It’s Office Baseball in its purest form today, just as 1980s stockbrokers liked it. This is a non-televised game, so even those of us who can see 10 TVs from our desk will be following the game tracker or stepping through the radio minefield in search of correct game information. If you would like to play Office Baseball, please:

1) Put together the most bizarre but somehow plausible lineup you can think of. Wait, what’s that? Ron Gardenhire beat you to it? OK, proceed to No. 2.

2) Think positive thoughts every time a fly ball is hit to the outfield of Delmon Young (left), Michael Cuddyer (center) and Jason Kubel (right). We’re all going to get through this together.

3) Let out an audible but not alarming yelp of joy if leadoff hitter Matt Tolbert (OBP: .284)  gets on base.

4) If none of that floats your boat, consider this question from Newbie:

The Twins seem to have a penchant for drafting players with local ties. This draft they have taken 2 players from the U of M, Eric Decker and Derek McCallum. In the past they have taken Joe, Jake, & Billy Mauer (proprietor note: Billy was an undrafted free agent); Toby Gardenhire; Pat Neshek; and many others I’m sure. (note: Glen Perkins springs to mind). By being local, they see and hear much more about a player, but does that mean he will be a better player or do they feel he is a “known commodity” and has less risk than, say, some kid from Florida?

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