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Monthly Archives: July 2023
July 16, 2023: Root
Man, board games have gotten so complicated.
Happy Birthday–July 16
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1889)
Doc Prothro (1893)
Bill Woodson (1917)
Jim Odom (1921)
Norm Sherry (1931)
Eddie Fisher (1936)
Lee Elia (1937)
Terry Pendleton (1960)
DeMarlo Hale (1961)
William VanLandingham (1970)
Ildemaro Vargas (1991)
The father of former NFL coach Tommy Prothro, third baseman Doc Prothro played in the majors for parts of five seasons and had a lifetime batting average of .318.
Acclaimed voice actor Bill Woodson was the voice of the Twins' "Get to Know 'Em" advertising campaign in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Jim Odom was an American League umpire from 1964-1974.
DeMarlo Hale was a minor league manager from 1993-2001 and has been a major league coach since 2002.
Donny Osmond – Close Every Door
It was 1995 and Donny Osmond was in town kicking off an engagement of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It had been a huge hit in Toronto and Chicago, they were taking it on tour and Minneapolis was the first stop. It was a pretty big deal, the governor (Arne Carlson) signed a declaration making it Donny Osmond Day. Donny, who we had lined up to do one segment on our mid-morning show, actually volunteered in the green room to co-host the whole hour if we wanted. And of course we did. After the show Donny and I took a limo ride to the Mall of America where he did a little PR appearance at Planet Hollywood, gave them a pair of purple socks for a display case and did a quick song. When that wrapped up Donny headed to the theater to get ready for opening night of the run and the photographer and I went back to the studio and packaged up a story for the 6:00 p.m. news. My impressions of Donny were simple - he may be a Mormon, but he's a total mensch.
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Game 93: twins @ athletics
It's mowing day!
There's nothing like having the game on while mowing for a few hours. The lady of the house is planting the new rose bush, and the kids are golfing around the yard (or, in the case of the one year old, poking the club at the ball and giggling if he happens to make contact). The only thing today needs is some baseball on the radio.....and a good result to that baseball.
Enter Pablo Lopez.
As good as the rotation has been through the first half (and they've arguably been the best in the game), I'd give Lopez the slight edge as the best of them all. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he pitches back to back shutouts. No one has done that since 1884, so that would be fun.
Either way, I'll be listening, first on the mower, then on the deck looking out over my yard, basking in a beautiful day and a Twins win.
July 15, 2023: Game Night
Fam’s busy tonight so I’m gonna real wacky and wild with the boys. Board games!
Minor Details: Games of July 14
BULLS 8, SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL
Durham scored five in the ninth to take the victory.
Andrew Stevenson was 3-for-5 with a home run (his tenth), two runs, and two RBIs.
Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two runs.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-4.
Louie Varland pitched four innings, giving up three unearned runs on eight hits and striking out seven.
Josh Winder struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Michael Boyle pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
CARDINALS 4, WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA
Trailing 3-0, Springfield scored four in the seventh.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a home run, his tenth.
Pat Winkel was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.
Marco Raya struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
David Festa struck out three in two perfect innings.
Denny Bentley pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Alex Scherff struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
KERNELS 15, SKY CARP 2 IN BELOIT
Cedar Rapids scored eight in the fourth to take a 9-0 lead, then added five in the sixth.
Jorel Ortega was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), three runs, and five RBIs.
Emmanuel Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.
Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Noah Cardenas was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Jose Salas was 2-for-5.
Tanner Schobel was 2-for-6 with a double and two RBIs.
Zebby Matthews struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
Malik Barrington struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
John Wilson struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, THRESHERS 2 IN FORT MYERS
Leading 2-0, Fort Myers scored four in the eighth.
Carson McCusker was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and two runs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Ben Ethridge pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Wilker Reyes struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.
FCL TWINS 9, FCL RED SOX 8 AT RED SOX
The Twins scored two in the ninth to take a 9-2 lead, then held on. The Red Sox had the winning run on base when the game ended.
Yasser Mercedes was 4-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), three runs, and four RBIs.
Keoni Cavaco was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.
Harold Grant was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.
Brayan Medina pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and four walks and striking out three.
Cleiber Maldonado struck out five in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.
Yon Landaeta struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
DSL PHILLIES WHITE 17, DSL TWINS 9 AT PHILLIES (7 INNINGS)
The Phillies scored five in the fourth to break a 4-4 tie.
Dameury Pena was 2-for-2.
Ariel Castro was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Starter Jeicol Surumay pitched 1.2 innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits and three walks.
Jose Ojo struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00 DSL Guardians Red at DSL Twins
5:00 Clearwater at Fort Myers (Jarret Whorff, 2-0, 1.71)
6:05 Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Beloit
6:05 Springfield at Wichita (TBD)
7:07 Durham at St. Paul (Brent Headrick, 3-1, 4.05)
Happy Birthday–July 15
John Clapp (1851)
Dan McGann (1871)
Bubbles Hargrave (1892)
Shirley Povich (1905)
Jake Powell (1908)
Red Kellett (1909)
Bruce Edwards (1923)
Donn Clendenon (1935)
Mike Shannon (1939)
Kirt Manwaring (1965)
Brett Merriman (1966)
James Baldwin (1971)
Miguel Olivo (1978)
Chris Denorfia (1980)
Sherman Johnson (1990)
Shirley Povich was a sportswriter for the Washington Post from 1923-1993. He continued to write for them for twenty-five years after he "retired".
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to brianS, kg2005, and Mom Beau.
Willie Nelson – Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
I met Willie Nelson at the Black Hawk County Fair in Waterloo, Iowa in the early 90s. I got sent up to interview him before his grandstand show. They had us set up the camera outside his dressing room, and when he came out to meet us he was followed by a sizeable cloud of smoke. He squinted a lot and he smiled a lot and seemed like a genuinely nice person. He was still heavily involved in Farm Aid and that's what most of the interview was about. When we wrapped it up and the camera was off I couldn't resist. "Say, Willie." I said, "One last question for you. Is it true that you got high in the White House?" He just gave me that big old smile and said, "Well, that's the story they all tell."
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2023 Game 92: Twins at Las Vegas Oakland
The second half starts now. Except for the part of it that started earlier. It's worth pointing out that the Twins have the easiest schedule in baseball in the 2nd half, so hopefully they can make the most of that.
Just a game under .500, it feels like this team has so much more potential. Will their fire their hitting coach? Will they make a big trade? Will they find out that the power of friendship was inside them all along? Tune in and find out!
