Tough day for Twins affiliates. A pitchers’ duel in Rochester. Josmil Pinto makes his AA debut. Another pitchers’ duel in Fort Myers. Byron Buxton is starting to hit in Elizabethton. Joel Licon is a hero for the GCL Twins.
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Happy Birthday–August 23
George Davis (1870)
Guy Bush (1901)
Lonny Frey (1910)
Nels Potter (1911)
Carl Pohlad (1915)
Dale Mitchell (1921)
George Kell (1922)
Sherm Lollar (1924)
John Romano (1934)
Marty Martinez (1941)
Ron Blomberg (1948)
Jerry White (1952)
Mike Boddicker (1957)
Julio Franco (1958)
Randy St. Claire (1960)
Casey Blake (1973)
Mark Bellhorn (1974)
Carl Pohlad, of course, was the owner of the Twins for many years.
Minor Details: Games of 8/21
Only one hit for the Red Wings. Free baseball in New Britain. The Snappers had their hitting shoes on. A solid outing by Jason Wheeler.
Happy Birthday–August 22
Ned Hanlon (1857)
Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
Urban Shocker (1890)
Happy Felsch (1891)
Carl Yastrzemski (1939)
Doug Bair (1949)
Ray Burris (1950)
Paul Molitor (1956)
Darrin Jackson (1962)
Mike Everitt (1964)
Gary Scott (1968)
Hipolito Pichardo (1969)
Steve Kline (1972)
Jeff Weaver (1976)
Randy Wolf (1976)
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa S.
Minor League Team Leaders: DSL Twins
The batter of the year and pitcher of the year for this team are going to be pretty easy choices.
Minor Details: Games of 8/20
Another good night for Nishi. Kennys Vargas stays hot for the Snappers. Kuo Hua Lo works six shutout innings in the GCL. A Tony Pena, Jr. sighting!
Happy Birthday–August 21
Frank Isbell (1875)
Murray Dickson (1916)
Jerry Staley (1920)
Jim Beauchamp (1939)
Felix Millan (1943)
John Ellis (1948)
John Stearns (1951)
Frank Pastore (1957)
John Wetteland (1966)
Mike Misuraca (1968)
Craig Counsell (1970)
Ismael Valdez (1973)
Akili Smith (1975)
Jason Marquis (1978)
Akili Smith, better known as an NFL quarterback, played for three seasons in the Pittsburgh organization, reaching AA.
Minor League Team Leaders: GCL Twins
It's got to be really hard to evaluate pitchers in short-season leagues.
Minor League Team Leaders: Elizabethton
When a player has an OPS of over a thousand for a hundred it bats, it's time to think about moving him up.
Minor League Team Leaders: Beloit
It's only 92 at-bats, but Kennys Vargas has put up incredible numbers so far.