Now that's more like it. I've been waiting for Finch to go deeper into the bench, and TSJ showed him why he should be doing that. But still, pretty much everyone had a great game. We at least need to pick up these two at home, and this was a great start.
Al Reach (1840)
Lip Pike (1845)
Joe Judge (1894)
Martin Dihigo (1905)
Chester Williams (1906)
Lindsey Nelson (1919)
Bill Sharman (1926)
Jim Marshall (1931)
W. P. Kinsella (1935)
Glenn Borgmann (1950)
John Montefusco (1950)
Bob Knepper (1954)
Kerwin Danley (1961)
Bill Haselman (1966)
Dave Hollins (1966)
Joey Eischen (1970)
Todd Walker (1973)
Miguel Tejada (1974)
Chris Young (1979)
Scott Hairston (1980)
Jason Kubel (1982)
Eric Young (1985)
Pat Dean (1989)
Neil Ramirez (1989)
Al Reach played major league baseball from 1871-1875. He later founded the A. J. Reach Company, which was the largest sporting goods company in the United States at one time (it eventually merged with Spalding). This company also published the Reach Guide, an influential baseball publication, from 1883-1927.
Martin Dihigo was a star in the Negro Leagues, winning 250 games as a pitcher and also winning two batting titles.
Lindsey Nelson was one of the most famous broadcasters in the country at one time. He broadcast New York Mets games from 1962-1978 and San Francisco Giants games from 1979-1981, but was better known as the voice of Notre Dame football.
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Sharman was a minor league outfielder from 1950-1953 and in 1955, reaching AAA with St. Paul.
W. P. Kinsella has written several books on baseball, most notably "Shoeless Joe" the book on which the movie "Field of Dreams" was based.
Kerwin Danley was a major league umpire from 1998-2021.
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ST. PAUL SAINTS 10, NORFOLK TIDES 2 IN ST. PAUL
Norfolk scored one in the first, but St. Paul came back with five in the second, three on a double by Matt Wallner. They added one in the fourth, then scored three in the seventh, two on a Mike Ford single. A bases-loaded walk added one more in the eighth and Norfolk singled one in the ninth.
Batters: Matt Wallner was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs.
Pitchers: David Festa struck out seven in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk. Travis Adams struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Opponents: Luis Vazquez was 2-for-4. Matt Bowman pitched 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Stats: Matt Wallner, .556/1.889 OPS. This Wallner kid might have a shot at the majors. Mickey Gasper, .329/1.122 OPS. Ryan Fitzgerald, .313/.917 OPS. Will Holland, .306/.919 OPS. Mike Ford, .827 OPS. Emmanuel Rodriguez, .800 OPS. David Festa, 3.42 ERA. Travis Adams, 3.47 ERA.
Record: St. Paul is 24-21, in second place, 4.5 games behind Nashville.
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SAN ANTONIO
What appears to be a straight steal of home by Joshua Mears put San Antonio on the board in the third inning. Wichita tied it in the fifth on a Ben Ross RBI double. But San Antonio scored one in the sixth on an error, and it was enough. Wichita got only one hit after that, a two-out single in the ninth.
Batters: Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4.
Pitchers: Darren Bowen pitched five hitless innings, still giving up a run on three walks while striking out four. Angel Macuare pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Opponents: Sam Whiting struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Stats: Gabriel Gonzalez, .357/.828 OPS. Tanner Schobel, .302/.826 OPS. Kyler Fedco, .889 OPS. Aaron Sabato, .843 OPS. Jorel Ortega, .825 OPS. Darren Bowen, 2.73 ERA. Angel Macuare, 3.24 ERA.
Record: Wichita is 23-20, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN FORT WAYNE (GAME 1)
Cedar Rapids took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but it was all Fort Wayne after that. Jacob Campbell homered in the second to make it 2-1, and they then scored four in the third, two on a triple by Brandon Butterworth. They added one more in the fifth on a Campbell double.
Batters: Kaelen Culpepper was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and a run.
