Ned Hanlon (1857)
Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
Happy Felsch (1891)
Carl Yastrzemski (1939)
Doug Bair (1949)
Ray Burris (1950)
Paul Molitor (1956)
Darrin Jackson (1962)
Mike Everitt (1964)
Gary Scott (1968)
Hipolito Pichardo (1969)
Steve Kline (1972)
Jeff Weaver (1976)
Randy Wolf (1976)
Alan Busenitz (1990)
Mike Everitt has been a major league umpire since 1999.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa S.
(3 votes, average: 6.67 out of 10)
Loading... Pinch-hitting in case hungryjoe doesn't have a game log ready to go live.
The first game of a proper doubleheader features Yet Another New Twins Pitcher™, this time Tim Melville. I'm somewhat surprised that Mitch Garver, who presumably knows Melville better than Castro or Gimenez, will be playing first base instead of crouching behind the dish. Starting Garver at catcher would've spelled Gimenez, who caught yesterday, and allowed Vargas to start at first this afternoon and Castro to start behind the plate tonight. Instead, Gimenez is catching again today. That's not a sign of confidence in Garver's defensive capabilities.
It was a month of almost exclusively pro wrestling as the writing gig had the possibility of expansion. So if you want to know what happened in a 19-night Japanese tournament, I'm your man.
Stephen Gonsalves has his first bad game in AAA. Lewis Thorpe and Brian Olson make their AA debuts. Brent Rooker keeps hitting. Royce Lewis has a big game. Brusdar Graterol pitches well.
It's game day, Citizens! Clear skies to ya
1994
(2 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10)Loading... Frank Isbell (1875)
Murray Dickson (1916)
Gerry Staley (1920)
Jim Beauchamp (1939)
Felix Millan (1943)
John Ellis (1948)
John Stearns (1951)
Frank Pastore (1957)
John Wetteland (1966)
Mike Misuraca (1968)
Craig Counsell (1970)
Ismael Valdez (1973)
Akili Smith (1975)
Jason Marquis (1978)
Jesse Chavez (1983)
Melvin Upton (1984)
Ehire Adrianza (1989)
Akili Smith, better known as an NFL quarterback, played for three seasons in the Pittsburgh organization, reaching AA.
A big day for Niko Goodrum. We catch up with ex-Twin Adam Brett Walker II. A rough day for Fernando Romero. Clark Beeker makes his high-A debut as Brent Rooker keeps hitting. Travis Blankenhorn provides all the offense for the Kernels. Akil Baddoo keeps hitting. Lachlan Wells and Tyler Jay make rehab appearances in the GCL. Rain robs the DSL Twins.
T.J. McFarland vs. Bartolo Colon, 1:10 CDT
The Diamondbacks are going with the old "bullpen game" and are starting a pitcher who has been a reliever all season. It would seem like a golden opportunity for the Twins to sweep a home series of at least three games for the first time since opening the season by sweeping 3 from the Royals. However, I'm not overly confident in Colon getting deeper into the game than McFarland.
Also, don't expect today's game to start on time because of Andy MacPhail being inducted into the Twins team Hall of Fame. And I wouldn't expect Miguel Sano to be in the lineup in a day after a night game in which Sano left due to shin soreness.
