Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–February 19

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John Morrill (1855)
Dick Siebert (1912)
Hub Kittle (1917)
Russ Nixon (1935)
Dave Niehaus (1935)
Jackie Moore (1939)
Walt Jocketty (1951)
Dave Stewart (1957)
Keith Atherton (1959)
Alvaro Espinoza (1962)
Miguel Batista (1971)
Juan Diaz (1974)
Chris Stewart (1982)
Josh Reddick (1987)

Hub Kittle’s baseball career spanned 68 years.  In 1980, he became the oldest player to appear in organized baseball, pitching a perfect inning for AAA Springfield on August 27 at age 63½.

Jackie Moore is a long-time major league coach and minor league manager.  He also was the manager of the Oakland Athletics from 1984-86,

Walt Jocketty was the general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1995-2007 and was the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 2008-2015, when he became president of baseball operations.  The next year he became executive advisor to the CEO, a position he still holds.

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Cup of Coffee

February 18, 2025: Pasty Bastard

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I don't have any great suggestions, but something needs to be done about tomato paste cans. I usually only need a couple of tablespoons every few months, but those little cans it comes in have way more than that with no good way to save the rest for later uses.

Hmm, maybe there are glass jars out there with screw tops. I'll have to look for those next time. Well, thanks for solving my problem!

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–February 18

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Ray Ryan (1883)
George Mogridge (1889)
Sherry Smith (1891)
Jake Kline (1895)
Huck Betts (1897)
Joe Gordon (1915)
Herm Wehmeier (1927)
Frank House (1930)
Manny Mota (1938)
Dal Maxvill (1939)
Bob Miller (1939)
Jerry Morales (1949)
John Mayberry (1949)
Bruce Kison (1950)
Marc Hill (1952)
Rafael Ramirez (1958)
Kevin Tapani (1964)
John Valentin (1967)
Shawn Estes (1973)
Jamey Carroll (1974)
Chad Moeller (1975)
Alex Rios (1981)
Didi Gregorius (1990)
Seth Halvorsen (2000)

Ray Ryan was involved in minor league baseball for six decades.  He had one baseball card, a part of the T206 tobacco series.  This is the series that produced the famous Honus Wagner card.

Jake Kline was the baseball coach at Notre Dame from 1934-1975.

Seth Halvorsen was drafted by the Twins in the thirtieth round in 2018, but did not sign.

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At The Movies

At The Movies: Prestige

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I've been happy to see the return of Severance and White Lotus (I'm less crazy about the latter, but it's still compelling enough). Any shows back soon or recently you're wanting to see?

Oscar season was a bit delayed (twice) and is now set a couple weeks from now. Anything jump out at you this year? I think I've seen exactly one movie with any nominations this year (and just a supporting one at that), so I might not have much to add in that regard.

What's been on your screens, big or small?

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–February 17

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Pat Pieper (1886)
Nemo Leibold (1892)
Wally Pipp (1893)
Ed Brandt (1905)
Red Barber (1908)
Rod Dedeaux (1914)
Roger Craig (1930)
Cliff Gustafson (1931)
Dick Bosman (1944)
Dave Roberts (1951)
Jamie Easterly (1953)
Mike Hart (1958)
Michael Jordan (1963)
Buster Olney (1964)
Scott Williamson (1976)
Cody Ransom (1976)
Juan Padilla (1977)
Josh Willingham (1979)

Pat Pieper was the public address announcer for the Chicago Cubs from 1916-1974.  For the first sixteen of those years, he made the announcements with a megaphone.

Rod Dedeaux and Cliff Gustafson were highly successful college baseball coaches, Dedeaux with USC and Gustafson with Texas.

Already known as a basketball star, Michael Jordan played one year of minor league baseball for AA Birmingham in the White Sox organization before returning to the less-challenging sport.

Buster Olney has covered baseball for many years, most prominently on ESPN.

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Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.