Okay, y'all, let's get this under way.
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2001
(1 votes, average: 7.00 out of 10)
Loading... A great five innings by John Curtiss wasn't enough, as Cedar Rapids is eliminated. Fort Myers was rained out.
AAA pitching.
We're back in Arizona after a great trip that saw Beau winning a game of Fall, Caesar, an illuminating conversation about my brother's marriage that fell apart last year, a lovely wedding for my other brother who isn't prone to falling apart and generally agreeable weather that doesn't constantly suck my will to live. It was hard to leave this time, but as a bonus, Skim didn't want to leave either, and has come to realize that Minnesota is where she belongs, too.
Val Picinich (1896)
Buck Leonard (1907)
Jim Bagby (1916)
Steve Hargan (1942)
Ken Forsch (1946)
Don Aase (1954)
Mike Dyer (1966)
Gil Meche (1978)
Rob Delaney (1984)
First baseman Buck Leonard was a star in the Negro Leagues. He was a teammate of Josh Gibson on the Homestead Grays, and was considered the Lou Gehrig to Gibson's Babe Ruth.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner’s father.
Logan Darnell is going. Can the Twins once again avoid getting swept? Go Twins!
I used to love my daily cup of green tea. That's one habit I wouldn't mind starting up again.
This post is dedicated to Can of Corn, who seemed in a foul mood last night. Dude, here's my advice. Stop worrying about the present and keep your mind in the past!
Scot has nearly caught up with bios for all of the electees so far. Check them out here. There's even a shout out to Can of Corn in Billy Hamilton's bio. Also, did you know Dan Brouthers once killed a catcher?
So this ballot had an underwhelming set of names. I had heard of Joe McGinnity and Jack Chesbro, but I doubt many looked at that list and was penciling in their YES votes before doing some research. So I thought that might open the door for someone who had been on the ballot for a while.
I was right.
Lady and gentlemen, your 1909 electees!
On his fifth ballot, the 19th century version of Ozzie Smith squeaks into the hall with 77% of the vote. He's now the second electee (along with Ross Barnes) who is not in Cooperstown. He also continues a string of awesome staches.
That's two shortstops getting elected this go-round. And both held down 77% of the vote. Any chance Honus Wagner can do better?
Remaining on the Ballot (15 Players)
McGinnity breaks the record for highest vote percentage on the first ballot without getting elected. Rusie makes a huge jump, nearly making it in as well. Most players saw improvement this time around, with Jesse Burkett benefiting the most with a whopping 28 point jump. Hall-of-Famer Chesbro is barely hanging on after one ballot.
Players in italics will be on their final ballot next go round. There are three of them. If you want to stump for any of them, now's your chance!
Joe McGinnity: 73%
Amos Rusie: 73% +18
John McGraw: 68% +0
Jesse Burkett: 64% +28
Monte Ward: 45% +4
Jake Beckley: 41%
Pete Browning: 41% +14
Charlie Comiskey: 41% +0
Buck Ewing: 41% +18
Jim O'Rourke: 36% +9
Jimmy Collins: 32%
Hugh Duffy: 18% +9
Sam Thompson: 18% -5
Jack Chesbro: 14%
Joe Kelley: 14%
Falling off the Ballot (14 Players)
None of the five players on their final ballot made it in. King Kelly tried his best. He was between 55% and 67% his entire time on the ballot, but as this isn't Survivor, Daneeka's Ghost just couldn't buy enough votes to get his guy in. One of the best two-way players of all-time, Bob Caruthers, stalls at 50%. CarterHayes' guy Harry Stovey peters out on his final chance.
Bid McPhee, the best full-time second baseman of the 19th century, drops off on his fourth ballot.
Four of the new guys couldn't garner a single vote.
King Kelly: 64% +5
Pud Galvin: 59% +9
Bob Caruthers: 50% +0
Harry Stovey: 32% -4
Paul Hines: 27% +0
Bid McPhee: 23% +5
Bill Dinneen: 14%
Al Orth: 14%
Arlie Latham: 9%
Lave Cross: 5%
Dan McGann: 0%
Claude Ritchey: 0%
Jack Taylor: 0%
Jimmy Williams: 0%
Both teams led early but could not hold the leads. Fort Myers tries again to win the championship today, while Cedar Rapids tries to stay alive.
Dave Foutz (1856)
Hooks Wiltse (1879)
Curt Davis (1903)
Tommy Matchick (1943)
Joe Rudi (1946)
Willie Crawford (1946)
Darren Bragg (1969)
Jason Isringhausen (1972)
Mark Prior (1980)
It appears that no major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day, although it was once argued that there should have been.
