We crown the final Caribbean League champion.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
January 29, 2015: Weeeeeell Yooooouuuuu’ve Gooooot Opportunity
I'm attempting to get a job in Minnesota that essentially allows me to do in person what I do online at Casa de Leche on a regular basis. I'll try to refrain from saying "This is the kind of thing I gladly do for free" in the interview.
Happy Birthday–January 29
Ray Hayworth (1904)
Pancho Coimbre (1909)
Bill Rigney (1918)
Hank Edwards (1919)
Frank Gravino (1923)
Bobby Bolin (1939)
Sergio Ferrer (1951)
Steve Sax (1960)
Mike Aldrete (1961)
John Habyan (1964)
Jason Schmidt (1973)
Pancho Coimbre was a star in the Caribbean Leagues and the Negro leagues in the 1940s. Roberto Clemente said that Coimbre was a better player than Clemente was. Coimbre played two full seasons in the Puerto Rican League in which he did not strike out.
Frank Gravino played in the minors from 1940-1942 and 1946-1954. He has been called the greatest slugger in Northern League history, hitting 108 home runs in two seasons there.
Winter League Playoffs: Games of January 27
Another day, another champion, this time in the Puerto Rican League.
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Big Brother and The Holding Company – Ball And Chain
Often misattributed, credit where credit is due.
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George Wright (1847)
Ducky Holmes (1869)
Bill Doak (1891)
Lyn Lary (1906)
Bob Muncrief (1916)
Pete Runnels (1928)
Harry Dunlop (1933)
Bill White (1934)
Fredi Gonzalez (1964)
Kevin Tolar (1971)
Jermaine Dye (1974)
Magglio Ordonez (1974)
Lyle Overbay (1977)
Harry Dunlop caught in the minors for fourteen years and was a coach for seventeen years. He caught the minor league no-hitter in which Ron Necciai struck out twenty-seven batters and the back-to-back minor league no-hitters of Bill Bell.
Fredi Gonzalez managed the Florida Marlins from 2007-2010 and has managed the Atlanta Braves since 2011.
January 28, 2015: The End
...of credit card debt, this time. We had our best income year yet but fell short of the next bracket, so we still get a decent tax return and are going to be able to kill the credit card debt four months early. This feels so good, dudes.
Winter League Playoffs: Games of January 26
We crown a champion in the Mexican Pacific League!
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January 27, 2015: I Did it Again
Two extremely long nights in a row. Well, at least I have the day off.
Happy Birthday–January 27
Andy Lotshaw (1880)
Milt Gaston (1896)
Bibb Falk (1899)
Fred Heimach (1901)
John Lowenstein (1947)
Tom Trebelhorn (1948)
Eric Wedge (1968)
Phil Plantier (1969)
Angel Berroa (1980)
Gavin Floyd (1983)
Andy Lotshaw had a thirteen-year minor league career as an outfielder/first baseman, leading his league in triples four times and in home runs five times. He also played professional basketball. He then became the trainer for the Chicago Cubs from 1922-1952.
Tom Trebelhorn managed the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986-1991 and the Chicago Cubs in 1994.
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.