Happy Birthday–March 25

Frank Dwyer (1868)
Clyde Milan (1887)
John Fetzer (1901)
Dutch Leonard (1909)
Ryohei Hasegawa (1930)
Woodie Held (1932)
Frank Peters (1944)
Lee Mazzilli (1955)
Jeff Kunkel (1962)
Tom Glavine (1966)
Dan Wilson (1969)
Erik Schullstrom (1969)
Travis Fryman (1969)

John Fetzer was the majority owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961-1983.

Ryohei Hasegawa was a star in Japan in the 1950s and was also a coach, manager, and broadcaster there.

Frank Peters was a minor league player and manager.  On August 31, 1974, while managing the Portland Mavericks, he had each player play each position for one inning.  Portland won the game over the Tri-City Ports, 8-7.

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Vampire Weekend – Diane Young

Thanks to the powers that be for letting me spin one extra track.

Anyway, we've been singing the bridge to this song around the house the past month or two (starting around the 45-second mark).  Without even connecting the dots, Sheenie suggested Diane as a girl's name she really likes.

httpv://youtu.be/4Smn0LBL-64

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Happy Birthday–March 24

Kip Selbach (1872)
Roy Thomas (1874)
Fatty Arbuckle (1887)
Ernie Shore (1891)
George Sisler (1893)
Jesus Alou (1942)
Mark Marquess (1947)
Garry Templeton (1956)
Bruce Hurst (1958)
Wilson Alvarez (1970)
Steve Karsay (1972)
Jose Valverde (1978)
Chad Gaudin (1983)

Silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle was the owner of the Vernon Tigers of the Pacific Coast League from about 1918-1921.

Mark Marquess is the longtime head baseball coach of Stanford.

No players with connections to the Twins were born on this day; however, we would like to wish a very happy birthday to Mom SBG.

The National – Fake Empire

This song goes out to Coach K.  Maybe instead of tearing others down, you should work on winning a few games.  On the bright side, Tyus Jones looks to be an admirable young man since he's choosing to go to a rebuilding program rather than more local one that recently won a tourney game like NDSU.

http://youtu.be/AZyvpH121Jo

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Happy Birthday–March 23

Mike Smith (1868)
Gavvy Cravath (1881)
Cy Slapnicka (1886)
Ray Kremer (1893)
Johnny Moore (1902)
Johnny Logan (1927)
Jim Lemon (1928)
Lee May (1943)
George Scott (1944)
Pat Bourque (1947)
Lanny Frattare (1948)
Bo Diaz (1953)
Mrs. A (1954)
Mike Remlinger (1966)
Chris Turner (1969)
Mark Buehrle (1979)

Cy Slapnicka was a long-time scout.  Players he is credited with signing include Bob Feller, Lou Boudreau, and Herb Score.  Somehow, "Cy Slapnicka" just sounds like a name a baseball scout should have.

Lanny Frattare was a radio broadcaster for the Pirates from 1976-2008.

Happy birthday to my Hall of Fame wife.

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This Week in Twins Transactions

Eric Fryer was optioned to Rochester.

Kris Johnson was optioned to Rochester.

Danny Santana was optioned to Rochester.

Stephen Wickens was assigned to major league camp.

Sean Gilmartin was assigned to minor league camp.

Darin Mastroianni was assigned to minor league camp.

Jermaine Mitchell was assigned to minor league camp.

James Beresford was assigned to minor league camp.

Brandon Waring was assigned to minor league camp.

Adrian Salcedo was assigned to major league camp.

Virgil Vasquez was assigned to major league camp.

Vance Worley cleared waivers and was sent outright to Rochester.