Monthly Archives: August 2021

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 18

Sam Wise (1857)
Wally Gerber (1891)
Burleigh Grimes (1893)
Bernie Friberg (1899)
Max Lanier (1915)
Bob Kennedy (1920)
Roberto Clemente (1934)
Billy Consolo (1934)
Joe Azcue (1939)
Paul Popovich (1940)
Bucky Guth (1947)
Bruce Benedict (1955)
Mike LaValliere (1960)
Jack Howell (1961)
Marcus Lawton (1965)
Bobby Higginson (1970)
Albie Lopez (1971)
Justin Wilson (1987)

Marcus Lawton is the brother of Matt Lawton.  He played in ten games for the Yankees in 1989.

I am annually saddened that there has never been a major league player named Ham Fast.  There was Darcy Fast, who appeared in eight games for the Cubs in 1968 and later became a pastor.  There have been six players with the first name of Ham, most notably Ham Hyatt, who was a reserve for seven seasons from 1909-1918, mostly with Pittsburgh.

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2021 Twins Game Logs

Twins Log Game 120 – Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins

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Is the Guardians thing official or does that start in 2022? I don't care, I'm going with Guardians. Tonight is the 8th game of a pretty decent homestand for the Twins and they could win their fourth straight series with a victory tonight. Not that we have to look at the standings or anything but it's nice that the Twins are now just mediocre instead of terrible.

Speaking of terrible, Eli Morgan on the mound for the Guardians and he's been pretty bad this year including a 5 run in 4 innings performance last week. He gets just under a strikeout per inning and has a WHIP of 1.28. Should be easy pickings for the Twins potent bats. Bailey Ober for the Twins and let's see if he can put together a couple of back to back great outings. Did you know he's really tall too?

First pitch at 7:10p for what promises to be a pretty warm game.

Twins Lineup

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Standings and Stats: Through August 16

The St. Paul Saints are 48-41, in third place in the AAA East/Midwest, 1.5 games behind Omaha.  They are 6-4 in their last ten games and won their most recent game.  Their run differential is +39.

The Wichita Wind Surge is 52-38, in first place in the AA Central/North, four games ahead of Arkansas and Tulsa.  They are 6-4 in their last ten games and won their most recent game.  Their run differential is +40.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels are 49-41, in second place in the High-A Central/West, eleven games behind Quad Cities.  They are 5-5 in their last ten games and won their most recent game.  Their run differential is +41.

The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are 44-41, in third place in the Low-A Southeast/West, fifteen games behind Tampa.  They are 4-6 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.  Their run differential is -3.

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Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 17

Johnny Rawlings (1892)
Rudy York (1913)
Donald Honig (1931)
Jim Davenport (1933)
John Buzhardt (1936)
Diego Segui (1937)
Boog Powell (1941)
Ron Boyer (1944)
Skip Lockwood (1946)
Butch Hobson (1951)
Alex Cole (1965)
Jorge Posada (1971)
Mike Maroth (1977)
Brett Myers (1980)
Dustin Pedroia (1983)

Author Donald Honig has written nearly forty books about baseball.

Ron Boyer is the brother of Clete Boyer and Ken Boyer. He played in the Yankees’ farm system for eight years, reaching AAA.

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At The Movies

Third Monday Movie Day: Up And Comers

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Here's just an amazing thread on the staggering amount of talent (not limited to acting) that guest starred on Miami Vice of all shows:

What's one performance you remember, TV or movies, where you noted someone special, only to see them subsequently blow up?