Ty Cobb (1886)
Dick Coffman (1906)
Gino Cimoli (1929)
Moose Skowron (1930)
Zoilo Versalles (1939)
Steve Hovley (1944)
Drew Coble (1947)
Roy Howell (1953)
Jim Clancy (1955)
Scott Bailes (1961)
Willie Blair (1965)
Joe Randa (1969)
Jose Rodriguez (1974)
Byron Buxton (1993)
Drew Coble was an American League umpire from 1982-1999.
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This incident stresses the importance of why you should know What You Need To Know About Dental Implants before getting them, and the necessity of proper dental care. You can get useful content about implantation here in this article. It was Friday evening about 5:30 and I was in the kitchen when I heard my daughter scream.
She was in the next room and when first cried out, I thought it was nothing, but her next breath brought more urgent and louder screams. I moved to the dining room to check her out. My heart sank. She was laying on the floor and blood was everywhere and pouring out of her mouth. She had slipped and fallen, my beautiful baby girl with impeccable balance on the ice had fallen on the wood floor and hit her mouth on the edge of our dining room table.
At first, I was confused. What happened? How could she possibly be bleeding like this? Did she lose her teeth? All I could see through the blood was that her braces were dislodged. My mind was blank, but I soon was able to think. I screamed to my wife, we're going to the emergency room! I had divined that at this time of day, no dentist would be available and the volume of blood was such that we needed to get her to the hospital. You can get affordable dental implant solution here !
Damn it. I worked from home after a ten day trip and I hadn't showered. Hadn't even dressed, I was still in my pajamas. I raced to my bedroom, shucked off the pajamas bottoms, grabbed a pair of jeans and socks and was dressed in 20 seconds. It was snowing like crazy, but I got Miss SBG to the car, with her mother in back and we took off.
We got out of our subdivision and neared the county road when Miss SBG said she wasn't bleeding. I asked if she had all her teeth. She said yes. We decided since she wasn't bleeding to go back home and re-evaluate before heading to the hospital. I took her up to the bathroom. Only one of the four brackets of her braces was in place. The wires were lodged in the inside of her cheek and her mouth and gums were battered. I went to the basement and grabbed my sidecutters. I cane back up, pulled the wire out of her cheek. She screamed and fell to the floor. I raised my voice to get her attention. She calmed and opened up. And then I stuck the sidecutters in her mouth and cut the wires. She screamed and said she needed to go to sleep. I reached in again and cut off the other side. No more wires in her cheek, at least.
We took her to urgency care. The teeth looked good but three were loose. We needed to get her to a dentist within 24 hours (check this page for the best dental solutions)for an evaluation. It was possible that the teeth and/or bones in which the teeth sat were broken. She might need oral surgery.
Poor Miss SBG had a fitful night. She was in considerable pain. I stayed with her all night. She woke in the middle of the night and I spent about an hour awake with her as she suffered.
This morning, I called her dentist office and got the answering service, who put in a call into the on-call dentist. She called and my wife answered (I was out shoveling snow) and she indicated that we didn't need to come in today. My wife let her get away with that. I called her back and told her that I was told by a doctor that she needed to be seen and that I'm going to trust someone who has actually seen her over someone who hasn't. In other words, if her face was broken, I wasn't waiting until sometime on Monday to find out. She said, I can see her by 10:30. We had to drive 45 minutes to get there because of the snow-pocalypse (I think we got almost a foot).
She got some x-rays and the news was good. Structurally, there was no damage. She told us that it was like a sprain. She also said that the braces might have saved her teeth -- a sentiment that Miss SBG herself echoed on Friday night. Of course, they may darken and she might even need root canals. We will have to wait and see. But, for now, she's got a sore mouth and two of the fattest lips you will ever see.
I realized, again, that I'm like a mama bear. The instinct to protect her is as strong as any instinct I have. I may not have made a friend with that dentist -- and my wife thought I was too mean -- but when my daughter is threatened, I'm not aiming to make friends. Protecting her is the only consideration. It's no fun to see her suffer, but at the same time, the basic drive to protect is a profound and awesome drive.
