The missus decided we need a family membership to the local aquarium. Unfortunately said aquarium is about an hour away, so I guess we'll be doing some driving.
Monthly Archives: March 2024
Happy Birthday–March 3
John Montgomery Ward (1860)
Wee Willie Keeler (1872)
Ed Phelps (1879)
Tetsuya Yoneda (1938)
Paul Schaal (1943)
Rick Reed (1950)
Chuck Cary (1960)
Neal Heaton (1960)
Marvin Hudson (1964)
Scott Radinsky (1968)
Mike Romano (1972)
Matt Diaz (1978)
Jorge Julio (1979)
Tetsuya Yoneda is the second-winningest pitcher in Japanese professional baseball with 350 victories.
The Rick Reed whose birthday is today is the major league umpire from 1979-2009, not the ex-Twin.
Marvin Hudson was a major league umpire from 1979-2009.
Judee Sill – The Lamb Ran Away With The Crown
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March 2, 2024: Heat Wave
We're back to totally normal temperatures for very early March after a brief cold spell.
Happy Birthday–March 2
Horace Fogel (1861)
Moe Berg (1902)
Woody English (1906)
Jack Knott (1907)
Mel Ott (1909)
Mort Cooper (1913)
Jim Konstanty (1917)
Jim Nettles (1947)
Pete Broberg (1950)
Larry Wolfe (1953)
Terry Steinbach (1962)
Ron Gant (1965)
Jay Gibbons (1977)
Glen Perkins (1983)
Bud Norris (1985)
Horace Fogel was a sportswriter who became manager of the New York Giants in 1902. His time as Giants manager is best remembered for his attempt to move Christy Mathewson to first base. He was fired 41 games into the season and replaced by Heinie Smith, who put an end to such nonsense. Instead, he tried to move Mathewson to shortstop.
We assume everyone reading this knows Ron Gant's connection to the Minnesota Twins.
Katy Kirby – Cubic Zirconia
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March 1, 2024: A Little Better
70s in March is slightly less worrisome than 70s in February.
Happy Birthday–March 1
Paul Hines (1855)
Farmer Vaughn (1864)
Harry Caray (1914)
Bing Devine (1916)
Othello Renfroe (1923)
Larry Brown (1940)
Vern Fuller (1944)
Jeff Holly (1953)
Dick Bremer (1956)
Johnny Ray (1957)
Mark Gardner (1962)
Rich Rodriguez (1963)
Tony Castillo (1963)
Omar Daal (1972)
Ramon Castro (1976)
Ken Harvey (1978)
Trevor Cahill (1998)
Bing Devine worked in baseball front offices from 1939-1978, spending most of that time in the Cardinals organization. He was the St. Louis general manager from 1957-1964 and 1968-1978, serving as the general manager of the Mets from 1965-1967.
Othello Renfroe played in the Negro Leagues for several years. He eventually became a broadcaster, sportswriter, scout, and public address announcer. He was also the first African-American official scorer in major league baseball.
A lifelong Minnesotan, Dick Bremer was a Twins broadcaster from 1983-2023 with the exception of 1986.
Phoebe Bridgers – Motion Sickness
I take a pretty hands off approach to music with the boy. I generally blandly compliment anything he likes (which I usually don't) and rarely push any of my own stuff on him. I always figured if I pushed my own tastes on him, he'd make sure to purposefully go in his own direction and start listen to some really shitty stuff. That said, I certainly play lots of my music, though without comment. If he asks for more info, I'll give it to him, but I definitely take a more passive approach. His tastes are currently pretty different from mine, but sometimes I score one. For example, he's into Phoebe Bridgers now at least.
"But, Dad, why is she always wearing those skeleton clothes?"
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