Minor Details: Standings and Stats: Through July 19

The Saint Paul Saints are 33-32, in third place in the AAA East/Midwest, 7.5 games behind Omaha.  They are 6-4 in their last ten games and have won two consecutive games.  They have a run differential of +7.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 37-29, in first place in the AA Central/North, 1.5 games ahead of Arkansas.  They are 6-4 in their last ten games have lost their most recent game.  They have a run differential of +25.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 36-30, in second place in the High-A Central/West, eight games behind Quad Cities.  They are 6-4 in their last ten games and have won their most recent game.  They have a run differential of +54.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 36-30, in third place in the Low-A Southeast/West, 9.5 games behind Tampa.  They are 5-5 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.

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Happy Birthday–July 20

Heinie Manush (1901)
Bob Short (1917)
Mike Ilitch (1929)
Dick Stello (1934)
Tony Oliva (1938)
Mickey Stanley (1942)
Mike Witt (1960)
Charles Johnson (1971)
Bengie Molina (1974)
Jason Miller (1982)
Alexi Casilla (1984)
Stephen Strasburg (1988)

Bob Short owned the second Washington Senators franchise and moved them to Texas.  He also owned the Minneapolis Lakers and moved them to Los Angeles.

Mike Ilitch purchased the Detroit Tigers in 1992 and owned them until his death in 2017.

Dick Stello was a National League umpire from 1968-1987, when he died in a car accident.

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ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – MR. BLUE SKY

Let's have some fun this week, shall we? I'm coming off of a week of PTO spent at the kids' big dance shindig in Chicago, so I'm playing songs that get us grooving and moving, or feeling, or are just plain fun. I have a couple links to dances done by the kids' studio so I'll add some of those just to show the fun and phenomenal stuff they can do. Helping the little one practice at home, we always needed some warmup music. Mr. Blue Sky is a go-to for grooving in the basement. Enjoy!

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Happy Birthday–July 19

Jim Donnelly (1865)
Earl Hamilton (1891)
Bob Meusel (1896)
Mark Koenig (1904)
Jackie Hayes (1906)
Phil Cavarretta (1916)
Billy Gardner (1927)
Jayson Stark (1951)
Dan Graham (1954)
Mark Carreon (1963)
David Segui (1966)
Gus Gandarillas (1971)
Preston Wilson (1974)
Yorvit Torrealba (1978)
Rick Ankiel (1979)
Yan Gomes (1987)
Luis Avilan (1989)

Jayson Stark is a long-time baseball writer and was an ESPN commentator for several years.

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