Eddie Rosario and Daniel Ortiz carry Mayaguez to a doubleheader sweep. A six-pitcher seven-inning shutout.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Dominican Digest: Games of 11/22
Good days for Chris Colabello and Jorge Polanco. Errors help Cibao to victory.
Venezuelan View: Games of 11/22
Deolis Guerra, Edgar Ibarra, and Dakota Watts all pitch well. Oswaldo Arcia keeps hitting. Another eight-run inning!
Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.
An inspirational WGOM fitness quote by our 26th (and my favorite) potii. Dude rocked! Grew up sickly and asthmatic, but overcame his weaknesses by powering through them.
Continue reading Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 11/21
Big innings abound, including an eight-run inning. Burgamy goes to Trigamy. Martinez was Abel to lead Navojoa.
Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 11/21
A big day for Daniel Ortiz. Eddie Rosario hits his first Puerto Rican homer. Sliding Billy Hamilton's four stolen bases aren't enough for Santurce.
Rare Earth – Celebrate
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Celebrate another year of WGOM! But Seriously folks, thanks for the generous donations.
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Oswaldo Arcia has a big day. Miguel Sulbaran has a successful Venezuelan League debut. Jesus saves the day with a walkoff in Caracas.
Happy Birthday–November 23
This is a great day for names:
Chief Zimmer (1860)
Hi Church (1863)
Socks Seybold (1870)
George Stovall (1877)
Jimmy Sheckard (1878)
Runt Marr (1891)
Freddy Leach (1897)
Beans Reardon (1897)
Bubber Jonnard (1897)
Prince Hal Schumacher (1910)
Bill Gates (1918)
Charlie Osgood (1926)
Jack McKeon (1930)
Luis Tiant (1940)
Tom Hall (1947)
Ken Schrom (1954)
Brook Jacoby (1959)
Dale Sveum (1963)
David McCarty (1969)
Adam Eaton (1977)
Jonathan Papelbon (1980)
Runt Marr played in the minor leagues for nineteen years, managed in the minors for fifteen years, and was also a scout for many years.
Beans Reardon was a National League umpire from 1926-1949.
Bubber Jonnard was a long-time coach and scout.
Bill Gates was a minor league pitcher from 1938-1940 and 1946-1951.
Jack McKeon was a long-time manager and general manager, leading the Florida Marlins to a World Series victory in 2003. In 2011, he became the second-oldest manager in major league history at age 80.
November 23, 2013: Sleep
I sure hope I'm done with midnight releases for the season. Working on this game all day on my days off leaves me tired enough.