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Where They Stand

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Minnesota is 55-75, fourth in the AL Central, 16 games behind Detroit.  They have lost five consecutive games and are 2-8 in their last ten games.

Rochester is 48-85, sixth in the IL North, 26.5 games behind Pawtucket and Lehigh Valley.  They have lost six consecutive games and are 1-9 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 66-65, third in the EL East, 5 games behind New Hampshire.  They have won one consecutive game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.  They are 1 game behind Reading for the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers is 22-35 in the second half, fifth in the FSL South, 14 games behind Bradenton.  They have lost two consecutive games and are 2-8 in their last ten games.

Beloit is 26-33 in the second half, fourth in the ML West, 9 games behind Quad Cities.  They have lost five consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Elizabethton is 37-26, second in the AL West, 5 games behind Johnson City.  They have won three consecutive games and are 8-2 in their last ten games.  The Appalachian League season ends August 30.

The GCL Twins are 30-28, second in the GCL South, 7 games behind the Orioles.  They have won seven consecutive games and are 9-1 in their last ten games.  The GCL season ends tomorrow.

The DSL Twins finished 42-26, second in the B. C. B. C., 3 games behind the Orioles.  They lost their last three games and were 6-4 in their last ten games.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

Nick Blackburn was placed on the fifteen day disabled list by Minnesota.
Lester Oliveros was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
A player to be named later was acquired from Cleveland for Jim Thome.
Francisco Liriano was placed on the fifteen day disabled list by Minnesota.
Scott Diamond was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota.
Jason Repko was assigned from Minnesota to Rochester.
Jair Fernandez was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Caleb Thielbar signed and was assigned to Ft. Myers.
Kyle Knudson was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Michael Gonzales was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.
Nate Roberts was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.

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This Week in Ex-Twins

Arizona assigns Kevin Mulvey to AAA Reno.
Cubs promote Randy Bush from assistant general manager to interim general manager.
White Sox place Philip Humber on the fifteen day disabled list.
Cincinnati organization (AAA Louisville) places Corky Miller on the seven day disabled list.
Cleveland acquires Jim Thome for a player to be named later.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) activates Randy Keisler from the seven day disabled list.
Yankees organization (AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) releases Terry Tiffee.
Pittsburgh designates Joe Beimel for assignment.
San Diego options Pat Neshek to AAA Tucson.
San Francisco places Eli Whiteside on the fifteen day disabled list, then activates him again.
Toronto organization (AAA Las Vegas) activates Sean Henn from the disabled list.
Toronto sends Bobby Korecky from AAA Las Vegas to AA New Hampshire.

No ex-Twins, but this seemed worthy of note:  Houston recalls J. A. Happ and options J. B. Shuck.

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Father Knows Best: Roll With the Changes

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So if you're tired of the
Same old story
Oh, turn some pages
I'll be here when you are ready
To roll with the changes*

It's hard to believe that it has been 17 years since this happened. But it's true. The Boy is now a high school senior, on the cusp of adulthood and of leaving home to start making his way in the world. I don't remember growing older/when did they?

When our babies come into the world, we build fantasy lives for them and ourselves, and then we try to live those fantasy lives and mold our children to our fantasy scripts. It never works out that way. It's always much, much, much worse. And better. And different.

He was a tiny little thing, almost a month premature, having scared the bejeebus out of us for weeks in his rush to escape the womb half-bakef (how appropriate, eh?). And we poured all of our hopes and dreams and aspirations and neuroses into his tiny body. I wanted him to be an athlete, and a scholar, and .... And so much more. I wanted him never to get hurt, but I wanted him to be adventurous. I wanted him to be brave and strong and a leader. And my sweet little boy.

He learned to talk at an early age, and the words came in torrents, in joyous gushes, in imaginative jumbles. He confidently made up labels for things. We would see a large piece of equipment and he would name it with all the self-assurance of a technician, never mind that he had made up the name on the spot. We would take walks in the neighborhood and he would enthusiastically shout out greetings to every child, "Hi, guy!" confident that he was making a new friend, even as they were giving him weird looks. The phone would ring -- nanny and poppa calling, or grandma and grampa -- and he could talk for half an hour without breathing.
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Minor Details: Games of 8/25

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4, Rochester 1 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  The Yankees scored two in the first and two in the seventh.  Toby Gardenhire singled and doubled.  Rene Rivera had two hits.  Dusty Hughes came out of the bullpen to start and did okay, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four in four innings.

New Britain 11, Trenton 8 in Trenton.  The Rock Cats trailed 2-0 after three, took a 9-2 lead after seven, then had the lead cut to 9-8 in the eighth before putting it away.  Chris Herrmann had two singles and a homer, driving in four.  Brian Dozier singled and homered, raising his average to .312.  Deibinson Romero singled and doubled.  Evan Bigley had two hits.  Starter Spencer Steedley got the win, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in five innings.  Steve Hirschfeld struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Tyler Robertson got his sixteenth save with 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out three while giving up a hit and walking two.  The win pulled the Rock Cats back to within one game of Reading for the last playoff spot.

St. Lucie 4, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers.  The Mets broke a 1-1 tie with two in the eighth.  Angel Morales was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Daniel Rohlfing and Nick Romero each had two hits.  Matthew Tomshaw went seven strong innings, giving up a run on five hits.  Bruce Pugh surrendered three runs on four hits and two walks in two innings to take the loss.

Burlington 4, Beloit 0 in Beloit.  The Bees got three in the fifth to break a scoreless tie.  The Snappers had just two hits.  Blayne Weller allowed three runs on ten hits and no walks in 6.2 innings, striking out six.

Elizabethton 17, Bluefield 8 in Bluefield.  The Twins overcame a 4-2 deficit with eight in the third.  Eddie Rosario singled and hit two homers, his eighteenth and nineteenth.  He scored three times, drove in five, and raised his average to .319.  Matthew Koch hit two doubles and a homer, scoring three times and driving in four.  Niko Goodrum had three hits.  JaDamion Williams singled and homered, raising his average to .331.  Miguel Sano and Tyler Koelling had two hits.  Starter Tyler Jones surrendered six runs on eight hits and two walks in three innings.  David Hurlbut got the win with five innings of relief, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  The win keeps Elizabethton two games ahead of Kingsport for the last playoff spot.

GCL Twins 12, Orioles 6 (11 innings).  The Twins scored three in the ninth to tie and six in the eleventh to win.  Kelvin Silvania had two doubles, a single, and a home run, driving in five.  Jorge Polanco had four hits.  Kelvin Ortiz singled and homered.  Stephen Wickens singled and doubled.  Aderlin Mejia had two hits and scored three times.  Starter Nathan Fawbush yielded five runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five in four innings.  Gonzalo Sanudo struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up just one hit.  Tyler Herr struck out three in three shutout innings to get the win.

Friday Music Day

Friday Music Day: August 26, 2011

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So, with some Christmas money, I bought myself this massive set back in December. It finally shipped last week. (Apparently, they found more material and decided to expand it by four CDs, so it got pushed back half a year.) Delivery was attempted over the past two days while my wife was out of the house. It's coming tomorrow and she'll be home to receive it.

I got the links for the downloads in my email yesterday, but jumpin' January molasses is it slow! As I write this, I've been downloading the first disc, about 1GB, for about six hours. I wonder if their servers are being overloaded, but dang, I was planning on replacing 90% of the content on my iPod and listening to this all day tomorrow. I am going to stay up until I can download the first disc (24 minutes left), so I at least have something.

So that's what I'll be listening to for the next two months. What have you got to listen to today?

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.