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Sure, if he's going to consistently throw 96-98 MPH instead of what he featured two seasons ago and early last year...

34K and some change the announced attendance. Brutal...I'm not sure I would sit through anything but an important Big 10 conference game or October playoff baseball in these conditions.

Two walks in his first two at-bats push up his OPS to .508.

Rodon vs. Urias tonight in Chavez Ravine. Biggest test of the season for him so far. Three up, three down. Two fastballs at 97.3 MPH.

That requires using Bummer over Sousa/Banks. Of course, it also involves Madrigal leading off against him.

Syd Finch-like stuff. Credit to George Plimpton/Sports Illustrated.

Then Hahn/TLR would look like total jackasses for their off season...we definitely can't have that.

Time to head off to MIL-EE-WAH-KAY with Alice Cooper.

I thought it was some type of "inside joke" that only a few blessed insiders were in on. Like the two DEA agents in Breaking Bad, but lacking completely in charisma and charm. (Little known fact, Hank Schrader went to Harvard in real life.)

Man, this game is the very definition of GRINDING.

Where was that play from Madrigal in the A's 2020 division series?

This is the Twins' schedule the next 28, after going 11-1 in their last 12 @ Balt (2) Oakland (3) Houston (2) Cleveland (3) @ Oakland (3) @ KC (3) Detroit (3) KC (4) @ Detroit (5) 18-10 is going to put them at 14 games over .500 at the end of May. And I might be a bit conservative with that projected record. That said, Ober is out and Sano might be out for an extended period of time, but that might be a case of addition by subtraction looking at his results so far this season.

Of course...the one thing Abreu can't do in that situation. White Sox definitely not a cold weather team. Just need to get to June somehow.

They were probably right to keep Robert out of this one. That said, can we afford to lose anyone else through playing through these terrible conditions? PItchers can't even control the ball.

More of our patented poor infield defense this year... Sigh. Moncada can't get back fast enough. Healthy Moncada, hopefully. (I'm sure that Benetti and Stone Pony will blame the weather, somehow.)

56 pitches already through 2 1/3. Minny @ Balt tied 2-2 Bottom 5

That's Jared Kelenic to you, BUDDY/PAL.

Right knee...doesn't seem like he did enough practice over there in an unfamiliar stadium. Kneecap?

John Kruk and Tony Gwynn say hi.

Maybe this year's plan is to sneak in with the #3 wild card and play giant killers as pronounced underdogs. Or rely on the Twins being too intimidated to line up with the Yankees in the ALDS brackets. Who the hell knows what they are thinking?

You have to have Robert in there with Vaughn out...have to account for the likelihood we will inevitably do something dumb like let Suzuki beat us, even though he has cooled down recently.

The flying shards would likely cut the pitching hands of Giolito Cease and Kopech. I do remember a player missing significant time due to a broken mirror...not sure if self induced or accidental.

"You're likeable enough, Parkman."

But what are the forward tax consequences??

That outfielder who came over from the Cards (always hurt) hailing from Hahn's suburban high school might actually be more deserving than Asche. Or AJ Reed, perhaps.