Happy Birthday–January 4

January 4, 2023 Jeff A

Tommy Corcoran (1869)
Ernest Lanigan (1873)
Al Bridwell (1884)
Ossie Vitt (1890)
George Selkirk (1908)
Gabe Paul (1910)
Herman Franks (1914)
Don McMahon (1930)
Tito Fuentes (1944)
Charlie Manuel (1944)
Ken Reynolds (1947)
Paul Gibson (1960)
Daryl Boston (1963)
Trey Hillman (1963)
Ted Lilly (1976)
Willie Martinez (1978)
Kevin Pillar (1989)
Blake Cederlind (1996)

Ernest Lanigan was the nephew of the Spink brothers who founded The Sporting News. He worked for the publication from the time he was 15. Among other things, he compiled baseball's first encyclopedia, published in 1922, and served as curator, historian, and director of the Hall of Fame from 1946 until his death in 1962.

Gabe Paul was the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians (twice), and the New York Yankees.

Trey Hillman was the manager of the Kansas City Royals from 2008-2010.

Blake Cederlind was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-second round in 2015, but he did not sign.

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Foals – 2am

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Cup of Coffee

January 3, 2023: Disc Jockey

January 3, 2023 hungry joe 26 Comments

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January 3, 2023 hungry joe 12 Comments

Okay, pretty sure everyone knows the score. If you've never volunteered, we'd love to have you. Plus, you get to skip to the head of the line!

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Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–January 3

January 3, 2023 Jeff A 2 Comments

Barney Gilligan (1856)
Warren Brown (1894)
Gus Suhr (1906)
Frenchy Bordagaray (1910)
Sid Hudson (1915)
Eddie Einhorn (1936)
Bob Gebhard (1943)
Dick Colpaert (1944)
Larry Barnett (1945)
Gary Lavelle (1949)
Jim Dwyer (1950)
Darren Daulton (1962)
Luis Rivera (1964)
Luis Sojo (1965)
A. J. Burnett (1977)
Michael Restovich (1979)
Alex Meyer (1990)

Warren Brown was a long-time sportswriter, mostly in Chicago. He coined Babe Ruth's famous nickname, "The Sultan of Swat".

Eddie Einhorn was a part-owner of the Chicago White Sox. He was the founder of the TVS networks, which syndicated sports regionally and nationally in the days before twenty-four hour sports stations.

Larry Barnett was a major league umpire from 1969-1999.

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The Specials – Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)

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Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–January 2

January 2, 2023 Jeff A

Red Kress (1905)

Pinky Whitney (1905)

Ted Strong (1914)

Jim Essian (1951)

David Cone (1963)

Edgar Martinez (1963)

Greg Swindell (1965)
Royce Clayton (1970)
Rick Greene (1971)
Jeff Suppan (1975)
Aaron Barrett (1988)
Felix Jorge (1994)
Fernando Tatis (1999)

Ted Strong was a star in the Negro Leagues, making the all-star team seven times.

Aaron Barrett was drafted by Minnesota in the 20th round in 2008 but did not sign.

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