August 18, 2014: Homestretch

I'll be in MN in under two weeks.

My schedule:

8/31: Arrive, probably hang with high school friend
9/1: State Fair. Who else wants to go?
9/2: Twins game at night, probably with dinner at Hrbek's (or wherever; I just want to spend some real time at the park) beforehand. During the day, it's wide open.
9/3: Daytime is open. Nighttime is likely to be a CdL/CJ/WGOM get-together unless I split them up somehow. Unfortunately, after this date I'm unlikely to be available to see anyone, as I'll be in my hometown preparing for my brother's wedding.

So who wants to caucus???

Happy Birthday–August 18

Sam Wise (1857)
Wally Gerber (1891)
Burleigh Grimes (1893)
Bernie Friberg (1899)
Max Lanier (1915)
Bob Kennedy (1920)
Roberto Clemente (1934)
Billy Consolo (1934)
Joe Azcue (1939)
Paul Popovich (1940)
Bucky Guth (1947)
Bruce Benedict (1955)
Mike LaValliere (1960)
Jack Howell (1961)
Marcus Lawton (1965)
Bobby Higginson (1970)
Albie Lopez (1971)

Marcus Lawton is the brother of Matt Lawton.  He played in ten games for the Yankees in 1989.

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2014 Game 122: Royals at Twins

Guthrie v. Milone

Tommy's looking for his first win in a Twins uniform against a Jeremy*

Lineups:

1. N. Aoki, RF D. Santana, SS
2. O. Infante, 2B B. Dozier, 2B
3. S. Perez, C J. Mauer, 1B
4. B. Butler, 1B K. Vargas, DH
5. A. Gordon, LF O. Arcia, RF
6. J. Willingham, DH K. Suzuki, C
7. M. Moustakas, 3B C. Parmelee, LF
8. A. Escobar, SS E. Escobar, 3B
9. J. Dyson, CF J. Schafer, CF

*Is he the original Jeremy? I can't recall...

 

Happy Birthday–August 17

Johnny Rawlings (1892)
Rudy York (1913)
Donald Honig (1931)
Jim Davenport (1933)
John Buzhardt (1936)
Diego Segui (1937)
Boog Powell (1941)
Ron Boyer (1944)
Skip Lockwood (1946)
Butch Hobson (1951)
Alex Cole (1965)
Jorge Posada (1971)
Mike Maroth (1977)
Brett Myers (1980)
Dustin Pedroia (1983)

Author Donald Honig has written nearly forty books about baseball.

Ron Boyer is the brother of Clete Boyer and Ken Boyer. He played in the Yankees’ farm system for eight years, reaching AAA.

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