JOEY BATS!!!
ok it was a Mauer home run but it was pretty cool!
May 23, 2016: Fresh coffee
Apparently the supplies to make a new Cup burned up in the bonfire. Here are some fresh ones.
Minor Details: Games of May 22
The Red Wings have a Field day. The eleventh inning is unkind to the Lookouts and the Miracle. Kyle Gibson looks good in his first rehab start. An easy win for the Kernels.
Happy Birthday–May 23
Dummy Hoy (1862)
Deacon Phillippe (1872)
Zack Wheat (1888)
Halsey Hall (1898)
Arch McDonald (1901)
Willis Hudlin (1906)
Augie Galan (1912)
Lawrence Ritter (1922)
Clyde King (1924)
Skip Bertman (1938)
Tom Penders (1945)
Reggie Cleveland (1948)
Buck Showalter (1956)
Ricky Gutierrez (1970)
Ramon Ortiz (1973)
Mike Gonzalez (1978)
Kyle Barraclough (1990)
Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher in the first World Series game. He lived in what would become the state of South Dakota from 1875-1896, where his family farmed near the town of Athol.
Arch McDonald was an early baseball broadcaster known for his re-creations of games.
Author Lawrence Ritter wrote the excellent book, "The Glory of Their Times".
Skip Bertman was the head baseball coach at LSU from 1984-2001.
College basketball coach Tom Penders played minor league baseball for the Indians in 1968.
Kyle Barraclough was drafted by Minnesota in the fortieth round in 2011 but did not sign.
Guy Clark – Let Him Roll
This year, man...
Here's one of my favorites of his.
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2016 Game 43: Blue Jays at Twins
First Pitch 1:10 p.m.
Phil Hughes (1-6, 5.70 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 27 K)
Marcus Stroman (4-1, 4.23 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 43 K)
Phil Hughes was far from bad the last time he pitched, giving up just one earned run, but he went only 6.1 innings on 75 pitches. It was later revealed that he's been throwing with shoulder fatigue, so we can probably include the Twins training staff in the whole total system failure thing. Today he squares off against Marcus Stroman, who is coming off his worst start ever after giving up 7 runs on 13 hits to the Rays. Momentum, thy name is today's starting pitchers.
Meanwhile, in Bizarro World, the Atosennim Sniwt have won 31 of their games so far this season while losing just 11 for a .738 winning percentage. They lead the league in Slugging and OPS, ERA, Saves, and WHIP. The Sniwt maintain a sizable lead on their division, and are favored by many to win the Bizarro World Series.
Play ball.
May 22, 2016: Bonfire
I've done four bonfires since I got to Minnesota, which is four more total than what I did from 2008-2016 previously. Are they just a huge thing here?
Minor Details: Games of May 21
Three home runs for Adam Brett Walker II! A Miracle comeback for Fort Myers! A big day for Eduardo Escobar on a rehab assignment!
Happy Birthday–May 22
Al Simmons (1902)
Terris McDuffie (1910)
Jose Valdivielso (1934)
Ron Piche (1935)
Rich Garcia (1942)
Walt Hriniak (1943)
Tommy John (1943)
Jim Colborn (1946)
Jose Mesa (1966)
Al Levine (1968)
Julian Tavarez (1973)
Terris McDuffie pitched from 1930-1954, playing in the Negro Leagues, the Cuban Winter League, the Mexican League, the Puerto Rican League, the Dominican League, the Venezuelan League, the California Winter League, and the minor leagues. His biography at b-r.com is worth reading.
Rich Garcia was an American League umpire from 1975-1999.
Tommy John was one of the Twins’ television broadcasters from 1994-1996.
Wolf Parade – C’est La Vie Way/Floating World
Time for some (possibly premature) INDIE ROCK NOSTALGIA!
These two songs are almost too on-the-nose (sorry, Colin) as a distillation of the distinctions of the Krug and Boeckner styles.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS92Nzikikk
Thanks for another great week at the helm, everybody!
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