A walkoff homer negates a big day for Josmil Pinto. Jose Berrios' start is postponed. A balk ruins a fine comeback by the Miracle. Lack of offense dooms the Kernels. No wins, but at least they were all close games.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
FMD: Björk
You listen to any of those songs, Nibs?
Game 9 Recap: Twins 8, Royals 5
Two in a row!
April 17, 2015: Wild
They won game one (something they don't like doing) against a team on the road (they don't do that a lot, either). It was the Blues (they've never done that). Good times, Citizens.
Happy Birthday–April 17
Alexander Cartwright (1820)
Cap Anson (1852)
Tom Needham (1879)
Jake Daubert (1884)
Buzz Arlitt (1912)
Solly Hemus (1923)
Tsutomu Wakamatsu (1947)
Denny Walling (1954)
Craig Worthington (1965)
Marquis Grissom (1967)
Gary Bennett (1972)
Ryan Raburn (1981)
Alexander Cartwright was instrumental in developing the rules for the game of baseball.
Buzz Arlitt was a star in the low minors from 1934-1941, and probably would have been for several more years had World War II not intervened. He had a career average of .319 with a slugging average of .480, but never played above Class C.
Tsutomu Wakamatsu was a star in Japan from 1971-1989, making the all-star team eleven times. His career average of .319 is second to Leron Lee on the all-time list of players with at least four thousand at-bats.
There do not appear to be any major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins who were born on this day.
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Loading... Game Log: Minnesota Wild @ St. Louis Blues, GAME 1
How about some history?
- The Minnesota Wild are 1-7 in games 1 of playoff series in franchise history (they've lost 7 in a row).
- The Minnesota Wild are 8-18 in road playoff games in franchise history (they've lost 11 of their last 12).
- The Minnesota Wild have never beat the St. Louis Blues in a playoff game in franchise history.
- The Minnesota Wild are 7-18 in playoff games on days where the Twins won a baseball game (they are 11-11 if the Twins don't win or don't play)
OK, enough history.
I don't know what I think about this series, to be honest with you. The Wild are certainly capable of beating the Blues, but I would say that it wouldn't take much for the Blues to beat the Wild as well.
Looking around I see a lot of people saying this series is too close to call and then picking the Blues. The Wild have the advantage in goaltending and the penalty kill, but their power play just doesn't contribute and I can see that being a potential huge problem if the Blues find a way to get their own special teams rolling.
Still, if the goal totals stay low, I like the Wild's chances.
Either way, it's playoff hockey and therefore awesome. Here we go!
2015 Game 9: AL Champions at Not AL Champions
Did yickit and I just accidentally switch days? I wanted to write something up yesterday on the curious case of Kyle Gibson, but ended up getting asked to work later.
Anyway, Vargas vs. Milone. Morning baseball!
Where They Stand: Through April 15
Our weekly look at the standings.
Minor Details: Games of April 15
A big ninth carries Rochester. Adam Brett Walker II hits his second. An excellent game for Kohl Stewart. It took twelve innings, but Cedar Rapids took its first loss.