Romy Jimenez missed almost a month, but he's making up for lost time.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Minor League Team Leaders: Beloit
I know there are a lot of slugging first basemen in the minors, but I'm starting to get fired up about Kennys Vargas.
Minor League Team Leaders: Fort Myers
Josmil Pinto has been moved up to New Britain.
Minor Details: Games of 8/27
Another good day for Wilkin Ramirez. A solid outing for Nick Blackburn. Another good day for Oswaldo Arcia. An outstanding game by Luke French. Linsanity for the Snappers. The E-Twins get ready for the playoffs.
Happy Birthday–August 28
Joe Yeager (1875)
Dode Paskert (1881)
Aaron Ward (1896)
Charlie Grimm (1898)
Paul Bowa (1918)
Tony Gonzalez (1936)
Tom Satriano (1940)
Lou Piniella (1943)
Mike Torrez (1946)
Ron Guidry (1950)
Joel Youngblood (1951)
Darren Lewis (1967)
Jay Witasick (1972)
Tom Shearn (1977)
Carlos Quentin (1982)
Paul Bowa is the father of Larry Bowa and the grandfather of Nick Johnson. He was a minor league infielder who reached as high as AAA, and later became a minor league manager in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to bhiggum.
Minor League Team Leaders: New Britain
Oswaldo Arcia should get a September call-up, too.
Minor League Team Leaders: Rochester
Esmerling Vasquez should get a September call-up.
Minor Details: Games of 8/26
Matt Carson puts the “double” in doubleheader. The Twins won’t give Anthony Slama a chance, but could he really be worse than Jeff Gray? Comebacks go for naught in New Britain and Elizabethton. Miguel Sano has a big day for Beloit.
Happy Birthday–August 27
Lew Simmons (1838)
Hal Janvrin (1892)
Peanuts Lowrey (1917)
Joe Cunningham (1931)
Jim King (1932)
Ernie Broglio (1935)
Joe McCabe (1938)
Ed Herrmann (1946)
Buddy Bell (1951)
Mike Maddux (1961)
Brian McRae (1967)
Jim Thome (1970)
Jose Vidro (1974)
Minor Details: Games of 8/25
Beloit produces the lone Twins victory. A rough start for Kyle Gibson. A big day for Wilkin Ramirez. The GCL Twins fall short.