Category Archives: Keeping Track

Where They Stand

Rochester is 72-60, first in the International League North, a half game ahead of Pawtucket.  The Red Wings are three games ahead of Norfolk in the wild card race, should that become an issue.  Rochester lost its most recent game and is 6-4 in its last ten games.

New Britain is 60-70, fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, twenty-one games behind Binghamton.  The Rock Cats are 7.5 games behind Trenton for the last playoff spot.  New Britain's elimination number is six.  The Rock Cats lost their most recent game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.

Fort Myers is 26-30, sixth in the Florida State League South, 7.5 games behind Charlotte.  Overall, the Miracle is 71-52, best in the Florida State League.  Fort Myers has already qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half.  The Miracle has lost five consecutive games and is 2-8 in its last ten games.

Cedar Rapids is 40-18, first in the Midwest League Western, 6.5 games ahead of Quad Cities.  Overall, the Kernels are 80-46, best in the Midwest League.  Cedar Rapids has already qualified for the playoffs by finishing second in the first half.  The Kernels have won eight consecutive games and are 9-1 in their last ten games.

Elizabethton is 32-27, third in the Appalachian League West, two games behind Greeneville.  The Twins are 1.5 games behind Kingsport for the last playoff spot.  Elizabethton's elimination number is nine.  The Twins have won three consecutive games and are 9-1 in their last ten games.

The GCL Twins are 26-27, third in the Gulf Coast League South, three games behind the Red Sox.  Their elimination number is five.  The Twins won their most recent game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.  The GCL season ends one week from today.

The DSL Twins are 36-31, second in the Boca Chica Baseball City, 8.5 games behind the Giants.  They have been eliminated from the playoffs.  The Twins lost their most recent game and are 3-7 in their last ten games.  The DSL season ends tomorrow.

Happy Birthday–August 22

Ned Hanlon (1857)
Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
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)

Mike Everitt has been a major league umpire since 1999.

We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa S.

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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.

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Happy Birthday–August 19

Bobby Richardson (1935)
Fred Lasher (1941)
Mike Phillips (1950)
Luis Gomez (1951)
Tim Blackwell (1952)
Ned Yost (1955)
David Palmer (1957)
Gary Gaetti (1958)
Ron Darling (1960)
Woody Williams (1966)
Rob Augustine (1970)
J. J. Hardy (1982)

Rob Augustine played for a couple of years in the Cleveland organization, never rising above Class A.  He was (and maybe still is) an assistant baseball coach at Dakota Valley High School in my former home of North Sioux City.  Happy birthday, Rob.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to strategery.

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