Off to the family cabin for the first of two trips up this month. My daughters have been up since Sunday; having some time just with Cathy is great, but I'm really missing them at this point.
Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Happy Birthday–July 6
Roy Hartzell (1881)
Steve O’Neill (1891)
Dale Ford (1942)
Willie Randolph (1954)
Jason Thompson (1954)
Lance Johnson (1963)
Omar Olivares (1967)
Greg Norton (1972)
Michael Ryan (1977)
Manny Machado (1992)
Dale Ford was a major league umpire from 1975-99.
Game 84: Orioles at Twins
Home sweet home. The Twins, as badly as they've played lately, are still twelve games better than the Orioles. The Baltimores have the worst record in baseball, a half game worse than Kansas City. Clearly, that's no fun if you're an Orioles fan, and I really don't take much delight in seeing other teams struggle (the Yankees excepted). Still, it's nice to know that there are still a few teams worse than we are.
As bad as Baltimore is, their starting pitchers have not been uniformly terrible. Andrew Cashner, who starts tonight, was very good last year for Texas. This year he's 2-8, but his ERA is 4.48, which isn't awful. On the other hand, his WHIP is 1.57, which is pretty terrible. On the other hand, the Twins have found ways not to hit some terrible pitchers.
Aaron "Sluggo" Slegers gets the start tonight. He started really well in Rochester, but has not done as well lately. A 3.55 ERA with a 1.21 WHIP is still pretty good, though. Paul Molitor says he was called up for the start because "it was his turn", which doesn't exactly inspire confidence. The Orioles are next to last in scoring runs, so maybe Sluggo can treat them like Mr. Bill.* It's time to break this losing streak. Go Twins!
*Nothing like a forty-year-old pop culture reference to show how cool you are.
Minor Details: Games of July 4
The Red Wings waste fine pitching by Stephen Gonsalves. A big day for Alex Perez. Akil Baddoo stays hot. A walk-off win for the E-Twins. Yeltsin Encarnacion has another good game. A pair of fours carry the DSL Twins.
Minor Details: Games of July 3
Fine pitching by Fernando Romero and Tyler Duffey. Brent Rooker and Royce Lewis are doubles machines. Clark Beeker pitches well in a loss. Randy Dobnak has an excellent game. The E-Twins have an eight-run inning with two hits. Yeltsin Encarnacion and Andriu Marin lead the GCL Twins. A comeback for the DSL Twins falls short.
Minor Details: Games of July 2
Home runs by Kennys Vargas and Byron Buxton lead the Red Wings. Brent Rooker goes deep again as the Lookouts lose. Alex Kirilloff leads the Miracle. A big inning sinks the Kernels. Janigson Villalobos keeps hitting for the GCL Twins. The DSL Twins win on walks and errors.
Minor Details: Games of July 1
A big day for Kennys Vargas. The Lookouts lose one run at a time. Miguel Sano hits his first homer of the season for Fort Myers. Bryan Sammons has a fine game for Cedar Rapids. An E-Twins comeback falls short.
Minor Details: Games of June 30
Gabriel Moya does well in a Red Wings loss. Dietrich Enns pitches well in his Chattanooga debut. Ervin Santana has a successful rehab start. Trey Cabbage and Royce Lewis lead the Kernels. Chris Williams hits a big homer for the E-Twins. A good day for Tyler Webb. Jeferson Morales continues to hit.
Minor Details: Games of June 29
The Red Wings ride good pitching by Stephen Gonsalves and Tyler Duffey. Andy Wilkins hits a big homer for the Lookouts. Miguel Sano is hitting in Fort Myers. Royce Lewis is doubling down. Ryan Jeffers stays hot for the E-Twins. Luis Milla leads the DSL Twins.