Winterball Whiparound: The Pitchers

With the winter leagues completed, a final look at how Twins players fared.  We did the batters yesterday; we do the pitchers today.

The good:  Cole DeVries (Mesa) was 2-1, 3.12, 0.92 with 19 strikeouts in 26 innings.  Terry Doyle (Mesa) was 4-0, 1.98, 0.62 with 22 strikeouts in 27.1 innings.  Nelvin Fuentes (Mayaguez) was 1-0, 2.49, 0.83 with 16 strikeouts in 21.2 innings.  Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) was 2-1, 3.71, 1.05 with 23 strikeouts in 26.2 innings.  Pedro Guerra (Magallanes) was 1-1, 3.67, 1.25 with 32 strikeouts in 34.1 innings.  Lester Oliveros (Anzoategui) was 1-1, 1.33, 1.33 with 18 strikeouts in 20.1 innings.  Luis Perdomo (Aguilas) was 0-0, 2.11, 0.80 with 16 strikeouts in 21.1 innings.  Anthony Slama (Mazatlan) was 0-1, 1.76, 0.85 with 19 strikeouts in 15.1 innings.  Todd Van Steensel (Sydney) was 0-0, 3.32, 1.06 with 25 strikeouts in 21.2 innings.

The average:  Casey Fien (Guasave) was 4-2, 4.40, 1.27 with 31 strikeouts in 30.2 innings.  Deinys Suarez (Ponce) was 1-1, 3.56, 1.68 with 19 strikeouts in 30.1 innings.

The bad:  Tim Atherton (Canberra) was 0-1, 9.53, 1.59 with 8 strikeouts in 11.1 innings.  Cesar Ciurcina (Aragua) was 0-0, 5.74, 1.79 with 7 strikeouts in 15.2 innings.  Brett Jacobson (Mesa) was 1-2, 6.94, 1.17 with 12 strikeouts in11.2 innings.  Bruce Pugh (Mesa) was 0-1, 12.21, 2.93 with 13 strikeouts in 14 innings.  Aaron Thompson (Este) was 0-1, 6.10, 1.84 with 3 strikeouts in 10.1 innings.  Dakota Watts (Mesa) was 0-1, 5,65, 1.74 with 9 strikeouts in 14.1 innings.

The insignificant:  Samuel Deduno (Aguilas) was 0-0, 1.50, 1.67 with 13 strikeouts in 6 innings.  Sam Gibbons (Melbourne) was 0-1, 9.00, 1.89 with 5 strikeouts in 9 innings.  Yorman Landa (La Guaira) was 0-0, 6.75, 2.25 with 1 strikeout in 2.2 innings.  Francisco Liriano (Domincan Republic) was 1-0, 0.00, 1.60 with 5 strikeouts in 5 innings.  Gonzalo Sanudo (Culiacan) was 0-0, 0.00, 1.50 with 3 strikeouts in 2 innings.  Markus Solbach (Melbourne) was 0-0, 6.35, 1.76 with 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings.  Manuel Soliman (Escogido) was 0-0, 0.00, 3.30 with 3 strikeouts in 3.1 innings.  Junior Subero (Carolina) was 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 with 0 strikeouts in 1 inning.  Esmerling Vasquez (Estrellas) was 1-1, 3.00, 1.56 with 5 strikeouts in 9 innings.  Brendan Wise (Perth) was 0-0, 0.00, 1.00 with 2 strikeouts in 4 innings.

Happy Birthday–February 15

Cub Stricker (1860)
Sliding Billy Hamilton (1866)
Charlie Irwin (1869)
Jimmy Ring (1895)
George Earnshaw (1900)
Larry Goetz (1900)
Lorenzo Ponza (1915)
Chuck Estrada (1938)
Ron Cey (1948)
Rick Auerbach (1950)
Joe Hesketh (1959)
Mark Davidson (1961)
Melido Perez (1966)
Ugueth Urbina (1974)
Alex Gonzalez (1977)
Luis Ugueto (1979)

Lorenzo Ponza invented the modern pitching machine.

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The Band with The Staple Singers – The Weight

Check it out: Rick Danko's playing a fretless Ampeg bass in this cut, and for some reason he looks (and sounds?) like Dennis Hopper when he's singing his solo. The solos from Mavis and Pops are treasures. From The Last Waltz concert, filmed by Martin Scorsese.

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WGOM Sponsorships

There was some consensus behind sponsoring a player on baseball-reference.com. There's enough money in the WGOM piggy bank that if the community wants it, we could sponsor a player or two.

First, a poll whether the community wants to do it. I'm thinking the total amount spent on sponsoring pages will be $50.

