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Happy Birthday–April 3
Guy Hecker (1856)
Henry McHenry (1910)
Larry Shepard (1919)
Alex Grammas (1926)
Art Ditmar (1929)
Wally Moon (1930)
Jerry Dale (1933)
Hawk Taylor (1939)
Larry Littleton (1954)
Darrell Jackson (1956)
Gary Pettis (1958)
Doug Baker (1961)
Chris Bosio (1963)
Mark Shapiro (1967)
Mike Lansing (1968)
Ryan Doumit (1981)
Kyle Phillips (1984)
Jay Bruce (1987)
Jason Kipnis (1987)
Guy Hecker is one of three pitchers to have won over fifty games in a season. He is also the only pitcher to have won a batting title.
Larry Shepard managed Pittsburgh in 1968-1969. Coincidentally, he was replaced by Alex Grammas.
Jerry Dale was a National League umpire from 1971-85. He pitched in the minors for the Washington (now Minnesota) franchise from 1951-52.
Mark Shapiro was the general manager of the Cleveland Indians from 2001-10 and was president of that club from 2011-2015, when he became president of the Toronto Blue Jays.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Papa Pirate.
2025 Game Log 6: It’s rainy in Chicago
Pablo López
vs
Sean Burke
A frustrating start to yesterday's game but a great finish. Now for when this game will happen, who knows except "today".
I too believe that is likely
— James Fegan (@jrfegan.soxmachine.com) 2025-04-02T16:31:30.684Z
It's not like they are geographically close or play each other multiple times. Got to get it in today.
April 2, 2025: Phases
I was just thinking of that month I was super into William Onyeabor. That was fun.
Minor Details: Game of April 1
ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 0 IN COLUMBUS
The Saints played only their second game of the year, their first since Friday, and they made the most of it. Jair Camargo hit a two-run single in the first and Zebby Matthews and a pair of relievers took it from there. Saints pitchers have not allowed a run in the first two games of the season.
Batters: Armando Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a walk. Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with a walk. Jair Camargo was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Mike Ford was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk.
Pitchers: Zebby Matthews pitched five shutout innings, giving up only one hit and no walks and striking out four. Travis Adams pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits but no walks and striking out two. Anthony Misiewicz retired all four men he faced, striking out three of them.
Opposition: Kyle Datres was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: The Saints are 2-0, in first place by percentage points over Louisville (3-1).
Next game: Wednesday, 5:15 in Columbus. Andrew Morris against Parker Messick. No record for either pitcher yet this season.
David Byrne, Money Mark, Pat Mahoney, Sinkane, And The Lijadu Sisters – Fantastic Man
But really, who is William Onyeabor? I really do marvel at that man.
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Happy Birthday–April 2
Tommy Bond (1856)
Hughie Jennings (1869)
Bill Yancey (1902)
Luke Appling (1907)
Al Barlick (1915)
Vedie Himsl (1917)
Bobby Avila (1924)
Billy Pierce (1927)
Gordon Jones (1930)
Dick Radatz (1937)
Al Weis (1938)
Mike Kekich (1945)
Reggie Smith (1945)
Don Sutton (1945)
Daniel Okrent (1948)
Tom Johnson (1951)
Billy Sample (1955)
Hank Steinbrenner (1957)
Pete Incaviglia (1964)
Curtis Leskanic (1968)
Denny Hocking (1970)
Jon Lieber (1970)
Shortstop Bill Yancey played in the Negro Leagues for fourteen years, later becoming a manager, coach, and scout.
Al Barlick was a National League umpire from 1940-1970.
Vedie Himsl was a longtime coach and scout, primarily in the Cubs organization. While pitching for St. John's (Minnesota) University, he struck out twenty batters in a game.
Daniel Okrent was one of the creators of the first fantasy baseball league.
Hank Steinbrenner is one of the owners of the New York Yankees, inheriting the team from his father in 2010.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Lucy.
2025 Game Log 5 – Twins at White Sox
I have it on good authority that the Twins have been involved in an elaborate April Fools prank. Apparently the gist of it is that they play absolutely horrible for four games to start the season, giving up an average of 7 runs a game, play bad defense, don't hit, weird managerial strategies, puzzling broadcast decisions. The whole lot. Get the fan base and all up in arms and the sports scribes moving on to the who the Vikings should draft in the 6th round. Then, on April 1st, it's all APRIL FOOLS! We are actually a good team that is professionally run and managed and they play lights out the rest of the season.
Seems like a dumb strategy, but you know the lengths some organizations will go to pull of an April Fools stunt.
Simeon Wood Richardson on the mound for the Twins. Shane Smith for the Whities. I think he's a reliever so unless the Sox are looking to convert him to a starter, looks like he may be the Opener.
First pitch at 6:40 from The Rate.
April 1, 2025: Nothing Doing
Apologies, please post your normal CoC discourse. I have nothing subversive.
Momma – I Want You (Fever)
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