Game in progress. Santana makes his 2018 debut. It did not start well.
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Minor Details: Games of July 24
Stephen Gonsalves pitches well and walks no one. Another big day for Brent Rooker. Alex Kirilloff keeps hitting. Trevor Larnach is having no trouble adjusting to professional baseball. Tyler Benninghoff has a good game in a GCL Twins loss. Miguel Rodriguez is nearly perfect for the DSL Twins.
Happy Birthday–July 25
John Tener (1863)
Cy Williams (1913)
Whitey Lockman (1926)
Larry Sherry (1935)
Buddy Bradford (1944)
Fred Scherman (1944)
Mick Kelleher (1947)
Biff Pocoroba (1953)
Marc Sullivan (1958)
Doug Drabek (1962)
Torey Lovullo (1965)
Ed Sprague (1967)
Billy Wagner (1971)
Guillermo Mota (1973)
Javier Vazquez (1976)
Santiago Casilla (1980)
Alex Presley (1985)
Pitcher/outfielder John Tener was the president of the National League and also became governor of Pennsylvania. For 1914-1915, he did both jobs at the same time.
Cy Williams was a long-time major league scout, working for the Detroit Tigers for thirty years.
July 25, 2018: BOT 4
The radio broadcast recently(?) started playing a different song coming out of the break before the bottom of the 4th. I *know* I know what song it is, but I still can't quite place it and it's driving me crazy.
White Rabbits – Percussion Gun
Somebody wants two drummers?
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Game 99 — Twins at Blue Jays
All Star Game in the rear view mirror. Trade talks getting dicey. Milwaukee fans acting douchy. Game 99. Wow, where has the season gone?
Twins in their second game against Toronto as they put Jose Berrios on the mound. Berrios has been a bright spot for the 2018 Twins and has been everything I would want from a 24 year old pitcher. Let's hope he continues to improve. Toronto with a new guy Ryan Borucki, who has only pitched 23 innings this year but is getting about a strikeout an inning.
Fun fact: Today's starting pitchers are only 2 months apart in age. 6:10p start.
C'mon Twins, let's smoke those Jays! (that's legal now in Ontario, right?)
Ivan Mládek & Banjo Band – Jožin z bažin
I watched this, so now you have to too.
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July 24, 2018: Parcel
Wow, thanks, Dad!
Minor Details: Games of July 23
Brent Rooker hits his eighteenth homer. Bryan Sammons struggles in his Fort Myers debut. A good game for Randy Dobnak in a loss. Gabe Snyder has a good game for the GCL Twins. Jesus Toledo pitches well in a DSL Twins loss.
Happy Birthday–July 24
Tommy McCarthy (1863)
Jack Clements (1864)
Joe Schultz (1893)
Cotton Nash (1942)
Mike Port (1945)
Shigeru Takada (1945)
Mike Adams (1948)
Jerry Augustine (1952)
Barry Bonds (1964)
Joe Oliver (1965)
Jim Wolf (1969)
Shawn Wooten (1974)
Brent Stentz (1975)
Outfielder Joe Schultz, who played in parts of eleven major league seasons, is the father of the Joe Schultz made famous by Jim Bouton in Ball Four. He is also a cousin to big-leaguers Hanz and Frank Lobert.
Mike Port is a long-time major league baseball executive, serving as the general manager of the California Angels from 1984-1991.
Shigeru Takada was a star in Japan from 1968-1980. He also was a manager, general manager, and television commentator.
Jim Wolf has been a major league umpire since 1999.
Pitcher Brent Stentz did not play in the majors, but was in the Twins’ minor league system from 1997-2001. In 1998, he set an Eastern League record with 43 saves.