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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Winter Wonderland: Games of January 20
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
ZULIA 12, LARA 2 IN LARA
Leading 3-2, Zulia put together an eight-run inning in the sixth to put the game out of reach. There were two errors and two hit batsmen in the inning. Mitch Lively pitched seven innings for Zulia, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Freddy Galvis was 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI for Zulia. Jose Pirela was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double for Zulia, scoring once and driving in two. Endy Chavez hit a two-run homer for Zulia.
Zulia leads the best-of-seven series 1-0.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
LICEY 4, AGUILAS 2 IN LICEY
Yamaico Navarro tripled and scored in a two-run eighth that broke a 2-2 tie. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with a walk for the Aguilas. Danny Santana was 1-for-2 for the Aguilas. Evan MacLane pitched 5.2 innings for Licey, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks with two strikeouts.
The best-of-nine series is tied 1-1.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
SYDNEY 5, CANBERRA IN SYDNEY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Shane Kelleher hit a two-run double in a three-run sixth that put Sydney up 5-1. Luke Wilkins pitched a complete game for Sydney, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
CANBERRA 2, SYDNEY 1 IN SYDNEY (GAME 2)
Canberra scored single runs in the second and sixth. Sydney got its lone run in the sixth and had the tying run in scoring position then and in the eighth. Louis Cohen struck out ten in seven innings for Canberra, giving up an unearned run on four hits and no walks. Jason Sloan was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk for Canberra, scoring once. Todd Van Steensel pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout for Sydney.
ADELAIDE 6, MELBOURNE 2 IN MELBOURNE
Josh Altmann hit a three-run homer in a four-run second that gave Adelaide all the runs they needed. Christopher Horne pitched five innings for Adelaide, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Angus Roeger was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk for Adelaide, driving in two.
BRISBANE 8, PERTH 7 IN BRISBANE
Brisbane scored four in the third and four more in the fourth to take an 8-2 lead, then held on to win. Perth scored three in the ninth to cut the margin to 8-7, but did not get the tying run on base. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run for Brisbane and is batting .356. Logan Wade was 2-for-4 with a walk for Brisbane. Mitch Nilsson hit two two-run homers for Brisbane.
*Games played January 21. It's timey-wimey.
1987 Rewind: Game One Hundred Eleven
MINNESOTA 9, OAKLAND 4 IN MINNESOTA
Date: Friday, August 7.
Batting stars: Kent Hrbek was 1-for-5 with a home run (his twenty-sixth) and three runs. Greg Gagne was 3-for-5 with a triple and a run. Tom Brunansky was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.
Pitching stars: Joe Niekro pitched eight innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts. Dan Schatzeder pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Carney Lansford was 1-for-4 with a stolen base (his twenty-second), scoring once and driving in one. Mike Davis was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Terry Steinbach was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
The game: The Twins jumped on Oakland starter Dennis Lamp for four runs in the first inning, helped by a two-run error on what might have been a double play grounder. Hrbek homered leading off the third to make it 5-0. Oakland got on the board with two in the fifth, getting an RBI single by Lansford and a sacrifice fly by Mark McGwire, but the Twins put the game out of reach with three in the eighth, scoring on a run-scoring double by Brunansky and RBI singles by Steve Lombardozzi and Sal Butera.
Of note: Randy Bush was again in the leadoff spot in right field, with Brunansky in left and Dan Gladden out of the lineup...Gagne batted second...Gene Larkin was again the DH...Kirby Puckett was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run, dropping his average to .316...Lamp lasted only a third of an inning, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk...I don't know if Niekro was appealing his suspension or if it hadn't been announced yet, but it clearly had not yet taken effect...In the matchup of two teams tied for first, the Twins took the first two games, each by the score of 9-4.
Record: The Twins were 59-52, in first place by two games over Oakland.
We will try to get back to player profiles next week.
1987 Rewind: Game One Hundred Ten
MINNESOTA 9, OAKLAND 4 IN MINNESOTA
Date: Thursday, August 6.
