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This Week In Ex-Twins

Arizona agrees to terms with Jason Kubel on a two year contract.
Cubs name Brian Harper manager of Daytona (A).
Cubs name Dave McKay first base coach.
Cubs name Bobby Mitchell manager of Mesa (Rookie).
Colorado agrees to terms with Casey Blake on a one year contract.
Colorado signs Michael Cuddyer to a three year contract.
Kansas City agrees to terms with Jose Mijares on a one year contract.
Giants agree to terms with Eli Whiteside on a one year contract.
Toronto names Mike Redmond manager of Dunedin (A).
Toronto sends Jim Hoey outright to Las Vegas (AAA).
Washington names Matthew LeCroy manager of Harrisburg (AA).

Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Cibao 7, Este 3 in Cibao.  Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 with a walk for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Este.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Culiacan 4, Mazatlan 3 in Culiacan (10 innings).  Anthony Slama struck out two and gave up one hit in a scoreless inning for Mazatlan.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Caguas 6, Mayaguez 2 in Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 for Mayaguez.  Eddie Rosario played in the field for Mayaguez but did not bat.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Anzoategui 7, Caracas 5 in Caracas.  Lester Oliveros got the win for Anzoategui, retiring all four batters he faced.

Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Tuesday

Escogido 3, Este 1 in Este.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-2 with two walks for Escogido.  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4 with a double and a run for Este.

Cibao 8, Estrellas 5 in Cibao.  Alexi Casilla was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs for Cibao.

Wednesday

Cibao 4, Licey 3 in Licey (10 innings).  Alexi Casilla was 1-for-6 for Cibao.

Este 4, Aguilas 2 in Aguilas.  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4 with a run for Este.

Escogido 6, Oriente 2 in Oriente.  Manuel Soliman pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, for Escogido.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Tuesday

Mazatlan 5, Culiacan 4 in Culiacan (10 innings).  Anthony Slama worked two shutout innings, giving up only a walk, for Mazatlan.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Tuesday

Mayaguez 8, Carolina 2 in Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes pitched a perfect inning for Mayaguez.

Wednesday

Mayaguez 2, Caguas 0 in Caguas.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes faced only three batters in a perfect 1.1 innings for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Wednesday

Caracas 8, Anzoategui 7 in Anzoategui.  Lester Oliveros gave up a hit but no runs in a third of an inning for Anzoategui.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Tuesday

World All-Stars 8, Team Australia 5.  Brendan Wise retired both batters he faced for Team Australia.

Happy Birthday–December 22

Connie Mack (1862)
Matty Alou (1938)
Elrod Hendricks (1940)
Steve Carlton (1944)
Hiroyuki Yamazaki (1946)
Charley Taylor (1947)
Steve Garvey (1948)
Tom Underwood (1953)
Ken Landreaux (1954)
Lonnie Smith (1955)
Glenn Wilson (1958)
George Wright (1958)
Jeff A (1958)
Andy Allanson (1961)
Mike Jackson (1964)

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Happy Birthday–December 21

Cy Williams (1887)
Josh Gibson (1911)
Bob Rush (1925)
Howie Reed (1936)
Paul Casanova (1941)
Elliott Maddox (1947)
Dave Kingman (1948)
Joaquin Andujar (1952)
Tom Henke (1957)
Roger McDowell (1960)
Andy Van Slyke (1960)
Dustin Hermanson (1972)
LaTroy Hawkins (1972)
D’Angelo Jimenez (1977)
Freddy Sanchez (1977)
Philip Humber (1982)

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to hungry joe’s wife, peckish jane.

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Weekly Winterball Whiparound

The good:  Aaron Bates hit .356/.396/.556 in 45 at-bats (Caguas, Puerto Rican).  Alexi Casilla hit .343/.427/.422 in 102 at-bats (Cibao, Dominican).  Pedro Florimon is hitting .319/.412/.431 in 72 at-bats (Escogido, Dominican).  Daniel Ortiz is hitting .269/.296/.577 in 26 at-bats (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican).  Nelvin Fuentes is 0-0, 2.63, 0.95 in 13.2 innings (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican).  Deolis Guerra is 2-1, 3.71, 1.05 with 23 strikeouts in 26.2 innings (Magallanes, Venezuelan).  Luis Perdomo is 0-0, 2.11, 0.80 with 16 strikeouts in 21 innings (Aguilas, Dominican).

The middle:  Joe Benson hit .216/.355/.373 in 51 at-bats (Aragua, Venezuelan).  Jairo Perez hit .231/.375/.269 in 26 at-bats (Lara, Venezuelan).  Wilkin Ramirez is hitting .232/.303/.333 in 69 at-bats (Este, Dominican).  Eddie Rosario is hitting .214/.313/.286 in 42 at-bats (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican).  Jacob Younis is hitting .273/.377/.303 in 68 at-bats (Sydney, Australian).  Pedro Guerra is 0-1, 3.95, 1.39 with 23 strikeouts in 27.1 innings (Magallanes, Venezuelan).  Lester Oliveros is 0-1, 1.62, 1.44 with 17 strikeouts in 16.2 innings (Anzoategui, Venezuelan).  Deinys Suarez is 1-1, 3.62, 1.61 in 27.1 innings (Ponce, Puerto Rican).

