It's always fun when you're watching something and you see the moment of a meme and you go "Ooo!" and point at it just like the Leo/Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood meme. In this case, I was watching the first season of True Detective and noticed the moment of the McConaughey desperately puffing a cigarette meme.
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Crazy Town – Butterfly
Let's just presume this is NSFW
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2024 Game Log 79 – Twins at Diamondbacks
Are we still doing game logs? I'll keep doing my Tuesday until instructed to stop.
Twins pull into Phoenix tonight against the defending NL Champion Arizona Diamondbacks. D-backs a bit disappointing this year, although they are still viable for a Wildcard spot. Twins need to keep with their winning ways if they want to keep pace for the Guardians so should be a fun series. Well except for the excessive heat that is as it is slated to be 105 at first pitch today and 110 on Wednesday and Thursday. Fun! (yes I know they play indoors).
Joe Ryan on the mound and looking to build on a decent season. Brandon Pfaandt on for the Arizona and he's been middling so hopefully Twins literal hot bats will translate into hit.
First Pitch at 8:40.
Minor Details: Games of June 24
FCL RAYS 7, FCL TWINS 5 AT TWINS
It was 7-2 before the Twins scored three in the ninth. The Twins had the bases loaded with two out, but a force out ended the game.
Multi-hit games: Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a home run. Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: Mercedes (3); Ariel Castro (2); Pena (1).
Multi-RBI games: Castro 2 (18); Pena 2 (12).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Juan Cota pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition standout: Noah Myers was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.
Record: The FCL Twins are 17-18, in fourth place, six games behind the FCL Rays.
DSL CARDINALS 7, DSL TWINS 3 AT CARDINALS
The Cardinals broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the fifth. Fecundo Velasquez hit a three-run homer and Edward Guribe hit a two-run homer.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: Yandro Hernandez (1).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Merphy Hernandez (9).
Pitching prowess: Leonardo Rondon struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. Eudy Garcia pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and four walks and striking out two.
Opposition standout: Velasquez was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.
Record: The DSL Twins are 7-9, in sixth place, five games behind DSL Miami.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Braves at FCL Twins--doubleheader
6:05 Tampa at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35 Beloit at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-1, 5.15)
6:38 St. Paul (Adam Plutko, 2-1, 4.79) at Iowa
7:05 Northwest Arkansas at Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 4-4, 4.79)
June 25, 2024: Rite Of Passage
Pete is about to turn 13. Because I wanted to see it again, we watched Die Hard last night. I think this is his first R rated movie.
Happy Birthday–June 25
Joe Kuhel (1906)
Don Demeter (1935)
Dick Drago (1945)
Clay Kirby (1948)
Bob Shirley (1954)
Alejandro Pena (1959)
Mike Stanley (1963)
Aaron Sele (1970)
Michael Tucker (1971)
Carlos Delgado (1972)
Aramis Ramirez (1978)
Paul Maholm (1982)
First baseman Joe Kuhel played for the franchise for several years while it was in Washington and later managed the team there. However, there do not appear to be any players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
Of course there's not an official video of this performance, but, they got the band back together.
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TOLEDO MUD HENS 20, ST. PAUL SAINTS 9 IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul led 5-3 after one inning, but Toledo scored sixteen more runs before the Saints scored again.
Multi-hit games: Edouard Julien was 2-for-3 with a double, three walks, and two runs. Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk. Will Holland was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs. Jair Camargo was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Camargo 2 (26).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Jeff Brigham pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Dillon Dingler was 3-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 38-36, tied for second with Louisville, 11.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN ARKANSAS
Wichita led 3-0 before Arkansas scored two in the eighth. They got the tying run to second base, but a strikeout ended the inning.
Multi-hit games: Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a double. Jake Rucker was 2-for-5 with a home run.
Home runs: Rucker (5).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Tanner Schobel (7); Dalton Shuffield (3).
Pitching prowess: Travis Adams struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Taylor Floyd struck out three in two perfect innings. Cody Laweryson retired all four men he faced, striking out three.
Opposition standout: Reid VanScoter pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks and striking out two.
Record: Wichita is 31-38, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Springfield.
PEORIA CHIEFS 9, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
It was 4-2 after seven, but Peoria scored two in the eighth and three in the ninth.
Multi-hit games: None. Cedar Rapids had two hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Misael Urbina (12); Payton Eeles (2).
Pitching prowess: Jacob Wosinski pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.
Opposition standout: Osvaldo Tovalin was 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 37-27, in second place, four games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 14, ST. LUCIE METS 2 IN ST. LUCIE
Fort Myers scored seven runs in the second inning.
Multi-hit games: Matthew Clayton was 3-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three runs, and four RBIs. Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: Clayton 2 (2); Rixon Wingrove (4).
Multi-RBI games: Clayton 4 (10); Wingrove 3 (17); Isaac Pena 3 (15); Walker Jenkins 2 (13).
Stolen bases: Nick Lucky 2 (5); Byron Chourio (11).
Pitching prowess: Jose Olivares struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk. Wilker Reyes struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Ben Ethridge pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Gregori Louis pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one walk and striking out two.
Record: Fort Myers is 31-34, in fourth place, 11.5 games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
10:00 DSL Twins at DSL Cardinals
11:00 FCL Rays at FCL Twins
It appears that the first half of the season for full-season minor leagues is over. If we understand it correctly, the second half will start Tuesday.
June 24, 2024: Cheat Sheet
I realized that, when I've got a whole bunch of different things going on the grill, I make a sheet that lists the heat levels and times for everything just like outfielders and that little card they carry in their back pocket.
Happy Birthday–June 24
Billy Nash (1865)
George Harper (1892)
Rollie Hemsley (1907)
Jim Mills (1919)
Wally Yonamine (1925)
Don Mincher (1938)
Ken Reitz (1951)
Doug Jones (1957)
Tom Klawitter (1958)
Doug Bernier (1980)
Phil Hughes (1986)
Jim Mills spent almost his entire adult life involved in baseball in the Carolinas. He played college ball at North Carolina State, played minor league ball for nine seasons in the Carolinas, managed in Carolina minor leagues for six seasons, umpired in the Carolina League for two seasons, was in minor league front offices in the Carolinas from 1956-1971, and was president of the Carolina League for seven years.
Born in Hawaii, Wally Yonamine was a star in Japan from 1951-1962, stealing home eleven times.