Happy Birthday–December 16

Sammy Strang (1876)
Tony Kaufmann (1900)
Neil Chrisley (1931)
Adolfo Phillips (1941)
Mike Flanagan (1951)
Rick Sofield (1956)
Tom Gorman (1957)
Billy Ripken (1964)
Jeff Granger (1971)
Charles Gipson (1972)
Matt Kinney (1976)

The reason Neil Chrisley is listed is because his given name is Barbra O’Neil Chrisley. No explanation for this name is given, but it seems reasonable to assume that he’s the only man to play major league baseball whose first name was Barbra.

Jeff Granger was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1990, but did not sign.

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Spanning the Globe

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Guasave 2, Mazatlan 1 in Mazatlan (14 innings).  Anthony Slama gave up a run on a hit in one-third of an inning.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Mayaguez 4, Caguas 3 in Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run, driving in two.  Nelvin Fuentes retired both batters he faced for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Caracas 8, Magallanes 5 in Caracas.  Deolis Guerra surrendered four runs on four hits in one inning for Magallanes.  Pedro Guerra allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk in a third of an inning.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Sydney 1, Canberra 0 in Sydney.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-3 for Sydney.

Trampled By Turtles – Wait So Long

I don't remember which of you it is, but I know we've got some Duluth expats or natives or some-such around here. Well I'm neither, but I am a fan of the city. Here's a group from there.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsIzW4cxvIw 

Plus, it's another MN venue...perhaps the MN venue?

 

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Happy Birthday–December 14

John Anderson (1873)
Lefty Tyler (1889)
Bob Weiland (1905)
Eddie Smith (1913)
Rusty Peters (1914)
Bobby Adams (1921)
Sad Sam Jones (1925)
Bob Clear (1927)
Pete Whisenant (1929)
Jim Roland (1942)
Jerry May (1943)
Greg Goossen (1945)
Bill Buckner (1949)
Craig Biggio (1965)
Ken Hill (1965)
Scott Hatteberg (1969)
Marcus Jensen (1972)
Billy Koch (1974)
Rodrigo Lopez (1975)
Dave Gassner (1978)

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