Little Luis has left the Twins. We used an old SBG gimmick from long, long ago to remember Eddie Rosario two winters ago, and surely Arraez deserves a story as well. Write your six word story about Luis Arraez We can have a poll for the best one.
Monthly Archives: January 2023
January 22, 2023: Enjoy Your Rabbit
May your Year of the Rabbit be a happy and prosperous one.
flowerovlove – Get With You
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Happy Birthday–January 22
Ira Thomas (1881)
Amos Strunk (1889)
Art Ehlers (1897)
Prince Oana (1910)
Chris Pelekoudas (1918)
Dave Leonhard (1941)
Senichi Hoshino (1947)
Mike Caldwell (1949)
Leon Roberts (1951)
Jeff Treadway (1963)
Jimmy Anderson (1976)
Chone Figgins (1978)
Carlos Ruiz (1979)
Ubaldo Jimenez (1984)
Art Ehlers did not play in the majors, but he spent his life in baseball. He owned several minor league teams at various times and was the general manager of the Philadelphia Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles. He also was a longtime scout for the Orioles.
Prince Oana played in the minors for twenty-three years, batting .304. He also had a pitching record of 80-54.
Chris Pelekoudas was a National League umpire from 1960-1975. He is best remembered for his run-ins with Gaylord Perry over the latter's use of illegal substances on the baseball.
Senichi Hoshino is a long-time player, manager, and executive in Japanese baseball.
We also want to wish a happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner’s daughter.
January 21, 2023: Louie Louie
Yeah, it seems like a decent haul, but I'm really gonna miss the guy.
Never forget the time Luis Arráez entered for the injured Jonathan Schoop down 0-2 in the count to Edwin Diaz, who was throwing 98–100 miles per hour, and worked an epic walk. That's how the legend was born. Three years later, he was the AL Batting Champ.pic.twitter.com/CPkTuuFm9A
— The Twins Almanac (@TwinsAlmanac) January 20, 2023
Screaming Trees – Witness
Van Conner, Screaming Trees co-founder and bassist, died after an extended illness.
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Happy Birthday–January 21
Mike Tiernan (1867)
Lew Fonseca (1899)
Sam Mele (1922)
Danny O'Connell (1927)
Johnny Oates (1946)
Bill Stein (1947)
Mike Krukow (1952)
Dave Smith (1955)
Mike Smithson (1955)
Jose Uribe (1959)
Andy Hawkins (1960)
Darryl Motley (1960)
Chris Hammond (1966)
Tom Urbani (1968)
Rusty Greer (1969)
Jason Ryan (1976)
Brandon Crawford (1987)
Tom Urbani was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-ninth round in 1989, but did not sign.
FMD 1/20/23 – Music to Puzzle By
About this time of year my family often breaks out a puzzle or two (we're working on a 1000 piece one of succulents right now, but I'm really excited for the Terry Redland one we got, that is a picture my grandmother had hanging in her house when I was growing up. A nice way to honor her memory.)
Music usually accompanies.
TMBG's Flood has been my go-to starting puzzle mix, ever since I recieved both that and a 3D puzzle one Christmas. It just kind of stuck for me. After that... I suppose we play a good bit of oldies. Deep cut oldies.
Anyway, what other music is good for puzzling by?
Happy Birthday–January 20
Everett Mills (1845)
C. I. Taylor (1875)
William Eckert (1909)
Jimmy Outlaw (1913)
Joe Dobson (1917)
Gene Stephens (1933)
Camilo Pascual (1934)
Dave Boswell (1945)
Cecil Espy (1963)
Ozzie Guillen (1964)
Kevin Maas (1965)
Marvin Benard (1970)
Brian Giles (1971)
David Eckstein (1975)
Matt Albers (1983)
Geovany Soto (1983)
Everett Mills holds the record for most at-bats in a season without drawing a walk (342).
C . I. Taylor founded the first African-American professional baseball team, the Birmingham Giants, in 1904.
General William Eckert was the commissioner of baseball from 1965-1968,
Marvin Benard played in the major leagues for nine years and could never get announcers to stop calling him "Marvin Bernard".
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to FTLT’s firstborn and to Twayn's younger daughter.
January 20, 2023: A Sammich Is A Sammich Is A Sammich
Even though PR vigorously argues for a broad definition of "sandwiches" under Section 4.07 to include food products sold by Qdoba, this argument does not change the fact that burritos, quesadillas, and tacos are not commonly understood to mean "sandwiches."