Monthly Archives: May 2013

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 12

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Chicken Wolf (1862)
Lave Cross (1866)
Jumping Joe Dugan (1897)
Hank Borowy (1916)
Ed Runge (1918)
Yogi Berra (1925)
Felipe Alou (1935)
Ted Kubiak (1942)
Vic Albury (1947)
Bob Heise (1947)
Joe Nolan (1951)
Lou Whitaker (1957)
Kevin Bass (1959)
Willie Lozado (1959)
Mark Clark (1968)
Wes Helms (1976)
Felipe Lopez (1980)
Evan Meek (1983)

Ed Runge was an American League umpire from 1954-1970.  His son Paul and his grandson Brian have also been major league umpires.

Infielder Willie Lozado was drafted by Minnesota in the third round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to MagUidhir’s sister.

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2013 Twins Game Log

Game 33: O’s @ Twins

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I didn't expect that the Twins would break even on that road trip. That was actually pretty fun to watch. Now the work begins. In order to be a properly mediocre team (as opposed to a wretched one), the home team is going to have to follow up that perfectly acceptable road trip with a slightly better home stand. That started poorly yesterday, but what do you expect when the only give Josh Roenicke a three run lead and one inning to keep it?

None-the-less, today, the faithful must press on, confident in the knowledge that the opposition has a rookie on the mound, whereas we have a winless ace going on our side. Plus, the Twins have noted folk heroes Joe Mauer and Oswaldo Arcia in the lineup (I assume they do, anyway, I'm writing this up before the lineups have actually been posted).

It's like we can't lose.

 

Twins on Leaderboards

rWAR (position players) - Mauer, 10th (1.6)
OBP - Mauer, 10th (.396)
Doubles - Mauer, t-2nd (13)*
Triples - Dozier, t-3rd (2)
Bases on Balls - Willingham, 2nd (24)
Hit By Pitch - Willingham, 1st (5)
Hit By Pitch - Plouffe, t-2nd (4)
Sacrifices - Dozier, t-7th (2)
Sac Flies - Morneau, t-1st (4)

Wins - Correia, t-10th (4)
BB/9 - Correia, 5th (1.350)
Saves - Perkins, 7th (8)
Hits Allowed - Worley, 3rd (55)
Losses - Worley, t-5th (4)
Earned Runs - Worley, t-7th (26)
Earned Runs - Pelfrey, t-10th (23)
Games Fished - Perkins, t-6th (13)

* Yeah, that Fenway series was fun, wasn't it?

Keeping Track

This Week in Twins Transactions

Cole DeVries was assigned to Fort Myers, then to New Britain on a rehab assignment.

Brandon Boggs was released by Rochester.

Adam Pettersen was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.

James Beresford was placed on the seven-day disabled list by New Britain.

Kyle Knudson was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Fort Myers with an achilles injury.

Bryan Santy was promoted from the GCL Twins to Fort Myers, then was sent to Elizabethton three days later.

Jonathan Murphy was promoted from the GCL Twins to Fort Myers.

Adam Bryant was placed on the seven-day disabled list by Fort Myers with a separated left shoulder.

Aderlin Mejia was promoted from extended spring training to Fort Myers.

Jairo Rodriguez was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.

Keeping Track

This Week in Ex-Twins

Atlanta sends Luis Ayala to AAA Gwinnett on a rehab assignment.

Atlanta signs Brandon Boggs and assigns him to AAA Gwinnett.

Baltimore recalls Alex Burnett from AAA Norfolk.

Boston activates Craig Breslow from the disabled list.

Camden of the Atlantic League places Brian Bass on the inactive list, then activates him three days later.

Cincinnati organization promotes Ray Chang from AA Pensacola to AAA Louisville.

Cubs send Matt Garza from AA Tennessee to AAA Iowa on a rehab assignment, then sent him back to AA Tennessee on a rehab assignment.

Cubs organization (AAA Iowa) activates Darnell McDonald from the disabled list.

Laguna of the Mexican League signs Juan Morillo.

Gary Southshore of the American Association signs Steve Liddle.

San Francisco places Jose Mijares on the restricted list, then activates him the next day.

Somerset of the Atlantic League activates Jim Hoey.

Texas places A. J. Pierzynski on the fifteen-day disabled list with a strained right oblique.

Toronto selects the contract of Ramon Ortiz from AAA Buffalo.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 11

Charlie Gehringer (1903)
Rip Sewell (1907)
Eddie Chiles (1910)
Jack Lang (1921)
Nestor Chylak (1922)
Milt Pappas (1939)
Frank Quilici (1939)
Jerry Martin (1949)
Dane Iorg (1950)
Mark Huismann (1958)
Walt Terrell (1958)
Trent Hubbard (1964)
Bobby Witt (1964)
Kerry Ligtenberg (1971)
Francisco Cordero (1975)

Eddie Chiles was the owner of the Texas Rangers from 1980-1989.

Jack Lang was a long-time sportswriter in New York and was the secretary-treasurer of the Baseball Writers Association of America from 1966-1988.

Nestor Chylak was an American League umpire from 1954-1978.

This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Miguel Sano (1993).

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2013 Twins Game Log

2013 Game 32: Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twin

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I did not expect the Twins to have more wins than losses at this point in the season. Or any point after game four. They are still in fourth place though, so maybe that's why. The Twins are above .500 and the AL Central has four teams at least .500, most of any division.

Since ending his season starting strikeout streak on April 15, Hicks's batting line is .200/.328/.345. His season stats are a lost cause, but the stats since are comparable to Hunter's first full season at the same age in 1999: .255/.309/.380. Hicks has 14 walks so far while Hunter had 26 in all of 1999. Hicks will probably end up with more strikeouts than Hunter; he's racked up 34 in 31 games compared to Hunter's 76 in 135 games.

I'm feeling better about the season and it looks like Hicks major league experience might not be ruined.