Hoping I'm not popping any bubbles but summer is on the way out. Who's got what going on before then?
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Eric Johnson – Cliffs Of Dover
It's the company's "Summer Outing" today, so how about another cut from the Summer Mix?
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Happy Birthday–August 11
Danny Murphy (1876)
Bobo Newsom (1907)
Bob Scheffing (1913)
Walter McNeil (1934)
Bill Monboquette (1936)
Vada Pinson (1938)
Sal Campisi (1942)
Jim Hughes (1951)
Dennis Lewallyn (1953)
Bryn Smith (1955)
Melky Cabrera (1984)
Colby Rasmus (1986)
Pablo Sandoval (1986)
Walter McNeil is better known as Wally the Beer Man, long-time vendor at Minnesota Twins games.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. Moss and a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. AMR.
Game 125. Twins at Tigers
Losing 3 to the Clevelanders pretty much buried what slim chance the Twins had at winning the division. Now the race is on for second place and this series will be a big one for that. Twins are 6.5 games up on the Fightin Gardenhires and a sweep would help the Twins chances of being second best.
FMD 8/10/18: Brass
Let's talk about brass. Jazz, ska, swing, whatever genre. Songs that utilize it just a little bit, songs that embrace it. What do you like? What don't you like? Which trumpet player was the best? What's the best use of a french horn in cinema (Young Frankenstein, right?)? Does that 76th trombone really add anything that the 75th didn't? Etc.
I was a trumpet player in school, so brassy sounds are something that always resonated with me, and I don't think we've talked about instruments for a while, so it seemed like something worth throwing out there.
I used this version of "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" on my summer mix this year, specifically because of the brass:
Then drop your top 10s and have a wonderful Friday!
Minor Details: Games of August 9
A big day for Tyler Austin. A good game for Tyler Wells. Royce Lewis keeps hitting. So does Michael Helman. Ricky De La Torre and Andrew Cabezas lead the E-Twins. Samuel Vasquez delivers a big hit for the GCL Twins.
Happy Birthday–August 10
Jim Clinton (1850)
Odell Hale (1908)
Willie Wells (1908)
Taffy Wright (1911)
Buddy Lewis (1916)
Bob Porterfield (1923)
Rocky Colavito (1933)
Tom Brookens (1953)
Tim Brookens (1953)
Jerald Clark (1963)
Andy Stankiewicz (1964)
Gerald Williams (1966)
Sal Fasano (1971)
Brandon Lyon (1979)
Dan Johnson (1979)
Wilson Ramos (1987)
Willie Wells is considered, along with Pop Lloyd, one of the two greatest shortstops in the history of the Negro Leagues.
Tim Brookens is the twin brother of Tom Brookens and played four years in the minors, reaching AA.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to freealonzo's son.
August 10, 2018: Broken Arrow
Aww. Yeah, I get it, but I liked the guy.
Jorja Smith – February 3rd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP64I3aYJwM
Game One Hundred Fourteen: Minnesota at Cleveland
We're already down 3-0 to Corey Kluber. That doesn't bode well. But, hey, it's baseball. Go Twins!