strike zone discipline, then be ready to go when the team inevitably calls him back up."

My wife is done waiting to this to be over. Go Twins!

Fonzie?

New post of the day.

Great play by O'Rourke.

I would like to see the Twins try Abad as their closer.

Maybe Tonkin can hold the fort then hit the game winning home run? The Twins' chances of winning this seem remote at best. But maybe we get to see Sano pitch.

The Twins are firmly in the hunt for another #1 draft pick. Does Harper have a younger brother?

That was not a surprise.