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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 2

LOUISVILLE BATS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 4 IN ST. PAUL

Rece Hinds hit a two-run single in the sixth to break a 4-4 tie.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Keirsey, Jr. (4), Matt Wallner (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 2.

Stolen bases:  Austin Martin 2 (2).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Boushley pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Edwin Rios was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 11-17, in tenth (last) place, 8.5 games behind Omaha.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATUALS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Northwest Arkansas scored five in the second to go up 6-0 and led 12-0 after five.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Schobel (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Schobel 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.  Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Peyton Wilson was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 8-16, in fifth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Jose Salas hit a home run in a two-run sixth that broke a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Salas (1), Ricardo Olivar (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Willie Joe Garry, Jr. (3).

Pitching prowess:  Miguelangel Boadas struck out seven in 4.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Gabriel Yanez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.  Jacob Wosinski pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Cade Winquest pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out one.Jack Noble

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-11, in fourth place, 3.5 games behind Quad Cities and Wisconsin.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN BRADENTON

Bradenton scored four in the second and four in the fourth.  Fort Myers got one hit, a single by Maddux Houghton leading off the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jack Noble retired all five men he faced, striking out one.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Antwone Kelly struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 9-15, in fourth place, seven games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Paulshawn Pasqualotto, 0-1, 3.00) at Bradenton
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Zebby Matthews, 3-0, 2.30)
6:37  Louisville at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 0-0, 1.80)
7:05  Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 2.38) at Northwest Arkansas

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 3

George Gore (1857)
Garry Herrmann (1859)
Eppa Rixey (1891)
Red Ruffing (1905)
Goose Tatum (1921)
Chuck Hinton (1934)
Chris Cannizzaro (1938)
Davey Lopes (1945)
Dan Iassogna (1969)
Darren Dreifort (1972)
Ryan Dempster (1977)
Homer Bailey (1986)
Ben Revere (1988)
Mike Morin (1991)
Trey Cabbage (1997)
Edwar Colina (1997)

Garry Herrmann was the president of the Cincinnati Reds from 1903-1920 and was chair of the National Commission from its creation in 1903 until the commissioner's office was created in 1920.  It is puzzling that he is not in the Hall of Fame.

Better known as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, Goose Tatum played in the Negro Leagues for several years in the 1940s.

Dan Iassogna has been a major league umpire since 1999.

Continue reading Happy Birthday–May 3 →

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Tom Russell – East of Woodstock, West of Vietnam

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The first Tom Russell tune I heard was “Gallo Del Cielo,” which stopped me in my tracks as a guy in my unit played it over a field telephone speaker out in the field. You couldn’t get much lower-fi than that delivery, but I was transfixed by the song. I wrote the performer & title down in my notebook and made a note to acquire it once I got back to the barracks. I jumped into the back catalogue pretty deep after that. The only other memory I have of the guy who introduced me to Tom Russell was him getting busted for trying to smuggle a confiscated Colt .38 Special back from Iraq.

I can’t find a version of “Gallo Del Cielo” online that does the studio recording justice, so instead I went with a live version of the initial track of Blood and Candle Smoke inspired by Tom’s experiences teaching in Nigeria during the Biafran War. This is a pretty fair introduction to how densely allusive his songwriting can be.

I don’t think Tom tours anymore and I’m not even certain he still plays shows. If he was coming remotely close to the People’s Republic I would be there. He’s one of my favorite living songwriters.

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Minor Details: Games of May 1

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, LOUISVILLE BATS 5 IN ST. PAUL

Trailing 5-0, St. Paul scored six runs in the fourth to take the lead.  Michael Helman hit a two-run homer to put the Saints up 6-5.

Multi-hit games:  Helman was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Helman (3).

Multi-RBI games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. 2; Helman 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Balazovic pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking two and striking out one.  Austin Schulfer struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Ryan Jensen struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two walks.  Diego Castillo struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Rece Hinds was 2-for-5 with a home run.

Record:  St. Paul is 11-16, in tenth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 5 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Wichita trailed 5-0 after four but scored two in the fifth, two in the seventh, and two in the eighth.  Jake Rucker's two-run double gave Wichita the lead.

Multi-hit games:  Rucker was 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 3, Emmanuel Rodriguez 2.

