BB King had some FRIENDS!
(3 votes, average: 8.67 out of 10)
Loading... The bad news is we have to play one more series with New York. The good news is it's the Mets, not the Yankees. I think I can say without much argument that among all our rivals the Yankees are the the one true nemesis of the Twins, the Cobra Kai to our Danny LaRusso. In ancient Greek mythology, Nemesis was the dispenser of misfortune to those mortals displaying hubris. It was Nemesis who lured Narcissus to the pond where he fell in love with his own reflection, wasted away and died. How ironic that the team with the most hubris ever should be the nemesis of our humble Twins.
It's Pablo day in the Bronx. Lopez is 5-5 thanks to some spotty run support this year. His ERA sits at 4.84 thanks to a few outings that snowballed, but he does have 75 strikeouts on the ledger. The Yankees will send Marcus Stroman to the mound to start the game. He's a Yankee so screw him and the stats he rode in on. Stats are meaningless when the mere sight of pinstripes turns your team into a quivering mass of fetid failure. Unless, of course, you're measuring the depths of despair.
This is our last chance to beat the Yankees this season. It could definitely happen and I have a feeling tonight's the night, you just have to be believe. And if you really and truly believe that, you might be interested in a very good deal on one of the many fine bridges connecting the five boroughs.
Play ball!
What's your method for getting rid of hiccups? Mine is to hold my breath, but that only works when I stop thinking about it.
Ed McKean (1864)
Jose Maria Fernandez (1896)
Fresco Thompson (1902)
Bill Dickey (1907)
Wild Bill Wright (1914)
Hector Espino (1939)
Merv Rettenmund (1943)
Bud Harrelson (1944)
Bobby Randall (1948)
Dave Bergman (1953)
Max Venable (1957)
Tony Graffanino (1972)
Brooks Kieschnick (1972)
David Lamb (1975)
Mark Ellis (1977)
Jeremy Affeldt (1979)
Matt Belisle (1980)
Anthony Rendon (1990)
Wild Bill Wright was a star in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and 1940s.
Hector Espino is considered the greatest player in the history of the Mexican League, hitting 453 home runs there.
Minnesota music alert!
(1 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... Chris Paddack
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Carlos Rodón
Another Twins-Yankees game. The Twins are 0-4 so far this season. That means they are due for a win.
We haven't really had the cicadas buzzing away around our house, and we've got a decent amount of trees in the neighborhood (six large ones in our yard alone). However I was driving with the windows open next a forest preserve not too far from the house and you could almost feel the noise coming from the woods. Guess that's where the party is.
SYRACUSE AT ST. PAUL
Rained out. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATURALS 10, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
Northwest Arkansas hit three solo homers in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Carson McCusker was 2-for-4. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Ben Ross (3).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: None.
Opposition standout: Josh Lester was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 19-32, in fifth (last) place, eleven games behind Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, GREAT LAKES LOONS 2 IN GREAT LAKES
Dalton Shuffield hit a three-run single-plus-error in the sixth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-1 lead.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Rubel Cespedes (7).
Multi-RBI games: Cespedes 2 (41); Shuffield 2 (8).
Stolen bases: Rayne Doncon (1).
Pitching prowess: John Klein struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk. Jordan Carr pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk. Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Brandon Neeck retired all eight men he faced, striking out four.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 31-20, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, TAMPA TARPONS 2 IN TAMPA
Fort Myers scored single runs in the second, fourth, seventh, and ninth. Tampa got both of their runs in the bottom of the ninth on solo homers.
Multi-hit games: Payton Eeles was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Home runs: Brandon Winokur (4).
Multi-RBI games: Isaac Pena 2 (11).
Stolen bases: Byron Chourio (9).
Pitching prowess: Jose Olivares struck out six in five innings, giving up four hits. Spencer Bengard pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Jackson Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run.
Record: Fort Myers is 25-27, in fourth place, nine games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.
FCL TWINS 4, FCL RAYS 1 AT RAYS
The Twins scored two in the fourth and two in the sixth.
Multi-hit games: Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs. Javier Roman was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games; Roman 2 (5).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Eduardo Soriano pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two. Cleiber Maldonado struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk. Devin Kirby struck out two in two perfect innings.
Opposition standout: Erick Lara was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: The FCL Twins are 14-9, tied for second with the FCL Pirates, one game behind the FCL Rays.
DSL METS ORANGE 8, DSL TWINS 5 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)
The Mets Orange built a 4-0 lead through three innings, then scored four in the sixth to put it out of reach. The Twins scored four in the seventh to make the final score look better.
Multi-hit games: Yandro Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Hernandez 2 (2).
Stolen bases: Daiber De Los Santos (1); Luis Fragoza (1).
Pitching prowess: Fabian Herrera pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Jesus Anton struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on no hits and no walks, which isn't easy to do.
Record: The DSL Twins are 0-1, tied for ninth, 1.5 games out of first.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:00 DSL Twins at DSL Nationals--completion of suspended game
12:00 Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg, 2-3, 3.56) at Tampa
6:05 Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 2.70) at Great Lakes
7:05 Wichita (Travis Adams, 2-4, 5.85) at Northwest Arkansas
7:07 Syracuse at St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 5-1, 4.24)
Jack Chesbro (1874)
Sandy Thompson (1895)
Harry Williams (1905)
Eddie Joost (1916)
Lou Brissie (1924)
Duke Sims (1941)
Bill Spiers (1966)
Ray Lankford (1967)
Mike Coolbaugh (1972)
Russ Ortiz (1974)
Robinson Chirinos (1984)
Manny Pina (1987)
Jake Petricka (1988)
Andrew Heaney (1991)
Dereck Rodriguez (1992)
Joe Ryan (1996)
Royce Lewis (1999)
Prior to beginning his major league career, Lou Brissie served in World War II. He suffered severe leg injuries, receiving the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, but overcame his injuries to spend seven years in the majors.
Mike Coolbaugh was the first base coach for the Tulsa Drillers when he was struck on the head with a line drive and killed.
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