You can't help who you love.

by Devereaux on Aug 30, 2011 11:10 AM EDT

My wife once said that to someone who was embarrassed that she had a bum boyfriend. I love baseball, and I love the Twins.

Focusing very hard on the positive, here are 10 1/2 good things about this otherwise embarrassing season.

* Target Field, Year Two. Just as pretty, a bit more gritty. We are seeing more fans from other teams, but not quite so many that we can't sound out "Let's go Brewers."
* Joe Mauer playing first. He is a natural athlete.
* Jim Thome. Gave the chicks and me some long ball. I already miss it. Hit his 600th in a Twins cap, very cool.
* Ben Revere. He's fast!
* Alexi Casilla/Tom Kelly. Toss-up. Before he went down, Casilla was giving me hope that we had a shortstop. Kelly was great on t.v. and has a remarkable taste in suits.
* Michael Cuddyer. Gamer, team player. Crickets will chirp in the clubhouse when he's gone. More movement on his fastball than Jose Mijares.
* Jason Kubel. We could use more professional hitters.
* Visiting San Francisco. I love the interleague, sorry people who prefer to wait to see us play the NL in the World Series. We got 8 hits in a row! I saw Tim Lincecum live!
* Bert Blyleven. A classy man, a fun Twins-centric Hall of Fame speech.
* Harmon Killebrew tributes. More of a Tony Oliva guy, watching the tributes to Harmon Killebrew made me realize how deeply he helped plant baseball roots in Twins territory.

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My wife once said that

when bitterly answering a question someone asked her about me.

I don't know, but I've been told it's hard to run with the weight of gold,
'the other hand, I've heard it said, it's just as hard with the weight of lead.

by montanatwinsfan on Aug 30, 2011 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

One thing you forgot,

The gamethreads take the pain away from losing. Me and Twinsgirl197 were able to unleash some agression following Saturday’s loss. However, it was only virtual.

I'm a proud fan of the Minnesota Twins and Dallas Cowboys!
"Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own." – Harmon Killebrew

by Jessy S on Aug 30, 2011 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

ok Jessy

even I ham going to ask you to knock it off already.

I don't know, but I've been told it's hard to run with the weight of gold,
'the other hand, I've heard it said, it's just as hard with the weight of lead.

by montanatwinsfan on Aug 30, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs

You made me LOL Jessy S.

Don’t ever change.

"bobpuller" – arch-enemy of all SSSers and a twinktown troll. There are many meanings to this phrase and none of them are good.

by bobpuller on Sep 4, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm rec'ing this, because I'm all about not letting baseball get you down

Also, I was also at that series in SF, too! The 8 hits in a row was awesome to see as a Twins fan. Lincecum’s 12 strikeouts were awesome to see as a baseball fan… plus they won me free bratwurst.

by ColossusOfRhode on Aug 31, 2011 12:16 AM EDT reply actions