Fred Jacklitsch (1876)
Jack Pfiester (1878)
Joe Oeschger (1892)
Willy Miranda (1926)
Ellie Rodriguez (1946)
Rob Ducey (1965)
Carlos Hernandez (1967)
Todd Rizzo (1971)
Danny Bautista (1972)
Bartolo Colon (1973)
Brad Penny (1978)
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Josh Ritter – Me & Jiggs
Josh Ritter was at my friend's wedding. His wife went to high school with him. (Useless information.)
Game 43: Scott Diamond versus the World
You know who is pitching. Yay Scottie. Boo Chris Sale.
Matt Capps likes pancakes and so do I.
Go TWINS!
Game 42: Minnesota 9, DirtyStinkinSouthSiders 2
PJ pitched 9 strong innings and the Twins hitters gave him plenty-o-run support, banging out 9 hits.
points finger Gavin Floyd lost. Ha-ha!
Minor Details: Games of 5/22
Teheran dominates Rochester. Chris Herrmann again gets four hits. Each game was a pitchers' duel.
May 23, 2012: Positives
If PJ Walters can give us 22-23 more starts like that, we might be in business.
Happy Birthday–May 23
Dummy Hoy (1862)
Deacon Phillippe (1872)
Zack Wheat (1888)
Arch McDonald (1901)
Willis Hudlin (1906)
Augie Galan (1912)
Lawrence Ritter (1922)
Clyde King (1924)
Skip Bertman (1938)
Tom Penders (1945)
Reggie Cleveland (1948)
Buck Showalter (1956)
Ricky Gutierrez (1970)
Some interesting names who were not major league players on the list today, including an early broadcaster (McDonald), an author (Ritter), a college baseball coach (Bertman), and a college basketball coach who played minor league baseball (Penders). However, there do not appear to be any major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Jenny Lewis & Elvis Costello – Carpetbaggers
This would have been a huge hit in the '70s.
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2012 Game Logs: Game 42 Good Guys @ Bad Guys
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From tWWL, here are some numbers from our buddy, PJ.
Two things. First, hey espn, get a picture of the guy in the Twins cap, will you? Secondly, more sliders please.
Minor Details: Games of 5/21
Twins affiliates sweep! Double-digit runs in Rochester and New Britain! Rene Tosoni goes 5-for-5! Chris Herrman goes 4-for-5! Bunts are key to a big inning for the Snappers!