The trade deadline is it 3pm today. Let's see how well the FO can work the phones.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Minor Details: Games of July 30
Byron Buxton is ready and Aaron Slegers and ByungHo Park may be ready ,too. Jonathan Rodriguez leads Chattanooga to a mere ten-inning win. The Miracle split a doubleheader despite getting only four hits, all in game one. A three-run homer drops the Kernels. Ryler Widell is pitching well.
Happy Birthday–July 31
Joe Sugden (1870)
Laughing Larry Doyle (1886)
Art Nehf (1892)
Allen Russell (1893)
Elmer Riddle (1914)
Curt Gowdy (1919)
Hank Bauer (1922)
Vic Davalillo (1936)
John Vukovich (1947)
Dave Dombrowski (1956)
Leon Durham (1957)
Mike Bielecki (1959)
Scott Bankhead (1963)
Ted Barrett (1965)
Gabe Kapler (1975)
Rene Rivera (1983)
Hall of Fame broadcaster Curt Gowdy was the voice of the NBC Game of the Week from 1965-1975.
Dave Dombrowski has been the general manager of the Montreal Expos/Florida Marlins and of the Detroit Tigers.
Ted Barrett has been a major league umpire since 1994.
Stiff Little Fingers – Rough Trade
Hoping to avoid one of these today.
1979
Trade Deadline Thread. Oh and Some Baseball Game
Bartolo Colon vs. Somebody you never heard of, 3:10 p.m.
Rajai Davis? Really? And what is it about July 29th and the Oakland A's?
I wouldn't be surprised to see hugs in both dugouts today in the final full day before the trade deadline if trades hadn't happened before the game. Sonny Gray was originally supposed to be starting today but his start was pushed back till tomorrow after the deadline, which he's not expected to make, at least not in an A's uniform.
And for those who have been pleading for a complete fire sale by the Twins, you might want to take a look at the opposing dugout at a team that seems to be in perpetual selloff mode and see how much good it has done them.
30 July 2017: Know When to Fold ‘Em
The Twins have traded Jaime García to the Yankmes. Is he the best pitcher to ever make just one start for the Twins?
Minor Details: Games of July 29
Byron Buxton is hitting, but was removed from the game early. Hector Santiago does better but doesn't appear ready to rejoin the rotation. The Red Wings play twelve innings--the Lookouts were just getting warmed up at that point. Position players throw three shutout innings for Chattanooga, as a wild game overwhelms an excellent start for Felix Jorge. Only one hit for the Miracle. Clark Beeker throws a rare nine-inning complete game--one suspects he has no more to learn in Cedar Rapids. The E-Twins sweep. The GCL Twins win late. The DSL Twins lose late.
Biz Markie & Jeff Goldblum – Just a Friend
I was gonna do that last one myself, which suggests I've taken this about as far as it can go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWAx2ZPTG1M
Happy Birthday–July 30
Casey Stengel (1890)
Frankie Pytlak (1908)
Tony Lucadello (1912)
Joe Coleman (1922)
Paul Minner (1923)
Joe Nuxhall (1928)
Gus Triandos (1930)
Bud Selig (1934)
Bob Barton (1941)
Pat Kelly (1944)
Doug Rader (1944)
Jim Spencer (1946)
Ellis Valentine (1954)
Clint Hurdle (1957)
Steve Trout (1957)
Scott Fletcher (1958)
Tom Pagnozzi (1962)
Scott Diamond (1986)
Tony Lucadello was a major league scout for forty-eight years.
Allan Huber "Bud" Selig was the commissioner of baseball from 1992-2014.
Game 102: twins @ athletics
Let's get back to .500, then.
Sonny Gray was supposed to start today, but he's been scratched, so we get... 36-year old Chris Smith, who hasn't won a game since 2008.