Last one for the week!
Who should win AL MVP, 2015?
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Loading ...Billy Sunday (1862)
Everett Scott (1892)
Roy Campanella (1921)
Joe Morgan (1930)
Manny Jimenez (1938)
Larry Haney (1942)
Bobby Tolan (1945)
Bob Boone (1947)
Dickie Noles (1956)
Mike Winters (1958)
Gary DiSarcina (1967)
Mario Valdez (1974)
Clay Condrey (1975)
Ryan Howard (1979)
Jeff Gray (1981)
Jonathan Sanchez (1982)
Michael Tonkin (1989)
The Joe Morgan listed above is not Hall of Famer Joe Morgan. The Joe Morgan born today is the Joe Morgan who once managed the Red Sox.
Larry Haney is the cousin of ex-Twin Mike Cubbage.
Mike Winters has been a major league umpire since 1990.
Date: Thursday, June 3.
Batting stars: Bob Allison was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his eighth. Rich Rollins was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once. Camilo Pascual was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Pitching star: Camilo Pascual pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Bill Monbouquette pitched six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Ex-Twin Lenny Green was 2-for-5 with a run. Felix Mantilla was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.
The game: Allison hit a two-run homer and Pascual had an RBI single in the second inning to give the Twins a 3-0 lead. Lee Thomas tripled and scored in the fourth and Mantilla singled in a run in the eighth, cutting the lead to 3-2. In the bottom of the eighth, a pair of errors and Allison's RBI single gave the Twins an insurance run. They needed it, as a walk, a single, and an error cut the margin to 4-3 with two out in the ninth. A ground out ended the game.
Of note: Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-4. Jerry Kindall was 0-for-4. Tony Oliva was 0-for-4 with a run. Harmon Killebrew was 0-for-4. Jimmie Hall was 2-for-4 with a run, raising his average to .316.
Record: The win moved the Twins to 29-15 and increased their lead over Chicago to 1.5 games.
Notes: The Twins won despite the first four batters in their lineup going 0-for-16. Earl Battey remained out of the lineup, with Jerry Zimmerman talking his place. I had not remembered Pascual as a very good batter, but he hit .205 for his career and one year hit .302 (1959). His 2-for-3 in this game raised his average to .242.
Deacon McGuire (1863)
Jack Coombs (1882)
Les Mann (1892)
Gene Mauch (1925)
Roy Sievers (1926)
Danny McDevitt (1932)
Cal Koonce (1940)
Jim Shellenback (1943)
Steve Henderson (1952)
Luis Pujols (1955)
Mike Felder (1961)
Jamie Moyer (1962)
Dante Bichette (1963)
Ron Coomer (1966)
Tom Gordon (1967)
Gary Sheffield (1968)
David Ortiz (1975)
Shawn Camp (1975)
Steve Bechler (1979)
C. J. Wilson (1980)
Roy Sievers was a star for the franchise when it was in Washington in the 1950s.
There are seventy-five current and former major league players born on this day. I'm pretty sure that's the most on any day.
I love the concept of "new standards." I enjoy covers and having new bands bring a different take to a song, and I also love that classic standard American songbook, so having it expanded is excellent. All that said, a band embracing that idea is just awesome in my mind. Once again, not regular listening, just great fun. I've sadly never been to one of their shows, but hopefully someday.
httpv://youtu.be/67PS40PRjb8
I wanted to play their cover of "Hey Ya" but couldn't find a decent version, so "Toxic" will have to do.
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Who should win AL Cy Young, 2015?
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Total Voters: 19
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Who should win AL Manager of the Year, 2015?
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Loading ...Date: Wednesday, June 2.
Batting stars: Jimmie Hall was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, his ninth. Harmon Killebrew was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his eighth) and a walk, scoring twice. Bob Allison was 2-for-4 with a triple.
Pitching stars: Jim Perry pitched 5.2 innings of relief, giving up one run on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Al Worthington struck out two in two perfect innings.
Opposition stars: Ex-Twin Lenny Green was 3-for-5 with a run. Lee Thomas was 1-for-4 with a home run, his tenth. Bob Tillman was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second.
The game: A run scored on a wild pitch in the first and Tillman homered in the second to give the Red Sox an early 2-0 lead. The Twins took care of that in the third. Jerry Zimmerman led off with a triple, RBI singles by Zoilo Versalles and Jerry Kindall tield the score, and Killebrew hit a two-run homer to put the Twins ahead 4-2. Hall hit a two-run homer in the fifth to make it 6-2 and put the Twins in firm control of the game.
Of note: Versalles was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Kindall was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Tony Oliva was 1-for-4. Mudcat Grant pitched 1.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and one walk with one strikeout.
Record: The win made the Twins 28-15, in first place, one game ahead of Chicago.
Notes: We again see a very quick hook. Again, I don't know that he didn't have a minor injury or illness, but he would pitch eight innings just five days later. Of course, it was easier to have a quick hook when you had guys in the bullpen who could and were expected to pitch four or five innings if needed. Boston's starter, Jim Lonborg, got a quick hook, too, going only 2.2 innings. Zimmerman's triple was one of only two career triples for him.
Look, I ain't Lutheran. But I'm Minnesotan, and that means I can still laugh at 'em.
After discussing Prairie Home Companion recently, I thought this might be a nice share. Bonus, this is taken from a show just over a week ago, so it's all fresh. Yup, you've never heard any of these jokes before.
httpv://youtu.be/-_9uU32MzmY
(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 10)Loading... George Stallings (1867)
Mike Garcia (1923)
Orlando Pena (1933)
Gary Bell (1936)
Tom Seaver (1944)
Brad Havens (1959)
Mitch Williams (1964)
Paul Sorrento (1965)
Jeff Nelson (1966)
Eli Marrero (1973)
Darnell McDonald (1978)
Ryan Braun (1983)
Nick Markakis (1983)
George Stallings managed in the major leagues for thirteen years. He is best remembered as the manager of the 1914 Miracle Braves.
