A hit barrage for the Red Wigns. Felix Jorge gets his first AA win. A near-sweep for Twins affiliates!
Happy Birthday–August 16
Hick Carpenter (1855)
Baby Doll Jacobsen (1890)
Fats Fothergill (1897)
Tiny Bonham (1913)
Gene Woodling (1922)
Puddin’ Head Jones (1925)
Buck Rodgers (1938)
Gene Brabender (1941)
Mike Jorgensen (1948)
Al Holland (1952)
Nick Leyva (1953)
Rick Reed (1964)
Xavier Hernandez (1965)
Terry Shumpert (1966)
Quinton McCracken (1970)
Damian Jackson (1973)
Roger Cedeno (1974)
Ryan Hanigan (1980)
Yu Darvish (1986)
Nick Leyva is a long-time minor league coach and manager and major league coach. He managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 1989-1991.
Fyvush Finkel & Theodore Bikel – To Life
Fyvush Finkel has passed away at 93.
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2016-2017 EPL Prediction Contest
Sorry I'm so behind in everything. Lots of stuff going on outside the WGOM for me. Here's the link for this year's spreadsheet. Continue reading 2016-2017 EPL Prediction Contest
The Staves – Let Me Down
These guys are one of the few I would've checked out at the Eaux Claire thingie.
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Where They Stand
Rochester is 67-55, second in the wild card standings, but 5.5 games behind Lehigh Valley.
Chattanooga is 25-24 in the second half. They are third in the division, but first-place Jackson is already in the playoffs, so effectively they are second behind Montgomery, three games back.
Fort Myers is 25-24 in the second half. They are fourth in the division, but only 2.5 games behind Jupiter.
Cedar Rapids is 28-21 in the second half. They are second in the division and in position for a playoff spot. They lead Quad Cities by two games and Burlington by three.
Elizabethton is 26-23. They are second in their division, putting them in position for a playoff spot. They lead Greeneville by one game in the playoff race.
The GCL Twins are 24-19, leading their division by 2.5 games over the GCL Red Sox.
The DSL Twins are 29-30, fifth in their division, ten games behind the DSL Mariners1.
So, with about three weeks left in the minor league seasons, we have three Twins teams currently in playoff position. Three others still have a shot, although their going to have to get hot to do it. The only team without any real chance is the DSL Twins, who's elimination number is four.
Minor Details: Games of August 14
Lots of offense for Chattanooga and Fort Myers.
Third Monday Movie Day
I saw some things. Several things, actually. I watched a couple of long epics, Ran and The Deer Hunter, on the same day a couple of days ago. Did you know John Cazale was only in five movies before his death, and they were all nominated for Best Picture (with three of them winning)? I didn't, but I feel like I should have.
Happy Birthday–August 15
Charles Comiskey (1859)
Doggie Miller (1864)
Jack Warner (1872)
Bill Sherdel (1896)
Jim Snyder (1932)
Joey Jay (1935)
Jose Santiago (1940)
Cap Peterson (1942)
Duffy Dyer (1945)
Joe Lis (1946)
Billy Conigliaro (1947)
Tom Kelly (1950)
Joe Cowley (1958)
Randy Johnson (1958)
Jeff Huson (1964)
Scott Brosius (1966)
Chris Singleton (1972)
Oliver Perez (1981)
This is also the seventieth wedding anniversary of Mom and Dad A.
August 15, 2016: Meetings
I missed a morning meeting yesterday. It was my day off, and I simply forgot it existed. I...hope it wasn't important.