Joe Mulvey (1858)
Patsy Dougherty (1867)
Shad Berry (1878)
Ralph Kiner (1922)
Del Rice (1922)
Pumpsie Green (1933)
Lee Stange (1936)
Mike Lum (1945)
Pete Vuckovich (1952)
U. L. Washington (1953)
Barry Bonnell (1953)
Tom Nieto (1960)
Bill Swift (1961)
Bip Roberts (1963)
Brad Radke (1972)
Jason Johnson (1973)
Martin Prado (1983)
Kyle Waldrop (1985)
Bill Swift was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1983, but he did not sign.
Hopefully everyone got to see the Hunter Moon last night, the last "supermoon" of 2015.
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Okay, seriously, I originally was posting this because of the Hunter Moon. Just before I was about to hit the [Publish] button, I realized other potential connections. Heh. Well, whatever, it works either way.
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Loading... A week late, but whatever. I've been a busy dude this month and viewing has been minimal. I did fiiiinally see Network, and the script was as good as I'd heard. It's amazing how prescient the film was.
There's a little less joy in the world today. I liked what Flip was doing with the club -- I thought he drafted well (Bazz! and Gorgui was a special draft given where they were) and I think he won the Kevin Love trade. But, all of that is not important of course. Flip is gone. Still hard to believe.
Setting all of the personal tragedy aside, I wonder what will happen with this club Post Flip. I see a dimmer future than what I saw a month or two ago.
Date: Monday, May 10.
Batting stars: Jerry Zimmerman was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Rich Rollins was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Jimmie Hall was 2-for-4 with two runs.
Pitching stars: Jim Kaat pitched eight innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and no walks with seven strikeouts. Mel Nelson pitched a perfect inning of relief.
Opposition stars: Joel Horlen pitched seven innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Dave Nicholson was 1-for-3 with a home run. Danny Cater was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
The game: Harmon Killebrew singled in a run in the first to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. Nicholson led off the third with a homer to tie it 1-1. Two singles and a ground out gave the Twins a 2-1 lead in the fourth. In the sixth, Rollins had an RBI double and Zimmerman delivered a run-scoring single to make it 4-1. The White Sox scored one in the eighth. In the ninth, Moose Skowron singled and Pete Ward doubled to cut the lead to 4-3 with none out. A walk put men on first and second. Nelson then came in and retired the next three batters to save the game.
Of note: Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-4. Jerry Kindall was 0-for-4. Tony Oliva was 1-for-4 with a double and a run. Killebrew was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Bob Allison was 1-for-4.
Record: The win moved the Twins back into first place, a half game ahead of Chicago and California.
Frank Selee (1859)
Kid Gleason (1866)
Lee Tannehill (1880)
Dick Hoblitzel (1888)
Tommy Griffith (1889)
Snuffy Stirnweiss (1918)
Bud Byerly (1920)
Toby Harrah (1948)
Mike Hargrove (1949)
Steve Rogers (1949)
Dave Coleman (1950)
Harry Chappas (1957)
Gil Heredia (1965)
Mark Sweeney (1969)
Francisco Liriano (1983)
Frank Selee was the manager of the Boston Beaneaters from 1890-1901, winning the National League pennant five times. He also managed the Cubs from 1902-1905 until his health forced him to retire.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to AuntieWalt.
Many thanks again to MU for his DJ week.
This isn't the best tribute, but I'm guessing it's not the worse. Sorry to hear it, friend.
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(2 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... Spoiler alert: This shit is pretty great. I wouldn't go out of my way to spend the 50(!) bones that williams sonoma charges, but for 15 bucks at trader joes... yeah baby, you betcha.
httpv://youtu.be/v4_O4Sj-XTs
YHF is a no-brainer desert island album for me. It was either this or "Heavy Metal Drummer". Thanks for letting me play a few songs this week.
(3 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)Loading... Date: Sunday, May 9.
Batting stars: Zoilo Versalles was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk. Jimmie Hall was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Camilo Pascual was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second.
Pitching star: Pascual pitched a complete game, giving up one run on seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Ron Hansen was 2-for-3. Ken Berry was 2-for-3. Greg Bollo pitched two perfect innings.
The game: Versalles led off the bottom of the first with a home run and Hall singled in a run later in the inning to make it 2-0 after one. Hall singled in another run in the third and Pascual homered in the fourth to give the Twins a 4-0 lead. Rich Rollins contributed a two-run single in the fifth. Meanwhile, the White Sox did not even put together a threat until the seventh, when they opened the inning with two singles and Moose Skowron later singled in their lone tally. It was the last hit they would get, as the last seven White Sox were retired.
Of note: Jerry Kindall was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run. Harmon Killebrew was 0-for-4 with a run. Bob Allison was 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base, his fourth.
Record: The win gave the Twins a record of 13-7 and left them tied for second with California (though ahead based on winning percentage), a half game behind Chicago.
