Monthly Archives: July 2017

Cup of Coffee

July 18, 2017: WGOM Summer Mix 2016 (Remastered)

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Hey, everyone. I went back and re-edited the 2016 mix in this year's style (which I had originally planned last year but then got lazy). I like this year's mix, but I like last year's sliiiiightly more.

Anyway, grab a copy here if you'd like. Only 2 different quality levels, and it's not that big a difference anyway.

01PrinceLet's Go Crazy
02Hop AlongSister Cities
03Khun NarinLong Wat
04Sturgill SimpsonKeep It Between The Lines
05BeruitGibraltar
06David BowieHeroes
07OperatorsControl
08Tom PettyAmerican Girl
09The MonkeesYou Bring The Summer
10Car Seat HeadrestVincent
11Horse LordsTruthers
12Thao & The Get Down Stay DownNobody Dies
13The Explorers ClubSummer Days Summer Nights
14DieselSausalito Summernight
15Girl BandI Love You
16PubertyParties
17Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night SweatsI Need Never Get Old
18Alabama ShakesThe Greatest
19Massive AttackVoodoo In My Blood
20New KingdomAnimal
21Julien BakerEverybody Does
22William TylerSunken Garden
23PrinceIt's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night (live)

(I did swap out the last Prince song for a different live performance of the same song. Much tighter.)

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–July 17

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Hugh “One Arm” Daily (1847)
Ernest Barnard (1874)
Judge Emil Fuchs (1878)
Lou Boudreau (1917)
Roy McMillan (1929)
Jerry Lynch (1930)
Toni Stone (1931)
Deron Johnson (1938)
Don Kessinger (1942)
Charley Steiner (1949)
Pete Ladd (1956)
Bobby Thigpen (1963)
Jason Jennings (1978)
Adam Lind (1983)

Ernest Barnard was the general manager of the Cleveland Indians from 1903-1926.  He was also the second president of the American League.

Judge Emil Fuchs was the owner of the Boston Braves from 1923-1935.  He was a magistrate judge in New York City from 1915-1918.

Toni Stone was the first woman to play in the Negro Leagues.  She played from 1949-1954.

Charley Steiner has been broadcasting Los Angeles Dodger games since 2005.

No players with connections to the Minnesota Twins appear to have been born on this day.  However, the original WGOM was born on this day.

We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Beau.

2017 Twins Game Logs

Game 91: Twins @ Astros

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Kyle Gibson vs. Mike Fiers, 1:10 p.m.

When you are outscored 50-25 in a season series, you're really not supposed to win any games, let alone a three-game series, but that's what the Twins have an opportunity to do today. What helps is not having to face two of the AL's best pitchers in the season series.

Surprisingly, Gibson has had good success against the Astros, although he hasn't faced them this year. In his last 5 games against the Astros, he is 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA. The Twins are going to need more pitching like that if they want to have a chance at what would feel like an upset by winning the last two games against the Astros after the Twins' pitching staff was pummeled for 48 runs allowed in the first four games with the Astros this season.

Fortunately, the Twins are guaranteed to be no worse in their division than they were when the series started.

They'll also need to see more players swinging the bat like Brian Dozier has the last two games. With 2 homers in 2 games, Dozier has started the second half of this season like he did last season when he hit 28 of his 42 home runs after the All-Star break.