Byron Buxton gets off to a slow start on his rehab, but the Red Wings win anyway. A big comeback for the Miracle. Pedro Garcia and Moises Gomez lead the E-Twins to a victory. Yeremi De La Cruz drives in nine runs to lead the GCL Twins. A couple of big innings carry the DSL Twins.
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Father John Misty – Disappointing Diamonds Are The Rarest Of Them All
I LOVE THE LEADER!
19 May 2018
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Happy Birthday–June 20
Ned Cuthbert (1845)
Jim Delahanty (1879)
Cum Posey (1890)
Billy Werber (1908)
Andy Etchebarren (1943)
Dave Nelson (1944)
Paul Beeston (1945)
Dickie Thon (1958)
Doug Gwosdz (1960)
Paul Bako (1972)
Juan Castro (1972)
Carlos Lee (1976)
Kevin Gregg (1978)
Kendrys Morales (1983)
Adalberto Mejia (1993)
Cum Posey, played for, managed, and owned the Homestead Grays in the Negro National League.
Paul Beeston has been president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989-1997 and from 2010-2016, at which time he became president emeritus.
June 20, 2018: 32 2B
I've always had a soft spot for Escobar, but hot damn, I am so happy for him and the year he's been having so far.
Nice Game 69 — Red Sox and Twins
The Boston Red Sox come into Target Field for their annual sojourn to Minneapolis. After a blistering hot start, Boston find themselves in a virtual tie for first in the AL East with the Yankees. Given that they are 25 games over .500, I think it’s pretty safe to assume that either the Red Sox or Yankees will be one of the two AL Wild Card teams this fall.
Jose Berrios on the mound for the Twins and he’s been lights out again recently. Chris Sale for the Sox and has put up some good numbers. But it’s the Boston bats that the Twins need to worry about as the Red Sox lead the league in Slugging and among the league leaders in OPS, OPS+ and runs scored (5.08 runs per game). Oh and former Twin, and decent dude, Eddy Nunez playing second in place of the injured Dustin Pedroia.
Rain should let up by the 7:10p first pitch and given that Sales and Berrios work fast, it could be quick game.
Appalachian League Preview
The last of the short-season leagues, the Appalachian League, starts tonight. Here's a little basic information about the league.
There are ten teams, divided into two divisions. They play a sixty-eight game schedule. Teams take the names of their parent clubs, but are also listed by towns. The top two teams in each division go to the playoffs. Each playoff series is best-of-three.
The Elizabethton Twins are once again managed by Ray Smith. Jeff Reed remains the batting coach and Luis Ramirez is the pitching coach. Takashi Miyoshi is also a coach. The play in Joe O'Brien field. They won the Appalachian League championship last year and have won the championship seven times since 2000.
I'm not going to go through the roster, but there are two things about it that caught my eye. One is a pitcher named Kody Funderburk. I was not quickly able to find out if he's related to '80s Twin Mark Funderburk, but it seems at least possible. The other is that Colton Waltner is listed as a designated hitter. My guess is that it's a bad sign for your career when you're in the Appalachian League and they've already given up on you as a fielder.
Go E-Twins!
Minor Details: Games of June 18
Miguel Sano has a successful Fort Myers debut, but Luis Arraez was better. Yeltsin Encarnacion has a big day as the GCL Twins win their opener. Unearned runs sink the DSL Twins.
June 19, 2018: Crows
Where did they go?
Angélique Kidjo – Once in a Lifetime
I feel like I just played this.
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Happy Birthday–June 19
Eddie Cicotte (1884)
Lou Gehrig (1903)
Bill Swift (1908)
Don Gutteridge (1912)
Archie Ware (1918)
Mom A (1925)
Chet Boak (1935)
Bob Aspromonte (1938)
Isao Harimoto (1940)
Jerry Reuss (1949)
Duane Kuiper (1950)
Jim Slaton (1950)
Johnnie LeMaster (1954)
Doug Mientkiewicz (1974)
Alex Prieto (1976)
Dustan Mohr (1976)
Bruce Chen (1977)
Archie Ware was a star first baseman in the Negro Leagues.
Infielder Chet Boak played for the Twins’ AAA affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs, in 1961, but does not appear to have actually been a part of the Twins’ organization, as records show him belonging to the expansion Washington Senators. One assumes he was loaned to the Twins’ for part of that season.
Isao Harimoto is the only person to have 3,000 hits in Japanese baseball.
I would like to wish a very happy birthday to Mom A. She was not a big baseball fan (she felt I'd had a good game if she didn't have to wash my uniform, which unfortunately happened quite a bit because I sat on the bench a lot), but she came to every game and often worked in the cramped little concession stand even on the hottest days. Happy birthday, Mom.