Brendan Wise makes a spot start. Andy Leer makes his debut as a catcher. A big day for Oswaldo Arcia.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
May 28, 2012: Lucky Me
This move came along out of nowhere, to the point that I couldn't get out of work to help move but it still has to happen. So, most of the work is being done today without me. Oops!
Happy Birthday–May 28
Spider Baum (1882)
Jim Thorpe (1887)
Warren Giles (1896)
John Allyn (1917)
Bob Kuzava (1923)
Frank Saucier (1926)
Kirk Gibson (1957)
Bill Doran (1958)
Duane Ward (1964)
Mike Maksudian (1966)
Mike Defelice (1969)
Jhonny Peralta (1982)
Lester Oliveros (1988)
Spider Baum won 325 games in the minors between 1902-1920. 267 of those wins came in the Pacific Coast League.
Frank Saucier is the player Eddie Gaedel pinch-hit for in 1951.
Game 47: Tigers 4, Twins 3
The Tigers complete the three-game sweep in Minnesota. It's easy enough to pin this one on Capps. After all, he did snatch a win out of P.J.'s (and the Twins') hands by giving up the go-ahead runs in the top of the 9th. However, it was his first blown save in 10 chances and the boys missed plenty of opportunities with men in scoring position (3-10) today. They had their chance again in the 9th. DSpan led off the home-half with a single but then Revere popped out on his bunt attempt and Mauer lined out to left for the 2nd out. Willingham managed a walk after Span had stole 2nd. 1st and 2nd, two outs and Mountie strode to the plate 0-for-the-day. He promptly flied out to right to end the game. Again, if Capps takes care of business, none of that matters. But bagging on him is just too easy. I don't think it's too much to ask of the top of the order to push one run across, especially when the first man up reaches base. If you disagree, that's fine (I'm know the probability of scoring a run improves with the lead-off man aboard, but I don't know what the chances of scoring a run in any given inning is - and I'm just too tired to go find out). Either way, this game weekend season sucked.
P.S. Kundos to Padre & NBB for holding down the game log!
2012 Game Who Cares: Tigers at Twins
It's getting increasingly tough to be optimistic on these. I'd probably go high-concept on you here, but today is a moving day AND a work day so I really don't have the time.
Porcello vs. Walters.
Go get 'em, boys. Please?
Minor Details: Games of 5/26
Fort Myers salvages the day. The bullpen shines in Beloit. The Rock Cats drop a pair by identical scores.
Happy Birthday–May 27
Frank Snyder (1894)
Pinky Higgins (1909)
Terry Moore (1912)
George O’Donnell (1929)
Jerry Kindall (1935)
Fred Bruckbauer (1938)
Jim Holt (1944)
Gary Nolan (1948)
Terry Collins (1949)
Mark Connor (1949)
Mark Clear (1956)
Ed Nunez (1963)
John Jaha (1966)
Jeff Bagwell (1968)
Frank Thomas (1968)
Todd Hundley (1969)
Mark Connor pitched in the Twins’ minor league system from 1971-1972 before he suffered a career-ending arm injury. He has been a pitching coach for the Yankees, Arizona, Toronto, Texas, and Baltimore. He also was the head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee.
May 27, 2012: Advantages
Well, we got the place. My ability to manipulate conversations has helped me win arguments and Werewolf games in the past, but yesterday, it helped me talk down my rent by $100 a month. That's probably the best use I'll ever get from that power, unless Survivor casts me someday.
Jason Isbell – Dress Blues
This seems like an appropriate one to play on Memorial Day weekend. I know we played it at the other site but I think it is a good one to listen to annually.
Thanks for letting me force my tastes on others!
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Loading... TV Review: Twins Baseball “Same Old Sad Story” (Episode 46, Season 52)
"Same Old Sad Story" lived up its name, as the show's writers seem intent on punishing the faithful who continue to view this cliched nonsense week in and week out. For those of you who wisely tuned out, here's what you missed.
* Carl continued to try and fail to battle his demons (we did learn something about his father being murdered by a strikeout pitch, so I guess that was new)
* Some lame subplot about how it sucks to fail when it really counts
* The opposing team won
Sound familiar? It ought to. We've seen this same episode no fewer than seven times now. At this point, I'm not even sure why Carl is still a recurring character, as we've obviously seen everything he has to offer. I suppose there's something to be said for a familiar face, but there's no way that a fresh face could be worse (on the other hand, I've seen previews of some of the upcoming character "spotlight episodes" featuring characters like Frankie and P.J., so maybe the producers are just working with what they have - what can I say? Times are tough.) The point is, this episode wasn't any good the first seven times, it's not good now, and based on what we've seen, I think the writing staff is out of new ideas. I know this season was written to be a rebuilding of sorts - bring the plot back to "bunch of scrappy losers find a way to win three times" - and while that makes the occasional good episode a real pleasure, it's an awful slog to go through. Let's just say nobody's going to be streaming anything from this season on Netflix anytime soon.
Confession time. I'm beginning to think that this show is miscast. Joe Mauer tries admirably, but he simply doesn't have what it takes to pull off the villain character the show's producers and advertisements so clearly want him to be. He's much better suited to be one of the hero characters. Maybe they'll cast him that way later, but I don't have any faith that the producers know what they're doing.
It doesn't seem that long ago that this show was one of the best things on television. The plot was tight and unpredictable, the characters were all well played and likable (and those that weren't were pruned from the cast before they became the avatars of frustration that some of this season's characters have been). Who can forget the heartbreak of 2008's season finale? Or the joy of 2010's string of exceptionally strong episodes? This show has become rote, and as such, I cannot recommend further viewing until several things are remedied.