My two best friends at work have returned from long absences. I can't believe how much I needed them around.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Happy Birthday–August 3
Silver Flint (1855)
Ed McFarland (1874)
Harry Heilmann (1894)
Jim Hegan (1920)
Roger Repoz (1940)
Dan Meyer (1952)
Bob Davidson (1952)
Jim Gott (1959)
Mike Jeffcoat (1959)
Sid Bream (1960)
Mackey Sasser (1962)
Kevin Elster (1964)
Rod Beck (1968)
Troy Glaus (1976)
Travis Bowyer (1981)
Bob Davidson was an umpire from 1985-1999 and 2005-present.
2014 Game 109: MIN vs CWS
Some guy pitching for the White Sox, and how about that? -- some guy also pitching for the Twins!
This Week in Twins Transaction
Comings and goings, and injuries.
This Week in Ex-Twins
An old friend calls it quits.
Minor Details: Games of August 1
A good day for Elizabethton pitchers. A solid performance for Ethan Mildren. A big day for Edgar Herrera in the DSL.
August 2, 2014: Debt Killers
Our debt went under another thousand-dollar milestone yesterday. I can't wait until it's gone.
Minor Details: Games of July 31
Aaron Hicks is getting things going in New Britain. Ditto for Byron Buxton in Fort Myers. Max Murphy hits his first Class A home run.
Johnny Winter – Mean Town Blues
A little late, but here's a tribute to the fabulous Johnny Winter.
1969
I love those XIIs even with how wonky they look (is he playing it as a VI?).
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Happy Birthday–August 2
Dummy Kihm (1873)
Pop Kelchner (1875)
War Sanders (1877)
Red Ames (1882)
John F. Kieran (1892)
Fuzzy Hufft (1901)
Tom Burgmeier (1943)
Bombo Rivera (1952)
Danny Sheaffer (1961)
Tim Wakefield (1966)
Matt Guerrier (1978)
Humberto Quintero (1979)
Grady Sizemore (1982)
Huston Street (1983)
Luke Hughes (1984)
A deaf mute, Dummy Kihm had 2,245 hits in seventeen minor league seasons.
Pop Kelchner was a scout for fifty years, most of them for the St. Louis Cardinals.
What was War good for? Absolutely nothing. In twelve games, War Sanders was 2-8, 5.64, 1.61 WHIP. He also was 1-for-21 at the plate.
John F. Kieran was a long-time sportswriter in New York and was a panelist on the quiz show "Information, Please".
Fuzzy Hufft had 1,400 hits over seven seasons in the Pacific Coast League and served honorably in both World Wars.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to UncleWalt’s youngest child.