We had a lot of rain yesterday, and while driving home I noticed a flooded corner with an obviously plugged drain. I've seen social media accounts solely dedicated to unclogging sewers grates, and while I don't subscribe, I totally get it. After we got home I took the kids over and we removed the debris. Very satisfying.
Monthly Archives: June 2024
The Von Bondies – C’mon C’mon
Happy Birthday–June 2
Jack O’Connor (1866)
Frank Verdi (1926)
Bob Lillis (1930)
Larry Jackson (1931)
Bob Bennett (1933)
Jerry Lumpe (1933)
Gene Michael (1938)
Horace Clarke (1940)
Jim Maloney (1940)
Roger Freed (1946)
Jack O’Connor (1958)
Darnell Coles (1962)
Bryan Harvey (1963)
Mike Stanton (1967)
Kurt Abbott (1969)
Raul Ibanez (1972)
Neifi Perez (1973)
Jared Burton (1981)
Tim Stauffer (1982)
Bob Bennett was the baseball coach at Fresno State for many years, winning 1,302 games.
Roger Freed was drafted by Minnesota in 1966, but the pick was voided.
June 1, 2024: Ships In The Night
Aw man, Otoboke Beaver is going to be in America when I'm going to be in Japan.
Minor Details: Games of May 31
ROCHESTER RED WINGS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ROCHESTER
Already leading 4-2, Rochester scored three in the sixth to put it out of reach.
Multi-hit games: Tony Kemp was 3-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Diego Castillo 2 (19).
Stolen bases: Kemp (3).
Pitching prowess: Hobie Harris pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Stone Garrett was 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs.
Record: St. Paul is 24-30, in ninth place, 13.5 games behind Omaha.
SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 1 IN WICHITA
All the scoring came in the first inning.
Multi-hit games: Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Regi Grace struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Aaron Rozek pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up seven hits and striking out four.
Opposition standout: Wilfredo Pereira pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out three.
Record: Wichita is 19-29, in fifth (last) place, 8.5 games behind Arkansas.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 7, LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Lake County scored four in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, but Misael Urbina hit a two-run homer in the sixth and Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run homer in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Olivar was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs. Urbina was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.
Home runs: Olivar 2 (8); Urbina (3).
Multi-RBI games: Olivar 3 (23); Urbina 2 (14).
Stolen bases: Urbina 2 (11); Dalton Shuffield (2).
Pitching prowess: Gabriel Yanez retired all eight men he faced, striking out one. Jacob Wosinski struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition standout: Cooper Ingle was 2-for-4.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 30-18, in second place, a half game behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 2 IN FORT MYERS
Fort Myers broke a scoreless tie with four in the fourth.
Multi-hit games: Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Brooks Lee was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Chourio 2 (18); Lee 2 (2).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Cesar Lares struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks. Tanner Hall struck out three in two perfect innings. Xander Hamilton struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Eddy Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Record: Fort Myers is 21-27, tied for fourth with Bradenton, 12.5 games behind Clearwater.
FCL TWINS 1, FCL RED SOX 0 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)
Dameury Pena hit a home run in the fourth for the game's only run.
Mutli-hit games: Pena was 2-for-3 with a home run.
Home runs: Pena (2).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Walker Jenkins (3).
Pitching prowess: Cory Lewis struck out four in three innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Tomas Cleto struck out three in three innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Cleiber Maldonado struck out two in a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Adam Bates pitched four innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out two.
Record: The FCL Twins are 12-7, tied for second with the FCL Rays, a half game behind the FCL Pirates.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
3:00 Bradenton at Fort Myers (Charlee Soto, 0-2, 6.35 and TBD)--doubleheader
5:35 St. Paul (David Festa, 1-1, 2.77) at Rochester
6:05 Springfield at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 3-2, 3.51)
6:35 Lake County at Cedar Rapids (Jeremy Lee, 0-0, 0.00)
Tubeway Army – Are Friends Electric?
Happy Birthday–June 1
Ted Breitenstein (1869)
Otto Miller (1889)
Hank Severeid (1891)
Guy Morton (1893)
Johnny Mostil (1896)
Ray Moore (1926)
Jack Kralick (1935)
Roy Majtyka (1939)
Dean Chance (1941)
Randy Hundley (1942)
Ken McMullen (1942)
Jeff Nelson (1965)
Derek Lowe (1973)
Carlos Zambrano (1981)
Andrew Stevenson (1994)
Roy Majtyka was a long-time minor-league manager, winning 1,832 games.
Jeff Nelson was a major league umpire from 1997-2023.