ANZOATEGUI 9, ZULIA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI
Anzoategui scored seven in the second and was never challenged. Yeiper Castillo pitched five innings for Anzoategui, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Balbino Fuenmayor was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI for Anzoategui.
MAGALLANES 7, MARGARITA 1 IN MAGALLANES
Already leading 3-1, Magallanes scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Alex Sanabia pitched six innings for Magallanes, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Mario Lisson hit a home run for Magallanes, his eighth.
ARAGUA 8, CARACAS 6 IN ARAGUA
Aragua lost a 6-0 lead but Avisail Garcia's homer in the fifth put them back on top to stay. Garcia hit two home runs in the game (his fourth and fifth) and went 3-for-4, scoring three times and driving in five. Alberto Callaspo was 3-for-4 with two runs for Aragua.
LARA 5, LA GUAIRA 2 IN LARA
Carlos Rivero hit a two-run homer in a three-run first that was all Lara needed. Jorge Martinez pitched five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts for Lara. Rivero was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his sixth and seventh) for Lara.
GIGANTES 6, LICEY 1 IN LICEY
The Gigantes scored in the first and led all the way, as Licey did not get on the board until the ninth. Bryan Rodriguez pitched four shutout innings for the Gigantes, giving up one hit and two walks with one strikeout.
ESTE 6, AGUILAS 0 AT AGUILAS
Este scored three in the third and led the rest of the way. Matthew Zielinski pitched five shutout innings, giving up six hits and one walk with one strikeout for Este.
MAYAGUEZ 7, SANTURCE 0 IN MAYAGUEZ
Mayaguez scored two in the first and it was all they needed. Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for Mayaguez.
CAROLINA 5, AGUADILLA 2 IN AGUADILLA
Kazuma Okamoto singled in a run in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie and Carolina added two more in the ninth. J. J. Fernandez was 0-for-4 for Carolina.
HERMOSILLO 5, JALISCO 4 IN JALISCO (12 INNINGS)
Hermosillo scored two in the twelfth to take the lead and then held on to win. Jose Samayoa pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts for Hermosillo. Brian Goodwin was 5-for-6 with three doubles and a walk for Hermosillo, scoring once and driving in one.
OBREGON 5, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS
Jim Adduci hit a three-run homer in the fifth that turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead and an eventual win. Marco Carrillo struck out six in 5.2 innings for Obregon, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk. Adduci was 2-for-4 with two runs and the homer was his second.
NAVOJOA 9, CULIACAN 0 IN NAVOJOA
Leading 4-0 through seven, Navojoa scored five in the eighth to put the game our of reach. Troy Marks pitched seven shutout innings for Navojoa, giving up seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Alan Sanchez was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one. Jesus Castillo was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.
MAZATLAN 6, MEXICALI 2 IN MEXICALI
A three-run sixth put Mazatlan up 5-1 and gave them control of the game. Ernesto Zaragoza pitched six innings for Mazatlan, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Jesus Fabela was 4-for-5 with a run for Mazatlan and Brian Hernandez hit a home run (his fifth) for Mazatlan.
ADELAIDE 4, BRISBANE 3 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Adelaide scored three in the fourth to go ahead 4-3, with Jordan Cowan singling in the go-ahead run. Logan Wade was 1-for-4 with a run for Brisbane. Aaron Whitefield was used as a pinch-runner for Brisbane.
BRISBANE 3, ADELAIDE 0 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 2)
Logan Wade singled in Aaron Whitefield for the game's first run in the third and Brisbane added two more in the sixth. Daniel Nilsson pitched five no-hit, shutout innings for Brisbane, giving up three walks and striking out three. Whitefield was 1-for-5 with a double and a run. Wade was 1-for-5 with an RBI and is batting .333.
