Happy Birthday–November 13

Johnny Kling (1875)
Jackie Price (1912)
Ted Wilks (1915)
Jim Delsing (1925)
Steve Bilko (1928)
Wes Parker (1939)
Mel Stottlemyre (1941)
Gene Garber (1947)
John Sutton (1952)
Dan Petry (1958)
Pat Hentgen (1968)
Jason Simontacchi (1973)
Gerald Laird (1979)
Asdrubal Cabrera (1985)
Wade Miley (1986)
Luke Bard (1990)

Jackie Price played one season in the major leagues, but was better known as a baseball entertainer.  He is sometimes called a "baseball clown", but that's not really accurate, because he really performed tricks more than actually clowning.

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November 12, 2022: Thanks, Buddy

I really don't remember where I got the thing, but I know it was like $20 or less. Anyway, thinking it would be useful, I got this tiny tire inflator (inflater?) that plugs into your car's cigarette lighter port (or whatever you call it). I bought it on a whim, but that little thing sitting in my trunk has saved my butt at least five or six times, including this week. Love that little guy.