I was just thinking of that month I was super into William Onyeabor. That was fun.
April 2, 2025: Phases
2025 Game Log 5 – Twins at White Sox
I have it on good authority that the Twins have been involved in an elaborate April Fools prank. Apparently the gist of it is that they play absolutely horrible for four games to start the season, giving up an average of 7 runs a game, play bad defense, don't hit, weird managerial strategies, puzzling broadcast decisions. The whole lot. Get the fan base and all up in arms and the sports scribes moving on to the who the Vikings should draft in the 6th round. Then, on April 1st, it's all APRIL FOOLS! We are actually a good team that is professionally run and managed and they play lights out the rest of the season.
Seems like a dumb strategy, but you know the lengths some organizations will go to pull of an April Fools stunt.
Simeon Wood Richardson on the mound for the Twins. Shane Smith for the Whities. I think he's a reliever so unless the Sox are looking to convert him to a starter, looks like he may be the Opener.
First pitch at 6:40 from The Rate.
April 1, 2025: Nothing Doing
Apologies, please post your normal CoC discourse. I have nothing subversive.
Momma – I Want You (Fever)
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Almost forgot my first game log of the year. A win would be nice, yeah?
Minor Details: Game of March 30
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
Rained out. Game will be made up April 25.
Next game: Tuesday, 5:15. St. Paul (Zebby Matthews) at Columbus (TBD).
March 31, 2025: ಠ_ಠ
Awhile ago, I set it up on my work computer so whenever I type the word "eyes", it autocorrects to "ಠ_ಠ". I guess the idea was so I could add that to emails instead having to go copy and paste it. I guess I don't type the word "eyes" much, because every time I actually do and it autocorrects, I'm always surprised and amused. It does that across all Office products actually. Just happened in Excel.
Happy Birthday–April 1
Hugo Bezdek (1884)
Jeff Heath (1915)
Vern Hoscheit (1922)
Bo Schembechler (1929)
Giulio Glorioso (1931)
Ron Perranoski (1936)
Ted Sadowski (1936)
Phil Niekro (1939)
Rusty Staub (1944)
Willie Montanez (1948)
Mike Bacsik (1952)
Mike Kinnunen (1958)
Rich Amaral (1962)
Frank Castillo (1969)
Matt Herges (1970)
John Axford (1983)
Daniel Murphy (1985)
Hugo Bezdek is the only man to manage a major league team and coach an NFL team. He was the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1917-1919 and the coach of the Cleveland Rams in 1937. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Vern Hoscheit was a long-time minor league manager, scout, and major league coach. He was also the president of the Three-I League from 1960-61.
Better known as a college football coach, Bo Schembechler was the president of the Detroit Tigers from 1990-1992.
Giulio Glorioso won six ERA titles and four pitching triple crowns in Italy and is a member of the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Florist – 43 / Vacation
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Happy Birthday–March 31
Bill Hallman (1867)
Jack Stivetts (1868)
Big Jeff Pfeffer (1882)
Brick Owens (1885)
Tom Sheehan (1894)
Carson Bigbee (1895)
George Mitchell (1900)
Mule Suttles (1900)
Marv Grissom (1918)
Dave Koslo (1920)
Moises Camacho (1932)
Moose Stubing (1938)
Balvino Galvez (1964)
Chien-Ming Wang (1980)
Jeff Mathis (1983)
Peter Bourjos (1987)
Josmil Pinto (1989)
There have been two players in the majors named Jeff Pfeffer. They were brothers. "Big Jeff" Pfeffer was actually Francis Xavier Pfeffer. Plain old Jeff Pfeffer was actually Edward Joseph Pfeffer. "Big Jeff" was 6'1", 185 pounds. Plain old Jeff was 6'3", 210.
Brick Owens was a longtime major league umpire. His first name was Clarence. He got the nickname "Brick" after being hit by one while umpiring a game in Pittsburg, Kansas early in his career.
Mule Suttles is sometimes credited as the all-time Negro Leagues home run leader with 237. He swung a fifty-ounce bat.
One of the top second basemen in the history of the Mexican League, Moises Camacho played there from 1951-1975. He was known as the Rogers Hornsby of Mexico.