CANBERRA 5, PERTH 4 IN CANBERRA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Kyle Perkins hit a three-run homer in the sixth to tie it 4-4 and Scott Kelly's RBI double later in the sixth gave Canberra a lead to keep. Josh DeGraaf pitched five innings for Canberra, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Kelly was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.
PERTH 6, CANBERRA 4 IN CANBERRA (GAME 2--11 INNINGS)
Perth scored two in the ninth to tie it 4-4 and Sam Kennelly hit a two-run single in the eleventh that led to a Perth win. Nick Veale pitched five innings for Perth, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts. After Veale, the next Perth pitcher was Cameron Lamb.
MELBOURNE 6, SYDNEY 2 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Melbourne scored five in the first and was never threatened. Keisuke Honda struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and six walks for Melbourne.
MELBOURNE 5, SYDNEY 0 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 2)
Melbourne again struck early, scoring three in the first with two of them coming on a home run by Allan de San Miguels. Dushan Ruzic struck out seven in seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks for Melbourne. de San Miguel's home run was his fourth.
*Games played December 17. It's timey-wimey.
...of the payment I sent for the Pledge Drive. Guessing I won't be the only one. I'll assume somebody will tell me what to do about it.
Date: Sunday, June 28.
Batting stars: Kent Hrbek was 1-for-4 with a home run, his twentieth. Randy Bush was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fifth. Kirby Puckett was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitching stars: None.
Opposition stars: Scott Fletcher was 2-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, scoring twice. Oddibe McDowell was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his eighth. Jose Guzman pitched 7.1 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
The game: The Twins led 2-0, but Texas scored four in the fourth, capped by McDowell's two-run homer. Bush homered in the sixth to make it 4-3, but a two-run Texas eighth put the game out of reach.
Of note: Puckett raised his average to .346...Gene Larkin was 1-for-4, making his average an even .300...Mike Smithson pitched seven innings but allowed six runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Record: The Twins lost their fourth straight, getting swept by Texas. Their record was 42-33, still good for first place by a game over Oakland.
Notes: Al Newman played second base in place of Steve Lombardozzi and batted first, going 0-for-4 and dropping his average to .192...Bush batted second and was in right field, with Tom Brunansky in left and Dan Gladden out of the lineup...Larkin was the DH, with Roy Smalley at third base and Gary Gaetti out of the lineup.
Player profile: Right-hander Jose Guzman signed with Texas as a free agent in 1981. He reached the majors as a September call-up in 1985 and pitched very well in five starts. He struggled in his first couple of years in the majors but had a fine 1988, going just 11-13 but posting a 3.70 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP and pitching just over two hundred innings for the second straight year. Then, however, he suffered a serious shoulder injury and missed the next two seasons. He came back in 1991 to have the best season of his career, going 13-7, 3.08 in 25 starts and winning Comeback Player of the Year. He continued to be a good pitcher in 1992 with the Rangers and in 1993 with the Cubs, with whom he signed as a free agent. Then, however, the shoulder problems returned. He made four poor starts for the Cubs in 1994, tried to come back in both 1995 and 1996, and tried again in 2001-02, pitching for independent Fort Worth. He worked as a Spanish language broadcaster for the Rangers from 2004-09. He operates the Guzman23 Foundation, whose goal is "to provide assistance to families to enable them to care for their loved ones in the own homes as long as possible. The foundation is also committed to help fund research and development to help find a cure and to improve Alzheimer`s facilities,making them a place where families know their loved ones will be cared for with compassion."
Cy Falkenberg (1879)
Ray Jablonski (1926)
Cal Ripken (1935)
Jerry Adair (1936)
Leo Cardenas (1938)
Bob Ojeda (1957)
Marvell Wynne (1959)
Curtis Pride (1968)
Alex Cintron (1978)
Chase Utley (1978)
Fernando Abad (1985)
Taylor Rogers (1990)
Cal Ripken was in the Orioles organization for many years, managing in the minors from 1961-1974, coaching in the majors from 1976-1986, and 1989-1992 and managing the big club from 1987-1988. He had a son, also named Cal, who had a fairly decent major league career.
