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Monthly Archives: May 2024
Happy Birthday–May 5
Chief Bender (1884)
Bob Cerv (1926)
Bing Russell (1926)
Red Robbins (1928)
Jose Pagan (1935)
Tommy Helms (1941)
John Donaldson (1943)
Larry Hisle (1947)
Joe Angel (1948)
Ron Oester (1956)
Charles Nagy (1967)
Hideki Irabu (1969)
Mike Redmond (1971)
Better known for his role as Deputy Clem Foster on “Bonanza”, outfielder Bing Russell played minor league baseball from 1948-1949. He is the father of actor (and minor league player) Kurt Russell and the grandfather of major league player Matt Franco.
Spencer “Red” Robbins was a minor league player for fourteen years. He then spent many years in the Twins’ organization, most of them as a scout (1963-1986).
Joe Angel was a broadcaster for the Twins from 1984-1986.
Today we also salute Eddie Mayo, Jackie Mayo, and Mayo Smith. Sadly, there has never been a major league ballplayer named "Cinco". However, baseball-reference.com says that Johnny Cueto's nickname is Cinco.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. Rhubarb_Runner.
Natalia Lafourcade – Hasta La Raíz
Natalia Lafourcade’s label has most of her live performances on lockdown. I’ve been wanting to share something of hers for years; KCRW finally came through for me.
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May 4, 2024: I Know
As in I know what today is supposed to be so we can all move on now.
Minor Details: Games of May 3
ST. PAUL SAINTS 4, LOUISVILLE BATS 0 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul scored three in the sixth and one in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Matt Wallner was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.
Home runs: Wallner (3).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Louie Varland struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits. Justin Topa struck out two in a perfect inning. Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Levi Jordan was 2-for-3.
Record: St. Paul is 12-17, in ninth place, 5.5 games behind Omaha.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Wichita led 6-2, but Northwest Arkansas scored two in the seventh and three in the eighth. Leonel Valera's two-run single gave the Naturals the lead.
Multi-hit games: Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and four RBIs.
Home runs: Alerick Soularie (1).
Multi-RBI games: Rosario 4.
Stolen bases: Ben Ross (5), Soularie (5).
Opposition standout: Gavin Cross was 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 8-17, in fifth (last) place, nine games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1, PEORIA CHIEFS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
The game's lone run scored in the ninth on a hit batsman and an error.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Zebby Matthews struck out nine in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits. Ricardo Velez struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 13-11, in fourth place, 2.5 games behind Quad Cities and Wisconsin.
BRADENTON MARAUDERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN BRADENTON
Bradenton scored one in the fourth, two in the fifth, and one in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Byron Chourio (3).
Pitching prowess: Nolan Santos pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Eddy Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 9-16, in fourth place, eight games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
2:07 Louisville at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 1-3, 5.96)
5:30 Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg, 0-2, 4.70) at Bradenton
6:05 Wichita (Nick Wittgren, 1-0, 4.50) at Northwest Arkansas
6: 35 Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 1-2, 5.84)
Happy Birthday–May 4
Jack Tobin (1892)
John Tsitouris (1936)
Rene Lachemann (1945)
Ken Oberkfell (1956)
Rick Leach (1957)
Tim Tschida (1960)
Eddie Perez (1968)
Joe Borowski (1971)
Miguel Cairo (1974)
Ben Grieve (1976)
Jason Michaels (1976)
Ryan Jorgensen (1979)
Matt Tolbert (1982)
Kevin Slowey (1984)
St. Paul native Tim Tschida was a major league umpire from 1986-2012.
2024 Game 31: Red Sox at Twins
As HJ pointed out in the Cup, this 10 game winning streak doesn't exactly make us feel like we're going to keep winning. I guess, in that regard, the test begins... now.
Tanner Houck, who has been very good, pitches for Boston. Chris Paddack who has been... present... pitches for the Twins.
FMD: Bucket List Artists
The theme of my selections this week has been my notion of a “4-Hour Bucket List” — artists I would happily drive four hours in one direction to see if that was the closest show to my area.
The inspiration was an artist I first saw after COVID, am thinking I may have missed my opportunity. Fortunately, I’ll be seeing him for a second time in a couple weeks, at which point I’m fairly certain he’ll be the oldest performer I’ve bought a ticket to see: Willie Nelson , who just turned 91 on Monday.
So, let’s see your bucket list artists. Who is on your bucket list?
Tom Waits – Innocent When You Dream
This was the lullaby I most frequently sang to the Poissonnière, back when she was an age to need them fairly often.
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May 3, 2024: Ten Spot
Congrats to the Twins on winning ten in a row, but I gotta admit, it feels a little hollow given the competition. I mean, I'll certainly take it, but let see how well the next few series go.