Appel polishes off the Surprise batters. Sixties flashback: Boog Powell hits a home run. Glendale can play in Peoria.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
October 15, 2014: Development
Sour Cream, who will turn 7 tomorrow, is obsessed with Sudoku right now.
Happy Birthday–October 15
Charley O'Leary (1882)
Dolly Gray (1897)
Mule Haas (1903)
Mel Harder (1909)
Bill Henry (1927)
Lou Klimchock (1939)
Dick Such (1944)
Jim Palmer (1945)
Mitchell Page (1951)
Carlos Garcia (1967)
Juan Cruz (1978)
Josh Rabe (1978)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to New Guy.
silverchair – Tomorrow
An angry rock song that's never left me.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-umn3W12KnI
ALCS Game 3: Baltimore at Kansas City
More exciting baseball action!
Mexican Matchup: Game of October 13
Amilcar Gaxiola may sound like a character on a science fiction show, but he pitched an excellent game for Mazatlan.
Venezuelan View: Game of October 13
Pitching and a three-run homer carry Aragua.
Fall Festival: Games of October 13
All the Twins did well. Zimmer zips it past Glendale batters. There are ties in baseball, at least in the AFL.
October 14, 2014: Geographical Depression
I'm fighting a bit of depression right now, almost certainly due to the fact that I still live here and I still hate it. Much of my day revolves around fantasizing about getting out.
Happy Birthday–October 14
Joe Start (1842)
Paul Radford (1861)
Ivy Olson (1885)
Oscar Charleston (1896)
Harry Brecheen (1914)
Ken Heintzelman (1915)
Tom Cheney (1934)
Tommy Harper (1940)
Al Oliver (1946)
Frank Duffy (1946)
Ed Figueroa (1948)
Kiko Garcia (1953)
Willie Aikens (1954)
Jesus Vega (1955)
Joe Girardi (1964)
Midre Cummings (1971)
Ryan Church (1978)
Boof Bonser (1981)
Carlos Marmol (1982)
Outfielder Oscar Charleston is considered by some to have been the greatest player in Negro League history.