Stolen bases:  Alerick Soularie (4).

Pitching prowess:  Nick Wittgren struck out two in a scoreless inning, walking one.  Miguel Rodriguez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Gavin Cross was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 8-15, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Keoni Cavaco hit a two-run homer in the third for all the runs Cedar Rapids would need.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Cedar Rapids only had two hits.

Home runs:  Cavaco (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Cavaco 2.

Stolen bases:  Luke Keaschall (10).

Pitching prowess:  John Klein struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Jordan Carr pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.  Kyle Bischoff pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Ricardo Velez struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Brody Moore was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-11, in fourth place, 4.5 games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 0 IN BRADENTON

Fort Myers pitchers held Bradenton to one hit, a two-out single in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  Jose Rodriguez (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (5).

Pitching prowess:  Cesar Lares pitched six perfect innings, striking out two.  He threw 69 pitches.  Danny Moreno struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Julio Bonilla struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Opposition standout:  Tyler Kennedy struck out six in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 9-14, in fourth place, seven games behind Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-1, 2.08) at Bradenton
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (Miguelangel Boadas, 1-2, 5.14)
6:37  Louisville at St. Paul (TBD*)
7:05  Wichita (A. J. Alexy, 1-1, 4.40) at Northwest Arkansas)

*The listed pitcher is Caleb Boushley.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 2

Eddie Collins (1887)
Bing Crosby (1904)
George Giles (1909)
Joe Falls (1928)
Eddie Bressoud (1932)
Gates Brown (1939)
Clay Carroll (1941)
Keith Moreland (1954)
Dr. A (1956)
Felix Jose (1965)
Paul Emmel (1968)
Jerrod Saltalamacchia (1986)
Neftali Feliz (1988)
Erasmo Ramirez (1990)
Jonathan Villar (1991)

Entertainer Bing Crosby was part-owner and a vice president of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1947 into the 1960s.

Joe Falls was a long-time sportswriter in Detroit and had a weekly column in The Sporting News for many years.

Paul Emmel has been a major league umpire since 1999.

It appears that no players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day.  However, it is the birthday of my brother, retired professor at Virginia Tech.  Happy Birthday, Dr. A!

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La Santa Cecilia – El Andariego

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Most of the new music I listen to that includes a vocal part is recorded in languages other than English. I’ve been listening to La Santa Cecilia for years, not understanding exactly what any particular song La Marisoul sings is about, and yet they’re one of my favorite bands.

Maybe that’s one of the greatest parts of being human: you don’t need to understand something to feel its beauty hit you square in the chest so hard it puts a lump in your throat. Hopefully I’ll get to see them live one day.

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Minor Details: Games of April 30

LOUISVILLE BATS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored five in the first, but no more.  Louisville scored three in the sixth to tie it and two in the seventh to take the lead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with a grand slam.  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  Winkel (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel, 4.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  David Festa struck out ten in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  Jorge Alcala pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Scott Blewett pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Rece Hinds was 2-for-5.

Record:  St. Paul is 10-16, in tenth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Northwest Arkansas scored four in the first.  Andrew Cossetti hit a three-run homer in the fifth to get Wichita back in the game, but the Naturals scored one in the sixth and three in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Cossetti (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti, 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Rodolfo Duran was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Wichita is 7-15, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

PEORIA 11, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Kernels scored five in the third to take a 5-2 lead.  They led 6-5 after seven, but Peoria scored two in the eighth and four in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.

Home runs:  De Andrade (1).

Multi-RBI games:  De Andrade, 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris struck out nine in six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Zach Levenson was 3-for-6 with a home run, two doubles, and two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 10-11, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind Quad Cities.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS 7, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN BRADENTON

With Bradenton already leading 4-1, Shalin Polanco hit a three-run homer in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Angel Del Rosario, 2 (12).

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard struck out seven in 3.1 innings of relief in his Class A debut, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Aaron Holiday pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Garret Forrester was 3-for-3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 8-14, in fourth place, seven games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Bradenton
6:35  Peoria at Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 1-0, 3.18)
6:37  Louisville at St. Paul (Joe Gunkel, 0-3, 8.47)
7:05  Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 1-2, 5.40) at Northwest Arkansas