I just flew home from San Antonio and boy are my arms tired. Gibson pitches today, so be prepared to see him throw 25 nibblers an inning and hit the showers after 4 or 5. Not that it matters much since our bullpen can't hold a lead to save their frigging lives. This Twins team has a lot of position talent, but the pitching is a damn landfill fire.
Play ball!
...yeah.
httpv://youtu.be/yXlULkwhgrc
(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 10)
Loading... Heinie Groh (1889)
George Uhle (1898)
Harvey Haddix (1925)
Lorn Brown (1938)
Dick Dietz (1941)
Ken Brett (1948)
Tony Scott (1951)
Ray Smith (1955)
Ryne Sandberg (1959)
Jeff Bronkey (1965)
Kevin Thompson (1979)
Joe Bisenius (1982)
Lorn Brown was a baseball broadcaster from 1966-1988, calling games for the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Mets.
Kevin Thompson was drafted by Minnesota in the eighteenth round in 1998, but did not sign.
Joe Bisenius is from Sioux City and was somewhat of a local hero when I lived in that area.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to nibbish and a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Corn.
For Skim's birthday, she wanted to go to a pro wrestling show today. She'll never fall for it like I have, which is a good thing, but it's fun for the time being.
stuff is happening.
Well, it's official. Our favored team needs to play better than .500 the rest of the way out to avoid 100 losses. I don't feel that it's particularly doable, but hope springs eternal and all that.
Today, the twins take on the mestball. Our only decent starter goes up against a rookie who had a 4.28 ERA in the minors. My hopes for this one are modest - Brian Dozier hits three home runs, and Mauer hits a walkoff grand slam to cap off Santana's 13k no hit shutout.
It's time to run a pledge drive soon. You know, once I actually get around to setting it up.
We're using an arbitrary standard of 150 at-bats and 50 IP to determine rate leaders.
Continue reading Notes and Team Leaders: Cedar Rapids Kernels
My first exposure to this one wasn't Patti Smith, or even The Boss ... It was the 10,000 Maniacs rendition played constantly on "alt radio" in the mid-90's. I think I like this version best.
httpv://youtu.be/HcqUSi8QPN0
(3 votes, average: 6.33 out of 10)Loading... Ezra Sutton (1850)
Willie Sudhoff (1874)
Frank Schulte (1882)
Sheriff Blake (1899)
Hughie Critz (1900)
Chase Riddle (1925)
Orlando Cepeda (1937)
Bobby Wine (1938)
Thad Bosley (1956)
John Franco (1960)
Dan Haren (1980)
Chase Riddle played in the minors from 1943-1962, managed in the minors from 1951-1962, was a scout from 1963-1978, and was the baseball coach at Troy State University from 1979-1990.
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins who were born on this day.
