Dillon Gee is making people wonder if the Twins called up the wrong veteran pitcher. Rodriguez and Rodriguez have big days. Two two-baggers in the ninth win it for Fort Myers. Griffin Jax again pitches well. Big days for Brent Rooker and Shane Carrier. Lots of hits, but only one run for the GCL Twins.
Continue reading Minor Details: Games of July 15 (Half-baked Version)
Got a lot of engagement on my last one, so I figure I'll try something in the same vein and see if that boosts Sunday listenership. (That vein being "stuff I think is ridiculous")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZsnZFEv-5E
(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 10)
Loading... Shoeless Joe Jackson (1889)
Doc Prothro (1893)
Bill Woodson (1917)
Jim Odom (1921)
Norm Sherry (1931)
Eddie Fisher (1936)
Lee Elia (1937)
Terry Pendleton (1960)
DeMarlo Hale (1961)
William VanLandingham (1970)
The father of former NFL coach Tommy Prothro, third baseman Doc Prothro played in the majors for parts of five seasons and had a lifetime batting average of .318.
Acclaimed voice actor Bill Woodson was the voice of the Twins' "Get to Know 'Em" advertising campaign in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Jim Odom was an American League umpire from 1964-1974.
DeMarlo Hale was a minor league manager from 1993-2001 and has been a major league coach since 2002.
No players with connections to the Twins appear to have been born on this day.
Well, our welcome to the second half of the baseball season didn't go so well. Let's try this again.
The Twins get a rough draw to open up the second half, facing the devastating Astros, the always dangerous Yankees, and the team with the actual best record in baseball (the Dodgers) in rapid succession. If we're still even talking about wild cards and playoffs after July 26th, then either this stretch of games will have been a huge success, or Cleveland's will have been an unmitigated disaster.
Tonight, the Twins send All Star Ervin Santana out against Joe Musgrave. Santana had a solid start the last time he faced Houston, but then again, his ERA since that start has been 5.19, so who knows? The Twins are going to need a good start from him.
I hear this Benjamin Booker fella has a new album out.
May 2017
(2 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... Justin Haley makes an excellent rehab start. A big day for Max Murphy. Home runs giveth and home runs taketh away for the Miracle. Clark Beeker is let down by his defense. The E-Twins lose it late. Seven unearned runs sink the GCL Twins. Walks hurt the DSL Twins
A rough debut for Bartolo Colon. Steven Gonsalves continues to impress. Alex Robinson makes a successful high-A debut. Triples lead to a doubleheader sweep for the Miracle. Only three hits for the Kernels. A comeback falls short for the E-Twins. Big innings sink both the GCL Twins and the DSL Twins.
Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year and has not been updated.
John Clapp (1851)
Dan McGann (1871)
Bubbles Hargrave (1892)
Shirley Povich (1905)
Jake Powell (1908)
Bruce Edwards (1923)
Donn Clendenon (1935)
Mike Shannon (1939)
Kirt Manwaring (1965)
Brett Merriman (1966)
James Baldwin (1971)
Miguel Olivo (1978)
Chris Denorfia (1980)
Shirley Povich was a sportswriter for the Washington Post from 1923-1993. He continued to write for them for twenty-five years after he "retired".
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to brianS, kg2005, and Mom Beau.
So infuriating.
The second half begins! The Twins are in the hunt for a division title or a wild card slot, but I am thinking there is not enough starting and relief pitching to get the Twins there. I know, a scorching take right there.
One pitcher I trust is Jose Berrios. He starts tonight so thats good. But the Twins are playing the best team in the AL, the Houston Astros.
Maybe we'll sweep the 'Stros like they swept us at Target Field!