Pitchers: Starter Ty Langenberg struck out seven in 4.2 innings, but allowed six runs on five hits and three walks. Jeremy Lee struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Opponents: Jacob Campbell was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two RBIs. Brendan Durfee was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs, and an RBI. Josh Mallitz struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN FORT WAYNE
Oswaldo Linares doubled home a run in the second and Fort Wayne scored two in the third to go up 3-0. Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Misael Urbina homered in the fifth to tie it at three. The tie didn't last long, as Kaden Hollow hit a two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth and Brandon Butterworth hit a three-run triple in a four-run sixth to put it out of reach.
Batters: Danny De Andrade was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his fourth. Misael Urbina was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second.
Pitchers: Starter Cole Peschl struck out four in five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks.
Opponents: Kaden Hollow was 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs. Brandon Butterworth was 2-for-4 with a triple, two runs, and three RBIs.
Stats: Nate Baez, .337/.915 OPS. Kaelen Culpepper, .317/.931 OPS. Kyle DeBarge, .873 OPS. Jose Salas, .866 OPS. Misael Urbina, .808 OPS. Eston Stull, zero ERA. Cole Peschl, 2.25 ERA.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 24-18, in second place, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN LAKELAND
Crisitian Santana singled home a run in the second and David Smith hit a two-run double in the fourth to make it 3-0 Lakeland. A sacrifice fly got Fort Myers on the board in the sixth, but Lakeland responded in the bottom of the sixth when Woody Hadeen hit a three-run double. Fort Myers got two in the ninth but did not get the tying run up to bat.
Batters: Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5.
Pitchers: Starter Eli Jones pitched five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks and striking out four. Jacob Kisting pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Opponents: Carson Rucker was 3-for-4 with a run. Cristian Santana was 2-for-3 with a walk, a run, and an RBI. Gabriel Reyes struck out six and walked four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit. Ethan Sloan pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Stats: Peyton Eeles is batting .333.
Record: Fort Myers is 19-24, in sixth (last) place, 6.5 games behind Lakeland.
FCL TWINS 4, FCL RED SOX 3 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)
The Red Sox scored one in the second, but the Twins tied it with a sacrifice fly in the third. The Twins scored two in the fourth in an inning where they got four walks and two wild pitches. The Red Sox scored one on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2. A sacrifice fly in the seventh gave the Twins an insurance run and they needed it, as the Red Sox scored one in the bottom of the seventh. They had the tying run on second base with two out, but a strikeout ended the game.
Batters: Jayson Bass was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run.
Pitchers: Matt Gabbert struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks. Juan Cota struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings, giving up no hits.
Opponents: D'Angelo Ortiz was 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Yhoiker Fajardo struck out five in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks. Madinson Frias pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.
Stats: Ariel Castro, .992 OPS. Ricardo Pena, .814 OPS. Bryan Acuna, .805 OPS. Juan Cota, zero ERA. Liam Rocha, zero ERA.
Record: The Twins are 9-5, tied for first with the Rays.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
5:00 Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 1.26) at Lakeland (TBD)
5:07 Norfolk (Cameron Weston, 0-2, .470 and TBD*) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-3, 12.06 and Andrew Morris, 1-1, 3.44)
5:35 Cedar Rapids (Chase Chaney, 1-1, 4.54) at Fort Wayne (Isaiah Lowe, 1-4, 7.48)
7:05 Wichita (Christian MacLeod, 0-1, 0.87) at San Antonio (Emmanuel Pinales, 0-3, 18.78)
*milb.com lists Cameron Weston as the starter for both games. We find that rather unlikely.
Fred Jacklitsch (1876)
Jack Pfiester (1878)
Joe Oeschger (1892)
Willy Miranda (1926)
Ellie Rodriguez (1946)
Rob Ducey (1965)
Carlos Hernandez (1967)
Todd Rizzo (1971)
Danny Bautista (1972)
Bartolo Colon (1973)
Brad Penny (1978)
Adam Conley (1990)
Chad Green (1991)
Adam Conley was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-second round in 2008 but did not sign.
