Peoria votes Rohfling/Thielbar.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–November 7
Chris Von der Ahe (1851)
Ed "The Only" Nolan (1857)
Bill Brubaker (1910)
Dick Stuart (1932)
Jake Gibbs (1938)
Jim Kaat (1938)
Joe Niekro (1944)
Buck Martinez (1948)
Willie Norwood (1950)
Guy Sularz (1955)
Orlando Mercado (1961)
Russ Springer (1968)
Todd Ritchie (1971)
Glendon Rusch (1974)
Esmerling Vasquez (1983)
Dominican Digest: Games of 11/5
A good day for Pedro Florimon.
Falling for Baseball: Games of 11/5
Nate Roberts raises his average to .465.
Happy Birthday–November 6
Walter Johnson (1887)
Mack Jones (1938)
Jim Gosger (1942)
John Candelaria (1953)
Stine Poole (1958)
Chad Curtis (1968)
Don Wengert (1969)
Bubba Trammell (1971)
Deivi Cruz (1972)
Justin Speier (1973)
Adam LaRoche (1979)
Walter Johnson, of course, was a star for the franchise when it was in Washington, pitching from 1907 to 1927.
Justin Speier is the son of ex-Twin Chris Speier.
Stine Poole was traded by Detroit to the Twins for Sal Butera, and played in the Twins minor league system for two seasons.
Dominican Digest: Games of 11/4
Not much Twins news, but a Randy Keisler sighting!
Mexican Matchups: Games of 11/4
Chris Colabello keeps it going.
Venezuelan View: Games of 11/4
A fine outing for Dakota Watts.
Falling for Baseball: Where They Stand
With ten games left in the season, "our" Peoria Javelinas are in first place in the AFL West, leading Surprise by a half game. Phoenix is third, three games back. In the AFL East, Scottsdale leads Salt River by a half game, with Mesa in third, six and a half games back.
Happy Birthday–November 5
Ice Box Chamberlain (1867)
Roxy Walters (1892)
Pete Donohue (1900)
Harry Gumbert (1909)
Lloyd Moseby (1959)
Fred Manrique (1961)
Brian Raabe (1967)
Javy Lopez (1970)
Johnny Damon (1973)
Juan Morillo (1983)