Pete is getting to the age where he basically needs to start being assigned tasks (it's more complicated than that, but I think most of the parents will pick up on that). It's an interesting transition for all of us.
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Two Door Cinema Club – Sun
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Happy Birthday–May 19
Ed Walsh (1881)
Newt Allen (1901)
Goose Curry (1905)
Gil McDougald (1928)
Curt Simmons (1929)
Larry McCoy (1941)
Dan Ford (1952)
Rick Cerone (1954)
Ed Whitson (1955)
Luis Salazar (1956)
Eric Show (1956)
Turk Wendell (1967)
Brandon Inge (1977)
Brian Anderson (1993)
Outfielder Goose Curry was a star in the Negro Leagues, batting over .300 several times.
This author's first baseball glove was a Gil McDougald model. I had no idea who he was. But then, he probably had no idea who I was, either.
Larry McCoy was an American League umpire from 1971-1999.
Eric Show was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1974, but did not sign.
Brian Anderson was drafted by Minnesota in the 20th round in 2011, but did not sign.
The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today
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May 18, 2024: Booked
Heading back to Japan in August when it's miserably hot and humid. Sounds great.
Minor Details: Games of May 17
OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL (3 1/2 INNINGS--SUSPENDED)
The game will be completed today before the scheduled game.
TULSA DRILLERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN TULSA
Auston Beck's two-run single in the seventh broke a 6-6 tie.
Mulit-hit games: Andrew Cossetti was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: Cossetti (5).
Multi-RBI games: Cossetti 2.
Stolen bases: Schobel (6).
Pitching prowess: Taylor Floyd pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Michael Hobbs retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.
Record: Wichita is 16-20, in fourth place, four games behind Arkansas and Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Leading 3-2, Cedar Rapids scored three runs in the sixth. Jay Harry had a two-run double in the inning.
Multi-hit games: Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5. Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5.
Home runs: Kevin Maitan (1).
Multi-RBI games: Harry 2; Maitan 2.
Stolen bases: Cespedes 2 (3); Misael Urbina 2 (8).
Pitching prowess: C. .J. Culpepper pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out four. Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Jack Pineda was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 22-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6 IN LAKELAND
Trailing 6-0 after five, Fort Myers scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh, and four in the eighth. Matthew Clayton singled home the go-ahead run.
Multi-hit games: Kyle Hess was 2-for-5. Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Hess (1); Brandon Winokur (10); Maddux Houghton (7).
Pitching prowess: Jeremy Lee struck out four and walked one in three shutout innings. Nolan Santos pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Zack Lee struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Record: Fort Myers is 15-22, in fifth place, ten games behind Clearwater.
FCL TWINS 10, FCL RED SOX 6 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)
Trailing 6-4, the Twins scored six runs in the seventh. Dameury Pena's two-run single put the Twins ahead.
Multi-hit games: Ariel Castro was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, three runs, and five RBIs. Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs. Ricardo Pena was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Castro (1).
Multi-RBI games: Castro 5; Pena 2.
Stolen bases: Mercedes (6); Castro (1); Yilber Herrera (2).
Pitching prowess: Tomas Cleto pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Devin Kirby pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Armando Sierra was 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Record: The FCL Twins are 7-2, in first place, one game ahead of the FCL Rays.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
1:07 Omaha at St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, no record)--completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
5:00 Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:35 Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 4.50)
7:00 Wichita (TBD) at Tulsa
Happy Birthday–May 18
Babe Adams (1882)
Arndt Jorgens (1905)
Gil Coan (1922)
Jack Sanford (1929)
Carroll Hardy (1933)
Brooks Robinson (1937)
Reggie Jackson (1946)
Osamu Higashio (1950)
Eric Gregg (1951)
Jim Sundberg (1951)
Andre David (1958)
Jim Bowden (1961)
Erik Hanson (1965)
Eric Young (1967)
Rich Garces (1971)
Joakim Soria (1984)
Randy Rosario (1994)
Pitcher Osamu Higashio is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
Eric Gregg was a National League umpire from 1975-1999.
Jim Bowden was the general manager of Cincinnati and of Washington and is currently a broadcaster for MLB Network Radio.
Two players who share a name with Minnesota Twins players, Scott Baker (1970) and Roy Smith (1976), were also born on this day.
2024 Game 44: Twins vs. Not The Yankees (Guardians)
Good thing it's not the Yankees today. Inauspicious history of Twins/Yanks on this date...
Woods-Richardson against McKenzie.
Minor Details: Games of May 16
OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL (11 INNINGS)
St, Paul led 7-3 after six. Omaha scored one in the eighth and three in the ninth to tie it. Drew Waters singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.
Multi-hit games: Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk. Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs. Anthony Prato was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Helman (5).
Multi-RBI games: Helman 4.
Stolen bases: Castillo (6).
Pitching prowess: Austin Schulfer pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one. Hobie Harris pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Waters was 4-for-6 with a triple, a double, and four RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 17-23, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, TULSA DRILLERS 8 IN TULSA
Wichita scored three in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead and got three insurance runs in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Jake Rucker was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Home runs: Emmanuel Rodriguez (5).
Multi-RBI games: Rucker 4; Schobel 3; Rodriguez 2.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Scott Engler pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one. Jared Solomon struck out two and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.
Opposition standout: Brendon Davis was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk.
Record: Wichita is 16-19, in fourth place, four games behind Arkansas and Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 0 IN QUAD CITIES
Jay Harry's RBI single in the first brought home the game's only run.
Multi-hit games: Harry was 2-for-3. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: John Klein struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Jacob Wosinski struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition standout: Steven Zobac pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out one.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 21-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN LAKELAND
A passed ball with the bases loaded in the ninth brought home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Ty Langenberg struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk. Jack Noble struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Opposition standout: Jim Jarvis was 3-for-3.
Record: Fort Myers is 14-22, in fifth place, ten games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.
FCL RAYS AT FCL TWINS
Postponed due to wet grounds. Will be made up June 3.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:30 Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:35 Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 3.31_
6:37 Omaha at St. Paul (David Festa, 0-1, 3.00)
7:00 Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.38) at Tulsa
May 17, 2024: Sacrifice
Not happy that I had to miss most of the Wolves game last night, but if this is the result, I will gladly volunteer to miss the rest of them. Yes, I'm a hero.