"Hey, these are the jerks who eliminated us from the playoffs last year."
"Hey, yeah!"
"It is them!"
"I thought so!"
"Let's get 'em guys!"
And so they did.
Starting with Pablo Lopez finding his stuff against Ronel Blanco, who lost his.
Monthly Archives: May 2024
May 31, 2024: Champs
Well, at least we have PWHL Minnesota. Great season from the Wolves (and a terrible last game).
Minor Details: Games of May 30
ROCHESTER RED WINGS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ROCHESTER
Rochester scored two in the second, two in fourth, and one in the fifth to build a 5-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Alex Isola was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Yunior Severino (9); Matt Wallner (7).
Multi-RBI games: Wallner 2 (24).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.
Opposition standout: D. J. Herz struck out ten in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Record: St. Paul is 24-29, in eighth place, 12.5 games behind Omaha.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA
Springfield scored four in the first and led all the way.
Multi-hit games: Jake Rucker was 3-for-5. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with two RBis.
Home runs: Tanner Schobel (2).
Multi-RBI games: Keaschall 2 (2).
Stolen bases: Keaschall (1).
Pitching prowess: Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Cody Laweryson struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Bryan Torres was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Record: Wichita is 19-28, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Trailing 2-1 through seven, Cedar Rapids tied with one in the eighth and Rayne Doncon hit a two-run walkoff homer in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Doncon (1).
Multi-RBI games: Doncon 2 (4).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Christian MacLeod pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out one. Jordan Carr struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks. Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning. Ricardo Velez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Parker Messick struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 29-18, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
BRADENTON MARAUDERS AT FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS
Rained out. Will be made up Saturday.
FCL ORIOLES 10, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)
The FCL Orioles scored three in the third and four in the fourth to build a 7-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Javier Roman was 2-for-3 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Joel Garcia struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Opposition standout: Fernando Peguero was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.
Record: The FCL Twins are 11-7, tied for second with the FCL Rays, two games behind the FCL Pirates.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:45 St. Paul (Louie Varland, 2-3, 4.41) at Rochester
6:05 Bradenton at Fort Myers (A. J. Lares, 1-1, 2.31)
6:35 Lake County at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.32)
6:35 Springfield at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 4.21)
Beth Gibbons – Floating on a Moment
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Happy Birthday–May 31
Socks Seibold (1896)
Edward Bennett Williams (1920)
Russ Goetz (1930)
Ray Washburn (1938)
Tippy Martinez (1950)
Joe Orsulak (1962)
Kenny Lofton (1967)
Bill Miller (1967)
Dave Roberts (1972)
Ray Olmedo (1981)
Jake Peavy (1981)
Edward Bennett Williams was the owner of the Baltimore Orioles from 1979-1988.
Russ Goetz was an American League umpire from 1968-1983.
Bill Miller has been a major league umpire since 2000.
2024 Game 56 – City of Fountains vs. Land O’ Lakes
DAY GAME ALERT!
First pitch @ 12:10 p.m. CT
On the Twins website today, the top story is about Bailey Ober's complete futility against the Royals. Ober has a 7.71 ERA in nine career starts against KC, and a 3.36 ERA against everyone else. So Jeff A is not the only one to notice that the Royals just seem to own Ober.
Today Chris Paddack takes the mound for the Twins, countered by Brady Singer for the Royals. Paddack has been a fairly reliable mid-rotation starter this year, pitching to a 4.39 ERA in ten starts. Singer has been quite good this season, sporting a 2.63 ERA and a WHIP of just 1.12.
The ass bats were back on full display last night and the Twins futility at the plate was palpable. What was last year a weak division that we won fairly handily seems much more competitive this year. KC has been building up for a few years and looks like a real contender. But the team to beat to get to the top has to be Cleveland. They have been our closest competition in the division the last couple of years and this year they are playing like champions again. But there's lots of season left and we all know about the sudden reversals of fortune that can occur in sports. Hell, that's what makes it worth watching.
