What a town.

I was waiting on my floor for the elevator today when someone came storming out of a room complaining that it’s Earth Day and the hotel should be embarrassed that it still leaves newspapers at the door of each hotel room.

I grabbed one of those papers to take to lunch, when I was drawn to a headline in the local news section: “Most Stores Out Of Matzo For Passover.” The reporter called around to a bunch of stores in town and found out that there was a Matzo drought. I mean, that’s gotta be a lot of missing Matzo, right?

While walking back from lunch to the hotel, I was on a rather busy street where a man was urinating into a corner of a building. Not down an alley. On a street with a lot of people walking by. Everyone else seemed to have blinders on.

I’m at the park now, where it’s overcast and in the 50’s. We may even get a sprinkle of rain during the game, but nothing that’s expected to slow up the game.

Craig Monroe is 7 for 11 against Joe Blanton and is the designated hitter tonight. Gardy said he needs to get Span and Tolbert into a game, so it sounds like they’ll play tomorrow.

Michael Cuddyer is on track to return to the club on Friday. He’s down at extended spring training in Fort Myers, Fla. and is expected to play Wednesday or Thursday - or in both games.

Adam Everett had a second cortisone shot in his shoulder yesterday. The Twins are confident they’re got the problem identified now.

Lineups

Twins (9-10): 1. Carlos Gomez, CF. 2. Brendan Harris, 2B. 3. Joe Mauer, C. 4. Justin Morneau, 1B. 5. Delmon Young, LF. 6. Jason Kubel, RF. 7. Craig Monroe, DH. 8. Mike Lamb, 3B. 9. Nick Punto, SS. Pitching: Livan Hernandez.

Oakland (12-8): 1. Kurt Suzuki, C. 2. Daric Barton, 1B. 3. Mark Ellis, 2B. 4. Jack Cust, DH. 5. Emil Brown, LF. 6. Ryan Sweeney, CF. 7. Bobby Crosby, SS. 8. Travis Buck, RF. 9. Jack Hannahan, 3B. Pitching: Joe Blanton.

Late lineup change: Travis Buck has shin splints. Chris Denorfia is batting eighth and playing in left, with Emil Brown moves to right.

There is NOBODY here.

And, only in California can a team play a tape of a saxophone version of the National Anthem..

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