In attempting to think of something to say for Mother's Day, Danzig's "Mother" got stuck in my head. If it wasn't 1 bn+
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Happy Birthday–May 8
Dan Brouthers (1858)
Edd Roush (1893)
Turkey Stearnes (1901)
Mike Cuellar (1937)
Steve Braun (1948)
Orestes Destrade (1962)
Todd Greene (1971)
John Maine (1981)
Adrian Gonzalez (1982)
Sean Gilmartin (1990)
Outfielder Turkey Stearns was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1923-1940, posting a slugging percentage of .619.
Mike Cuellar pitched in AAA in the Twins’ organization in 1961. He does not seem to have belonged to the Twins, however. It may be that he was temporarily loaned to them, a practice which was not uncommon in the 1960s.
Game 30: twins @ white sox
Well, that was a fun week...
The 1-4 record (in which our opponents outscored us by 17 runs) was bad enough, but between Pohlad's comments ('don't blame us! blame this ragtag crew we've assembled!') and the rampant shuffling of deck chairs, it would be easy to lose faith.
That's not what we're going to do, though. The team is on pace for 117 losses, but I don't think this is one of the worst teams in modern baseball history, so pretty soon, we'll see #itshappening everywhere, and we will have to remind ourselves that no... it's not happening yet. Soon, though. Probably. I'm sure there will be a winning streak around the bend somewhere.
It probably won't start today, though.
May 7 2016. Fresh Cup.
Happy Saturday.
Buck Owens – Made In Japan
The OP of this video claims that "this is from a less complicated time", so you know what that means...
I'm trying to decide if that's an American, Dutch, or French guitar.
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Happy Birthday–May 7
Mickey Doolin (1880)
Tom Zachary (1896)
Dick Williams (1929)
Claude Raymond (1937)
Steve Whitaker (1943)
Manny Hernandez (1961)
Brook Fordyce (1970)
Conor Jackson (1982)
James Loney (1984)
Right-hander Manuel Antonio (Montas) Hernandez did not play for the Twins, but was in their minor league system for most of 1989. He was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, and signed with Houston as a free agent in 1978. He was very young, of course, and as a result he was in rookie ball for two years and Class A for three more. He pitched well in every year except 1982. He jumped to AAA Tucson in 1984 and stayed there most of the next five seasons, getting some cups of coffee in Houston in 1986 and 1987. His numbers in AAA were neither good nor terrible, but he never really seemed to improve while he was there. He made fifteen appearances with the Astros, seven of them starts, and went 2-7, 4.56 in 49.1 innings. He became a free agent after the 1988 season and signed with Minnesota for 1989. He did all right in Portland, going 9-8, 3.91 with a 1.15 WHIP. He was sold to the Mets on August 1 and got back to the majors for one inning, retiring all three batters he faced. That was his swan song in the majors. He remained in the Mets’ organization in 1990, split 1991 between the Mets and Brewers organization, and then his playing career was over. No information about what Manny Hernandez has done since that time was readily available.
Game 29. Twins at White Sox. 7:10pm.
Ricky Rubio has motivational words for the Twins
We are going on a win streak. Like a 20 games. Its going to be awesome. Go Twins!
Friday Music Day: Live Music
Not sure who has May but I was here, nothing was up, and I went to a concert last night!
I've lived in the Eastside and/or the WBL area for the past 8 years, but I'd never been to the Myth for a show. It's sort of a weird venue; a dance club/concert space in what amounts to big box, strip mall, regular mall, sea of parking lots suburbia (but free parking ftw!). Once inside however, I was pleasantly surprised at the layout and acoustics.
Heard three bands: Joywave, Foals and Silversun Pickups. To be honest, I was most excited to see the first two bands, and rightly so as it turned out.
Joywave only had 30 minutes, but played some great stuff: Now, Parade, Nice House, Bad Dreams, Somebody New, Tongues, Destruction, Destruction (not a typo ... they played this song twice in a row. I've never seen that before). It was still light outside and the crowd wasn't into it yet, but the band didn't seem to care - lots of snarky self-deprecation and goofy commentary during the set, but they played some interesting & catchy tunes. Would've liked to hear another 5 songs.
Foals played an awesome set and rocked it out like it was the last show they'd ever play. I was really disappointed to miss them with Cage The Elephant and J. Roddy Walston & The Business a few years back, even more so after taking in their performance last night. Stuff I knew into stuff I didn't know, but seamlessly and with great flow, and live, they were cohesive in a way that I think some bands lack. Really impressive.
SSP have about a half-dozen songs I really like, and the remainder of their output feels like lots of sameness. That was the case live too. That being said, their production felt crisp and they sprinkled in some of their more popular stuff while playing lots off the newest album... actually, that could be why I wasn't really feeling it.
Next up for me is Sturgill, and then Wilco & Kurt Vile later in the summer. Not sure who else is coming ... what have you seen (or who are you planning to see)?
Minor Details: Games of May 5
Twins affiliates get swept. Poor starting pitching throughout. Daniel Palka stayed hot, at least.
Happy Birthday–May 6
Bonesetter Reese (1855)
Walton Cruise (1890)
Mike McCormick (1917)
Willie Mays (1931)
Russ Gibson (1939)
Bill Hands (1940)
Masanori Murakami (1944)
Steve Staggs (1951)
Larry Andersen (1953)
Al Williams (1954)
Jose Altuve (1990)
John “Bonesetter” Reese worked with many baseball players and other famous people in the first part of the twentieth century. Today we might call him a physical therapist, although he did not have a formal degree. “Bonesetting” is a Welsh term for the treatment of muscle and tendon strains.
Masanori Murakami was the first Japanese-born player in the major leagues.
Infielder Steve Staggs was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1970, but did not sign.