I haven't watched a full baseball game in well over a month. I know they're terrible and I'm not missing much, but I'll probably regret it when the offseason starts.
Happy Birthday–September 19
Yank Robinson (1859)
Stuffy McInnis (1890)
Roger Angell (1920)
Epitacio Torres (1921)
Bob Murphy (1924)
Duke Snider (1926)
Bob Turley (1930)
Bill Williams (1930)
Chris Short (1937)
Joe Morgan (1943)
Joe Ferguson (1946)
Masaji Hiramatsu (1947)
Joe Maddon (1954)
Charlie Reliford (1955)
Randy Myers (1962)
Jim Abbott (1967)
Pedro Munoz (1968)
Javier Valentin (1975)
Mike Smith (1977)
Nick Johnson (1978)
Scott Baker (1981)
Danny Valencia (1984)
George Springer (1989)
Roger Angell has written several books and essays on baseball. He is the stepson of author and essayist E. B. White, who was the co-author of "The Elements of Style".
Outfielder Epitacio Torres was a star in the Negro Leagues and the Mexican League in the 1940s and 1950s. He is a member of the Mexican League Hall of Fame. Whitey Ford once described him as "the best player I've seen in my career." He is also the father of major leaguer Hector Torres.
Bob Murphy was a baseball broadcaster from 1954-2003, spending most of that time broadcasting for the New York Mets.
Bill Williams was a National League umpire from 1963-1987.
Masaji Hiramatsu won over two hundred games in Japan, pitching for the Taiyo Whales.
Joe Maddon was interim manger of the Angels in 1996 and 1999, and managed Tampa Bay from 2006-14, and is currently the manager of the Chicago Cubs.
Charlie Reliford has been a major league umpire since 1989.
George Springer was drafted by Minnesota in the 48th round in 2008, but did not sign.
Carly Rae Jepsen – I Really Like You
Big thanks to Corn, whose chops I unnecessarily busted. 😉 That was a fun week.
I'm going to try catering to the audience a bit more. This is what you kids like, right?
4 Apr 2015
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2016 Game #150: Twins at Metropolitans
I just flew home from San Antonio and boy are my arms tired. Gibson pitches today, so be prepared to see him throw 25 nibblers an inning and hit the showers after 4 or 5. Not that it matters much since our bullpen can't hold a lead to save their frigging lives. This Twins team has a lot of position talent, but the pitching is a damn landfill fire.
Play ball!
The White Stripes – Jolene
...yeah.
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Happy Birthday–September 18
Heinie Groh (1889)
George Uhle (1898)
Harvey Haddix (1925)
Lorn Brown (1938)
Dick Dietz (1941)
Ken Brett (1948)
Tony Scott (1951)
Ray Smith (1955)
Ryne Sandberg (1959)
Jeff Bronkey (1965)
Kevin Thompson (1979)
Joe Bisenius (1982)
Lorn Brown was a baseball broadcaster from 1966-1988, calling games for the Chicago White Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Mets.
Kevin Thompson was drafted by Minnesota in the eighteenth round in 1998, but did not sign.
Joe Bisenius is from Sioux City and was somewhat of a local hero when I lived in that area.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to nibbish and a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Corn.
September 18, 2016: The Distance of the Apple from the Tree
For Skim's birthday, she wanted to go to a pro wrestling show today. She'll never fall for it like I have, which is a good thing, but it's fun for the time being.
Not Game 149: was Emergency post
stuff is happening.
Game 149: twins @ mestball
Well, it's official. Our favored team needs to play better than .500 the rest of the way out to avoid 100 losses. I don't feel that it's particularly doable, but hope springs eternal and all that.
Today, the twins take on the mestball. Our only decent starter goes up against a rookie who had a 4.28 ERA in the minors. My hopes for this one are modest - Brian Dozier hits three home runs, and Mauer hits a walkoff grand slam to cap off Santana's 13k no hit shutout.
September 17, 2016: Coming Up
It's time to run a pledge drive soon. You know, once I actually get around to setting it up.