Cole DeVries continues his rehab and the rest is minor league stuff.
Continue reading This Week in Twins Transactions
LEW, Neck Tat, and one of the greatest fourth-string catchers in the history of baseball are all on this week’s list.
Continue reading This Week in Ex-Twins
A good outing for Andrew Albers. Cedar Rapids wins in extra innings. Dare I say that D. J. Baxendale has nothing to learn in Fort Myers?
Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 5/17
Babe Adams (1882)
Arndt Jorgens (1905)
Gil Coan (1922)
Jack Sanford (1929)
Carroll Hardy (1933)
Brooks Robinson (1937)
Reggie Jackson (1946)
Osamu Higashio (1950)
Dennis Leonard (1951)
Eric Gregg (1951)
Jim Sundberg (1951)
Andre David (1958)
Jim Bowden (1961)
Erik Hanson (1965)
Eric Young (1967)
Rich Garces (1971)
Joakim Soria (1984)
Pitcher Osamu Higashio is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, winning 251 games.
Eric Gregg was a National League umpire from 1978-1999.
Two players who share a name with Minnesota Twins players, Scott Baker (1970) and Roy Smith (1976), were also born on this day.
Continue reading Happy Birthday–May 18
Clay Buchholz
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Vance Worley
Joe, time to work turn your pitch framing magic to 11. Worley needs all the help he can get.
Wait, Mauer isn’t catching? Uh, oh.
A walk-off grand slam for Byron Buxton! A walk-off single for Ray Olmedo! An excellent outing for Taylor Rogers!
Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 5/16
I don’t really know when I realized that the Breeders’ Last Splash was something special. It might have been the summer of 1999. But it is, and so this was a fun read for me.
Anyways, you may now share your random tens for the week.
Hal Carlson (1892)
Del Webb (1899)
Cool Papa Bell (1903)
Ace Parker (1912)
Billy Hoeft (1932)
Ozzie Virgil (1932)
Dan Monzon (1946)
Carlos May (1948)
Pascual Perez (1957)
Greg Mathews (1962)
Jose Guillen (1976)
Carlos Pena (1978)
Del Webb was an owner of the New York Yankees from 1945-1964.
As you probably know, James “Cool Papa” Bell was a star in the Negro Leagues. It was said that he was so fast that he could turn out the light and be in bed before the room got dark.
Ace Parker is a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was an infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1937-1938.
Left-hander Greg Mathews was drafted by Minnesota in the ninth round of the January draft in 1982, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Philosofer.
Continue reading Happy Birthday–May 17
Rochester is 15-25, sixth (last) in the International League North, nine games behind Buffalo and Pawtucket. The Red Wings have lost three consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 20-19, fourth in the Eastern League Eastern, three games behind Portland. The Rock Cats have lost three consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Fort Myers is 28-10, first in the Florida State Leauge South, four and a half games ahead of St. Lucie. The Miracle has lost two consecutive games and is 5-5 in its last ten games.
Cedar Rapids 26-12, first in the Midwest League Western, four games ahead of Quad Cities. The Kernels lost their most recent game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
I’m not sure exactly what’s happening this week, but yeah, shedding like a dog. Continue reading WGOM Fitness, 16 May 2013: Shedding Like a Dog
A bad day for Twins affiliates. Cole DeVries and Pat Dean have rough outings. A big day for Chris Colabello.
Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 5/15
Cy Rigler (1882)
Watty Clark (1902)
Earl Halstead (1912)
Stubby Overmire (1919)
Dave Philley (1920)
Rube Walker (1926)
Billy Martin (1928)
Rick Reuschel (1949)
Rick Rhoden (1953)
Jack Morris (1955)
Tack Wilson (1956)
Mark Funderburk (1957)
Bob Patterson (1959)
Mitch Webster (1959)
Doug Brocail (1967)
Jim Mecir (1970)
Cy Rigler was a National League umpire from 1906-1935.
Earl Halstead was a scout, a minor league general manager, and a minor league umpire. He also invented the first pitching machine that could throw curve balls.
Dave Philley played five of his eighteen major league seasons in Philadelphia, three for the Athletics and two for the Phillies.
Continue reading Happy Birthday–May 16
DAY GAME ALERT!
CWS - Dylan Axelrod (0-3, 4.17)
MNT – Mike Pelfrey (3-3, 6.03)
Those are some ugly numbers for today’s starting pitchers.
Lineups:
Sox:
- DeWayne Wise CF
- Alexei Ramirez SS
- Alex Rios RF
- Adam Dunn 1B
- Paul Konerko DH
- Conor Gillaspie 3B
- Dayan Viciedo LF
- Jeff Keppinger 2B
- Hector Gimenez C
Twins:
- Carroll 2B
- Mauer DH
- Willingham LF
- Mountie 1B
- Doumit C
- Arcia RF
- Hicks CF
- Escobar 3B
- Florimon SS
Go Twins!
I’ve lost 4.4 pounds in the last two days, which means that I’ve had a net deficit of about 7000 calories a day. Continue reading WGOM Fitness: 15 May 2013, Weight Loss Mode
A tough game for Kyle Gibson. Adam Brett Walker II hits a grand slam. Byron Buxton does something you don’t see very often.
Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 5/14
Joe Evans (1895)
Jimmy Wasdell (1914)
Al McBean (1938)
Yukata Enatsu (1948)
Bill North (1948)
Rick Waits (1952)
George Brett (1953)
John Smoltz (1967)
Scott Watkins (1970)
A. J. Hinch (1974)
Josh Beckett (1980)
Justin Morneau (1981)
Brian Dozier (1987)
Yukata Enatsu was one of the first closers in Japan, recording 193 saves.
A. J.Hinch was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1995, but did not sign.
Continue reading Happy Birthday–May 15
Starters: Peavy (4-1, 3.03 ERA) v. Correia (4-2, 3.09 ERA)
NBB - your wish is granted.
A good day for Chris Herrmann. Wildness hurts the Red Wings and Kernels. Angel Morales comes through for Fort Myers.
Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 5/13
J. L. Wilkinson (1878)
Ed Walsh (1881)
Alex Pompez (1890)
Earle Combs (1899)
Bob Thurman (1917)
Les Moss (1925)
Dick Howser (1936)
Tony Perez (1942)
Dick Tidrow (1947)
Dave LaRoche (1948)
Dennis Martinez (1955)
Hosken Powell (1955)
Pat Borders (1963)
Joey Cora (1965)
Larry Sutton (1970)
Roy Halladay (1977)
J. L. Wilkinson was the long-time owner of the Kansas City Monarchs.
Alex Pompez was the long-time owner of the New York Cubans.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Lucy and SBG.
Continue reading Happy Birthday–May 14
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Cup of CoffeeMay 22, 2013: Long Night
68 LTEs
I volunteered with a group from work to help chaperone a high school graduation night event last night. I didn’t plan on staying long, but it’s 3 AM as I write this. Whoops.
WGOM FitnessWGOM Fitness, 22 May 2013: I Swear, Sometimes It's Just Easy
19 LTEs
I can’t really say what’s going on right now, except to say that the pounds are coming off at a very fast rate. Read more…
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