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Monthly Archives: March 2024
Happy Birthday–March 29
Cy Young (1867)
Duff Cooley (1873)
Bill Dietrich (1910)
Tommy Holmes (1917)
Ferris Fain (1921)
Denny McLain (1944)
Bill Castro (1952)
Tom Hume (1953)
Domingo Ramos (1958)
Mike Kingery (1961)
Billy Beane (1962)
Laz Diaz (1963)
Eric Gunderson (1966)
Brian Jordan (1967)
Alex Ochoa (1972)
Danny Kolb (1975)
Pat Light (1991)
Laz Diaz has been a major league umpire since 1999.
Danny Kolb was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 1993, but did not sign.
2024 Game 1: Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals
Pablo López
vs
Cole Ragans
Opening Day Lineup:
Buxton CF
Jeffers C
Lewis 3B
Correa SS
Santana 1B
Kepler RF
Farmer 2B
Castro LF
Margot DH
It's Opening Day. This winter may not have been too active but it was less dark than many previous offseasons of postseason failure. Buxton mans center, Lewis and Correa are on the left side of the infield, and a great pitcher opens the season for the Twins. Here's to the first win of 162.
March 28, 2024: [CRACK] [CROWD CHEERING] [ORGAN PLAYS] Opening Day. WGOM.
The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd.
That's right, baseball's back!
How many games will the Twins win in 2024?
- 87-90 (44%, 8 Votes)
- 91+ (22%, 4 Votes)
- 84-86 (22%, 4 Votes)
- 77-80 (11%, 2 Votes)
- 81-83 (0%, 0 Votes)
- 76- (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 18
The Petersens – Here Comes the Sun
I don't know this group, but the internet seems to. In any case, I'm just stealing Gleeman's old shtick. Baseball's back!
Happy Birthday–March 28
Jimmy Barrett (1875)
August Busch (1899)
Lon Warneke (1909)
Vic Raschi (1919)
Garland Shifflett (1935)
Glenn Davis (1961)
Shawn Boskie (1967)
Craig Paquette (1969)
Mark Melancon (1985)
August Busch, owner of the Anheuser-Busch Company, bought the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953.
Craig Paquette was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1987, but did not sign.
March 27, 2024: UW
Yeesh. There have been exactly two games of baseball played in the last week, and UncleWalt is already leading the fantasy league.
Jessica Pratt – Poly Blue
Happy Birthday–March 27
Miller Huggins (1878)
Effa Manley (1897)
Wes Covington (1932)
Bill Sudakis (1946)
Lynn McGlothen (1950)
Dick Ruthven (1951)
Dave Hostetler (1956)
Jaime Navarro (1967)
Tom Quinlan (1968)
Dee Brown (1978)
Michael Cuddyer (1979)
Brian Slocum (1981)
Buster Posey (1987)
Ryne Harper (1989)
Matt Harvey (1989)
Jake Odorizzi (1990)
Effa Manley was the owner of the Brooklyn Eagles and the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues.
Dick Ruthven was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 1972, but did not sign.
Brian Slocum was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1999, but did not sign.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to Can of Corn.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Milt on Tilt.
March 26, 2024: Free TV
For all you people with that pink mobile network that starts with a T (and as a reminder to myself), today is the day to hook up an Em El Bee TV package for freezies.