A good game for Logan Wade is nowhere near enough for Perth. Luke Hughes has a big day. Close games in Sydney and Adelaide.
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Dominican Digest: Games of 1/9
Day eleven of the playoffs. A pair of one-run games.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/9
Day eight of the playoffs. A big day by Oswaldo Arcia isn't enough for Zulia. Walks and errors boost Magallanes.
Friday Music Day: Jan 10, 2014
Nothing new to add to my 2013 best-of list yet, and nothing from 2014, either.
I read yesterday that Amiri Baraka died. I've got a few records with him on it. One of my faves after the break. Language warning. Continue reading Friday Music Day: Jan 10, 2014
January 10, 2014: Date Night
Milkmaid, fine(ish) dining, Odell Runoff Red IPA, Ballast Point Sculpin IPA. Woo!
Happy Birthday–January 10
Harry Wright (1835)
Chick Stahl (1873)
Del Pratt (1888)
Ziggy Sears (1892)
Max Patkin (1920)
George Strickland (1926)
Jim O'Toole (1937)
Willie McCovey (1938)
Chuck Dobson (1944)
Wilfredo Sanchez (1948)
Richard Dotson (1959)
Kelvin Torve (1960)
Wally Bell (1965)
Kevin Baez (1967)
Gary Rath (1973)
Adam Kennedy (1976)
Outfielder Ziggy Sears played in the minors for sixteen years, mostly in the Texas League. He once drove in eleven runs in a game. He was a National League umpire from 1934-1945.
Max Patkin was a well-known baseball clown from 1944-1995.
Wilfredo Sanchez was a star in Cuba from 1968-1986, winning five batting titles.
Wally Bell was a major league umpire from 1992-2013, when he passed away from a heart attack.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 1/8
The first round ends, as both remaining series are ended with authority. On to the semi-finals!
Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 1/8
Day five of the playoffs. Daniel Ortiz goes deep. Passed balls produce all the runs in Ponce.
Dominican Digest: Games of 1/8
Day ten of the playoffs. A blowout in Escogido. A shutout in Cibao.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/8
Day seven of the playoffs. Lots of free baseball. Daring baserunning wins it for Magallanes. A walkoff homer takes care of things in La Guaira.