Monthly Archives: July 2013

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–July 15

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John Clapp (1851)
Dan McGann (1871)
Bubbles Hargrave (1892)
Shirley Povich (1905)
Jake Powell (1908)
Bruce Edwards (1923)
Donn Clendenon (1935)
Mike Shannon (1939)
Kirt Manwaring (1965)
Brett Merriman (1966)
James Baldwin (1971)
Miguel Olivo (1978)

Shirley Povich was a sportswriter for the Washington Post from 1923-1993.  He continues to write articles for the Post for twenty-five years aftr he "retired".

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to brianS, kg2005, and Mom Beau.

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WGOM Videos

Mekons — Memphis, Egypt

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So after a week of star fu-- er I mean star grabbing, welcome to Freealonzo’s Rock Week!  This week will feature my favorite rock bands rocking out to rock music at its bone-jarring rockingest.   No lofi-emo-jazz-acoustic-goth-folk-country-pop-soul music for 7 whole days.  Can you handle it?  I think you can, in fact I know you can.  So get ready to rock because these songs go to 11!!!!!

I think it’s mandatory to start off Freeaolonzo's Rock Week with this song from the Mekons.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q_yT4Rykq4

From The Mekons Rock and Roll

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2013 Twins Game Log

2013 Game 92: Twins at Yankees

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Ah, a merciful end comes as we enter the All-Star break. The Twins are 38-53, which is right around the disaster we feared they'd be at the "half." This AL East tour certainly did the team no favors. The Yankees are 51-43 but are sitting in fourth in their always-ridiculous division.

Kyle Gibson, who has one win, faces Captain Cheeseburger, who has two hundred. I plan to watch the Yankee feed, but if it's a CC love-fest I might have to rethink things.

A series win in New York...it's impossible, right? Let's see it anyway, Twins.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–July 14

Jesse Tannehill (1874)
Happy Chandler (1898)
Johnny Murphy (1908)
Robert Creamer (1922)
Ralph Rowe (1924)
Bob Purkey (1929)
Billy McCool (1944)
Steve Stone (1947)
Danny Walton (1947)
Vic Rodriguez (1961)
Robin Ventura (1967)
Derrick May (1968)
Jose Hernandez (1969)
Tim Hudson (1975)

Albert "Happy" Chandler was the commissioner of baseball from 1945-1951.

Author Robert Creamer wrote a biography of Babe Ruth which is still considered to be one of the best baseball books ever.

Ralph Rowe was a coach for the Twins from 1972-1975.

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Miscellaneous

Truck Time with Twayn: Minivan Edition

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Making assumptions is a necessary part of diagnosing mechanical problems, and of living life in general. But like most things, there are good and bad assumptions. Good assumptions based on empirical evidence, factual information, experience and knowledge can be quite helpful. But bad assumptions, as Robert Pirsig reminds us in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, are traps to be avoided as they can mislead, direct you down dead-ends, and greatly complicate the task at hand.

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