With a staggering .833 win percentage, the Twins share the league’s best record with the Cubs and the (5-1) Marlins. Their run differential is just off of the Dodgers for the best in the league. None of this is overly surprising and I’m sure you’ve all been seeing that, but it’s still fun to type.
Kenta Maeda goes for the Twins against JT Brubaker, who’s making his first career start after two scoreless appearances as a reliever. Time to welcome him to the big leagues.
Last night's win means this season's 10-2 start is a franchise record for the Twins. It's gonna be a shame when they cancel all this in a week or so.
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Loading... Sam Mertes (1872)
Sherry Magee (1884)
Ray Blades (1896)
Jim Turner (1903)
Prez Jones (1905)
Clem Labine (1926)
Ray Culp (1941)
Andy Messersmith (1945)
Ken Phelps (1954)
Ron Davis (1955)
Bob Horner (1957)
Stan Belinda (1966)
Chris Heintz (1974)
Luis Vizcaino (1974)
Jake McGee (1986)
Prez Jones was the president of Grambling University and started the school's baseball team.
We would also like to welcome to earth MagUidHir's second child!
The Twins move to Pittsburgh for what I'm calling the third of a four game series. Let's keep the momentum going and get that four-game-two-city sweep.
Cruz continues to break MLB records as a 40 year old; an inspiration to us all.
Dobnak grew up around and took in games in Pittsburgh. He now makes a start there for a depleted Twins rotation. Let's hope he can also help give the bullpen a bit of a breather.
9-2 ties a franchise record for best start to a season (the 2001 Twins and 1930 Senators also accomplished). Let's go for the record. Naturally in a cursed season, this is one of the best teams in its history.
Okay, we might as well officially release this to the unwashed masses. Also, let's put this up to push Tommy off the front page for Rhu_Ru's sake.
Anyway, here are some things I said at the pre-release (which I've edited):
Some quick notes:
- We had a lot of submitters, and a lot of you chose longer songs. After that, there were a lot of other songs that should be on there, so the mix ran a little long.
- As such, for several reasons it just made more sense to split it into two parts. Each has a theme of sorts.
- Downloadable files are available (first link). I know at least in iTunes, if you use the "Song Info" option on each track, go to sorting, and select "Remember playback position", it makes it more manageable to skip around the longer tracks.
Have at it. 2020 is a weird year, and this is appropriately a weird mix. I like it though.
Sadly, I haven't gotten around to breaking it into songs as promised. HOWEVER, to ease consumption a bit, I had the idea to release it as a podcast. This way you can walk around with it but don't need to worry about getting it into your library (though that's still an option).
I'm going to try to get this on more platforms but here is where the Summer Mix is available for now:
FILEZ (seemless play)
Em-Pea-√9
PODCAST (seemless play)
Soundcloud
Apple Podcasts
Stitcher
Deezer
Google Play
TuneIn
Spotify
PLAYLIST
Deezer: Part I / Part II (h/t yickit)
Spotify (coming soon)
Part I
| Person(s) | Tune |
|---|---|
| John Prine | Caravan Of Fools |
| Angles 9 | Equality And Death (Mothers, Fathers, Where Are Ye?) |
| Bonnie Prince Billy | At The Back Of The Pit |
| Charles Bradley | The World (Is Going Up In Flames) |
| U.S. Girls | 4 American Dollars |
| Beyoncé | Freedom (Feat. Kendrick Lamar) |
| The Coup | This Year |
| Chicano Batman | This Land Is Your Land |
| ??? | !!! |
| Gary Clark Jr. | Come Together |
| Brinsley Schwarz | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding |
| New Found Glory | Call Me Anti-Social |
| Mero | Olabilir |
| Jamie Xx | Idontknow |
| The Mountain Goats | This Year |
Part II
| Person(S) | Tune |
|---|---|
| Bill Withers | Lovely Day |
| Electric Skychurch | Endless Horizon (I Love Bob Mix) |
| Phoebe Bridgers | Kyoto |
| Princess Nokia | Soul Food Y Adobo |
| Bloc Party | Ratchet |
| Shaggy | In The Summertime (Feat. Rayvon) |
| Dwight Yoakam | Sorry You Asked? |
| Kurt Vile | Pretty Pimpin |
| Seals And Crofts | Summer Breeze |
| Odetta | Give A Damn |
| Guided By Voices | Hold On Hope |
| The Kinks | Summer'S Gone |
| Duke Ellington And Coleman Hawkins | Mood Indigo |
| Neko Case | Calling Cards |
| Sam Cooke | A Change Is Gonna Come |
| Public Enemy | Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos |
Thanks everyone. I wasn't sure what to do with this mass of songs when it arrived, but I think it turned out rather well. Hope you enjoy!
I'm not sure who that is over there. It looks like SoCal with a mustache and a cowboy hat.
Hiraoka Hiroshi (1856)
Pepper Bassett (1919)
Bill Pleis (1937)
Dwight Siebler (1937)
Tommie Aaron (1939)
Nelson Briles (1943)
Bernie Carbo (1947)
Rick Mahler (1953)
Dave Rozema (1956)
Steve Gasser (1967)
John Olerud (1968)
Carlos Pulido (1971)
John Wasdin (1972)
Bobby Kielty (1976)
Eric Hinske (1977)
Mark Mulder (1977)
Carl Crawford (1981)
Hiraoka Hiroshi is considered by some to be the father of Japanese Baseball.
Catcher Pepper Bassett was a seven-time all-star in the Negro Leagues.
Right-hander Steve Gasser did not play for the Twins, but was in their minor league system for four years before being traded to the Mets in the Wally Backman deal. A second round draft choice, he did not play in the major leagues.
Here's a familiar song from a familiar face.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfpma1AUz5k
(3 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... Afternoon Game Alert!!
End of a pretty good homestand for the Twins but only the second game of a 4-game tilt against the Pirates, with the next two games at PNC.
Not much to complain about this team 10 games in, except perhaps the performance of Jose Berrios. Hopefully this all gets rectified today against a Pirates team that has only won two games.
Furthermore, who knows this season really lasts so getting as many wins under their belt will do the Twins good. Perhaps there will be an abbreviated playoff to get some closure on the season.
Beautiful day for some outdoor baseball, let's go Twins!
