a win puts the Twins in 3rd place.
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Minor Details: Games of 6/29
Two complete games! A pair of walkoff wild pitches! Cedar Rapids wins its ninth straight!
Happy Birthday–June 30
Davy Jones (1880)
Ron Swoboda (1944)
Chuck Meriwether (1956)
Bud Black (1957)
Al Newman (1960)
Tony Fernandez (1962)
Mark Grudzielanek (1970)
Garret Anderson (1972)
Chan Ho Park (1973)
Chuck Meriwether was a major league umpire from 1993-2010.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to spookymilk’s wife and to hungry joe’s son.
June 30, 2013: The Milkmaid
This year, for her birthday, she's getting all the yoga stuff she asked for. It might not sound exciting to simply get what you asked for a couple of months back, but she's married to a person with the memory of a goldfish, so I'm betting it'll blow her mind.
Andrew Bird – The Happy Birthday Song
happy birthday, Pete.
2010
EDIT: and also to the long suffering milkmaid!
Game 77: Royals @ Twins
It took a lot longer than many of us thought it should have, but.
Ladies* and gentlemen, I give you...
Kyle Gibson.
(cue thunderous applause and hopefully more than a strikeout every other inning)
This Week in Twins Transactions
Mike Pelfrey was placed on the fifteen-day disabled list with a strained back.
Pedro Hernandez was recalled from Rochester, then was optioned to Rochester the next day.
Kyle Gibson was recalled from Rochester.
Aaron Hicks was sent to Rochester on a rehab assignment.
Esmerling Vasquez was released by Rochester.
Logan Darnell was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Nick Blackburn was sent from Rochester to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment.
Matthew Summers was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Byron Buxton was promoted from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers.
Madison Boer was sent from Fort Myers to Cedar Rapids.
Bruce Pugh was activated from the disabled list by New Britain.
Bobby Lanigan was released by New Britain.
Frank Encarnacion was assigned to the DSL Twins.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Colorado organization (AAA Colorado Springs) releases Brett Jacobson.
Gary of the American Association trades Steve Liddle to Southern Illinois of the Frontier League for a player to be named later.
Lancaster of the Atlantic League signs Esmerling Vasquez.
Philadelphia organization sends Matt Tolbert from Class A Clearwater to the GCL Phillies on a rehab assignment.
San Francisco organization (AAA Fresno) releases Boof Bonser.
Southern Maryland of the Atlantic League activates Eduardo Morlan.
Toronto transfers Ramon Ortiz from the fifteen-day disabled list to the sixty-day disabled list.
Washington sends Wilson Ramos to the GCL Nationals on a rehab assignment.
June 29, 2013: There’s a Pillar There, Milkman
It takes a certain kind of person to get a bloody gash above his eye while working retail. Apparently, I'm that person.
Queens Of The Stone Age – … Like Clockwork
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgxU-VxKs7M
The Queens have just released a new Album that's garnering a lot of critical acclaim. I haven't listened the whole way through, but I dig the title track.