The Phoenix Suns go 8-0 in The Bubble, and are promptly sent home for their troubles.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
Steven Wilson — Pariah
plus an incredibly poignant track of his when he was in Blackfield
Happy Birthday–August 14
Paul Dean (1912)
Earl Weaver (1930)
Joel Horlen (1937)
Bert Cueto (1937)
Mark Fidrych (1954)
Don Carman (1959)
Mark Gubicza (1962)
Mike Cook (1963)
Mark Loretta (1971)
Juan Pierre (1977)
Clay Buchholz (1984)
Jeremy Hazelbaker (1987)
Tim Tebow (1987)
Earl Weaver was the long-time manager of the Baltimore Orioles.
Mark Gubicza was an analyst on for FSN on Twins pre-game and post-game shows in 2004.
Quarterback Tim Tebow played minor league baseball in the Mets organization from 2016-2019.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to sean's son.
August 13, 2020: Distractions
Not gonna lie, I've missed me some Drew and Roth.
Plini — Electric Sunrise
pretty crappy sound for a Tech festival -- sorry.
And in case you were wondering what makes this Aussie's song great:
Happy Birthday–August 13
Fielder Jones (1871)
George Susce (1907)
Lou Finney (1910)
Sid Gordon (1917)
Jerry Neudecker (1930)
Vinegar Bend Mizell (1930)
Mudcat Grant (1935)
Tony Cloninger (1940)
Fred Stanley (1947)
Jerry Crawford (1947)
Andre Thornton (1949)
Tom Niedenfuer (1959)
Jim Reboulet (1961)
Jay Buhner (1964)
Tom Prince (1964)
Mark Lemke (1965)
Alex Fernandez (1969)
Jarrod Washburn (1974)
Will Ohman (1977)
Corey Patterson (1979)
Dallas Braden (1983)
Boone Logan (1984)
Jerry Neudecker was an American League umpire from 1966-1985. He was the last major league umpire to use an outside chest protector.
Jerry Crawford was a major league umpire from 1976-2010. He is tied with Bruce Froemming for the most postseason games umpired, 111.
Jim Reboulet is the brother of Jeff Reboulet. He was in the minors for six years, reaching AAA. He had three seasons with sixty or more stolen bases.
2020 Game 19: Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers
Kenta Maeda
vs
Eric Lauer
Rhu_Ru states this will be a Zoom game so look for his LTE below.
August 12, 2020: In The Red
I have a friend of the blog, Batgirl, living in MN05 that wonders if the USPS is going to take an even deeper hit now that the primary there is over.
Happy Birthday–August 12
Christy Mathewson (1880)
Ray Schalk (1892)
Harlond Clift (1912)
Fred Hutchinson (1919)
Bob Buhl (1928)
Kevin Cooney (1950)
Matt Clement (1974)
Lew Ford (1976)
Zach Cosart (1985)
Chris Owings (1991)
A notoriously bad hitter, even for a pitcher, Bob Buhl had a lifetime average of .089 and went the entire 1962 season without getting a hit (0-for-70). Oddly, he equaled his career high in walks that year with six, which goes to show something or other.
Kevin Cooney was an eleventh round draft choice of the Twins in 1972. He pitched in the Twins’ organization for two seasons, then a shoulder injury ended his playing career. He then became a college baseball coach. He was the head coach at Montclair State from 1984-1987 and at Florida Atlantic from 1988-2008.
We would like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir's niece and nephew.