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Twins Game 139: Royals at Twins

Big Erv Santana back on the mound for the Twins in the proverbial first game of Fall.  Kids back in school, kinda rainy forecast, home town nine 3,567 games out of first place.  I'm guessing you could get a ticket for cheap if so inclined.  Things to watch for:  Can Brian Dozier keep up his Home Run assault on the Royals? Can Byron Buxton keep his nice little batting approach going?  Now with the roster expanded what fun line-ups will we see?  It's all we got folks, cherish it.  Four weeks from now we won't have any Twins baseball.

Game 119: Minnesota at Atlanta

Maybe we didn’t fare so well a couple of weeks ago against our arch enemy from Atlanta.  I guess 25 years of pent up frustration over the 1991 World Series finally came to the surface and those dang Barves weren’t going to give us any quarter.  Well now it’s payback time gentlemen and it will be the Twins’ turn to look for a little revenge.  Given that it will be the last time the Twins will visit Turner Field, let’s just say the emotion’s going to be turned up to 11 on this one.

Ervin Santana on the mound versus something called Joel De La Cruz and his 0-5, 4.09 ERA.  First pitch at 6:10 Central

2016 Game 99 — Twins v. Barves

Admit it, you’ve had this game circled on the calendar since the schedules came out last fall.  Twins-Barves.  Jack Morris v. John Smoltz.  Red State-Blue State.  North v. South. Two struggling teams trying to rekindle the glory of 1991 or at least position themselves to draft J.B. Bukauskas next June.  A.J. Pierzynski’s triumphant return home.

Ervin Santana on the mound for the Twins in what may be his last chance to smell baseball for hometown nine.  Weather looks glorious for outdoor baseball.  I’ll be there if anyone wants to mini-caucus.  And if you want to boo A.J., you won’t catch any shade from me.  Want to cheer him?  That works too.

FMD — Live Albums

NME has your typical internet trope -- a list!  This time best live albums.  Actually it's pretty decent, although I'm shocked it didn't include Cheap Trick Live at Budokan.  I would also add Built to Spill Live and of course Guided by Voices Live at the Wheelchair Races.  Otis Redding Live on the Sunset Strip would be another.  Oh and I would have gone with The Name of this Band is Talking Heads over Stop Making Sense, but that's just me.

What other great live albums do you swear by?