The bad:  Matt Carson hit .115/.233/.192 in 26 at-bats (Oriente, Dominican).  Estarlin De Los Santos hit .158/.200/.211 in 19 at-bats (Cibao, Dominican).  Joshua Hendricks hit .118/.211/.118 in 17 at-bats (Melbourne, Australian).  Angel Morales is hitting .186/.286/.256 in 43 at-bats (Ponce, Puerto Rican).  Rory Rhodes hit .184/.310/.286 in 49 at-bats (Brisbane, Australian).  Deibinson Romero hit .176/300/.176 in 17 at-bats (Escogico, Puerto Rican).  Rene Tosoni hit .195/.283/.195 in 41 at-bats (Lara, Venezuelan).  Cesar Ciurcina is 0-0, 5.74, 1.79 in 15.2 innings (Aragua, Venezuelan).  Aaron Thompson is 0-1, 6.10, 1.84 in 10.1 innings (Este, Dominican).

The insignificant:  Oswaldo Arcia is 0-for-2 (Aragua, Venezuelan).  Luke Hughes is 1-for-3 (Perth, Australian).  Dereck Rodriguez is 1-for-8 (Caguas, Puerto Rican).  Ramon Santana is 0-for-7 (Este, Dominican).  Samuel Deduno is 0-0, 1.50, 1.67 in 6 innings (Aguilas, Dominican).  Sam Gibbons is 0-1, 9.00, 2.25 in 4 innings (Melbourne, Australian).  Yorman Landa is 0-0, 6.75, 2.25 in 2.2 innings (La Guaira, Venezuelan).  Gonzalo Sanudo is 0-0, 0.00, 1.50 in 2 innings (Culiacan, Mexican).  Anthony Slama is 0-1, 3.12, 1.04 with 12 strikeouts in 8.2 innings (Mazatlan, Mexican).  Manuel Soliman is 0-0, 0.00, 3.86 in 2.1 innings (Escogido, Domincan).  Junior Subero is 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 in 1 inning (Caracas, Venezuelan).  Todd Van Steensel is 0-0, 6.75, 1.80 in 6.2 innings (Sydney, Australian).  Esmerling Vasquez is 1-1, 3.00, 1.56 in 9 innings (Oriente, Domincan).  Brendan Wise is 0-0, 0.00, 1.00 in 1 inning (Perth, Australian).

Happy Birthday–December 20

Jack Manning (1853)
Harry Stovey (1856)
Jimmy Williams (1876)
Branch Rickey (1881)
Fred Merkle (1888)
Butch Henline (1894)
George Pipgras (1899)
Gabby Hartnett (1900)
Spud Davis (1904)
Eddie Leishman (1910)
Julio Becquer (1931)
Oscar Gamble (1949)
Cecil Cooper (1949)
Ken Bolek (1953)
Jose DeLeon (1960)
Augie Ojeda (1974)
Aubrey Huff (1976)
David Wright (1982)

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to spookymilk and mrs. milk.

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Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Escogido 3, Cibao 0 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 with a double for Escogido.

Oriente 2, Aguilas 1 in Aguilas (11 innings).  Esmerling Vasquez walked two but gave up no runs in 1.1 innings for Oriente.  Luis Perdomo was charged with a run, giving up a walk in two-thirds of an inning for Aguilas.

Licey 5, Este 0 in Este.  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-2 with a walk and was hit by a pitch for Este.

Sunday

Licey 6, Aguilas 0 in Aguilas.  Luis Perdomo pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits for Aguilas.

Escogido 6, Este 2 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-3 with a double and a run for Escogido.  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4 with a run for Este.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Sunday

Obregon 7, Mazatlan 4 in Mazatlan.  Anthony Slama struck out three and gave up only a walk in 1.1 innings for Mazatlan.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Ponce 4, Caguas 2 in Ponce.  Angel Morales struck out in his only at-bat as a reserve for Ponce.

Mayaguez 8, Carolina 7 in Carolina.  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes struck out two but gave up a run on a hit in 1.1 innings for Mayaguez.

Sunday

Mayaguez 3, Ponce 2 in Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Angel Morales was 0-for-3 for Ponce.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Magallanes 8, Anzoategui 0 in Magallanes.  Lester Oliveros hit the only man he faced and was charged with a run for Anzoategui.

Sunday

Zulia 5, Magallanes 1 in Magallanes.  Pedro Guerra allowed a run on four hits in 1.2 innings for Magallanes.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Sydney 11, Canberra 0 in Sydney.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 with an RBI for Sydney.  Todd Van Steensel pitched a scoreless inning for Sydney, allowing no hits and no walks.

Perth 2, Melbourne 0 in Perth.  Brendan Wise got the save for Perth, allowing only a walk in one inning.

Happy Birthday–December 19

Ford Frick (1894)
Al Kaline (1934)
Tony Taylor (1935)
Walt Williams (1943)
Rob Gardner (1944)
Geoff Zahn (1945)
Kevin Stanfield (1955)
Stu Cliburn (1956)
Stan Cliburn (1956)
Tom Lawless (1956)
Clay Parker (1962)
Bill Wegman (1962)
Mike Fetters (1964)
Chito Martinez (1965)
Russell Branyan (1975)
Rafael Soriano (1979)

Clay Parker was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-first round in 1984, but did not sign.

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