Some of the money transfer has started for the show I'm writing. Everything always has a chance of falling apart, but this sure seems real, and writer meetings have started.
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Minor Details: Games of April 16
Kennys Vargas goes deep for the Red Wings. Shutouts for Jacksonville and Fort Myers, with Randy LeBlanc pitching his second consecutive gem.
The Pretenders — The Wait
In honor of Redd Kross playing at the Amsterdam Bar, I'm going to Punk School this week.
We are starting off with The Pretenders, which is the band that got me to stop listening to Foreigner and start listening to The Sex Pistols. When I first heard this song, it grabbed me by the throat and threw my down on the floor. I haven't gotten up since. Sorry about the b&w video, but the version is worth it.
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Happy Birthday–April 17
Alexander Cartwright (1820)
Cap Anson (1852)
Tom Needham (1879)
Jake Daubert (1884)
Buzz Arlitt (1912)
Solly Hemus (1923)
Tsutomu Wakamatsu (1947)
Denny Walling (1954)
Craig Worthington (1965)
Marquis Grissom (1967)
Gary Bennett (1972)
Ryan Raburn (1981)
Jed Lowrie (1984)
Deolis Guerra (1989)
Alexander Cartwright was instrumental in developing the rules for the game of baseball.
Buzz Arlitt was a star in the low minors from 1934-1941, and probably would have been for several more years had World War II not intervened. He had a career average of .319 with a slugging average of .480, but never played above Class C.
Tsutomu Wakamatsu was a star in Japan from 1971-1989, making the all-star team eleven times. His career average of .319 is second to Leron Lee on the all-time list of players with at least four thousand at-bats.
Half-Baked Hall: 1950 Results
You've waited long enough, and you'll wait even longer to get plaques. But for now, here are your results. I'll have the next ballot up within a week. And a certain someone who was celebrated this weekend will be on it! Color barrier broken.
Game 12: White Sox at Twins
"Big Game" James Shields vs. Hector "FIP is for Suckers" Santiago, 3:10 CDT
Yesterday's game was a good reminder that anytime you come to the park, something historic could happen. Ervin Santana's shutout was just the 14th time in Twins history that a pitcher had a shutout with one hit or less allowed. The last time was Francisco Liriano's no-hitter against these very same White Sox.
While that performance was very exciting, seeing Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton hitting doubles into the right-center field gap in the same game was also exciting. Hopefully, Buxton is taking a cue from Sano's hot start and will also see how patient Sano has become and unwilling to chase balls out of the zone.
Getting a win today would be a good Easter and Passover present for Twins fans to keep the team in first and start off this homestand with a series victory.
Minor Details: Games of April 15
Felix Jorge and some big hits carried the Lookouts to a win. Daniel Kihle hit a home run in a Miracle loss. A big inning does in the Kernels.
April 16, 2017: Eggs
My daughters still love hunting for the eggs I hide. I hope this doesn't change for a couple more years.
Happy Birthday–April 16
Dutch Leonard (1892)
Paul Waner (1903)
Babe Phelps (1908)
Pete Hughes (1915)
Pete Suder (1916)
Joe Bauman (1922)
Rich Rollins (1938)
Bernie Allen (1939)
Garry Roggenburk (1940)
Jim Lonborg (1942)
Bob Montgomery (1944)
Bruce Bochy (1955)
Curt Young (1960)
Fernando Vina (1969)
Antonio Alfonseca (1972)
Kelly Dransfeldt (1975)
Pete Hughes was a star in the low minors from 1937-1952. His incomplete career numbers are a .350 average and a .637 slugging percentage, but for some reason he never played above Class B.
Joe Bauman hit 72 home runs for Roswell in the Longhorn League in 1954.
Kelly Dransfeldt was drafted by Minnesota in the seventh round in 1993, but did not sign.
Rich Rollins, Bernie Allen, and Garry Roggenburk all played for the Twins at the same time. I wonder how unusual it is for a team to have three players who share the same birthday. They also all were born or raised in the state of Ohio. Rollins and Allen were also business partners for a while.
Keith Green – Easter Song
It's that time of year. Have a happy and safe one, folks (you know, if that's your groove).
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