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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Minor Details: Games of May 22
Miguel Sano goes deep for the Red Wings. Trevor May pitches well in three of his four innings. A very good game for Sean Poppen. Jean Carlos Arias is heating up for the Kernels.
May 23, 2018: Much-Needed Win
Last night I cracked open the first of my latest batch, a chocolate peanut butter porter. It's comfortably the best beer I've ever made, and on the heels of two sizable failures. On the heels of these setbacks, this beer tastes even better.
Happy Birthday–May 23
Dummy Hoy (1862)
Deacon Phillippe (1872)
Zack Wheat (1888)
Halsey Hall (1898)
Arch McDonald (1901)
Willis Hudlin (1906)
Augie Galan (1912)
Lawrence Ritter (1922)
Clyde King (1924)
Skip Bertman (1938)
Tom Penders (1945)
Reggie Cleveland (1948)
Buck Showalter (1956)
Ricky Gutierrez (1970)
Ramon Ortiz (1973)
Mike Gonzalez (1978)
MIke Dunn (1985)
Jordan Zimmerman (1986)
Kyle Barraclough (1990)
Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher in the first World Series game. He lived in what would become the state of South Dakota from 1875-1896, where his family farmed near the town of Athol.
Legendary sportswriter and broadcaster Halsey Hall broadcast Twins games from 1961-72.
Arch McDonald was an early baseball broadcaster known for his re-creations of games.
Author Lawrence Ritter wrote the excellent book, "The Glory of Their Times".
Skip Bertman was the head baseball coach at LSU from 1984-2001.
College basketball coach Tom Penders played minor league baseball for the Indians in 1968.
Kyle Barraclough was drafted by Minnesota in the fortieth round in 2011 but did not sign.
Bombino – Tenere
Bombino, perhaps the Hendrix of the new century, recording in a van down meat's way.
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Game 44: Old Gardys versus New Gardys
Game two in the showdown series between the Twins and Tigers as both teams battle for second place in the AL Central. Twins took game 1 and look to solidify their second place standing. Lance Lynn on the mound for the Twins and the less said about him the better. Matthew Boyd on for the Tigers and he's been decent with a 1.06 WHIP, winning record, etc.
Twins only have a 7 man bullpen so let's hope the batters can give Lynn a nice cushion so that he can turn it over to the bullpen by the 5th inning and win this game in memory of Phil Hughes.
Game time 7:10p at Target Field.
Minor Details: Games of May 21
Dietrich Enns continues to struggle. I don't know what the Twins think they need to see from Nick Gordon. Walks and error sink the Lookouts and the Miracle. Edwar Colina pitches well for the Kernels.
Happy Birthday–May 22
Al Simmons (1902)
Terris McDuffie (1910)
Jose Valdivielso (1934)
Ron Piche (1935)
Rich Garcia (1942)
Walt Hriniak (1943)
Tommy John (1943)
Jim Colborn (1946)
Jose Mesa (1966)
Al Levine (1968)
Julian Tavarez (1973)
Terris McDuffie pitched from 1930-1954, playing in the Negro Leagues, the Cuban Winter League, the Mexican League, the Puerto Rican League, the Dominican League, the Venezuelan League, the California Winter League, and the minor leagues. His biography at b-r.com is worth reading.
Rich Garcia was an American League umpire from 1975-1999.
Tommy John was one of the Twins’ television broadcasters from 1994-1996.
Daniel Lanois – Senegal
Never mind the plumber crack, I want to swim inside Lanois' PA while he's playing this. I can't believe it, but I think this is his WGOM debut.
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May 22, 2018: The Norm
I was busy last week, but yesterday went the last four hours without talking to a customer.