Play ball!
Minor Details: Games of May 29
ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, ROCHESTER RED WINGS 0 IN ROCHESTER
Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer in the first inning and St. Paul led all the way.
Multi-hit games: Severino was 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs. Michael Helman was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Severino (8); Alex Isola (5).
Multi-RBI games: Severino 4 (27).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Adam Plutko struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits. Jeff Brigham pitched a perfect inning. Ronny Henriquez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Scott Blewett pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Tim Cate pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Record: St. Paul is 24-28, in eighth place, eleven games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 2 IN WICHITA
It was scoreless until the eighth, when Kala'i Rosario hit a grand slam. Springfield scored two in the ninth and had men on second and third with one out.
Multi-hit games: Kyler Fedco was 2-for-3 with a double.
Home runs: Rosario (4).
Multi-RBI games: Rosario 4 (26).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jaylin Nowlin pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out two. Austin Brice struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Opposition standout: Ian Bedell struck out nine in seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Record: Wichita is 19-27, in fifth place, seven games behind Arkansas.
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 6, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Lake County scored two in the first and three in the third to take a 5-1 lead.
Multi-hit games: Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with a home run. Jay Harry was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Home runs: Olivar (6); Dillon Tatum (2).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Harry (3).
Pitching prowess: Rafael Marcano struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks. A. J. Labas pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Austin Peterson struck out thirteen in seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 28-18, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
BRADENTON MARAUDERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS
Braylon Bishop hit a three-run homer in the seventh to give Bradenton a 3-1 lead. Fort Myers had the bases loaded with one out in the ninth, but a double play ended the game.
Multi-hit games: Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk. Brooks Lee was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Eeles (2).
Multi-RBi games: None.
Stolen bases: Lee (1).
Pitching prowess: Jose Olivares struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Samuel Perez struck out five in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Antwone Kelly pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.
Record: Fort Myers is 20-27, in fifth place, twelve games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:05 St. Paul (Jordan Balazovic, 2-2, 5.40) at Rochester
11:00 FCL Orioles at FCL Twins
6:05 Bradenton at Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 1-1, 2.31)
6:35 Lake County at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 2.89)
7:05 Springfield at Wichita (Travis Adams, 2-3, 5.14)
May 30, 2024: Walter
Many congratulations to PWHL Minnesota! Super awesome and super happy to see they earned the league's inaugural Cup.
Happy Birthday–May 30
Amos Rusie (1871)
Turkey Mike Donlin (1878)
Rube Oldring (1884)
Al Mamaux (1894)
Twink Twining (1894)
Laymon Yokely (1906)
Turk Lown (1924)
Mel Nelson (1936)
Mike Sadek (1946)
Dana DeMuth (1956)
Mike LaCoss (1956)
Mike Oquist (1968)
John Courtright (1970)
Scott Eyre (1972)
Manny Ramirez (1972)
Mark Kiger (1980)
Fernando Salas (1985)
Tony Watson (1985)
Zack Wheeler (1990)
Dana DeMuth was a major league umpire from 1983 to 2019.
Mark Kiger is the only player to have played in the major leagues in the post-season but never have played in a regular season game. An infielder, he was added to the Oakland roster when Mark Ellis fractured a finger. He appeared in two games in the 2006 ALCS but did not bat.
2024 Game 55: Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins
Seth Lugo
vs
Bailey Ober
30-24 in 54 games is a 90-72 team. That's three wins better than last season but I'm not sure that's enough to win the suddenly competitive division this season. The #1, #4, and #5 records, by winning percentage in the AL, are in the ALC right now. Expanded postseason gives the Twins the final wild card but it's a tenuous position.
Attempting to improve that situation is Ober who was knocked out in the second inning of his March 31 start against the Royals. Now two of his earned runs happened after he left but it was still 6-0 before that. His opponent, Lugo, was scoreless over his six innings the day before with the Twins scoring five after he left to get the win. While the result was good, the way to get there doesn't seem repeatable.