Three games were lopsided, one was suspended. Scott Diamond was pounded again. A good day for Max Kepler.
Tab Benoit and Jimmy Hall – Muddy Bottom Blues
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_pt_HfnjQ8
Oh, it's going to be a long night if I never break free. Lots of rain here in the delta, folks. Muddy for sure.
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Confessions of a 50 Year Old Widower
It’s been over two weeks and the flowers are wilted and going into composting, the extra food has either been eaten or been given away, and the sympathy cards have slowed to a trickle. It’s starting to feel that a new normal is settling in. After nearly 24 years of marriage and 26 years of being in one relationship I have found myself widowed and entirely in a new life situation. I thought it might be interesting to share my experiences with this group – as it might be therapeutic for me but also to spark up some interesting dialogue and perhaps cause some internal thinking on your part. I hope you indulge me and I promise this will be the occasional posting and not a vehicle to go all “woe is me” on everyone. So with that preamble… Continue reading Confessions of a 50 Year Old Widower
Happy Birthday–May 28
Spider Baum (1882)
Jim Thorpe (1887)
Warren Giles (1896)
John Allyn (1917)
Bob Kuzava (1923)
Frank Saucier (1926)
Kirk Gibson (1957)
Bill Doran (1958)
Duane Ward (1964)
Mike Maksudian (1966)
Mike Difelice (1969)
Jhonny Peralta (1982)
Lester Oliveros (1988)
Spider Baum won 325 games in the minors between 1902-1920. 267 of those wins came in the Pacific Coast League.
Warren Giles was president of the National League from 1951-1969.
John Allyn was the owner of the Chicago White Sox from 1961-1975.
Frank Saucier is the player Eddie Gaedel pinch-hit for in 1951.
May 28, 2014: Twists
The Milkmaid's MN job search is reaching dead ends in previously promising areas and new life in previously dormant ones. It seems this is going to be a longer trek than we thought.
Game 49: The Texases vs. The Minnesotas
Welp, here's that losing streak we all feared. Maybe it won't be as bad now that some guys are back who actually have OF next to their name on their baseball cards.
Darvish (4-2, 2.35 ERA) vs. Hughes (5-1, 3.15 ERA)
Hmmm, not really the best guy to have to face to get out of this losing streak. Having Hughes starting this game combined with the Rangers injury woes should help give the Twins a fighting chance to avoid making it a 5 game streak. He's no Johan, but it's nice to have a guy that gives you the feeling that he can go out there while the team is struggling to win and give them a good chance at getting back on track.
I've used the featured image for a game log before, but I probably should have saved it for this game since its the Twins vs. the Rangers at the Bullseye. Hopefully this game goes as well as that one did.
Minor Details: Games of May 26
The new recruits hadn't arrived in Rochester, but that was no problem for the Red Wings. The Rock Cats are blanked. A Kernel comeback falls short.
Game Recap #48: Minnie & Paul, 2, Cordell Walkers 7
What does the future hold?
Continue reading Game Recap #48: Minnie & Paul, 2, Cordell Walkers 7
May 27, 2014: MS 150
Here is the link to Dread Pirate's page for his MS 150 fundraiser. Will and Sheenie bike for this cause yearly, as Sheenie lives with MS, but this year Will goes it alone (because they're having a kid - not because of MS complications, thankfully).
Happy Birthday–May 27
Frank Snyder (1894)
Pinky Higgins (1909)
Terry Moore (1912)
George O’Donnell (1929)
Jerry Kindall (1935)
Fred Bruckbauer (1938)
Jim Holt (1944)
Gary Nolan (1948)
Terry Collins (1949)
Mark Connor (1949)
Mark Clear (1956)
Ed Nunez (1963)
John Jaha (1966)
Jeff Bagwell (1968)
Frank Thomas (1968)
Todd Hundley (1969)
Terry Collins was the manager of Houston from 1994-96, of Anaheim from 1997-99, and of the Mets from 2011 to the present.
Mark Connor pitched in the Twins’ minor league system from 1971-1972 before he suffered a career-ending arm injury. He has been a pitching coach for the Yankees, Arizona, Toronto, Texas, and Baltimore. He also was the head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee.