Monthly Archives: August 2017

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 9

John Grim (1867)
John Galbreath (1897)
Jack Tighe (1913)
Ralph Houk (1919)
Julian Javier (1936)
Claude Osteen (1939)
Paul Lindblad (1941)
Tommie Agee (1942)
Chris Wheeler (1945)
Bill Campbell (1948)
Ted Simmons (1949)
John Moses (1957)
Matt Young (1958)
Deion Sanders (1967)
Troy Percival (1969)
Pat Mahomes (1970)
Ryan Radmanovich (1971)
Matt Morris (1974)
Mike Lamb (1975)
Brian Fuentes (1975)
Jason Frasor (1977)
Drew Butera (1983)

John Galbreath was the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1946-1985.

Jack Tighe was a long-time minor league player, manager, and scout.  He also managed the Detroit Tigers from 1956-1957.

Ralph Houk is best known as a manager of the New York Yankees, but he was also a special assistant to the general manager for the Twins from 1987-1989.

Chris Wheeler was a broadcaster for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1977-2013.

Better known for his Hall of Fame NFL career, Deion Sanders was a major league outfielder for nine seasons, leading the league in triples in 1992.  He hit .263/.319/.392 in 2,123 at-bats.

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2017 Twins Game Logs

Game 111 — Brewers at Twins

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It’s the second game of 2-game series against the Brew Crew. Then they all pack it up and head to Milwaukee and do the same thing for two more games. No word if they share a plane back to MKE. I’ve gone on the record against these two-and-two series against your other league rival. Back in the day, the weekend series against your rival was a blast. Mainly because it was on the weekend. It created excitement and memories, made fans out people not necessarily fans. Who knows, maybe they’d come back for another game sometime.

Now tonight is supposed to be gorgeous weather-wise and the crowd should be decent, but it’s really a lost opportunity. But then again, it’s MLB. What are you going to do? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Mejia against Matt Garza. Should be a fun game. I’ll be there in those trendy Catch seats, eating free Tapas and drinking free Summit bear with the boy. I may have to cancel Wednesday morning meetings.

Cup of Coffee

08 August 2017: Goin Fishin’

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This weekend I learned Derek Falvey & Thad Levine fired Jack Goin, the director of baseball research they inherited from Terry Ryan. The two of them will run the department until a new director is hired. I might've missed it being mentioned, but thought it was noteworthy enough to include here.

My first thought on reading the news surprised me a bit: would they hire Craig Breslow?

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 7

Tim Melville is quietly pitching very well for Rochester.  Levi Michael stays hot for Chattanooga as Fernando Romero has a rare bad game.  Brent Rooker hit his second home run in three games, but it wasn't enough.  Ben Rortvedt has a good day. The GCL Twins get only one hit.  Errors prevail in the DSL.

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07 August 2017: 263 Years

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On Saturday I drove out to attend a firemen's dance at Pops Hayes' former department. The department was honoring its retired firefighters, Pops among them. One of my uncles (Pops' brother-in-law) was also in the retired group; he was on the department for 36 years. Toward the end, the emcee gave the total service time for the firefighters honored – 263 years. It was pretty neat to celebrate that level of commitment to a community.