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I'm choosing an 18 minute song that takes about 4 minutes to get going at all, all of which ensures that pretty much no one is going to watch or rate this.
The reason why I did this is two-fold.
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Josmil Pinto delivered a two-out two-run single in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.
LARA 6, LA GUAIRA 2 IN LARA
Already leading 2-0, Lara scored three in the sixth to put the game out of reach. Raul Rivero struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk for Lara. Jesus Montero hit his sixth home run for Lara.
ARAGUA 5, ZULIA 1 IN ZULIA
Aragua scored three in the third to take a 3-0 lead. Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched 5.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts for Aragua. Ramon Flores was 4-for-4 with a double for Aragua, scoring once and driving in one.
GIGANTES 3, ESCOGIDO 1 AT GIGANTES (GAME 1)
Two walks, a single, a hit batsman, and another walk produced two seventh-inning runs that broke a 1-1 tie. Terry Doyle pitched five innings for the Gigantes, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
ESCOGIDO 12, GIGANTES 5 AT GIGANTES (GAME 2)
Escogido scored five in the eighth to break a 5-5 tie. Jorge Polanco was 2-for-5 with a home run and a walk, driving in four. The Gigantes used thirteen pitchers, with none going more than two innings and only three going as many as one.
ORIENTE 4, LICEY 3 IN ORIENTE
RBI singles by Michael Martinez and Audry Perez gave Oriente a victory in the bottom of the ninth. Jason Krizan was 3-for-4 for Oriente.
MAYAGUEZ 3, CAROLINA 2 IN MAYAGUEZ
Yadiel Rivera's RBI single in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run for Mayaguez. Benji Gonzalez was 1-for-2 with a walk for Mayaguez. Dereck Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning for Mayaguez, lowering his ERA to 0.64.
CAGUAS 3, SANTURCE 1 IN CAGUAS
Three singles and two walks, in that order, produced two runs for Caguas in the second and they led the rest of the way. Jose De La Torre struck out six in six innings for Caguas, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Rey Navarro was 3-for-4 with a double and a run for Caguas.
JALISCO 7, OBREGON 3 IN JALISCO
Jalisco scored all seven of their runs in the sixth inning. Joe Gardner pitched five innings for Jalisco, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
NAVOJOA 3, MEXICALI 2 IN NAVOJOA
Jesus Castillo hit a two-run homer (his fifth) in the first for Navojoa and they led the rest of the way. Hector Velazquez pitched seven innings for Navojoa, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Tony Thomas was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a double, and a walk for Navojoa.
CULIACAN 1, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN CULIACAN
A pair of two-out singles and a wild pitch produced the game's only run in the second inning. Salvador Valdez pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk with one strikeout.
HERMOSILLO 8, MAZALTAN 5 IN HERMOSILLO
Hermosillo scored three times in the sixth, turning a 5-4 deficit into a 7-5 lead. Brian Goodwin and Efren Navarro each hit a two-run homer for Hermosillo.
BRISBANE 10, ADELAIDE 6 IN ADELAIDE
Donald Lutz hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that put Brisbane up 6-1. Adelaide cut it to 7-5, but Mitch Nilsson hit a two-run homer in the seventh to secure the victory for Brisbane. Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-5 for Brisbane. Logan Wade was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs and is batting .348 for Brisbane.
MELBOURNE 5, SYDNEY 4 IN MELBOURNE
Jared Cruz' two-run triple tied the game 4-4 in the eighth and a sacrifice fly in the ninth won it for Melbourne. Cruz was 3-for-4 in the game.
*Games played December 16. It's timey-wimey.
As suggested yesterday, now is the ideal time for us to gripe about those Christmas songs that we hate. Objectively speaking, "Last Christmas" by Wham is the worst Christmas song of all time, but others are bad too.
Also, drop a random list if you're AMR the mood strikes you.
Best album of the year bar none. This is definitely a highlight. Better hold on at the 1:14 mark. Play loud!
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