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Senators
versus
Gridlockers
Play
by
play
provided
by
Senator
Scott
Jensen
(R-Chaska)
Score:
Senators
3,
Gridlockers
0
THIRD
INNING
The
third
inning
began
with
a
wholesale
shift
in
the
lineup
with
rookies
ready
to
play. The
sparkplug
Mark
Koran
(R-Cambridge)
took
over
in
left
field
while
steady
Mark
Johnson
(R-East
Grand
Forks)
settled
into
the
center
field
spot. The
speedy
Justin
Eichorn
(R-Grand
Rapids)
managed
the
shadowy
right
field
while
presenting
a
bill
for
Greater
Minnesota
to
the
Health
and
Human
Services
Committee.
The
infield
took
on
a
new
flavor
with
no-nonsense
Andrew
Lang
(R-Olivia)
bringing
Rural
Finance
Authority
to
third
base
and
the
easy-going
Andrew
Matthews
(R-Milaca)
lending
power
plant
prowess
to
the
shortstop
territory. Nimble
Matt
Little
(DFL-Lakeville)
stepped
in
at
second
base
with
wily
Ron
Latz
(DFL-Spring
Lake
Park)
taking
over
at
first
base,
while
keeping
an
eye
out
for
ill-advised
GPS
tracking.
Rich
Draheim
(R-Madison
Lake),
the
cagey
entrepreneur
accustomed
to
touching
all
the
bases,
relieved
Tom
Bakk
(DFL-Cook)
behind
the
plate,
and
out
of
the
bullpen
came
the
renewable
Dave
Osmek
(R-Mound)
throwing
energized
beanballs
at
the
Met
Council.
Seymour
Frauns
was
the
first
batter
Osmek
faced
and
went
down
swinging
on
three
flaming
fastballs
down
the
heart
of
the
plate.
The
next
batter
was
Iam
Noxious,
and
he
hit
a
short
fly
ball
down
the
right
field
foul
line,
easily
chased
down
by
the
far-ranging
Eichorn.
The
last
batter
for
the
Gridlockers
was
Mea
Culpa
who
hit
a
long
drive
to
the
left-center
warning
track,
which
Johnson
and
Koran
converged
on
with
Koran
recording
the
putout.
The
Senators’
bats
were
pretty
quiet
in
their
half
of
the
inning.
Paul
Utke
(R-Park
Rapids)
fouled
off
several
pitches
as
he
reviewed
a
White
Earth
Tribe
bill
with
the
Health
and
Human
Services
Committee,
but
then
flew
out
to
left
field. Jerry
Relph
(R-St.
Cloud)
displayed
his
workforce
concerns
but
was
retired
when
his
line
drive
to
the
left
field
corner
was
snagged
by
Culpa
at
ankle
height. The
last
batter
was
the
warm-hearted
Nick
Frentz
(DFL-Mankato),
who
hit
a
towering
drive
to
the
right
field
corner,
which
Noxious
handled
easily.
As
the
Senators
returned
to
the
field,
they
wished
all
their
loved
ones
a
Happy
Valentine’s
Day. Even
the
hard-nosed
lead
umpire,
Michelle
Fischbach
(R-Ham
Lake),
smiled
as
she
pressed
forward
with
zero-based
budgeting
rules
while
awaiting
the
fireworks
yet
to
come
from
Real
ID
and
pre-emption
discussions.
The
announcer
for
the
game,
Scott
Jensen
(R-Chaska)
warned
the
players
they
might
want
to
move
things
along
because
the
Senators
were
“burning
daylight!”
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Scott
Jensen
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