Cup of Coffee, 6 June 2014: Milestones

As I mentioned yesterday, it's been ten years (today!) since I graduated from law school. You know what that means. Shortly thereafter, I started to study for the bar and the stress/boredom of that compelled me to start a blog. Yep, the ten year anniversary of the various incarnations of this site/community is coming up. (The actual ten year anniversary is July 17th.)

Happy Birthday–June 6

Ed McKean (1864)
Fresco Thompson (1902)
Bill Dickey (1907)
Wild Bill Wright (1914)
Hector Espino (1939)
Merv Rettenmund (1943)
Bud Harrelson (1944)
Bobby Randall (1948)
Dave Bergman (1953)
Max Venable (1957)
Brooks Kieschnick (1972)
Tony Graffanino (1972)
David Lamb (1975)
Mark Ellis (1977)
Jeremy Affeldt (1979)
Matt Belisle (1980)

 Wild Bill Wright was a star in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and 1940s.

Hector Espino is considered the greatest player in the history of the Mexican League, hitting 453 home runs there.

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Where They Stand

Minnesota is 28-29, fourth in the American League Central, 4 games behind Detroit.  The Twins are 5-5 in their last ten games and have won two consecutive games.

Rochester is 34-25, first in the International League North, 1 game ahead of Syracuse.  The Red Wings are 7-3 in their last ten games and have won three consecutive games.

New Britain is 25-31, fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, 12.5 games behind Portland.  The Rock Cats are 5-5 in their last ten games and have lost two consecutive games.

Fort Myers is 34-24, first in the Florida State League South, a half game ahead of St. Lucie.  The Miracle are 7-3 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.

Cedar Rapids is 27-32, seventh in the Midwest League Western, 12 games behind Kane County.  The Kernels are 5-5 in their last ten games and have lost two consecutive games.

The DSL Twins are 1-3, fifth in the Boca Chica Baseball City, 3 games behind the DSL Orioles1.  The Twins won their most recent game.