Batting stars: Kent Hrbek was 2-for-4 with a home run (his twenty-fifth), a triple, and a walk, scoring twice. Gary Gaetti was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch, driving in three. Al Newman was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice.
Pitching star: Frank Viola pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and six walks with four strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Steve Henderson was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second. Mike Gallego was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second. Jose Canseco was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
The game: The Twins scored two runs without a hit in the first inning, as three walks filled the bases, a hit batsman brought one home, and a ground out scored the second. Alfredo Griffin got one back in the second for Oakland with an RBI single, but Hrbek homered leading off the third to make it 3-1 Twins. The Twins took control of the game in the fourth. A single, an error, and a walk loaded the bases and Kirby Puckett delivered a three-run double, later scoring on Gaetti's RBI single. The Athletics got solo homers by Gallego in the sixth and Henderson in the seventh, but as we all know, solo home runs don't hurt you. Oakland never got closer than four runs the rest of the game.
Of note: This was a big series, as the two teams were tied for first going into the game...It was also an excellent pitching matchup, with Viola going up against Dave Stewart...Newman batted leadoff and placed second in place of Steve Lombardozzi...Randy Bush batted second and played right field, with Tom Brunansky moving to left and Dan Gladden out of the lineup. Bush was 0-for-1 with four walks, scoring twice...Gene Larkin was again the DH...Puckett was 1-for-5, dropping his average to .317...Stewart lasted only 3.1 innings, giving up seven runs (five earned) on four hits and five walks with four strikeouts...Viola walked six for only the second time this season. The other time also came against Oakland, on April 13...Viola had excellent control, walking just 2.4 men per nine innings in 1987 and 2.7 for his career. Yet, there were nineteen walks in this game, eleven by the two starters. Rich Garcia was the plate umpire--one wonders if he had a tight strike zone...The triple was Hrbek's only triple of the season. He had eighteen triples in his career, but twelve of them came in his first three full seasons (1982-84). He would hit only two more triples in his career after this, one in 1991 and one in 1993.
Record: The Twins were 58-52, in first place by one game over Oakland.
We hope to resume player profiles next week.
Ryley Walker – The Halfwit in Me
Just heard of this guy the other day. Not too bad.
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Happy Birthday–January 21
Mike Tiernan (1867)
Lew Fonseca (1899)
Sam Mele (1922)
Danny O'Connell (1927)
Johnny Oates (1946)
Bill Stein (1947)
Mike Krukow (1952)
Dave Smith (1955)
Mike Smithson (1955)
Jose Uribe (1959)
Andy Hawkins (1960)
Darryl Motley (1960)
Chris Hammond (1966)
Tom Urbani (1968)
Rusty Greer (1969)
Jason Ryan (1976)
Tom Urbani was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-ninth round in 1989, but did not sign.
January 20, 2017: Here We Go
Well, it should be interesting, so at least there's that.
Winter Wonderland: Games of January 19
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
AGUILAS 4, LICEY 3 AT AGUILAS
Licey led 3-1 after five, but Zoilo Almonte hit a two-run homer in the sixth to tie it and Francisco Pena delivered an RBI single in the seventh to give Aguilas the lead. Danny Santana was used as a pinch-hitter by the Aguilas and was 0-for-1. Almonte was 3-for-4.
The Aguilas lead the best-of-nine series 1-0.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
SANTURCE 3, CAGUAS 1 IN SANTRUCE
All the runs were scored in the fourth inning. Ruben Gotay doubled home a run in the top of the inning and Christian Vazquez delivered a two-run single in a three-run bottom of the inning. Adalberto Flores struck out five in five innings for Santurce, giving up one run on seven hits and no walks.