Should we sponsor some pages on B-R.com?

  • Yes (71%, 20 Votes)
  • No (29%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 28

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While we're here, we should also discuss who or what to sponsor. Nominate your choices below and in a few days, I'll put up another poll to vote on what will actually be sponsored. Also, don't forget the message that will be displayed with the sponsoring. We have 255 characters to abuse.

Winterball Whiparound: The Batters

With the winter leagues completed, a final look at how Twins players fared.  We’ll do the batters today and the pitchers tomorrow.

The good:  Aaron Bates (Caguas) hit .356/.396/.556 in 45 at bats.  Sean Burroughs (Margarita) hit .316/.396/.382 in 136 at-bats.  Alexi Casilla (Cibao) hit .336/.419/.412 in 119 at-bats.  Brian Dozier (Mesa) hit .296/.358/.454 in 108 at-bats.  Pedro Florimon (Escogido) hit .300/.413/.400 in 90 at-bats.  Chris Herrmann (Mesa) hit .380/.456/.620 in 50 at-bats.  Aaron Hicks (Mesa) hit .294/.400/.559 in 102 at-bats.  Luke Hughes (Perth) hit .344/.500/.656 in 64 at-bats.

The average:  Joe Benson (Aragua) hit .216/.355/.373 in 51 at-bats.  Darin Mastroianni (Zulia) hit .255/.369/.363 in 102 at-bats.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) hit .246/.246/.404 in 57 at-bats.  Jairo Perez (Lara) hit .231/.375/.269 in 26 at-bats.  Wilkin Ramirez (Este) hit .247/.307/.358 in 81 at-bats.  Dereck Rodriguez (Caguas) hit .273/.273/.364 in 11 at-bats.  Jacob Younis (Sydney) hit .252/.319/.290 in 131 at-bats.

The bad:  Matt Carson (Estrellas) hit .115/.233/.192 in 26 at-bats.  Estarlin De Los Santos (Cibao) hit .158/.200/.211 in 19 at-bats.  Joshua Hendricks (Melbourne) hit .118/.211/.118 in 17 at-bats.  Angel Morales (Ponce) hit .220/.313/.305 in 59 at-bats.  Rory Rhodes hit .170/.284/.330 in 100 at-bats.  Rene Rivera (Carolina) hit .211/.242/.267 in 90 at-bats.  Deibinson Romero (Escogido) hit .176/.300/.176 in 17 at-bats.  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) hit .214/.313/.286 in 42 at-bats.  Rene Tosoni (Lara) hit .195/.283/.195 in 41 at-bats.

The insignificant:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-2.  Josmil Pinto (Aragua) was 1-for-5.  Ramon Santana (Este) was 0-for-7.

Happy Birthday–February 14

Joe Gerhardt (1855)
Arthur Irwin (1858)
Morgan Murphy (1867)
Candy LaChance (1870)
Bob Quinn (1870)
Earl Smith (1897)
Mel Allen (1913)
Red Barrett (1915)
Len Gabrielson (1940)
Ken Levine (1950)
Larry Milbourne (1951)
Will McEnaney (1952)
Dave Dravecky (1956)
Alejandro Sanchez (1959)
John Marzano (1963)
Kelly Stinnett (1970)
Damaso Marte (1975)

John Marzano was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1981, but he did not sign. 

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Mother 6. Continue reading Happy Birthday–February 14

The Two Man Gentlemen Band – Fancy Beer + Prime Numbers

My expression of fraternal esteem to everyone here at the WGOM. In song form, of course.

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2012 Game Logs: Game 29 Minnesota @ Orlando

Below is a make believe conversation that may or may not take place after the Wolves beat the Magic tonight.

Jerry Zgoda: Dwight, there has been a lot of speculation as to where you might end up this season.

Dwight Howard: Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio are really talented players, they really impressed me tonight.  I could see myself playing in Minnesota.

Jerry Zgoda: Umm...

Dwight: I am committed to giving it my all in Orlando though. I would never ask for a trade

Jerry Zgoda: Sure...

Dwight: It is just that sometimes, you know, I want to win championships and I don't know that if the team I have here in Orlando will help me in accomplishing that goal. 

Jerry Zgoda:  ....

Dwight: But yeah, I think that New York, New Jersey, LA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and Minnesota all present those opportunities.

Jerry Zgoda: So are you saying that you want to play in Minnesota?

Dwight: Look man, I don't know why you reporters keep asking me questions like this. I just want to play the game and help Orlando win a championship.

 

Tonight, watch Dwight Howard sullenly put up 20/13 while not interacting with his teammates in anyway what so ever.