Byron Buxton starts his rehab with a bang. Tim Melville is pitching very well. Gabriel Moya makes his Chattanooga debut. No clutch hits, but the Miracle wins anyway. Joe Cronin hits a big home run. Shane Carrier has a couple of big hits. Alex Robles has a big day in a losing effort. The DSL Twins build a big lead and hold on.
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Happy Birthday–July 29
Earl Moore (1877)
George Cutshaw (1886)
Cedric Tallis (1914)
Felix Mantilla (1934)
Don Wert (1938)
Bill Whitby (1943)
Hisashi Yamada (1948)
Dan Driessen (1951)
Greg Minton (1951)
Ken Burns (1953)
Dave LaPoint (1959)
Luis Alicea (1965)
Mike Williams (1968)
Seth Greisinger (1975)
Mike Adams (1978)
Ryan Braun (1980)
Cedric Tallis was the general manager of the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees.
Submarine pitcher Hisashi Yamada won 284 games in Japan.
Ken Burns made an Emmy-award winning documentary about the history of baseball. He also made a documentary on Jackie Robinson.
Every year I am surprised to learn that there was a Ryan Braun who pitched for Kansas City in 2006 and 2007.
July 29, 2017: Finally, A Win
...I hope. I headed for bed in the eighth inning.
LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends
All my friends are here! Oh, wait, this song is super depressing. Nevermind, I'm sad now.
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Game 101: Twins at Oakland
I suppose I could "Sell hope" and say that the Twins still have a shot of getting back into thing because the next week or so, they play the dregs of the AL and NL. But I'm not doing that. This team does not have the bullpen arms to make it.
But I also hope they don't trade off the good players for pennies. If Ervin Santana is pitching for us in September thats fine by me. If he gets flipped for Mike Trout, thats cool too.
Jaime Garcia gets his first (only?) start for the Twins. We'll see how his stuf plays in the American League. The A's are tossing out a rookie named Daniel Gossett. (insert seligshrug.gif here)
FMD 7-28-2017: More Females Please
I figured we should continue the female artists conversation that got started earlier this week, maybe branching away from albums and talking more about songs, particular artists, performances, etc. Just broadening (eh? eh?) the conversation a bit.
I have to confess that I haven't gotten all the way through the list (I started at #1 and worked backward) of top albums by women, but I'm suspecting that two of my favorite artists don't appear: Jenny Lewis and Niko Case. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Both of them were very influential in my introduction to independent music, and so I have a soft spot in my heart for both of them.
I also once wore a t-shirt to a Rilo Kiley concert that said "Jenny, I get married in a week; this is your last chance!" I've worn more effect shirts before.
Minor Details: Games of July 27
Kyle Gibson pitches very well. Dereck Rodriguez has a rare bad game. Eduardo Del Rosario gives up a hit to the first batter he faces, then no more in eight innings in a very good high-A debut. The Kernels get only one run and seven hits in two games, getting swept An eleven-run inning drops the GCL Twins.
July 28, 2017: Meatball Sandwich
It's a Big Brother thing. Don't mind me.
EL VY – Need a Friend
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Happy Birthday–July 28
Bullet Joe Rogan (1893)
Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901)
Morrie Silver (1909)
Harry Dalton (1928)
Ted Lepcio (1929)
Masaaki Koyama (1934)
Marty Brennaman (1942)
Vida Blue (1949)
Wayne Krivsky (1954)
Carmelo Martinez (1960)
Bob Milacki (1964)
Derek Lee (1966)
Bullet Joe Rogan, given name Charles Wilber Rogan, was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1938.
Morrie Silver is credited with having saved baseball in Rochester when the St. Louis Cardinals threatened to drop their team there. He is a member of the International League Hall of Fame.
Harry Dalton was the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Masaaki Koyama won 320 games in Japan, third on the all-time list.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman has been with the Cincinnati Reds since 1974.
Wayne Krivsky was an assistant general manager of the Twins until 2006, when he became the general manager of Cincinnati. He has since returned to the Twins as an assistant to the general manager.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir’s brother.