Pulp released Common People 30 years ago this past week (I think May 22). Definitely considered one of the top songs of that year and a song that defines the brit-pop era. Besides the driving energy of the song -- starts slow and then comes at you like a freight train, the song also reflects working class sentiment at the ending of the Thatcher/Conservative era. Also, the Brit press pretty much figured out who the woman was in the song as there was literally only one woman who met the description "She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge/She studied sculpture at St Martin's College."
This version is from Glastonbury and basically blew people's mind at the time and is considered the definitive version of Common People. There is about a 90 second monologue from Jarvis Crocker in the beginning of this version so if you want to skip that part and get straight to the song, have at it. There's some talking at the end too so don't let the 9+ minute duration scare you away, probably only 6 minutes or so of music.
Finally, Joe Jackson and William Shatner did a version of this song that absolutely rips. I may throw that version in the comments.
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 10)Loading... NORFOLK TIDES 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)
A passed ball scored a run in the first and a four-run inning, including a Jud Fabian two-run homer, gave Norfolk all the runs it would need. Matt Wallner homered in the third to put St. Paul on the board, but Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer in the fourth. Basallo homered again in the seventh. Wallner homered in the seventh as well, a two-run shot, but it was not nearly enough.
Batters: Matt Wallner was 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs.
Pitchers: Starter Cory Lewis pitched 2.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks, striking out three. Randy Dobnak struck out two in two perfect innings.
Opponents: Samuel Basallo was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth), a double, a walk, four runs, and three RBIs. Jud Fabian was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his ninth. T. T. Bowens was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, NORFOLK TIDES 2 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)
Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in the second to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead. Coby Mayo singled home a run in the third to tie it. A wild pitch put St. Paul back in front 2-1 in the fifth and a sacrifice fly provided an insurance run. They needed it, as Chadwick Tromp homered in the seventh to cut the lead to 3-2. However, Norfolk did not get the tying run on base.
Batters: Mickey Gasper was 2-for-3. Emmanuel Rodriguez was 1-for-1 with a home run (his fourth) and two walks.
Pitchers: Simeon Woods Richardson struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Opponents: Vimael Machin was 2-for-3. Chadwick Tromp hit a home run. Roansy Contreras struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Stats: Mickey Gasper, .348/1.176 OPS. Ryan Fitzgerald, .320/.933 OPS. Will Holland, .893 OPS. Mike Ford, .841 OPS. Anthony Prato, .812 OPS. Simeon Woods Richardson, 1.50 ERA.
Record: St. Paul is 23-21, in fifth place, five games behind Nashville.
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 2, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN SAN ANTONIO
Francisco Acuna homered in the first to give San Antonio the lead. It stayed 1-0 until the seventh, when Aaron Sabato homered to tie it. But in the eighth, Newilian Cedeno delivered an RBI single to drive home what would turn out to be the winning run. Wichita got the tying run to second with one out in the ninth, but could do no more. Wichita stranded ten runners and went 0-for-10 with men in scoring position.
Batters: Gabriel Gonzalez was 3-for-4. Aaron Sabato was 1-for-3 with a home run, his third.
Pitchers: Ricky Castro pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three. Pierson Ohl struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.
Opponents: Francisco Acuna was 2-for-4 with a home run, his sixth. Henry Baez struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.
Stats: Gabriel Gonzalez, .455/.993 OPS. Tanner Schobel, .304/.827 OPS. Tyler Dearden, .300/.818 OPS. Kyler Fedco, .904 OPS. Aaron Sabato, .837 OPS. Jorel Ortega, .825 OPS. Ricardo Olivar, .817 OPS. Noah Cardenas,. 810 OPS.
Record: Wichita is 23-19, in second place, one game behind Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, FORT WAYNE TINCAPS 1 IN FORT WAYNE
Fort Wayne scored in the first on a Rosman Verdugo RBI single. A Kaelen Culpepper single-plus-error tied it in the third and Cedar Rapids took the lead in the fourth a Caden Kendle RBI single. Nate Baez doubled home an insurance run in the eighth. Fort Wayne did not get a hit after the seventh.
