Just for the sake of completeness, we will present the Players of the Week for the last three weeks of the minor league season over the course of the day.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Cup of Coffee, 24 September 2015: Damn, that Traffic Jam!
I was 400 miles into my trip last night when I encountered a traffic standstill about ten miles before the 494/694 split. I sat still for 45 minutes until the accident in front of us was cleared. Made the long trip (as opposed to the shorter one I sometimes make) in a brisk 7:25.
Game 151 Recap: Twins 4, Indians 2
How about that?
Happy Birthday–September 24
Mike Gonzalez (1890)
Dixie Walker (1910)
Clyde Vollmer (1921)
George Banks (1938)
Chuck Nieson (1942)
Norm Angelini (1947)
Eric Soderholm (1948)
Hubie Brooks (1956)
Jim Acker (1958)
Rafael Palmeiro (1964)
Scott Leius (1965)
Bernard Gilkey (1966)
Kevin Millar (1971)
John McDonald (1974)
Levale Speigner (1980)
game 151 – We got this.
In progress. Mr. Hughes on the hill for the locals.
Cup of Coffee, 23 September 2015: C’mon People!
How many times have I told you: when the pot is empty, make a new batch???!!!?!!?!!!1111!
Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, and Haim – Gold Dust Woman
Here's the latest in the "wtf?" series of collaborations.
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Game 150 Recap: Twins 3, Indians 1
One of the oldest cliches about baseball is that it's a game of inches. Like many cliches, it's a cliche because there's a lot of truth in it. We got some examples last night,
Happy Birthday–September 23
Lou Bierbauer (1865)
Heinie Wagner (1880)
Lefty Stewart (1900)
Jim Rooker (1942)
Woody Woodward (1942)
Jim Morrison (1952)
Dennis Lamp (1952)
Tony Fossas (1957)
Jim Winn (1959)
Pete Harnisch (1966)
Jeff Cirillo (1969)
Brent Abernathy (1977)
Mike Gosling (1980)
Matt Kemp (1984)
Trevor May (1989)
Left-hander Tony Fossas was drafted by the Twins in the ninth round in 1978, but did not sign.
Where They Stand: End of Regular Season
Rochester was 77-67, second in the International League North, four games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. They were tied for second in the wild card race, six games behind Indianapolis.
Chattanooga was 76-61. In the first half they were 43-25, finishing first in the Southern League North, 4.5 games behind Tennessee. In the second half they were 33-36, fourth in the Southern League North, 9.5 games behind Montgomery. They qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half.
Fort Myers was 76-63. In the first half they were 38-32, second in the Florida State League South, seven games behind Charlotte. In the second half they were 38-31, third in the Florida State League South, 5.5 games behind Palm Beach.
Cedar Rapids was 77-63. In the first half they were 41-29, second in the Midwest League Western, five games behind Quad Cities. In the second half they were 36-34, fourth in the Midwest League Western, twelve games bhind Kane County. They qualified for the playoffs by finishing second in the first half.
Elizabethton was 34-34, third in the Appalachian League West, six games behind Kingsport.
The GCL Twins were 27-32, third in the Gulf Coast League South, 14.5 games behind the GCL Red Sox.
The DSL Twins were 36-36, fourth in the Dominican Summer League Boca Chica South, seventeen games behind the DSL Giants.