Happy Birthday–August 14

Paul Dean (1912)
Earl Weaver (1930)
Joe Horlen (1937)
Bert Cueto (1937)
Mark Fidrych (1954)
Don Carmen (1959)
Mark Gubicza (1962)
Mike Cook (1963)
Mark Loretta (1971)
Juan Pierre (1977)

Earl Weaver was the long-time manager of the Baltimore Orioles.

Mark Gubicza was an analyst on for FSN on pre-game and post-game shows in 2004.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to sean's son.

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2015 Game 114: Rangers at Twins

Yes, the local nine are fading, but Miguel Sano is must-see TV. I could live with 2015 being 2001 in terms of significance.

Ervin Santana, who's been real up and down since he came back, faces Chi Chi Gonzalez, who is named Chi Chi. He's a spot starter, replacing Cole Hamels, who's been walking more and more guys as he climbs the ranks to the majors.

Let's sweep this thing, Twins, because why not?

Minor Details: Games of August 12

Kennys Vargas and Byron Buxton shine in a losing effort for Rochester.  Max Kepler keeps hitting for Chattanooga.  A fine game for Kohl Stewart.  Felix Jorge pitched well after the first inning.  A good game for Samuel Clay.  Christian Cavaness keeps hitting for the GCL Twins.  Yeltsin Encarnacion is hitting well for the DSL Twins.

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Happy Birthday–August 13

Fielder Jones (1871)
George Susce (1907)
Lou Finney (1910)
Sid Gordon (1917)
Jerry Neudecker (1930)
Vinegar Bend Mizell (1930)
Mudcat Grant (1935)
Tony Cloninger (1940)
Fred Stanley (1947)
Jerry Crawford (1947)
Andre Thornton (1949)
Tom Niedenfuer (1959)
Jim Reboulet (1961)
Tom Prince (1964)
Jay Buhner (1964)
Mark Lemke (1965)
Alex Fernandez (1969)
Jarrod Washburn (1974)
Will Ohman (1977)
Corey Patterson (1979)
Boone Logan (1984)

Jerry Neudecker was an American League umpire from 1966-1985.  He was the last major league umpire to use an outside chest protector.

Jerry Crawford was a major league umpire from 1976-2010.  He is tied with Bruce Froemming for the most postseason games umpired, 111.

Jim Reboulet is the brother of Jeff Reboulet. He was in the minors for six years, reaching AAA. He had three seasons with sixty or more stolen bases.

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Black Diet – Fever

Sorry, I get to feature these guys at least one time a year.

Friends of friends, I'm happy to see these guys amassing more momentum every day. Their new album just dropped a couple weeks ago, which reminds me that I need to get their new album.


2015

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Game 113: Rangers at Twins

Lineups:
Texas Rangers:
1. CF D. DeShields Jr. (R)
2. RF Shin-Soo Choo (L)
3. DH Prince Fielder (L)
4. 3B Adrian Beltre (R)
5. 1B Mitch Moreland (L)
6. LF Josh Hamilton (L)
7. SS Elvis Andrus (R)
8. 2B Rougned Odor (L)
9. CB Bobby Wilson (R)

Minnesota Twins:
1. CF Aaron Hicks (S)
2. 2B Brian Dozier (R)
3. 1B Joe Mauer (L)
4. DH Miguel Sano (R)
5. 3B Trevor Plouffe (R)
6. RF Torii Hunter (R)
7. LF Eddie Rosario (L)
8. C Kurt Suzuki (R)
9. SS Eduardo Nunez (R)

Pitchers:
TEX: Nick Martinez (R) (7-6, 3.91)
MIN: Mike Pelfrey (R) (5-7, 4.06)

Go Twins!

Minor Details: August 11

Tyler Duffey leads the Red Wings to a split.  Max Kepler and David Hurlbut lead the Lookouts to victory.  Stephen Gonsalves pitches well in a Miracle loss.  Nick Gordon and Edgar Corcino lead the Kernels to a win.  Cody Stashak continues to impress for the E-Twins.  Christian Cavaness keeps hitting for the GCL Twins.  The DSL Twins get blown out.

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