If I'm in an establishment and the Minnesota team is playing a local foe, I get a kick out of, for example, wearing a Twins hat and asking, "Hey, could you turn on the White Sox game?"
April 25, 2024: Pilgrims In An Unholy Land
April 24, 2024: Cast Of Characters
Oh man, that was a great basketball game last night. I love this team so much. Trying hard not to get too excited cuz Phil is a bummer (though that's my default Minnesota sports setting), but it's been a great start so far.
Minor Details: Games of April 23
ST. PAUL SAINTS 15, ROCHESTER RED WINGS 9 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul led 9-0 through three and 14-3 through six. Rochester scored six in the seventh to make the final score look better.
Multi-hit games: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-6 with a triple, a double, and three RBIs. Will Holland was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, and four runs. Diego Castillo was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs, and three RBIs. Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.
Home runs: Fajardo (4).
Multi-RBI games: Castillo, 3; Fajardo, 3; Keirsey, Jr., 3; Jair Camargo, 2; Matt Wallner, 2.
Stolen bases: Castillo (2), Holland (5).
Pitching prowess: David Festa struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Hobie Harris struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Opposition standout: Juan Yepez was 2-for-4 with a double, two walks, and two RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 9-12, in fourth place, four games behind Iowa.
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 1, WICHITA WIND SURGE 0 IN SAN ANTONIO
Cole Cummings' RBI double in the first inning brought home the game's only run.
Multi-hit games: Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Ben Ross (3).
Pitching prowess: Jarret Whorff struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. Aaron Rozek pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.
Opposition standout: Jared Kollan struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 4-12, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, BELOIT SKY CARP 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Cedar Rapids scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth. Beloit got all of their runs in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs. Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with two runs. Misael Urbina was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Cespedes (4).
Multi-RBI games: Cespedes, 2.
Stolen bases: De Andrade, 2 (4); Jose Salas, 2 (4); Urbina, 2 (5).
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk and striking out five. Gabriel Yanez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one. Ricardo Velez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Mark Coley II was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 7-8, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, PALM BEACH CARDINALS 0 IN FORT MYERS
Poncho Ruiz singled home the deciding run with two out in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Brandon Winokur (4).
Pitching prowess: Ross Dunn struck out eight in five innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Samuel Perez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Julio Bonilla pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Juan Salas struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.
Record: Fort Myers is 7-9, in fourth place, four games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
6:05 Palm Beach at Fort Myers (Jeremy Lee, 1-1, 2.63)
6:35 Beloit at Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 0-0, 2.75)
6:37 Rochester at St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-2, 6.39)
7:05 Wichita (Travis Adams, 1-1, 7.71) at San Antonio
Happy Birthday–April 24
Bob Ewing (1873)
Howard Ehmke (1894)
Harry Harper (1895)
Andy Cooper (1896)
Ed Musial (1922)
Frank Lucchesi (1927)
Lou DiMuro (1931)
Terry Tata (1940)
Ivan Murrell (1943)
Bill Singer (1944)
Pat Zachry (1952)
Bill Krueger (1958)
Mike Blowers (1965)
Omar Vizquel (1967)
Todd Jones (1968)
Chipper Jones (1972)
John Barnes (1976)
Carlos Beltran (1977)
Wellington Castillo (1987)
Willi Castro (1997)
Jovani Moran (1997)
Miss SBG (2007)
Andy Cooper pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1939. He managed the Kansas City Monarchs to four consecutive Negro American League Championships from 1937-1940. He also holds the Negro Leagues career record for saves with 29.
The brother of Stan Musial, Ed Musial played in the minors in 1941 and from 1946-1950.
Frank Lucchesi managed in the minors for twenty-three seasons and in the majors for seven seasons.
Lou DiMuro was an American League umpire from 1963-1982.
Terry Tata was a National League umpire from 1973-1999.
Maggie Rogers – The Kill
Time to go in for it in PHX
April 23, 2024: A Big Sphere Of Nectar
I see Phish is playing at the Sphere in Vegas. Gotta imagine the visuals are on a different level than U2.
Dickey Betts – Jessica
Happy Birthday–April 23
Harry Coveleski (1886)
Elam Vangilder (1896)
Sunny Jim Bottomley (1900)
Jim West (1905)
Jim Starks (1906)
Dolph Camilli (1907)
Warren Spahn (1921)
Rheal Cormier (1967)
Jason Tyner (1977)
Andruw Jones (1977)
Carlos Silva (1979)
Sean Henn (1981)
Emilio Bonifacio (1985)
Game Log XXI: White Sox at Twins
If we can't beat this bunch, we can't beat anybody. Hopefully the other team provides us with several examples of White Sockery tonight, and Chris Paddack celebrates Bark in the Park night by deciding to K 9. Go Twins!
April 22, 2024: Welcome To Earff
It's the only one we have, citizens.