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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Minor Details: Games of August 15
A big day for Josmil Pinto. Lots of strikeouts by New Britain pitchers. A superb performance by Stephen Gonsalves. We continue to get caught up.
Game Recap #122: Vikings 6, Chiefs 12
It got late early.
Yoko Kanno — Tank (from Cowboy Bebop)
Soundtracks week! Here's a rocking track from the anime Cowboy Bebop played by The Seatbelts
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_25mVjKwcc
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.
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...
Minor Details: Games of August 14
Pitch count stops Alex Meyer again. A big day for Max Kepler. A walkoff hit batsman for Fort Myers. We'll try to get caught up over the next few days.
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.
August 17, 2014: Troublemaker
There's a 17-year-old girl at work chasing after me semi-romantically. I keep telling her that this is a dead end and can't lead to anything good for her. I don't enjoy getting people fired, but damn, it's tough to get teenagers to listen to reason.