This Week In Twins Transactions

Jack Barrie signed a minor league contract.

Pedro Leger signed a minor league contract.

Also, the following players agreed to terms on one-year contracts:   Logan Darnell, Samuel Deduno, Scott Diamond, Casey Fien, Kyle Gibson, Edgar Ibarra, Kris Johnson, Trevor May, Ryan Pressly, Brooks Raley, Caleb Thielbar, Michael Tonkin, Vance Worley, Chris Herrmann, Josmil Pinto, Chris Colabello, Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Pedro Florimon, Jorge Polanco, Danny Santana, Kennys Vargas, Oswaldo Arcia, Aaron Hicks, Max Kepler, Chris Parmelee and Alex Presley.

 

Happy Birthday–March 1

*Dickey Pearce (1836)
Paul Hines (1855)
Farmer Vaughn (1864)
*Pepper Martin (1904)
Harry Caray (1914)
Bing Devine (1916)
Othello Renfroe (1923)
*Al Rosen (1924)
Larry Brown (1940)
Vern Fuller (1944)
*Steve Mingori (1944)
Jeff Holly (1953)
Dick Bremer (1956)

Johnny Ray (1957)
Mark Gardner (1962)
Rich Rodriguez (1963)
Tony Castillo (1963)
Omar Daal (1972)
Ramon Castro (1976)
*Terrence Long (1976)
Ken Harvey (1978)

*born February 29

Bing Devine worked in baseball front offices from 1939-1978, spending most of that time in the Cardinals organization.  He was the St. Louis general manager from 1957-1964 and 1968-1978, serving as the general manager of the Mets from 1965-1967.

Othello Renfroe played in the Negro Leagues for several years.  He eventually became a broadcaster, sportswriter, scout, and public address announcer.  He was also the first African-American official scorer in major league baseball.

A lifelong Minnesotan, Dick Bremer has been a Twins broadcaster from 1983 to the present with the exception of 1986.

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March 1, 2014: Leaving

The toughest thing about living in this complex is that it seems to be a short stop for people on their way up. My daughters have made a lot of great friends only to have them move out of the apartments, with very little warning, to actual houses or larger apartments. Today the best friend they've made here is leaving and for the first time, they'll be left with no close friends here after having times when there were ten or fifteen girls running around together. Someday Skim and Sour Cream will be the ones to disappoint some kids around here, and that makes me sad, too.

Skillet – Hero

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fYfB1MkdTk

Back to live videos.  It loses something in video form, but I was actually at a concert to see this performance, and it blew me away.  The rising platforms were just awesome.  That and I like the dual male and female vocals.

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Friday Music Day: Feb 28, 2014

My favorite local band right now, Emot, is having a record release show at the Cedar next Thursday night (3/6). Opening are my second-favorite local band — We Are the Willows — and the Cairo Gang, who have collaborated with Bonnie Prince Billy. I'm really excited about this show. You should go. It's $12 at the door ($10 presale), Doors at 7, Music at 7:30.

Emot Music Video and more after the break.
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Happy Birthday–February 28

Terry Turner (1881)
Jud Wilson (1897)
Bob Howsam (1918)
George Maloney (1928)
Frank Malzone (1930)
Bill Haller (1935)
Marty Perez (1946)
Mark Wiley (1948)
Tom Gamboa (1948)
Jim Wohlford (1951)
Mike Milchin (1968)
Trent Oeltjen (1983)
Aaron Thompson (1987)
Aroldis Chapman (1988)

 Jud Wilson played in the Negro Leagues from 1922-1945 and had a lifetime batting average of .351.

Bob Howsam was the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds and helped put together the Big Red Machine.

George Maloney was an American League umpire from 1969-1983.

Bill Haller is the older brother of Tom Haller and was an American League umpire from 1963-1982.

Tom Gamboa is a minor league manager who was won league championships twice and reached the playoffs four other times in a ten year career.  Unfortunately, he is best known as the Kansas City Royals coach attacked by two White Sox "fans" in Comiskey Park in 2002.

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Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.