You can probably guess who leads most of the categories.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Minor Details: Games of 8/12
Chris Parmelee and Liam Hendriks have nothing to learn in Rochester. The Snappers win with Twins Baseball. Good job, Hein Robb!
Minor Details: Games of 8/11
Trevor Plouffe! struggles in rehab. A big game for Oswaldo Arcia. A solid start in the Appalachian League for Jose Berrios. A report on yesterday’s games will come later this morning.
Happy Birthday–August 13
Fielder Jones (1871)
George Susce (1907)
Lou Finney (1910)
Sid Gordon (1917)
Jerry Neudecker (1930)
Vinegar Bend Mizell (1930)
Mudcat Grant (1935)
Tony Cloninger (1940)
Fred Stanley (1947)
Jerry Crawford (1947)
Andre Thornton (1949)
Tom Niedenfuer (1959)
Jim Reboulet (1961)
Tom Prince (1964)
Jay Buhner (1964)
Mark Lemke (1965)
Alex Fernandez (1969)
Jarrod Washburn (1974)
Will Ohman (1977)
Corey Patterson (1979)
Jim Reboulet is the brother of Jeff Reboulet. He was in the minors for six years, reaching AAA. He had three seasons with sixty or more stolen bases.
Happy Birthday–August 12
Christy Mathewson (1880)
Ray Schalk (1892)
Harlond Clift (1912)
Fred Hutchinson (1919)
Bob Buhl (1928)
Kevin Cooney (1950)
Matt Clement (1974)
Lew Ford (1976)
Kevin Cooney was an eleventh round draft choice of the Twins in 1972. He pitched in the Twins' organization for two seasons, then a shoulder injury ended his playing career. He then became a college baseball coach. He was the head coach at Montclair State from 1984-1987 and at Florida Atlantic from 1988-2008.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Jeremias Pineda was acquired by trade for Danny Valencia and assigned to the GCL Twins.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka was recalled to Minnesota from Rochester.
P. J. Walters was sent to Rochester on a rehab assignment.
David Bromberg was promoted from New Britain to Rochester.
Anthony Slama was sent to the GCL Twins on a rehab assignment, then was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Carl Pavano was sent to Fort Myers on a rehab assignment.
Jose Berrios was promoted to Elizabethton from the GCL Twins.
Byron Buxton was promoted to Elizabethton from the GCL Twins.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Arizona places Henry Blanco on the fifteen-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb.
Atlanta sends Billy Bullock from AAA Gwinnett to AA Mississippi.
Baltimore organization (AAA Norfolk) places Steve Tolleson on the seven-day disabled list with a broken right index finger.
Boston trades Jeremias Pineda to Minnesota for Danny Valencia and optioned him to Pawtucket.
Cubs place Matt Garza on the fifteen-day disabled list with a right elbow stress reaction.
Colorado places Michael Cuddyer on the fifteen-day disabled list with a strained right oblique.
Colorado signs Brett Jacobson and assigns him to AA Tulsa.
Angels organization (AAA Salt Lake) activates Doug Deeds from the disabled list.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) places Trent Oeltjen on the seven-day disabled list with dizziness.
Mets promote C. J. Nitkowski from AA Binghamton to AAA Buffalo.
Philadelphia organization promotes Juan Morillo from AA Reading to AAA Lehigh Valley.
San Francisco claims Jose Mijares off waivers from Kansas City.
Seattle organization (AA Jackson) releases Matt Fox.
Minor Details: Games of 8/10
Ex-Twins make the Red Wings pay. Chris Parmelee continues to have nothing to learn in Rochester. Anthony Slama makes a triumphant return to the Red Wings. B. J. Hermsen gets a complete game victory for New Britain. Another solid outing for David Hurlbut. Byron Buxton is doing better in Elizabethton than he was in the GCL (small sample size).
Happy Birthday–August 11
Danny Murphy (1876)
Bobo Newson (1907)
Bob Scheffing (1913)
Bill Monboquette (1936)
Vada Pinson (1938)
Sal Campisi (1942)
Jim Hughes (1951)
Dennis Lewallyn (1953)
Bryn Smith (1955)
Edgardo Alfonzo (1973)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. Moss and a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. AMR.
Where They Stand
Minnesota is 49-62, fourth in the AL Central, 11.5 games behind Chicago. The Twins have lost one consecutive game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 60-59, fourth in the IL North, 5.5 games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Red Wings have won one consecutive game and are 7-3 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 63-55, third in the EL East, 7.5 games behind Trenton. The Rock Cats have lost two consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Fort Myers is 51-64 overall, 23-25 in the second half, tied for fourth in the FSL South, 1 game behind Bradenton. The Miracle has won three consecutive games and is 4-6 in its last ten games.
Beloit is 63-53 overall, 24-22 in the second half, tied for second in the ML Western, 5 games behind Clinton. The Snappers have won five consecutive games and are 8-2 in their last ten games.
Elizabethton is 31-15, first in the AL West, 6.5 games ahead of Johnson City. The Twins have won two consecutive games and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
The GCL Twins are 26-20, first in the GCL South, one game ahead of the Red Sox. The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins are 26-31, sixth in the B. C. B. C., 7.5 games behind the Rockies. The Twins have lost three consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.