A Rochester comeback goes for nothing. Fernando Romero pitches well for Chattanooga. Jordan Gore is promoted to Class A. Alex Robles hits a big homer and Kevin Marnon makes his professional debut for the GCL Twins. The DSL Rockies let the Twins back into the game, then take it away again.
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Happy Birthday–August 3
Silver Flint (1855)
Ed McFarland (1874)
Harry Heilmann (1894)
Jim Hegan (1920)
Roger Repoz (1940)
Dan Meyer (1952)
Bob Davidson (1952)
Jim Gott (1959)
Mike Jeffcoat (1959)
Sid Bream (1960)
Mackey Sasser (1962)
Kevin Elster (1964)
Rod Beck (1968)
Troy Glaus (1976)
Travis Bowyer (1981)
Mark Reynolds (1983)
Matt Joyce (1984)
Bob Davidson was an umpire from 1985-1999 and 2005-present.
August 3, 2017: Endless Sleepovers
My daughters have enough friends in the area that there's a sleepover probably three to four nights a week during the summer. This doesn't count the digital sleepovers they do with their friends in Arizona (which I think is awesome and is something I wish I'd had as a kid).
Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life
Everybody still likes Lana, right?
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Minor Details: Games of August 1
Only two hits for Rochester. Zach Littell makes his debut for Chattanooga. Jaylin Davis delivers the big hit for Fort Myers. A walkoff passed ball wins it for Cedar Rapids. A walkoff single wins it for Elizabethton. A split for the GCL Twins.
Game 105 – Gemini @ Friars
Day Game Pinch Hitting!
Someone pass the fish tacos & Société Highbinder.
August 2, 2017: Use or Lose
I'm on a vacation simply brought about by the fact that I have vacation time to burn.
Arcade Fire – Everything Now
These guys have a new album out. Reviews are... mixed.
2017
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Happy Birthday–August 2
Dummy Kihm (1873)
Pop Kelchner (1875)
War Sanders (1877)
Red Ames (1882)
John F. Kieran (1892)
Fuzzy Hufft (1901)
Tom Burgmeier (1943)
Bombo Rivera (1952)
Danny Sheaffer (1961)
Tim Wakefield (1966)
Matt Guerrier (1978)
Colby Lewis (1979)
Humberto Quintero (1979)
Grady Sizemore (1982)
Huston Street (1983)
Luke Hughes (1984)
A deaf mute, Dummy Kihm had 2,245 hits in seventeen minor league seasons.
Pop Kelchner was a scout for fifty years, most of them for the St. Louis Cardinals.
What was War good for? Absolutely nothing. In twelve games, War Sanders was 2-8, 5.64, 1.61 WHIP. He also was 1-for-21 at the plate.
John F. Kieran was a long-time sportswriter in New York and was a panelist on the quiz show "Information, Please".
Fuzzy Hufft had 1,400 hits over seven seasons in the Pacific Coast League and served honorably in both World Wars.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to UncleWalt’s youngest child.
Game 104 — Twins at Padres (not Jeff A)
Yikes, what a difference a week makes. Last week we were basking in the glow of the Jaime Garcia trade, wondering who were we're going to give up to get Sonny Gray or Yu Darvish and putting money under the mattress for playoff tix. Today we sardonically smile at Garcia's Mooch-like tenure with the Twins and welcome the Dillon Gee era of Twins baseball.
But not all is lost. The Twins are playing in a beautiful city and a beautiful ballpark and Jose Berrios on the moun and Byron Buxton roaming centerfield. Let's go show those Padres that (Hamms) bears really are cool.