httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSDYcL_sUQw
I know it's barley spring in MN, but the summer time heat and humidity are beginning to appear in NOLA. If the opportunity presents itself, I recommend seeing this guy live.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSDYcL_sUQw
I know it's barley spring in MN, but the summer time heat and humidity are beginning to appear in NOLA. If the opportunity presents itself, I recommend seeing this guy live.
I'm finally getting enough sleep.
John McGraw (1873)
Oral Hildebrand (1907)
Bobby Doerr (1918)
Jerry Hoffberger (1919)
Tom Phoebus (1942)
Bill Stoneman (1944)
Pete Van Wieren (1944)
Bobby Mitchell (1955)
Ricky Bones (1969)
Brett Tomko (1973)
Ronnie Belliard (1975)
Adrian Beltre (1979)
Jerry Hoffberger was the principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles from 1965-1979.
Pete Van Wieren was a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves from 1976-2008.
Hilly half-marathon in Middletown, CT today - temps were perfect. Continue reading Spring has sprung.
We're still paying attention, right?
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Can you do the Watusi?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8egNoThqJng
1976
I've been up for awhile now and finished my first pot, so I may as well make a new one.
The Trinket has been more amped to go outside now that it's warming up and she can play in her sandbox. I'm worried she's going to prefer the warmer weather.
New Britain gets rocked. Not even a kernel of offense for Cedar Rapids. Big innings give Fort Myers the lone Twins victory.
Joe Williams (1885)
Mickey Cochrane (1903)
Ernie Lombardi (1908)
Phil Regan (1937)
Marty Pattin (1943)
Bert Blyleven (1951)
Kenny Williams (1964)
Bret Boone (1969)
Lou Merloni (1971)
A star in the Negro Leagues, some say that Smokey Joe Williams was a better pitcher than Satchel Paige.
I haven't checked, but my guess is that four Hall-of-Famers born on the same day is the record.
The big news from this game was that Mike Pelfrey hit the wall hard in the sixth. Of course, it really began before that since all the balls in play in the early innings were on ground balls and that changed to fly balls later, which is a bad sign for a guy relying exclusively on a sinker.
Of course, what should the Twins expect when he never went more than 4 IP in a spring training game. The Twins really coddle pitchers in spring training. They also have a history of struggling in April under Gardenhire. The two may not be unrelated.
Still, the final line for Pelfrey was 5 1/3 innings and 3 ER allowed. A team with a strong bullpen or a strong offense should win a lot of games win they get that from their starter. Unfortunately, the Twins had neither on Friday. The offense disappeared after the first inning and Fien and Thielbar were terrible.
The only real positives were Dozier getting 3 hits after starting the season looking clueless and a home run and a wicked line drive with two RISP for Colabello. It's too early to draw conclusions, but I like what I see from Colabello. He's pretty much guaranteed himself a spot in the lineup against lefties and has already had a couple starts against righties. He'll make sure that Willingham and Kubel have to hit to stay in the lineup.