Batters: Khadim Diaw was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitchers: Jose Olivares struck out six and walked five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. Kade Bragg struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits. Cole Percival struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opponents: Kai Roberts was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run. Brendan Durfee was 2-for-4. Clark Candiotti struck out nine in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk. Harry Gustin struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.
Stats: Nate Baez, .337, .922 OPS. Kaelen Culpepper, .307, .902 OPS. Khadim Diaw, .306, .906 OPS. Kyle DeBarge, .882 OPS. Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 1.29 ERA. Cole Percival, 1.69 ERA.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 24-16, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND
Wenceel Perez hit a two-run homer to put Lakeland on the board in the third. Jefferson Valladares doubled home a run in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-1, but Lakeland came back with two more in the bottom of the fifth. Fort Myers did not put together a threat the rest of the game.
Batters: Fort Myers had just three hits.
Pitchers: Dylan Questad struck out six in 4.2 innings, but allowed four runs on four hits and three walks. Tyler Stasiowski struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Ivran Romero pitched a perfect inning.
Opponents: Wenceel Perez was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk. Lucas Elissalt struck out six in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Luke Stofel struck out five in four innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Stats: Poncho Ruiz, .317/.855 OPS. Ivran Romero, 2.29 ERA.
Record: Fort Myers is 19-23, in sixth (last) place, 5.5 games behind Lakeland.
FCL TWINS 10, FCL PIRATES 2 AT TWINS
Estuar Suero singled home a run in the top of the third to give the Pirates a 2-1 lead, but Ariel Castro answered with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to put the Twins in the lead to stay. Ramiro Dominguez hit a three-run double in the fourth to make it 6-2. The Twins added a run in the fifth and Castro homered again in the seventh. This was another nine-inning game, and that gave time for Javier Roman to hit a two-run homer in the eighth. Possibly it's just a matter of agreement between the teams involved whether they play seven or nine.
Batters: Ariel Castro was 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk, and three RBIs. Javier Roman was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs.
Pitchers: Christian Becerra struck out five in two innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks. Melvin Rodriguez pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with no strikeouts. Mitch Mueller struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Ruddy Gomez struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Opponents: Luke Scherrer was 3-for-4 with a double and a run. Ronaldys Jimenez struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and a walk.
Stats: Javier Roman, 1.089 OPS. Ariel Castro, 1.052 OPS. Irvin Nunez, .853 OPS. Ruddy Gomez, zero ERA. Mitch Mueller, 1.74 ERA. Christian Becerra, 2.25 ERA. Melvin Rodriguez, 2.45 ERA.
Record: The Twins are 8-5, tied for first with the Rays.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
4:35 Cedar Rapids (Ty Langenberg, 0-2, 7.52 and Cole Peschl*, no record) at Fort Wayne (Jose Luis Reyes, 0-3, 5.13 and Miguel Mendez, 1-1, 2.25)
5:30 Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-3, 4.41) at Lakeland (TBD)
6:37 Norfolk (Kyle Brnovich, 1-2, 5.62) at St. Paul (David Festa, 2-1, 3.60)
7:05 Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 2.89) at San Antonio (Sam Whiting, 0-0, 5.93)
*We have been misspelling Cole Peschl's name as Peschi. Not that he's likely to ever know, but we still regret the error.
A terrible 3rd really did the Wolves in. Sloppy passing throughout didn't help. DiVincenzo was terrible but Finch wouldn't take him of the floor. Ant was pretty great though. And I'm sure many players around the NBA didn't mind McDaniels pushing SGA to floor right after he got hooked by him again in front of an official.
I have a friend who was a huge Tigers fan growing up. His wife and he were discussing names for their firstborn son. He said, "I don't know, maybe Jack?" She liked it. When they got to the middle name, he was like, "Hmm, I kind of like the name Morris". She agreed. He told me when she was so pissed when she figured it out a few years later.
