The Gnat

I don't see them doing a Black Widow origin story, they have kind of moved to the point where origin stories at this point aren't fulling happening with Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man not really being origin stories. And I feel like they've set-up enough of her backstory already. I can see them tying it into her origin, like some villain in Russia or somewhere is trying to recreate the program that she came out of, but it won't be pure origin. I do agree though that I'm not very excited for it. I think that a Black Widow film, at this point, needs to have some more star power to go along with it. Hawkeye would be the obvious choice and make it more of a spy/heist sort of film than the traditional superhero film. That is what I would lean towards if I were making the film. Keep is grounded, or maybe even use it to launch some sort of secret avengers team and introduce a more covert group and side of things.

Twins are really making a push to get near .500 by the All-Star break. Probably should push back the All-Star game by a week or so until the Twins get cold again.

@USMC_PackFan thanks for posting out the order.

League was just activated, I'll probably send out a message in the next day or so for people to check in. August 11th for keeper lock and August 12th to start draft (or the closest non-weekend day after). There will be time slots for the picks, but hopefully not too short so we can get through everything easily.

Also, heroforge.com is horrible/wonderful way to waste time if you are getting into RPG's, because you can design your character on there.

Going to be playing as a player finally in a D&D game. I think I'm going to become a Gloomstalker Ranger and a Hexblade Warlock. Seems like a fun combo that allows me to live in the shadows and deal with darkness. I'm excited to play. I've considered a few ideas as well like a sorcerer or divination wizard are both strong options.

That was a fun match to watch. Definitely been the best World Cup as a whole that I've really watched a lot of. I didn't get to catch the whole match, caught part of the second half and then when I got back from work, watched all of extra time. Seemed like a well played match and one that was pretty evenly played.

Also, when the Twins traded Rick Agularia in the last year of his deal in the mid 1990's and then signed him back the following off season. That was for the same reason. Much more likely if you were to move Dozier that Polanco would stay at SS and Gordon would move to 2B. Less movement the better for Polanco who is comfortable at SS and has a similar skillset at SS that Gordon does. I could also easily see the Twins not resigning Mauer and him just retiring at the end of the year and moving Sano to first base as soon as 2019. My guess for the 2019 INF would be: 1B - Mauer, 2B - Gordon, SS-Polanco, 3B-Escobar, RF-Kepler, CF-Buxton, LF-Rosario, DH-Sano This is the ideal INF of the future though.

I believe even if the Twins hadn't put the no trade clause in, he would actually have a limited no trade clause now because of how long he's been with a single team. The MLB has at least had, and might still have, some odd rules around that.

3rd Round to the New York Giants

Please move on from Dozier, Lynn, and Grossman, get what you can.

Probably worth it for your thread as well as for the Twins thread.

Not taken in rounds 1 or 2 of the supplemental draft.

Not really a proposal, but some trade news. Don't think we have any other twitter/non-footballs future speculation: Escobar should get a decent return, but I hope the Twins don't trade him. Dozier, should get something back for him, but don't know what. I hope we move Dozier though.

I prefer we don't trade Escobar, I'd like to keep him around because I could see him being 3B for a little while. Dozier though should get traded, even if it isn't a great value with him right now. Dozier and Lynn are the two players I want to see traded. I'd also strongly consider trading Grossman. And I'd trade Morrison too, but there would never be any takers.