Fine starting pitching throughout the organization, but only Cedar Rapids could take advantage of it.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Happy Birthday–April 19
Bucky Walters (1909)
Hector Maestri (1935)
Rick Miller (1948)
Ed Hodge (1958)
R. J. Reynolds (1959)
Frank Viola (1960)
Spike Owen (1961)
Scott Kamieniecki (1964)
Brent Mayne (1968)
Jose Cruz (1974)
Joe Beimel (1977)
Dennys Reyes (1977)
George Sherrill (1977)
Joe Mauer (1983)
Alberto Callaspo (1983)
Zach Duke (1983)
Right-hander Hector Maestri was with the Washington franchise in 1960, making one appearance in the majors. Before the 1961 season started, however, he was selected in the expansion draft by the new Washington franchise, for whom he made one more appearance in 1961.
Game 13. Brewers at Twins.
Two game inter league series are serve no purpose to promote the other league.
Twins coming in with a 3 game win streak! Hughes for the Twins, Anderson for the Brew Crew.
Bombino – Imuhar (Freemen)
It's my week to spin the platters that matter. (Or something like that.)
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Minor Details: Games of April 17
An eighth-inning rally carries the Lookouts. A big day for Felix Jorge. Not much offense for Rochester or Cedar Rapids.
April 18, 2016: Painless
Product Inventory went swimmingly last night - we all got out about 75 minutes early at just 12:45 in the morning. Not bad, considering I once had one go until 5 in the morning, and the disaster ended up in a couple of firings.
Happy Birthday–April 18
Frank Navin (1871)
Sam Crawford (1880)
Duffy Lewis (1888)
Jack Scott (1892)
Steve Blass (1942)
Mike Paul (1945)
Doug Flynn (1951)
Bobby Castillo (1955)
Rich Bordi (1959)
Jim Eisenreich (1959)
Dennis Rasmussen (1959)
Steve Dunn (1970)
Rico Brogna (1970)
Brian Buscher (1981)
Miguel Cabrera (1983)
Billy Butler (1986)
Frank Navin was the owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1908-1935.
Rich Bordi was drafted by Minnesota in the fifth round in 1977, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. CarterHayes.
2016 Game #12: LA Heavenly Host at Minnesota Gemini
1:10 PM CDT
Kyle Gibson 0-2, 4.22 ERA
Nick Tropeano 1-0, 0.00 ERA
Things to be worried about today:
• The Twins rank last in the American League in runs scored, home runs, and slugging percentage.
• The Twins rank second to last in the American League in batting average, OPS, and total bases.
• The Twins rank third to last in the American League in hits and on base percentage.
• Death and taxes.
Things to be happy about today:
• Two in a row is officially a winning streak.
• The Twins have a chance to sweep the Angels.
• Byung Ho Park hits really, really long [redacted] home runs.
• Joe Mauer is playing like Joe Mauer again. With a stick.
Let’s play ball, Dude.
Minor Details: Games of April 16
Jose Berrios and Kennys Vargas do well in a Red Wings loss. Gumbs gums up the works for Fort Myers. Some excellent starts for Cedar Rapids players.
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)
Deolis Guerra (1989)
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.