Harry Coveleski (1886)
Elam Vangilder (1896)
Sunny Jim Bottomley (1900)
Dolph Camilli (1907)
Warren Spahn (1921)
Rheal Cormier (1967)
Jason Tyner (1977)
Andruw Jones (1977)
Carlos Silva (1979)
Sean Henn (1981)
Emilio Bonifacio (1985)
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Half-Baked Hall: 1951-1956
So you may have heard recently about this guy in the news named Jackie Robinson. As it turns out, he was a pretty decent player and shows up on this ballot. And philosofer was randomly assigned to finding something to write about the guy. Good luck, dude.
Also, last chance to vote for...
Final Ballot
Bill Terry
Returning Players
Wes Ferrell (4th), Gabby Hartnett (4th), Bob Johnson (3rd), Ted Lyons (2nd), Joe Medwick (2nd), Dizzy Dean (2nd), Red Ruffing (2nd), Joe Gordon (2nd), Ernie Lombardi (2nd), Lefty Gomez (2nd), Stan Hack (2nd)
New Hitters
Lou Boudreau (Beau)
Joe Dimaggio (daneekasghost)
Bobby Doerr (CanofCorn)
Bob Elliott (DPWY)
Charlie Keller (CanofCorn)
Ralph Kiner (freealonzo)
Johnny Mize (yickit)
Bill Nicholson (nibbish)
Phil Rizzuto (yickit)
Jackie Robinson (philosofer)
Eddie Stanky (daneekasghost)
Vern Stephens (Beau)
New Pitchers
Harry Breechen (Scot)
Bob Feller (freealonzo)
Dutch Leonard (nibbish)
Hal Newhouser (bhiggum)
Bobo Newsom (New Britain Bo)
Game 17: tigers @ twins
10% of the season is over, and the Twins don't have a losing record. This feels like progress. Continue reading Game 17: tigers @ twins
Minor Details: Games of April 21
A solid game for Jason Wheeler. Nick Gordon's three-run single lifts the Lookouts. A big inning carries the Miracle. The Kernels win in extra innings.
April 22, 2017: Welcome to Earff
It's Earth Day, citizens. Go be good citizens. Or at least turn of the water when you brush your teeth today.
The Jam — In the City
From 1977 (I think). Not all punks were snot nosed. The Jam brought some style to the scene, but don't let the clothes fool you, they still brought anger and a driving guitars to their songs. Paul Weller was tough! Reportedly he beat up Sid Vicious cuz he thought the Sex Pistols copied his songs. I'm dropping another song in the comments.
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Happy Birthday–April 22
Bob Smith (1895)
Taylor Douthit (1901)
Ray Benge (1902)
Lew Riggs (1910)
Mickey Vernon (1918)
John Orsino (1938)
Steve Jones (1941)
David Clyde (1955)
Moose Haas (1956)
Dave Schmidt (1957)
Terry Francona (1959)
Jimmy Key (1961)
Jack Savage (1964)
Mickey Morandini (1966)
George Williams (1969)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to rowsdower.
Game 16. Twins hosting Detroit
Torii Hunter in the TV booth. Mute button is on standby.
Hector Santigo for the Twins, Justin Verlander for the kittys.
April 21, 2017: So, North Carolina
The surprises in the most consequential month of my life continue, as I hear more and more about casting (I can't talk about any of it yet, but it's too much to wrap my head around) and I get more info about my role on the show as well as the pay I'll get, which may get me out of this day job sooner than later.
We shoot from July to September, apparently in North Carolina. So, I guess I'll be going there for the first time.
FMD — Movie Music
What's your favorite use of a popular song in a movie? The Pixie's In My Head at the end of Fight Club comes to mind and of course Tiny Dancer from Almost Famous is another. Martin Scorsese practically invented the genre in his first movie Mean Streets by using the Stones' Jumping Jack Flash to introduce the Robert DeNiro's character.
Any other good examples? Drop your lists.