After limping to the finish line of last month, I've gotten back in the saddle, the bike saddle, that is. Continue reading WGOM Fitness: 16 February 2013, Back in the Saddle
Monthly Archives: February 2013
This Week in Twins Transactions
Doug Bernier was signed to a minor league contract and assigned to Rochester.
Antone Richardson was signed to a minor league contract.
Rafael Perez was signed to a minor league contract.
Chih-Wei Hu was assigned to the GCL Twins.
Leonel Zazueta was assigned to the GCL Twins.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Pittsburgh (finally) signs Francisco Liriano to a one-year contract.
Happy Birthday–February 16
Alex Ferguson (1897)
Parnell Woods (1912)
Creepy Crespi (1918)
Atsushi Aramaki (1926)
Bobby Darwin (1943)
Terry Crowley (1947)
Bob Didier (1949)
Glenn Abbott (1951)
Jerry Hairston (1952)
Barry Foote (1952)
Bill Pecota (1960)
Eric Bullock (1960)
Dwayne Henry (1962)
Jerome Bettis (1972)
Eric Byrnes (1976)
Parnell Woods was an infielder in the Negro Leagues for fourteen years. He later became the business manager for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Atsushi Aramaki was a dominant pitcher in Japan in the 1950s and is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
Better known as an NFL running back, Jerome Bettis is a part-owner of the Altoona Curve and the State College Spikes.
“Say Shhhh” – Atmosphere
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8pG5ep-PUE
February 16, 2013: Cross it off the List
I'm going to the Grand Canyon today. In fact, I may be there when you read this, because we're getting up stupidly early (late?) to drive four hours and see the sunrise there.
WGOM Fitness: Resolution Month (Six Weeks)
Hello. I'm back to posting on WGOM Fitness after a little hiatus. Today is also the beginning of the six week Resolution Month. Continue reading WGOM Fitness: Resolution Month (Six Weeks)
Friday Music Day: Feb 15, 2013
What are y'all listening to today?
Ol’ Man River – Paul Robeson
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh9WayN7R-s
I know you are supposed to do "live" versions of the songs. But the best version of Ol' Man River of this one.
Happy Birthday–February 15
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.
Larry Goetz was a National League umpire from 1936-1957.