We also recognize the passing of Cory Wells, long time singer of Three Dog Night.
1970
This song has a larger history than I realized, apparently.
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A look at how Twins players are doing in the fall/winter leagues.
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2015
Batting stars: Tony Oliva was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a double, scoring twice. Jerry Kindall was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk. Harmon Killebrew was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Pitching stars: Dave Boswell struck out nine in 7.1 innings of relief, giving up an unearned run on four hits and two walks. Johnny Klippstein struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition stars: Dean Chance pitched a complete game, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Jose Cardenal was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and a stolen base. Willie Smith was 2-for-5 with a triple and a stolen base, scoring once.
The game: Cardenal led off the game with a home run, but Kindall homered in the bottom of the first to tie it 1-1. Smith hit a two-out triple in the fifth and scored on an error to give the Angels a 2-1 advantage, but Oliva hit a tow-out homer in the sixth to tie it 2-2. Kindall opened the bottom of the ninth with a walk. Oliva followed with a double, but pinch-runner Cesar Tovar was thrown out trying to score on the hit. No problem, as Harmon Killebrew followed with a single to center that scored Oliva with the winning run.
Of note: Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-4. Bob Allison was 0-for-2 with a walk. Dick Stigman started and pitched only two-thirds of an inning, giving up one run on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
Record: The win made the Twins 15-7 and put them back into first place, a game ahead of the White Sox.
Notes: Stigman got what today would be an incredibly quick hook. He gave up a home run to Cardenal, followed by a single. He struck out the next two batters, but then walked the next two and was gone. He does not appear to have been injured, as he started again on May 16. Boswell pitched 7.1 innings of relief, which is also pretty much unheard of today. Also, in a 2-2 tie, not only was Chance allowed to pitch the ninth, he was left in after starting the inning with a walk and a double.
I've got one for the first time in a while. Yes, it was a Monday/Tuesday weekend, but it's something.
Joe Mulvey (1858)
Patsy Dougherty (1867)
Shad Berry (1878)
Ralph Kiner (1922)
Del Rice (1922)
Pumpsie Green (1933)
Lee Stange (1936)
Mike Lum (1945)
Pete Vuckovich (1952)
U. L. Washington (1953)
Barry Bonnell (1953)
Tom Nieto (1960)
Bill Swift (1961)
Bip Roberts (1963)
Brad Radke (1972)
Jason Johnson (1973)
Martin Prado (1983)
Kyle Waldrop (1985)
Bill Swift was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1983, but he did not sign.
Hopefully everyone got to see the Hunter Moon last night, the last "supermoon" of 2015.
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Okay, seriously, I originally was posting this because of the Hunter Moon. Just before I was about to hit the [Publish] button, I realized other potential connections. Heh. Well, whatever, it works either way.
(2 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10)Loading... A week late, but whatever. I've been a busy dude this month and viewing has been minimal. I did fiiiinally see Network, and the script was as good as I'd heard. It's amazing how prescient the film was.
There's a little less joy in the world today. I liked what Flip was doing with the club -- I thought he drafted well (Bazz! and Gorgui was a special draft given where they were) and I think he won the Kevin Love trade. But, all of that is not important of course. Flip is gone. Still hard to believe.
Setting all of the personal tragedy aside, I wonder what will happen with this club Post Flip. I see a dimmer future than what I saw a month or two ago.
Date: Monday, May 10.
Batting stars: Jerry Zimmerman was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Rich Rollins was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Jimmie Hall was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Pitching stars: Jim Kaat pitched eight innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and no walks with seven strikeouts. Mel Nelson pitched a perfect inning of relief.
Opposition stars: Joel Horlen pitched seven innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Dave Nicholson was 1-for-3 with a home run. Danny Cater was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The game: Harmon Killebrew singled in a run in the first to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. Nicholson led off the third with a homer to tie it 1-1. Two singles and a ground out gave the Twins a 2-1 lead in the fourth. In the sixth, Rollins had an RBI double and Zimmerman delivered a run-scoring single to make it 4-1. The White Sox scored one in the eighth. In the ninth, Moose Skowron singled and Pete Ward doubled to cut the lead to 4-3 with none out. A walk put men on first and second. Nelson then came in and retired the next three batters to save the game.
Of note: Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-4. Jerry Kindall was 0-for-4. Tony Oliva was 1-for-4 with a double and a run. Killebrew was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Bob Allison was 1-for-4.
Record: The win moved the Twins back into first place, a half game ahead of Chicago and California.
