Tigers kick off the last home stand of the season. Hector Santiago on the mound. Twins desparately trying to stay below 100 losses. Good luck with that.
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Ariana Grande – One Last Time
The Twins start their last homestand of the year tonight. Go out and embrace them One Last Time. Before they're gone...
2016
By the way, I'm thankful not to have children of the age where I have to deal with this. I don't really know what a Ariana Grande is. She looks like a bored 7 year old martian to me. I'm not sure of the appeal (a number of the Nation's children might engage me in fierce debate, I'm sure).
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Notes and Team Leaders: GCL Twins
For rate stats, we're using an arbitrary cut-off of 80 at-bats and 25 innings.
September 20, 2016: False Alarm
Skim's original due date was September 20th, and as the date approaches each year I have to remind myself it isn't actually a significant one for our family. But if it's significant for yours: party hearty, gang.
Happy Birthday–September 20
Chuck Dressen (1898)
Zeke Bonura (1908)
Tom Tresh (1937)
Rich Morales (1943)
Roric Harrison (1946)
Pete Hamm (1947)
Mickey Klutts (1954)
Pat Bangtson (1964)
Jason Bay (1978)
Steve Lombardozzi (1988)
Jason Bay is the first player born on this date to play in ten major league seasons. This is the only date on which there is only one player to have been in the big leagues for ten seasons.
Pat Bangtson was drafted by the Twins in 1987 and was in their system through 1991, reaching as high as AAA. He then worked as an assistant coach at Ohio State from 1992-2005, when he became the head coach at the University of Akron.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to the Philosofer's daughter.
Third Tuesday Movie Day
Well, I was close. It's actually a heartbreaker, as I was off yesterday and had ample time to BS about film. I can't say I saw much, though; I finally saw the final Harry Potter movie yesterday, about four years after seeing the one prior. My wife ended up watching it with her parents, thinking I had seen it for some reason, so I never got around to it.
Sitting alone in my living room on a day off with the lights out, shades drawn and a movie on my new and altogether-too-high-end TV and home audio was pretty spectacular, I've gotta say. I need to work a little more of that into my life. I should probably just quit my job to catch up on cinema.
Notes and Team Leaders: Elizabethton Twins
For rate stats, we're using an arbitrary cut-off of 80 at-bats and 25 innings.
September 19, 2016: I’ll Regret This
I haven't watched a full baseball game in well over a month. I know they're terrible and I'm not missing much, but I'll probably regret it when the offseason starts.
Happy Birthday–September 19
Yank Robinson (1859)
Stuffy McInnis (1890)
Roger Angell (1920)
Epitacio Torres (1921)
Bob Murphy (1924)
Duke Snider (1926)
Bob Turley (1930)
Bill Williams (1930)
Chris Short (1937)
Joe Morgan (1943)
Joe Ferguson (1946)
Masaji Hiramatsu (1947)
Joe Maddon (1954)
Charlie Reliford (1955)
Randy Myers (1962)
Jim Abbott (1967)
Pedro Munoz (1968)
Javier Valentin (1975)
Mike Smith (1977)
Nick Johnson (1978)
Scott Baker (1981)
Danny Valencia (1984)
George Springer (1989)
Roger Angell has written several books and essays on baseball. He is the stepson of author and essayist E. B. White, who was the co-author of "The Elements of Style".
Outfielder Epitacio Torres was a star in the Negro Leagues and the Mexican League in the 1940s and 1950s. He is a member of the Mexican League Hall of Fame. Whitey Ford once described him as "the best player I've seen in my career." He is also the father of major leaguer Hector Torres.
Bob Murphy was a baseball broadcaster from 1954-2003, spending most of that time broadcasting for the New York Mets.
Bill Williams was a National League umpire from 1963-1987.
Masaji Hiramatsu won over two hundred games in Japan, pitching for the Taiyo Whales.
Joe Maddon was interim manger of the Angels in 1996 and 1999, and managed Tampa Bay from 2006-14, and is currently the manager of the Chicago Cubs.
Charlie Reliford has been a major league umpire since 1989.
George Springer was drafted by Minnesota in the 48th round in 2008, but did not sign.
Carly Rae Jepsen – I Really Like You
Big thanks to Corn, whose chops I unnecessarily busted. 😉 That was a fun week.
I'm going to try catering to the audience a bit more. This is what you kids like, right?
4 Apr 2015
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