The Twins had eight players in the Arizona Fall League. Here's a quick look at how they did.
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Gillian Welch – Miss Ohio
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NPEj63d0jY
November 19, 2012: Money
Yesterday I did about $16k by myself in the six business hours I was there. I'm tired already, dudes. Black Friday is a young man's game.
Happy Birthday–November 19
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.
Falling for Baseball: AFL Championship Game
Nate Roberts leads the Javelinas to the championship!
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November 18, 2012: Rested, Hopefully
This is my first chance to sleep past 6 for about a week and a half, so I hope my body plays along. If you see me here early, I'll be in a bad mood. Well, worse than normal.
Happy Birthday–November 18
Deacon McGuire (1863)
Jack Coombs (1882)
Les Mann (1892)
Gene Mauch (1925)
Roy Sievers (1926)
Danny McDevitt (1932)
Cal Koonce (1940)
Jim Shellenback (1943)
Steve Henderson (1952)
Luis Pujols (1955)
Mike Felder (1961)
Jamie Moyer (1962)
Dante Bichette (1963)
Ron Coomer (1966)
Tom Gordon (1967)
Gary Sheffield (1968)
David Ortiz (1975)
Steve Bechler (1979)
Roy Sievers was a star for the franchise when it was in Washington in the 1950s.
There are 74 current and former major league players born on this day. I'm pretty sure that's the most on any day.
Angelique Kidjo – Kelele
I don't know what she's singing, but it sure is joyful. From Live with Jools Holland.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0hQfVlMuc8
Happy Birthday–November 17
George Stallings (1867)
Mike Garcia (1923)
Orlando Pena (1933)
Gary Bell (1936)
Tom Seaver (1944)
Brad Havens (1959)
Mitch Williams (1964)
Paul Sorrento (1965)
Jeff Nelson (1966)
Eli Marrero (1973)
Darnell McDonald (1978)
Ryan Braun (1983)
Nick Markakis (1983)
November 17, 2012: Wiped
Yesterday, scheduling idiocy had me at the store for most of thirteen hours. That's a little tiring for a guy who doesn't know how to stand still.