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Welcome Game Thread fans, it's me, your host for this evening's matchup between the home town Padres of San Diego and your traveling Twins of Minnesota. Our Twins come into the series as a team that wins 'em all or loses 'em all since coming out of the break. The Padres meanwhile, came out of the break to take 2 of 3 from the 1st place Mets and then went ahead and decided to drop 2 of 3 to the not so 1st place Tigers. Which teams will we see for this series? Before I get into more of this game, I think it worth mentioning that today is a National Holiday. It's not all that well known, but a day of celebration it is indeed! Forget about Thanksgiving, or 4 of the July or President's Day...it's National Lemon Juice Day! Now, this seems very fitting for today. Especially for us Twins fans. You see lemon juice is sour. And Twins fans lately, are well, sour...So, at least now we have the nation on our side, wallowing in what is sour. Lemon juice is a very versatile and useful juice. It can be used in all sorts of foods from soups to desserts! I can be used in cocktails from your favorite umbrella drinks to your whiskey sours. I can be used to tackle tough stains on clothes or to remove tarnish on chinaware! Accordingly, the sour of Twins fans can be used for many purposes too! It can used to give an inordinate amount of misplaced blame on the front office or the manager! It can be used to lash out at our favorite players! It can make us call for a fire sale of everything that's not nailed down despite being a first place team in a division that is filled with teams that can't get out of their own way (this one included)! It can even make us...gasp...lash out at the umpires! And perhaps worst of, it can cause us to lash out at other TD posters! As the great Bob Casey once yelled over the Metrodome PA system, "STOP IT!" Now, go find yourself some lemon juice and make yourself your favorite Meringue or umbrella drink and relax! Let's have some fun! For the home town Padres, Blake Snell is on the bump. Opposite him will be Joe Ryan of the Twins. If a good Blake Snell shows up, this could be a really good pitching matchup. And now to the lineups. Padres: LF - Profar 3B - Machado 2B - Cronenworth DH - Voit 1B - Hosmer C - Alfaro RF - Mazara SS - Kim CF - Grisham Twins: LF - Garlick SS - Correa CF - Buxton 2B - Polanco 3B - Miranda 1B - Arraez C - Sanchez DH - Sano RF - Celestino The game is in San Diego, so I won't even bother to look up the weather and I'll just assume that it's a perfect 75 and sunny! If I'm wrong, I don't want to hear about it!

Anyone hear any trade rumors that have any Legs?

Is there value? There's clearly absolutely none if you don't. So yes, there is value in winning.

It's in the freezer though... Better win Monday!

At least we have that to look forward to.

If it was anything illegal, he wouldn't still be in the game.

The good news is that Duran is in. The bad news is that Duran is in.

Or at least a bucket?

Speaking of visuals... Ish.

Take 'em anyway you can get 'em! Especially with as erratic as this offense is.

I'm sorry, I thought this was 'Merica!

This team squanders so many of these situations that I'll gladly take it!

Hey, I've got one of those! Two even!

Thank you, Luis!

Do we need to separate you two?

More runs from this, please!

"Little Nicky Pinto" in cursive across the small of the back!

I got mine the last day of finals fall semester junior year of college. I was late to the appointment because of a blizzard.

Let it continue!

Ouch.

There's enough people here to hold a quorum...

Only if they use ink.

Where's the commitment???? Says the guy that's also in and out...