Monthly Archives: June 2021

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Standings & Stats: Through June 21

St. Paul is 19-22, tied for fourth in the AAA East-Midwest, ten games behind Omaha.  They are 3-7 in their last ten games but won their most recent game.

Wichita is 23-19, in first place in the AA Midwest-North, a half game ahead of Tulsa.  They are 5-5 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.

Cedar Rapids is 22-20, in second place in the High-A Central-West, six games behind Quad Cities.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games and have won five consecutive games.

Fort Myers is 25-17, in third place in the Low-A Southeast-West, three games behind Tampa.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games and have won five consecutive games.

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Cup of Coffee

June 22, 2021: Tender

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Success! I made decent tenderloin (one with a honey/lime glaze, one with a maple syrup/garlic), and more importantly, I did it on a grill. My grill technique is admittedly pretty bad. However, I felt like I had all the conditions right and the end product seemed to confirm. For this novice, that was two moving targets hit.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–June 22

Carl Hubbell (1903)
Walt Masterson (1920)
Han Urbanus (1927)
Faye Throneberry (1931)
Russ Snyder (1934)
Ron Hodges (1949)
Dave Tomlin (1949)
Greg Booker (1960)
Brant Brown (1971)
Esteban Yan (1975)
Willie Harris (1978)
Luis Maza (1980)
Ian Kinsler (1982)
Engelb Vielma (1994)

Han Urbanus is in the Dutch Baseball Hall of Fame.  He pitched over 150 consecutive complete games over a period of eight years.

The brother of Marv Throneberry, outfielder Faye Throneberry spent much of his career with the Twins franchise while it was still in Washington (1957-1960).  In December of 1960, he was chosen by the Los Angeles Angels in the expansion draft.

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2021 Twins Game Logs

2021 Game Log 72: Cincinnati Reds at Minnesota Twins

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The Cincinnati Red Stockings are coming to town with malice in their hearts...

Okay, that's not accurate, but it sounds cool. Anyway, the Reds are coming in with a four game losing streak. Like the Twins, they're 4th in their Central, but with a .500 record. The Twins are coming off a rare series win (and even more rare sweep!), so let's hope they keep the momentum going to drive up trade values. Enjoy the game, folks.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–June 21

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Matt Kilroy (1866)
Randy Moore (1906)
Harold Seymour (1910)
Ed Lopat (1918)
Merle Harmon (1926)
Jackie Collum (1927)
Charlie Moore (1953)
Rick Sutcliffe (1956)
Jay Pettibone (1957)
Donovan Osborne (1969)
Garrett Jones (1981)
Jeff Baker (1981)
Sam Clay (1993)

Harold Seymour wrote a three-part History of Baseball, published from 1960-1990.

Merle Harmon broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1967-1969.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir, Sheenie, and UncleWalt’s daughter.

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