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Walk With Bo

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After I got out of the hospital last summer (Duodenal Ulcer with Complications), and was relearning how to walk, I started this deal where I would get different people to go for walks with me.   Most of the walks were from my house up and around the paths in Elizabeth Park (just down the street) or down 199th St. in Scandia.

After more than a year since I started WWB, I've walked with 64 different partners (including 4 dogs) - of course I spreadsheet this.  Many of them have walked with me multiple times, usually 2.2-3.2 miles - I try to vary the route each time, and we go out rain or shine.

Let me know if you are around and would like to join me (Hartford or Scandia).

So Nation, what are you up to for exercise lately?

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 14

Paul Dean (1912)
Earl Weaver (1930)
Joel Horlen (1937)
Bert Cueto (1937)
Mark Fidrych (1954)
Don Carman (1959)
Mark Gubicza (1962)
Mike Cook (1963)
Mark Loretta (1971)
Juan Pierre (1977)
Clay Buchholz (1984)
Jeremy Hazelbaker (1987)
David Peralta (1987)
Tim Tebow (1987)

Earl Weaver was the long-time manager of the Baltimore Orioles.

Mark Gubicza was an analyst on for FSN on Twins pre-game and post-game shows in 2004.

Quarterback Tim Tebow played minor league baseball in the Mets organization from 2016-2019.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to sean's son.

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 13

BATS 8, SAINTS 6 IN ST. PAUL (5 1/2 INNINGS)

St. Paul scored six in the first, but Louisville got two in the second and six in the third.

Royce Lewis was 2-for-3.
Austin Martin hit a three-run homer, his second.

Carlos Luna pitched 2.2 innings, allowing eight runs on seven hits and one walk and striking out three.
Ronny Henriquez struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Andrew Bechtold pitched a perfect inning.

WIND SURGE 9, NATURALS 8 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (10 INNINGS)

Wichita led 3-0, trailed 6-3, and led 8-6 before Northwest Arkansas tied it 8-8 in the ninth.  Pat Winkel doubled home the deciding run.

Alex Isola was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his thirteenth and fourteenth), three runs, and six RBIs.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4.
Winkel was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs.

David Festa pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out four.

KERNELS 4, RIVER BANDITS 2 IN QUAD CITIES

Carson McCusker homered in the eighth to tie it 2-2 and Cedar Rapids scored two in the ninth to win it.

Jorel Ortega hit a home run, his sixth.
McCusker hit a home run, his third.

C. J. Culpepper struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.
Alejandro Hidalgo struck out four in 2.2 innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Jordan Carr struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

There were twenty-eight strikeouts in the game.  Cedar Rapids batters struck out fifteen times and Quad Cities batters struck out thirteen times.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 14, MARAUDERS 7 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored two in the first, four in the second, and two in the fourth to build an 8-1 lead.

Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5 with a home run (his tenth), two runs, and four RBIs.
Yohander Martinez was 2-for-2 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs.

John Klein pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out four.

Fort Myers used seven pitchers, five of them for less than an inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  DSL Twins v. DSL Phillies White (completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game.  The Phillies are the home team for the suspended game and the Twins are the home team for the scheduled game.)
11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of August 11

SAINTS 5, BATS 0 IN ST. PAUL

Royce Lewis homered in a three-run first.

Lewis was 2-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk.
Jair Camargo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eighteenth), a double, and three RBIs.
Austin Martin was 2-for-4.
Brooks Lee hit a home run.

Louie Varland pitched 7.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out four.
Jovani Moran struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

NATURALS 8, WIND SURGE 7 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Luca Tresh singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Alerick Soularie was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eighth) and three RBIs.
Yoyner Fajardo hit a home run, his seventh.
Seth Gray hit a two-run homer, his seventh.

Marco Raya pitched one inning, allowing one run on four walks.
Aaron Rozek struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.

KERNELS 4, RIVER BANDITS 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Noah Miller and Emmanuel Rodriguez homered in the third to give Cedar Rapids a 3-1 lead, and they led the rest of the way.

Miller hit a two-run homer, his seventh.
Rodriguez hit a home run, his fifteenth.
Ben Ross hit a home run, his sixteenth.

Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in two perfect innings.

MARAUDERS 7, MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS

It was 4-3 Fort Myers after five, but Bradenton scored two in the sixth and two in the seventh.

Nate Baez was 3-for-4.

Jack Noble pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and five walks and striking out five.
Jackson Hicks struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

FCL TWINS 8, FCL RED SOX 4 AT RED SOX

Trailing 4-2, the Twins scored three in the eighth and three in the ninth.

Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his third.
Isaac Pena was 2-for-5.

Sean Mooney struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Nolan Santos struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Ty Langenberg struck out two in one inning, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.
Spencer Bengard walked one and struck out one in a scoreless inning.
Pierce Banks pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

The Twins used nine pitchers, most for one inning.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL NATIONALS 4 AT NATIONALS

The Twins scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 6-2 lead.

Angel Trinidad was 3-for-4 with a double.
Moises Lopez hit a home run, his fourth.

Orlando Rubio pitched zero innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on one hit and three walks.
Oscar Paredes pitched a perfect inning.
Reynel Garcia pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Yency De Jesus struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Mariners
5:00  Bradenton at Fort Myers (Miguelangel Boadas, 0-2, 8.53)
6:05 Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 0-0, 1.17) at Northwest Arkansas
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.04) at Quad Cities
7:07  Louisville at St. Paul (Patrick Murphy, 5-2, 4.53)