Oswaldo Arcia and Andrew Albers lead Rochester to victory in the first game of a four-game battle with Norfolk for the final wild card spot. Byron Buxton is starting to figure out the FSL. Miguel Sano remains benched. Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 7/26
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Game 101: Deduno vs. Mariners
Deduno vs. the World. I feel confident going with Deduno on this one.
I’m in a pickle
The Great Pickle Experiment has reached an important milestone, as I've transferred both jars now to the fridge. Success! These pickles are delicious, and stupid easy to make.
The recipe is due to Cathy Barrow at the New York Times and is simplicity itself. In its essence: soak cukes in cold water for half an hour. Stuff them into clean quart jars. Add some spices. Cover with cooled brine and let sit for at least three days at room temperature. Enjoy!
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This Week in Twins Transactions
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This Week in Ex-Twins
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July 27, 2013: Wire to Wire
Full day today, guys. I have to run a morning meeting at work, then immediately head to Flagstaff with my wife for Flagstaff Extreme (a ropes course up in the trees), and spend the three-hour drive back judging for my Survivor game. Normally on a day off I beg for the opportunity to do nothing, but I'm pretty excited about all of this.
Happy Birthday–July 27
Davy Force (1846)
Joe Tinker (1880)
Rube Walberg (1896)
Biz Mackey (1897)
Benny Bengough (1898)
Zack Taylor (1898)
Leo Durocher (1905)
Kazuto Tsuruoka (1916)
Ray Boone (1923)
Harry Wendelstedt (1938)
Larry Biittner (1945)
Bump Wills (1952)
Rich Dauer (1952)
Brian Kingman (1954)
Shane Rawley (1955)
Len Barker (1955)
Dave Dombrowski (1956)
Tom Goodwin (1968)
Shane Bowers (1971)
Enrique Wilson (1973)
Alex Rodriguez (1975)
Tsuyoshi Nishioka (1984)
Biz Mackey was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1923-1945.
Kazuto Tsuruoka was a star in Japan from 1939-1952 and was a very successful manager from 1953-1966.
Harry Wendelstedt was a National League umpire from 1966-1998.
Dave Dombrowski has been the general manager of the Montreal Expos, the Florida Marlins, and the Detroit Tigers.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Rowsdower.
Wilco, Nick Lowe, and Mavis Staples – The Weight
this song has shown up in several incarnations on the .org (even with some of these members), but i don't believe we've this seen version yet.
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Loading... 2013 Game 100: Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners
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Finally a game I will be able to stay up late enough to watch. Except I will be at the end of a move and internet access may or may not be enabled yet. I hope to come back to an awesome gamelog.
Minor Details: Games of 7/25
Liam Hendriks has pitched well in four of his last five starts. Trevor May pitched well, too. Byron Buxton gets two hits for the third consecutive game.