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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Minor Details: Games of April 25
Jose Berrios has nothing to learn in Rochester. Niko Goodrum's two-run homer produces the winning run for the Red Wings. The Lookouts get no runs and five hits over 14 innings, but Nik Turley was awesome anyway. Eduardo Del Rosario was pretty darn good, too.
April 26, 2017: Woke Up This Morning
Initially I accidentally typed "Aprile" instead of April, and decided it might be time to see The Sopranos again.
Phosphorescent – Wolves
I suppose I forgot to do any season-ending tributes for the basketballers a couple weeks ago, so here's to them, too.
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Happy Birthday–April 26
Jack Barry (1887)
Ray Caldwell (1888)
Hack Wilson (1900)
Bernard Malamud (1914)
Sal Maglie (1917)
Virgil Trucks (1917)
Ron Northey (1920)
Granny Hamner (1927)
Amos Otis (1947)
Tom Norton (1950)
Mike Scott (1955)
Steve Lombardozzi (1960)
Curtis Wilkerson (1961)
Brian Anderson (1972)
Geoff Blum (1973)
Kosuke Fukudome (1977)
Joe Crede (1978)
Alejandro Machado (1982)
Bernard Malamud, of course, wrote the book "The Natural". He probably wrote some other books as well.
2017 Game 20 — Twins v. Rangers
Sorry, heading out the door and just posting this. Ervin Santana on the mound for the Twins.
April 25, 2017: Too Soon
for apathy...apparently.
Minor Details: Games of April 24
A big inning gets the Lookouts a split, as Matt Tracy continues to pitch well. The Kernels are shut out.
Happy Birthday–April 25
John Henry “Pop” Lloyd (1884)
George Fiall (1900)
Bill Grieve (1900)
Roy Parmelee (1907)
Bobby Estalella (1911)
Red Flaherty (1917)
Ed Vargo (1930)
Lew Krausse (1943)
Kerry Taylor (1950)
Greg Wells (1954)
Larry Pashnick (1956)
Tony Phillips (1959)
Darren Holmes (1966)
Joe Buck (1969)
Brad Clontz (1971)
Jacque Jones (1975)
J. P. Howell (1983)
Garrett Mock (1983)
Robert Andino (1984)
Shortstop Pop Lloyd was called the Black Honus Wagner.
A member of the basketball hall of fame as part of the “Renaissance Five” team, shortstop George Fiall played in the Negro Leagues from 1918-1931.
Bill Grieve was an American League umpire from 1938-1955.
Red Flaherty was an American League umpire from 1953-1973.
Ed Vargo was a National League umpire from 1960-1983 and was an umpire supervisor from 1984-1997.
Kerry Taylor played for the GCL Twins in 1968. He then went into the Army and was killed in the Vietnam War.
The son of Hall of Famer Jack Buck, some sources say that Joe Buck is also a professional baseball broadcaster.
Garrett Mock was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 2002, but did not sign.
The Moody Blues – Your Wildest Dreams
One of these days the Wild will make it past the 2nd round. One of these days...
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