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Diary of a 50-something Widower

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Two years ago May 10th my wife of nearly 24 years passed away after a nasty illness. We had two children of college age living away from home, which meant that I was entering my 50’s flying solo, picking up the pieces of a life that was once a partnership. How does one do that? There’s no survivor’s manual: do A, next is B, then follow up with C and Presto! you now have a life with new routines and go from there. Unsurprisingly it’s not quite that easy. While thinking about that, this Rumi quote has been sticking in my mind lately:

“Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place.”

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 4

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Byron Buxton is now over .300.  Excellent pitching by D. J. Baxendale and Tyler Jay.

ROCHESTER 8, SYRACUSE 2 IN SYRACUSE

Doubles by Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco and a home run by Adam Brett Walker II helped the Twins take a 3-0 lead after two.  The Chiefs closed to 3-2 in the fourth, but Buxton and James Beresford each had an RBI double in the seventh and the Red Wings were not threatened again.  Pat Dean went six innings and gave up nine hits and a walk, but only two runs.  He struck out three.  Buxton was 2-for-4 with a walk in addition to the two doubles, raising his average to .302.  Polanco was 1-for-4 and is now hitting .310.  Walker II was 2-for-3 and the home run was his fourth of the season.

MOBILE 1, CHATTANOOGA 0 IN MOBILE

The BayBears scored in the first inning and six pitchers took it from there to shut out the Lookouts.  D. J. Baxendale took a complete game loss, giving up four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  He's now 1-4 with a 2.92 ERA, so he clearly doesn't know how to win.  Chattanooga had eight hits, but they were all singles and two players had five of them, as Leonardo Reginatto was 3-for-3 and D. J. Hicks was 2-for-4.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-4 to drop his average to .311.

FORT MYERS 3, PALM BEACH 0 IN PALM BEACH

Tyler Jay struck out seven in 6.1 innings, allowing five hits and two walks.  The Miracle did not have a run-scoring hit, as two of the runs scored on sacrifice flies and the third by a hit batsman with the bases loaded.  Edgar Corcino stayed hot, going 3-for-4.  In his last three games, he is 7-for-12 with two home runs.  Nick Gordon was given the day off.

CEDAR RAPIDS 8, LANSING 2 IN LANSING (8 INNINGS--RAIN)

Luis Arraez had a two-run double in the second, the Kernels scored three in the third, and they kept control of the game from there on.  Arraez went 3-for-5 with two doubles, driving in four and raising his average to .323.  Nelson Molina was 2-for-4.  LaMonte Wade went 0-for-3 with a walk and is now batting .341.  Andro Cutura pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

TODAY'S TILTS

6:05  Cedar Rapids (Sam Gibbons, 1-2, 6.53) at Great Lakes (Michael Boyle, 1-2, 3.65)
6:05  Rochester at Pawtucket (Roenis Elias, 0-2, 4.50)
6:05  St. Lucie at Fort Myers (Keaton Steele, 1-2, 2.28)
6:35  Chattanooga (David Hurlbut, 2-1, 6.04) at Mobile (Zack Godley, 1-3, 5.24)

2016 Twins Game Logs

2016 Game 28: Twins at Astros

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Phil Hughes vs. Mike Fiers.

I haven't gotten to see an inning of this series yet, as the last few days have been all about moving, unpacking and going through the deepest certification process I've ever been a part of at work. On the upside, the baseball teams I'm missing have a combined 17 wins, so whatever.

Internet will be installed tomorrow and I'll be able to enjoy, or whatever, the team then. Bring it home, dudes.