Brad Nelson leads Rochester to a comeback win. Todd Van Steensel preserves a Cedar Rapids victory. Nick Gordon stays hot for Elizabethton.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Happy Birthday–June 28
Ken Williams (1890)
Haruyasu Nakajima (1910)
A. Ray Smith (1915)
Oscar Rodriguez (1931)
Fred Gladding (1936)
Ron Luciano (1937)
Fred Talbot (1941)
Al Downing (1941)
Don Baylor (1949)
Chris Speier (1950)
Joe Sambito (1952)
Clay Christiansen (1958)
John Elway (1960)
Jay Schroeder (1961)
Mark Grace (1964)
Ron Mahay (1971)
Corey Koskie (1973)
Richard Hidalgo (1975)
Brandon Phillips (1981)
Haruyasu Nakajima is in the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
A. Ray Smith owned minor league baseball teams from 1961-1986.
Oscar Rodriguez is in the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame.
Ron Luciano was an American League umpire from 1969-1979.
NFL quarterbacks John Elway and Jay Schroeder each played minor league baseball. Elway hit .318 in 151 at-bats as an outfielder for Class A Oneonta in 1982. Schroeder was primarily an outfielder for four years in the Toronto system, never getting higher than Class A. He hit .213 with 36 homers in 1,304 minor league at-bats.
Mark Grace was drafted by Minnesota in the fifteenth round of the January draft in 1984, but did not sign.
June 28, 2014: Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor
...damn!
2014 Game 78: Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers
Kevin Correia
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Nick Tepesch
The Twins aren't doing so great. The Rangers aren't doing so great. The Twins were just swept by the Angels. The Rangers were just swept by the Tigers and the Angels before that plus dropped the final two against the Athletics.
I'm predicting another sweep for the Twins. No reason to let any optimism back to the Rangers.
Queen – We Are The Champions
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY
USA! USA! USA! Wait, we didn't win the group?
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Minor Details: Games of June 26
Sam Gibbons, Tanner English, and Nick Gordon lead Elizabethton to victory. Kris Johnson and Jason Wheeler pitch well but to no avail. Aaron Hicks goes deep for New Britain.
Game Recap #77: Minnesotans 4, Angles 6
Having seen the United States soccer team advance by losing, the Twins decided to try it. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work as well in baseball.
FMD: One More Week
The tracklist for the WGOM Summer Mixtapf will be ready on next Friday for your Independence Day celebrations.
I'm very, very disappointed in Can of Corn for making me listen to one of those songs he nominated. Am I wrong or is it awful?
This week it's just time to share your random lists.
Happy Birthday–June 27
Rube Benton (1890)
Fred Saigh (1905)
Dick Terwilliger (1906)
Wendell Smith (1914)
Lou Kretlow (1921)
Gus Zernial (1923)
Wayne Terwilliger (1925)
Charles Bronfman (1931)
Chuck Coles (1931)
Eddie Kasko (1932)
Rico Petrocelli (1943)
Takashi Nishimoto (1956)
Jeff Conine (1966)
Jim Edmonds (1970)
Daryle Ward (1975)
Chris Woodward (1976)
Luis Rodriguez (1980)
Fred Saigh was the owner of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1947-1953, selling Anheuser-Busch.
Wendell Smith was an African-American sportswriter who was influential in the choice of Jackie Robinson as the first African-American major league player.
Charles Bronfman was the owner of the Montreal Expos from 1969-1991.
Takashi Nishimoto was a star pitcher in Japan from 1977-1993.
Daryle Ward is the son of ex-Twin Gary Ward.
June 27, 2014: Opportunity
The Milkmaid continues to inch near a much better-paying job, I'm releasing my game in a few days and I've been (somewhat informally) asked to write a show to be produced by my alma mater next year. Could be a good week, if any of this pans out.