I saw these fella's a couple of weeks ago. They played several sea shanties that were salty as a dog.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
July 3, 2013: Long Way from Home
People who were single when I left Minnesota are now married with kids, and it's driving home just how long I've been away from where I belong. I still can't see an end to this, though.
Happy Birthday–July 3
Nig Cuppy (1869)
Curt Walker (1896)
Buddy Rosar (1914)
Art Fowler (1922)
Ed Roebuck (1931)
Cesar Tovar (1940)
John Verhoeven (1952)
Frank Tanana (1953)
Matt Keough (1955)
Danny Heep (1957)
Warren Newson (1964)
Greg Vaughn (1965)
Moises Alou (1966)
Brian Cashman (1967)
Juan Rivera (1978)
Brian Cashman has been the general manager of the New York Yankees since 1998.
Minor Details: Games of 7/2
Filling in for the Padre in his time of need. (I hope he sees this before he does one himself). Two-out rallies! Dramatic rallies in the GCL!
Game 80: Dang, I missed the halfway point by one game.
Hughes (3-7, 4.82 ERA) vs. Lake Deduno (4-2, 3.32 ERA)
Ugh, I'm not sure if the demoralizing defeats were worse back when the Yankees actually had a scary lineup, or if its worse watching Gardy trot out what I assume (without being able to see) is a Jared Burton with a lingering health issue followed by a Deunsing who can't get righties <em>or</em> lefties out night after night. I think the latter is worse when taking into account the number of pitchers on the roster.
On the bright side, the Yankees and Twins are similarly behind the leaders in their division, so we got that going for us.
WGOM Fitness: 2 July 2013, Diet Only
My foot hurts. A lot. It's been sore now for 2 weeks. The ball of my foot. At first I thought it was just a bruise. Now I doubt that. It's a foot though, and those get beat up generally, so maybe it just hasn't had a chance to really heal? (Heel? Eh? Eh?). Continue reading WGOM Fitness: 2 July 2013, Diet Only
Minor Details: Games of 7/1
Mike Pelfrey leads Cedar Rapids to its eleventh straight win. A good day for Max Kepler. Apparently there are places in the country where it rains.
Happy Birthday–July 2
Grover Hartley (1888)
Hal Wagner (1915)
Dick Greco (1925)
Red Rush (1927)
Chuck Stobbs (1929)
Mike Reilly (1949)
Tony Armas (1953)
Jose Canseco (1964)
Sean Casey (1974)
Samuel Deduno (1983)
Rene Tosoni (1986)
Dick Greco played twelve seasons in the minors, hitting 328 home runs, but never got a chance in the majors.
Red Rush was a radio broadcaster for the White Sox, the Athletics, and the Cardinals.
Mike Reilly was a major league umpire from 1977-2010.
July 2, 2013: Oh, Right, Those Guys
Does anyone else think it feels like ages since the last time the Twins and Yankees faced each other? Maybe I totally tuned out when they did so last year. I know that was the plan.
Game 79 Recap: Crappy Crappers 4, The Most Hated Team in the Universe 10
The Twins have had the past four Mondays off so I was looking forward to recapping this game when my internet went out.
I'm glad it did. Unmitigated late inning suckage ruins days. 6 more games to get these guys before the All-Star break or careen off the cliff.