I'm going camping this weekend, so give me your campiest songs. Take that however you will.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Minor Details: Games of July 12
A good game for Felix Jorge. Cedar Rapids gets blanked. Brent Rooker keeps hitting. So does Royce Lewis. A solid game for Carlos Suniaga. Lots of good pitching for the DSL Twins.
Happy Birthday–July 14
Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.
Jesse Tannehill (1874)
Happy Chandler (1898)
Johnny Murphy (1908)
Robert Creamer (1922)
Ralph Rowe (1924)
Bob Purkey (1929)
Billy McCool (1944)
Steve Stone (1947)
Danny Walton (1947)
Vic Rodriguez (1961)
Robin Ventura (1967)
Derrick May (1968)
Jose Hernandez (1969)
Tim Hudson (1975)
Albert "Happy" Chandler was the commissioner of baseball from 1945-1951.
Author Robert Creamer wrote a biography of Babe Ruth which is still considered to be one of the best baseball books ever.
Ralph Rowe was a coach for the Twins from 1972-1975.
July 14, 2017: Spanky-Pants
A female friend from Ireland called me "Spanky-pants." I'm still not sure if this is Ireland-specific or Tara-specific.
Gareth Liddiard & Adalita – Messin’ With The Kid
Great cover of a cool song by a band you're prolly not familiar with. Done by people you've never heard of.
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Loading... Smash Mouth – All Star
Some jerk got this song stuck in my head
(Also watch out for the f-bomb when this toolbag forgets the lyrics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNENenmAGE
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Happy Birthday–July 13
Tom York (1850)
George Bradley (1852)
Stan Coveleski (1889)
Lee Handley (1913)
Eliot Asinof (1919)
Fritz Dorish (1921)
Ruben Gomez (1927)
Daryl Spencer (1928)
Don Pavletich (1938)
Jack Aker (1940)
Buzz Stephen (1944)
Jerry Terrell (1946)
Bill Caudill (1956)
Mark Brown (1959)
Mike Fitzgerald (1960)
Pat Rapp (1967)
Ryan Ludwick (1978)
Yadier Molina (1982)
Shin-Soo Choo (1982)
Author Eliot Asinof played two seasons in the minor leagues. He has written several books on baseball, most notably "Eight Men Out".
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to uncleWalt’s oldest child.
July 13, 2017: Retail Hazards
I've got my first clopen in a while. I'm writing this at 1 in the morning, so I assume I'll be pretty wrecked for this shift.
Beulah – Gravity’s Bringing Us Down
Yeah, where is that hitman guy anyway?
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Loading... July 12, 2017: Hey Now, You’re An All-Star
Twins figured in much of the game last night. Also, Cano got a Corvette. Everybody wins!