Johnny Kling (1875)
Jackie Price (1912)
Ted Wilks (1915)
Jim Delsing (1925)
Steve Bilko (1928)
Wes Parker (1939)
Mel Stottlemyre (1941)
Gene Garber (1947)
John Sutton (1952)
Dan Petry (1958)
Pat Hentgen (1968)
Jason Simontacchi (1973)
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–November 12
Jack Ryan (1868)
Moonlight Graham (1877)
Carl Mays (1891)
Joe Hoerner (1936)
Bruce Bochte (1950)
Jody Davis (1956)
Donnie Hill (1960)
Greg Gagne (1961)
Jeff Reed (1962)
Randy Knorr (1968)
Sammy Sosa (1968)
Aaron Heilman (1978)
Aaron Heilman was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 2000, but did not sign.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Billy Smith was fired as general manager.
Terry Ryan was hired as interim general manager.
Kelvin Silvania was released.
Jason Repko elected free agency.
Jeff Bailey became a minor league free agent.
Andy Baldwin became a minor league free agent.
Allan de San Miguel became a minor league free agent.
Jair Fernandez became a minor league free agent.
Toby Gardenhire became a minor league free agent.
Dusty Hughes became a minor league free agent.
Chuck James became a minor league free agent.
Paul Kelly became a minor league free agent.
Chase Lambin became a minor league free agent.
Brandon Roberts became a minor league free agent.
Yangervis Solarte became a minor league free agent.
Jake Stevens became a minor league free agent.
Yesterday, a report was noted that Brian Dinkelman would re-sign with the Twins. I don't dispute that, but it has not shown up on the official lists yet. It probably will for next week's list.
This Week in Ex-Twins
The minor league free agent list is quite a trip down memory lane.
Atlanta organization re-signs Jose Lugo.
Cincinnati organization (AAA Louisville) signs Corky Miller.
Philadelphia agreed to terms with Jim Thome on a one-year contract.
Pittsburgh organization (AAA Indianapolis) signs Michael Ryan.
Brad Thomas elected free agency.
Brian Bass became a minor league free agent.
Boof Bonser became a minor league free agent.
Doug Deeds became a minor league free agent.
Matt Fox became a minor league free agent.
Armando Gabino became a minor league free agent.
Brendan Harris became a minor league free agent.
Sean Henn became a minor league free agent.
Randy Keisler became a minor league free agent.
Bobby Kielty became a minor league free agent.
Mike Lamb became a minor league free agent.
Matt Macri became a minor league free agent.
Jose Morales became a minor league free agent.
Yohan Pino became a minor league free agent.
Michael Restovich became a minor league free agent.
Alex Romero became a minor league free agent.
Ryan Rowland-Smith became a minor league free agent.
Steve Singleton became a minor league free agent.
Winterball Whiparound
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Anzoategui 6, Magallanes 0 in Anzoategui. Lester Oliveros pitched two-thirds of an inning for Anzoategui, giving up no runs on one hit while striking out one.
Zulia 10, La Guaira 8 in La Guaira. Yorman Landa made his debut for La Guaira. He started and allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in 2.2 innings.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Brisbane 10, Sydney 0 (7 innings--rain). Jacob Younis was 1-for-3 for Sydney.
Solar Sox Summary
Mesa built a 7-0 lead after three, lost it all, then scored two in the eighth to defeat Phoenix 10-8 in Mesa.
Xavier Avery (Baltimore) led the way with two singles, a double, and a triple, scoring three times. Brian Dozier was not far behind him, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three. Brandon Short (White Sox) and Brian Ward (Baltimore) each singled and doubled. Aaron Hicks was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in a run. The win went to Sean Gleason (Baltimore), who earned it by surrendering three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings. Mike Colla (Pittsburgh) worked a perfect ninth for the save.
Grant Green (Oakland) singled and hit a grand slam for the Desert Dogs. Michael Choice (Oakland) and Rob Segedin (Yankees) each singled and doubled. Roberto Perez (Cleveland) had two hits. Anthony Capra (Oakland) allowed the two eighth-inning runs on three hits to take the loss.
There is only a week to go in the regular season. Mesa travels to Salt River this evening.
Happy Birthday–November 11
Freddy Parent (1875)
Rabbit Maranville (1891)
Al Schacht (1892)
Pie Traynor (1898)
Hal Trosky (1912)
George Case (1915)
Ike Delock (1929)
Ron Musselman (1954)
John Hobbs (1955)
Cory Snyder (1962)
Roberto Hernandez (1964)
Damion Easley (1969)
The Rest of the Story
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Licey 5, Cibao 1 in Cibao. Rene Rivera was 0-for-4 for Licey. Estarlin De Los Santos was 1-for-3 and scored once for Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter for Cibao.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 10, Mayaguez 5 in Mayaguez. Aaron Bates was 1-for-5 for Caguas, scoring once and driving in one. Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for Mayaguez.
Carolina 3, Ponce 2 in Carolina. Angel Morales was 0-for-2 with a walk for Ponce. Deinys Suarez was the losing pitcher, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks in five innings.
Venezuelan View
This feature gives me less joy in the wake of the Wilson Ramos kidnapping. On the other hand, the games are being played, and not reporting on them is not going to help him any.
Anzoategui 3, Magallanes 2 in Anzoategui. Mike Wilson (Seattle) hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Caribes the win. Pedro Rodriguez struck out three in two innings of work to get the win. Lester Oliveros walked the only batter he faced for Anzoategui. The Navegantes were led by Jose Altuve (Houston), who singled and doubled. Pedro Guerra started for Magallanes. He struck out five in three innings, but also allowed two runs on two hits and two walks. Rafael Cova allowed the game-winning homer in his second inning of pitching to take the loss.
In games not involving Twins players, Aragua defeated Margarita 8-4, Caracas edged La Guaira 4-3, and Zulia pounded Lara 10-2.
In today's games, Aragua is at Margarita, Magallanes is goes to Anzoategui, and Zulia travels to La Guaira.
Solar Sox Summary
Mesa scored four in the seventh to put away an 8-4 victory over Salt River in Mesa.
Josh Vitters (Cubs) led the Solar Sox with two singles and a home run. Brandon Short (White Sox) had two singles and a double, scoring three times. Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, scoring once and driving in two. Brock Holt (Pittsburgh) had two hits. Aaron Hicks was o-for-4. Starter Cole DeVries pitched three innings, giving up a run on a hit while striking out three. Andrew Cashner (Cubs) got the win with a perfect inning, striking out two.
Salt River was led by Nolan Arenado (Colorado), who singled and homered. Casey Weathers (Colorado) took the loss, surrendering two runs on two hits and two walks in a third of an inning.
Mesa hosts Phoenix this afternoon.