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Monthly Archives: August 2022
Game 106 in progress
playing in the rain!
August 6, 2022: Fielder’s Choice
I mean, I'll take it.
Pink Floyd – Echoes
Let's start the weekend off on an epic note.
Happy Birthday–August 6
Sam Mertes (1872)
Sherry Magee (1884)
Ray Blades (1896)
Jim Turner (1903)
Prez Jones (1905)
Clem Labine (1926)
Ray Culp (1941)
Andy Messersmith (1945)
Ken Phelps (1954)
Ron Davis (1955)
Bob Horner (1957)
Stan Belinda (1966)
Chris Heintz (1974)
Luis Vizcaino (1974)
Jake McGee (1986)
Wilmer Flores (1991)
John Gant (1992)
Prez Jones was the president of Grambling University and started the school's baseball team.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidHir's second child.
2022 Game 105: Blue Jays at Twins – A Tale Of Two Trades
2021: Twins stink. They trade their best pitcher for a handful of prospects who may or may not be good someday.
2022: Twins don't stink. They trade a handful of prospects who may or may not be good someday for a different team's best pitcher.
Game 105 - The two pitchers face each other.
That's cool.
05 August 2022: Blowpen
There are Twins relievers whose names still provoke cringes & winces years after they departed the roster. Let us name them and see if that can inure us to the dreadful performance of Pagán & Duffey.
Happy Birthday–August 5
Hiraoka Hiroshi (1856)
Pepper Bassett (1919)
Bill Pleis (1937)
Dwight Siebler (1937)
Tommie Aaron (1939)
Nelson Briles (1943)
Bernie Carbo (1947)
Rick Mahler (1953)
Dave Rozema (1956)
Steve Gasser (1967)
John Olerud (1968)
Carlos Pulido (1971)
John Wasdin (1972)
Bobby Kielty (1976)
Eric Hinske (1977)
Mark Mulder (1977)
Carl Crawford (1981)
Hiraoka Hiroshi is considered by some to be the father of Japanese Baseball.
Catcher Pepper Bassett was a seven-time all-star in the Negro Leagues.
Right-hander Steve Gasser did not play for the Twins, but was in their minor league system for four years before being traded to the Mets in the Wally Backman deal. A second round draft choice, he did not play in the major leagues.
Interpol – Fables
Time for some more fresh POST-PUNK (BY SOME OLD GUYS)
Game 105. Toronto at Minnesota (in progress)
Big cheer at Target Field as the Twins announce that their beer policy -- no sales after the 7th inning -- is being suspended tonight, due to the country music concert scheduled after the game.
— Phil Miller (@MillerStrib) August 4, 2022