A big inning carries the Wind Surge. Wander Javier and Aaron Rozek lead the Kernels.
Monthly Archives: May 2022
Happy Birthday–May 14
Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.
J. L. Wilkinson (1878)
Ed Walsh (1881)
Alex Pompez (1890)
Earle Combs (1899)
Bob Thurman (1917)
Les Moss (1925)
Dick Howser (1936)
Tony Perez (1942)
Dick Tidrow (1947)
Dave LaRoche (1948)
Dennis Martinez (1955)
Hosken Powell (1955)
Pat Borders (1963)
Joey Cora (1965)
Larry Sutton (1970)
Roy Halladay (1977)
Luke Gregerson (1984)
J. L. Wilkinson was the long-time owner of the Kansas City Monarchs.
Alex Pompez was the long-time owner of the New York Cubans.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Lucy and SBG.
2022 Game 33: Groots at Twins
Oh hey. It's Friday. That means I need to put up a gamelog. I almost forgot.
Twins are starting a good stretch for getting ahead in the division. Or behind, depending on how they play. Hopefully they turn it around and start taking a few games again. That's more fun.
May 13, 2022: Over The Shoulder
As always, Citizens, watch your 6.
Happy Birthday–May 13
Due to personal time constraints, this is a reprint from last year which has not been updated.
Jimmy Archer (1883)
Larry Gardner (1886)
Babe Dye (1898)
Bill McKinley (1910)
Bill Kinnamon (1919)
Dusty Rhodes (1927)
Johnny Roseboro (1933)
Leon Wagner (1934)
Juan Beniquez (1950)
Bobby Valentine (1950)
Lenny Faedo (1960)
Sean McDonough (1962)
Jose Rijo (1965)
Jack Cressend (1975)
Trajan Langdon (1976)
Barry Zito (1978)
David Hernandez (1985)
John Ryan Murphy (1991)
Hockey Hall of Famer Babe Dye was a minor league outfielder from 1919-1926, spending much of his career in the American Association. In 811 games, he hit .311, slugged .443, and stole 118 bases.
Bill McKinley was an American League umpire from 1946-65.
Bill Kinnamon was an American League umpire from 1960-69.
Sean McDonough has been a baseball broadcaster since 1988.
College basketball star Trajan Langdon was a third baseman in the low minors for three seasons.
Thom Yorke – Free in the Knowledge
Thom and Jonny have a new band (The Smile), of course this is just Thom tho
2022 Game 32: Rastros at Twins
It appears that the Twins replacement players are not quite up to snuff when facing a team that's appeared in three of the last five World Series. Here's a log for the game that wasn't postponed last night...already in progress.
Play ball!
Minor Details: Games of May 11
Strong starting pitching throughout.
May 12, 2022: While The Wheel Is Turning, Turning, Turning I’ll Be Yearning, Yearning
As it seems the click wheel on this mouse is no longer working, I'm finding out just how often I use a click wheel.
So Stressed – Secret Breasts
Not only do I get to use the "power trio" tag, I get to use the "shirtless drummer" tag too!