The Colabello Chronicles.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Down Under Daily: Games of 12/15
A good day for Logan Wade.
Happy Birthday–December 17
Cy Falkenberg (1879)
Ray Jablonski (1926)
Cal Ripken (1935)
Jerry Adair (1936)
Leo Cardenas (1938)
Bob Ojeda (1957)
Marvell Wynne (1959)
Curtis Pride (1968)
Alex Cintron (1978)
Chase Utley (1978)
Puerto Rican Palaver: Games of 12/15
A good day for Daniel Ortiz.
Dominican Digest: Games of 12/15
Jhonatan Arias is the only Twin to play.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/15
The Colabello report.
Venezuelan View: Games of 12/15
Nothing great, but not much terrible, either.
Happy Birthday–December 16
Sammy Strang (1876)
Tony Kaufmann (1900)
Neil Chrisley (1931)
Adolfo Phillips (1941)
Mike Flanagan (1951)
Rick Sofield (1956)
Tom Gorman (1957)
Billy Ripken (1964)
Jeff Granger (1971)
Charles Gipson (1972)
Matt Kinney (1976)
The reason Neil Chrisley is listed is because his given name is Barbra O’Neil Chrisley. No explanation for this name is given, but it seems reasonable to assume that he’s the only man to play major league baseball whose first name was Barbra.
Jeff Granger was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1990, but did not sign.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Scott Elarton agreed to terms on a minor league contract.
Michael O’Connor was signed as a free agent.
Virgil Vasquez was signed as a free agent.
Ray Olmedo was signed as a free agent.
Bryan Augenstein was signed as a free agent.
Brandon Boggs was signed as a free agent.
Reynaldo Rodriguez was signed as a free agent.
Kevin Correia agreed to terms on a two-year contract.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Kansas City names Brian Buchanan manager of Lexington in the South Atlantic League.
St. Louis agrees to terms with Randy Choate on a three-year contract.
San Diego signs Rene Rivera as a free agent.
Texas claims Eli Whiteside off waivers from Toronto.