Jack Powell (1874)
Buck Herzog (1885)
Glenn Myatt (1897)
Wally Post (1929)
Marty Springstead (1937)
Mike Andrews (1943)
Sonny Jackson (1944)
Hal Haydel (1944)
Steve Luebber (1949)
Willie Wilson (1955)
Marty Springstead was an American League umpire from 1966-1986. He later was a supervisor of umpires.
I watched this game. The whole thing. And I totally spaced on the recap. Because it is a painful thing to do at this moment in the season.
Hicks had four hits. That was cool. Mountie hit one on a line into the right field seats. That was nice.
Other things were not good. Thielbar gave up a run so Gardy will probably never use him again. Deduno still makes me wonder if he is an OK pitcher or not(trick question because on this team he is the ace). Tropicana Field looks like an unpleasant place to watch a ball game. The turf has weird stains like a dorm room throw rug.
All in all not a great game. Alas there is another game today to hopefully cleanse the palate. As Slowey would say, we can't help but continue to watch the Sisyphean effort that is the 2013 Minnesota Twins' season.
Sam "Ace" Deduno vs. Roberto "Don't Call Me Fausto" Hernandez
Twins arrived in Tampa 5 hours late last night due to mechanical problems with the plane. If they didn't show up, would anyone notice? If they sent the Miracle over to play in their place, would they have a better chance at winning? Will this Game Log have fewer page views than the latest Minor Details?
A big day for Jermaine Mitchell. Mike Kvasnicka stays hot. A two-hitter for Matthew Summers.
The Red Wings win in the tenth for the second straight day. A big day for Eddie Rosario. A walkoff for Adonis Pacheco.
An inside-the-parker for Buxton! A big day for Kepler! The debut of Gonsalves!
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The next volley in the star grab war. Ball is in your court, jobu.
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Loading... Two Minnesotans are representing Minnesota in the All-Star Game! Old news, sure, but I forgot to mention it yesterday.
NOTE: This is a reprint from last year, which I did not have time to update. Thank you for understanding.
Hank O’Day (1862)
Ivey Wingo (1890)
Clint Brown (1903)
Salty Parker (1912)
Antonio Ramirez Muno (1927)
Hector Lopez (1929)
Al Spangler (1933)
Darrell Brandon (1940)
Ken Sanders (1941)
Jim Ollom (1945)
Lerrin LaGrow (1948)
Alan Ashby (1951)
Terry Puhl (1956)
Bob Kipper (1964)
Jerome Walton (1965)
Bobby Ayala (1969)
Danny Ardoin (1974)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to AMR’s daughter and to Moss’ son.
The Twins meet the Jays once more after a week or so of moving in opposite directions. Scott Diamond goes for the Twins, and I sure as heckfire do hope he's not ruined after his injury. The Jays start something called Todd Redmond, who has four appearances in his life, and just one start (not this year). He was mildly serviceable as a starter in AAA, having two meh years in 09-10, a nice year in 11 and an okay year in 12. I can't imagine he projects to be a long-term starter in the majors, but hey, I'll root for him starting after this game.
Go Twins! We're now double-digit games under .500. Let's fix that.