Monthly Archives: November 2011

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–November 20

Joe Sommer (1958)
Kenesaw Landis (1866)
Clark Griffith (1869)
George McBride (1880)
Leon Cadore (1890)
Larry Benton (1897)
Jay Ritchie (1936)
Herm Starrette (1938)
Billy Scripture (1941)
Rick Monday (1945)
Jay Johnstone (1945)
Ron Cash (1949)
Alex Arias (1967)
Gabe White (1971)
J. D. Drew (1975)

Pitcher Clark Griffith was a star for the Cubs before jumping to the White Sox when the American League was formed. Later, of course, was the owner of the Twins franchise while it was still in Washington. His adopted son, Calvin, brought the team to Minnesota.

Ron Cash was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round in 1969, but did not sign. Other than that, no players connected to the Twins were born on this day.

Keeping Track

Spanning the Globe

3 Comments

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Cibao 11, Este 1 in Cibao.  Estarlin De Los Santos was used as a substitute for Cibao, going 0-for-2.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Caguas 2, Carolina 1 (12 innings).  Aaron Bates pinch-hit for Caguas, going 0-for-1.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Anzoategui 3, Magallanes 1 in Magallanes.  Lester Oliveros struck out two in a perfect inning for Anzoategui.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Perth 16, Sydney 1 in Sydney (Game 1).  Todd Van Steensel surrendered four runs on eight hits in 1.2 innings for Sydney.

Perth 5, Sydney 3 in Sydney (Game 2).  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 and scored once for Sydney.

NHL

All They Do is Win (except when they don’t): Games 10-19

7 Comments

This is not a Whangdoodle though it serves the same purpose.

As they say, you can't win the Stanley Cup in November, but you can lose it. Minnesota seems to be hell-bent on avoiding that outcome. The Wild (11-5-3) currently have the best record in the Western Conference over the last 10 games (8-2-0) and are currently atop the Northwest Division, 5 points ahead of Edmonton and only 2 points behind Conference-leading Chicago.  Here's how they got there: Continue reading All They Do is Win (except when they don’t): Games 10-19 →

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–November 19

Billy Sunday (1862)
Everett Scott (1892)
Roy Campanella (1921)
Joe Morgan (1930)
Manny Jimenez (1938)
Larry Haney (1942)
Bobby Tolan (1945)
Bob Boone (1947)
Dickie Noles (1956)
Mike Winters (1958)
Gary DiSarcina (1967)
Mario Valdez (1974)
Clay Condrey (1975)
Ryan Howard (1979)
Jonathan Sanchez (1982)

Clarification: The Joe Morgan listed above is not Hall of Famer Joe Morgan. The Joe Morgan born today is the Joe Morgan who once managed the Red Sox.

Larry Haney is the cousin of ex-Twin Mike Cubbage.

Continue reading Happy Birthday–November 19 →

Keeping Track

This Week in Twins Transactions

14 Comments

Brian Dinkelman signed as a minor league free agent.
Jared Burton signed as a minor league free agent.
Brendan Wise signed as a minor league free agent.
Jamey Carroll agreed to terms on a two-year contract.

The Rochester Red Wings website reports that the Twins have also signed Matt Carson, Samuel Deduno, Phil Dumatrait, Luis Perdomo, and Wilkin Ramirez as minor league free agents.  These transactions have not shown up on the lists I use yet; presumably they will next week.

Keeping Track

Spanning the Globe

3 Comments

We may have finally found the title for this feature.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Este 8, Oriente 6 in Oriente.  Esmerling Vasquez took the loss, surrendering two runs (one earned) on two hits in a third of an inning for Oriente.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Ponce 4, Mayaguez 2 in Ponce.  Angel Morales was 1-for-3 and scored once for Ponce.  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes pitched a perfect inning for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Magallanes 7, Caracas 2 in Caracas.  Deolis Guerra got the win, working 2.1 perfect innings with four strikeouts for Magallanes.

Lara 3, Anzoategui 2 in Lara.  Lester Oliveros pitched a perfect inning for Anzoategui.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Brisbane 4, Melbourne 3 in Melbourne.  Joshua Hendricks was used as a pinch-runner for Melbourne, but did not bat.

Perth 6, Sydney 2 in Sydney.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 for Sydney.