Close games all over. Some are low-scoring, some are high-scoring.
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Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/30
Valle leads Los Mochis to the mountaintop. Missed opportunities cost Hermosillo.
Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 12/30
No good Twins news. An error made the difference in Caguas. A comeback for Ponce.
Happy Birthday–January 4
Tommy Corcoran (1869)
Ernest Lanigan (1873)
Al Bridwell (1884)
Ossie Vitt (1890)
George Selkirk (1908)
Gabe Paul (1910)
Herman Franks (1914)
Don McMahon (1930)
Tito Fuentes (1944)
Charlie Manuel (1944)
Ken Reynolds (1947)
Paul Gibson (1960)
Daryl Boston (1963)
Trey Hillman (1963)
Ted Lilly (1976)
Willie Martinez (1978)
Ernest Lanigan was the nephew of the Spink brothers who founded The Sporting News and worked for the publication from the time he was 15. Among other things, he compiled baseball's first encyclopedia, published in 1922, and served as curator, historian, and director of the Hall of Fame from 1946 until his death in 1962.
Gabe Paul was the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians (twice), and the New York Yankees.
Trey Hillman was the manager of the Kansas City Royals from 2008-2010.
Dominican Digest: Games of 12/30
Day four of the playoffs. Miguel Olivo uses his speed. A big comeback for Aguilas.
Venezuelan View: Games of 12/30
Two Twins pitchers contribute to Aragua's victory. Wrigley gums up the works for La Guaira.
Australian Audit: Games of 12/29
A pitchers' duel in Sydney. Perth gets Trapped.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/29
John Lindsey could run for mayor in Navojoa. It was singles night for Hermosillo. Four-run innings decide games in Los Mochis and Guasave.
Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 12/29
Early runs make the difference for Ponce. Carolina responds well to adversity.
Happy Birthday–January 3
Barney Gilligan (1856)
Gus Suhr (1906)
Frenchy Bordagaray (1910)
Sid Hudson (1915)
Eddie Einhorn (1936)
Bob Gebhard (1943)
Dick Colpaert (1944)
Larry Barnett (1945)
Gary Lavelle (1949)
Darren Daulton (1962)
Luis Rivera (1964)
Luis Sojo (1965)
A. J. Burnett (1977)
Michael Restovich (1979)
Eddie Einhorn is a part-owner of the Chicago White Sox. He was the founder of the TVS networks, which syndicated sports regionally and nationally in the days before twenty-four hour cable sports stations.
Larry Barnett was a major league umpire from 1969-1999.