Santurce leads the best-of- nine series 3-2.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
LOS MOCHIS 3, CULIACAN 1 IN LOS MOCHIS
Culiacan took a 1-0 lead in the sixth, but Sebastian Valle came through with a two-run double in the seventh and later scored on Eugenio Velez' RBI triple. Leandro Castro was 2-for-4 with a run for Los Mochis. Roy Merritt pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
Los Mochis wins the best-of-seven series 4-3.
MEXICALI 4, HERMOSILLO 3 IN MEXICALI (16 INNINGS)
Each team scored two in the first. O'Koyea Dickson homered in the fifth to put Hermosillo ahead 3-2, but Yordanys Linares' RBI single in the seventh tied it 3-3. There was no more scoring until the sixteenth, when Luis Juarez singled home Chris Roberson with the game-winning and series-winning run. Jake Sanchez struck out eleven in 7.1 scoreless innings of relief for Mexicali, giving up two hits and two walks. Juarez was 4-for-7 with a double and two RBIs. Yuniesky Betancourt was 4-for-8 with a double for Mexicali, scoring once and driving in one. Roberson was 3-for-6 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.
Mexicali wins the best-of-seven series 4-3.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
ADELAIDE 4, MELBOURNE 3 IN MELBOURNE
Mitch Dening doubled in Max Brown with the go-ahead run in the eighth. Greg Mosel struck out four in three shutout innings of relief, giving up no hits and one walk.
CANBERRA 5, SYDNEY 3 IN SYDNEY
An RBI single by Robbie Perkins in the eighth broke a 3-3 tie and Canberra got an insurance run later in the inning. Brian Grening pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and no walks with five strikeouts for Canberra, and Tim Atherton struck out four in three perfect innings of relief for Canberra. Perkins was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Canberra. River Stevens hit a two-run homer for Canberra.
BRISBANE 8, PERTH 6 IN BRISBANE
John Riley hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth to put Perth ahead 4-3, but Wade Dutton hit a two-run homer in a three-run bottom of the fourth that put Brisbane in the lead to stay. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk for Brisbane, scoring three times and raising his average to .351. Logan Wade was 0-for-4 for Brisbane. Mitch Nilsson hit a home run for Brisbane.
*Games played January 20. It's timey-wimey.
Friday Music Day: Year End Spectacular!
2016 was a weird year (well....duh).
Personally, I felt my tastes solidify quite a bit. I listened to less new music than ever before for a variety of reasons, and what I did listen to had a WAY lower retention than in years past.
Still, I did listen to a lot of stuff I enjoyed. You'll find a smattering after the jump (my actual top 20 list I'll just put a a reply). Feel free to post stuff you liked this year, in list form or not, doesn't matter.
1987 Rewind: Game One Hundred Nine
CALIFORNIA 6, MINNESOTA 1 IN CALIFORNIA
Date: Wednesday, August 5.
Batting stars: Kent Hrbek was 1-for-3 with a double. Dan Gladden was 1-for-3 with a walk. Tom Brunansky was 1-for-3 with a run.
Pitching stars: George Frazier pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit while striking out one. Dan Schatzeder pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. Keith Atherton pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: John Candelaria struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Bill Buckner was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his third) and a double, scoring twice. Gus Polidor was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
The game: Polidor's sacrifice fly in the second put the Angels on the board 1-0. RBI singles by Polidor and Mark McLemore in the fourth made it 3-0. With two on and one out in the fifth, Twins starter Bert Blyleven left a pitch up to Buckner, making it 6-0. The Twins' lone run came in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Tim Laudner.
Of note: Kirby Puckett was 1-for-4, making his average .318...Greg Gagne was in the number two spot...Gene Larkin was the DH...Dan Gladden was back in the lineup for this game, but would only make one more start before August 11, when he would resume his regular spot in the lineup...Blyleven pitched five innings, allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts...Schatzeder had pitched 5.2 innings just two days earlier.
Record: The Twins were 57-52, tied for first with Oakland (the Athletics were slightly ahead on winning percentage, .5234 to .5229).
We hope to get back to player profiles sometime next week.