How the Puerto Rican League is going.
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Happy Birthday–December 6
Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Jose Contreras (1971)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)
Jocko Conlan played two seasons of major league baseball, but is best known as a National League umpire from 1941-1965.
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
December 6, 2014: Mom
My mom is here for the next five days for my requisite connection to home. Unfortunately, this time of year it's difficult to get time off from work, so we'll see how much I actually get to see her.
December 5, 2014: Let’s see who the Twins pick up today…
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble
DJ Jazzy meat, we miss you!
httpv://youtu.be/yAIG_DPIPao
1989
FMD: Sisters
Since last Saturday's show, I've pretty much been listening to Lydia Loveless and The Girls! (which is Lydia's littler big* sister's band, who opened). It almost sounds like Lydia singing a different style of music, but the vox are quite similar, and I could even imagine these as ghost-written by Lydia. Talented family. I wonder if their dad ever was the Girls!' drummer.
*if I heard right.
Dominican Digest
A look at the Dominican Winter League
Happy Birthday–December 5
Billy Shindle (1860)
Patsy Tebeau (1864)
Frank Bowerman (1868)
Pink Hawley (1872)
Gus Mancuso (1905)
Bobby Mattick (1915)
Chico Ruiz (1938)
Yoshiharu Wakana (1953)
Gary Roenicke (1954)
Luis Casanova (1956)
Alan Cockrell (1962)
Cliff Floyd (1972)
Felix Rodriguez (1972)
Hanley Frias (1973)
Yoshiharu Wakana was a six-time all-star in Japan, playing from 1974-1991.
Luis Casanova was a star slugger in Cuba, playing from 1978-1994.
We also want to wish a Happy Birthday to CarterHayes’ mother.
Mexican Matchups
A look at the Mexican league.
Sufjan Stevens – Too Much
It's a fluorescent Thursday, I think.
2010