Another fine outing by Jose Berrios. D. J. Baxendale pitched even better but was not rewarded for it. A four-run seventh carries the Miracle. The Kernels win a close one. A ninth-inning rally wins it for the E-Twins. No offense for the GCL Twins. The DSL Twins take a high-scoring game.
Happy Birthday–July 25
John Tener (1863)
Cy Williams (1913)
Whitey Lockman (1926)
Larry Sherry (1935)
Buddy Bradford (1944)
Fred Scherman (1944)
Mick Kelleher (1947)
Biff Pocoroba (1953)
Marc Sullivan (1958)
Doug Drabek (1962)
Torey Lovullo (1965)
Ed Sprague (1967)
Billy Wagner (1971)
Guillermo Mota (1973)
Javier Vazquez (1976)
Santiago Casilla (1980)
Alex Presley (1985)
Pitcher/outfielder John Tener was the president of the National League and also became governor of Pennsylvania. For 1914-1915, he did both jobs at the same time.
Cy Williams was a long-time major league scout, working for the Detroit Tigers for thirty years.
July 25, 2015: The
I sat here for a while, and came up with "The." Fill in the blank based on your day!
Game 96 recap: Twins 10 Yankees 1
If you missed the game, I found the file footage of Yankees pitching
Miguel Sano's two run HR in the first was really something. (side not, how many times are we going to something like that over his career? 100? 150?) Taking borderline pitches to work the count then found a hanging cutter and crushed it over the CF wall and he didnt full extension of his arms!
Two runs is all Phil Hughes needed as he scattered 7 hits over 7 innings of work as the Twins moved to 52-44 on the season and gained a game on the Royals in the AL Central race. I dont like seeing Wild Card standings. The WC is a crap shoot. Winning divisions guarantees you 3 playoff games.
Kurt Suzuki flashed some of his 2014 form by knocking in two runs to pad the lead. Torii Hunter lined a HR in the 7th, then Trevor Plouffe and Brian Dozier blasted homers in the 8th to make it a laugher. Also of note Eddie Rosario hit 3 doubles.
I love when the Twins beat down an opponent, but there are two teams I really love to see them against: The White Sox and the Yankees. Yeah, this game was awesome. Lets do it again Saturday night!
Bob Dylan – Maggie’s Farm
50 years ago today, Dylan. Went. ELECTRIC!
1965
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Game 96. Yankees at Twins
Trevor Plouffe deserves all the awesome points today.
One media member asked Trevor Plouffe, "obviously it's always special to play the Yankees, how do you look at this series?" (1/2)
Plouffe: "You guys always say that. For us it's not that way. For us the Yankees are just another team that we're trying to beat." (2/2)
Minor Details: Games of July 22
Pat Dean's pitching leads the Red Wings. A big comeback, led by Max Kepler and Adam Brett Walker II, carries the Lookouts. Trevor Hildenberger makes his Fort Myers debut. A big inning is enough for Cedar Rapids. The E-Twins and the GCL Twins are both blanked. A seven-run seventh carries the DSL Twins.
Minor Details: Games of July 21
Tyler Duffey pitched well for six innings. The Lookouts lose in an extra inning. The Miracle wins after lots of extra innings. A fine performance for Felix Jorge. The E-Twins lose late. The GCL Twins lose, too. The DSL Twins win a slugfest.
Game 95 Recap: Twins 3, Angels 0
That's better.
FMD: Off to Alaska
1. I'll be away from (most of) the internet next week. Someone want to claim next week's FMD?
2. So Pepper, CoC, and I missed the Lydia Loveless concert on Sunday night, and freealonzo and Scot gave it mixed reviews. May this offer us all consolation. Recorded last year, so it doesn't have any of those new songs I want to hear.
3. In last week's comments, I mentioned the May death of Michael Kandel, who recorded as Tranquility Bass. His debut album was released on astralwerks, and it seems that so much that was on astralwerks is out of print but not reclaimable by the original artists (or even Rhino?). Maybe it's on iTunes or something. You should pick up a used copy if you find it. Go ahead and listen to it all: