Ugh, no matter what happens, this is gonna suck.
November 5, 2024: The End Of The Beginning
Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain
November 4, 2024: RHTS
Happy Birthday–November 4
Bobby Wallace (1873)
Tommy Leach (1877)
Skeeter Webb (1909)
Carl Sawatski (1927)
Dick Groat (1930)
Tito Francona (1933)
Dick Selma (1943)
Doug Corbett (1952)
Jon Shave (1967)
Eric Karros (1967)
Carlos Baerga (1968)
Kevin Frederick (1976)
Carmen Cali (1978)
Chih-Wei Hu (1993)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to davidwatts, yickit/eschapp, and kalarson.
November 3, 2024: Margin Of Error
Do you never want to see or hear another poll again?
- No (63%, 5 Votes)
- Yes (38%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 8
Mk.gee – Are You Looking Up
Happy Birthday–November 3
Jim McCormick (1856)
Larry Kopf (1890)
Homer Summa (1898)
Johnny Keane (1911)
Bob Feller (1918)
Ken Holtzman (1945)
Dwight Evans (1951)
Larry Herndon (1953)
Bob Welch (1956)
Paul Quantrill (1968)
Armando Benitez (1972)
Kyle Seager (1987)
Johnny Keane managed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961-1964 and the New York Yankees from 1965-1966.
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Twins born on this day. It should be noted that, while Homer Summa is a great name for a ballplayer, he didn't homer very much. He had only 18 career home runs in ten major league seasons. He did, however, have a lifetime batting average of .302. Maybe he should've been named Single Summa.
We also want to wish a happy anniversary to the Dread Pirate and Mrs. Pirate.
November 2, 2024: Regional Dialect
Okay, so I always grew up with "kitty corner", so whenever I hear "katty corner", it's always a bit disorientating. Is that a super local MN thing like "gray duck"?
Happy Birthday–November 2
Dutch Zwilling (1888)
Chief Hogsett (1903)
Travis Jackson (1903)
Johnny Vander Meer (1914)
Al Campanis (1916)
Ron Reed (1942)
Tom Paciorek (1946)
Scott Boras (1952)
Paul Hartzell (1953)
Greg Harris (1955)
Willie McGee (1958)
Sam Horn (1963)
Orlando Merced (1966)
Travis Miller (1972)
Orlando Cabrera (1974)
Sidney Ponson (1976)
Wilson Betamit (1981)
Yunel Escobar (1982)
Daryl Thompson (1985)
Dutch Zwilling held the record for last major leaguer in alphabetical order until Tony Zych came along.
Al Campanis was the general manager of the Dodgers from 1969-1987.
Scott Boras has been a player agent for many years.
The Twins have had three players named "Orlando". Two of them were born on this day.