We're off to an auspicious start here -- got the year right!
Venezuelan View: Games of 12/28
Aragua twice loses two-run leads. Big innings carry Anzoategui and Caracas. Errors and wild pitches are important in Margarita.
Happy Birthday–January 1
Tim Keefe (1857)
Hugh Nicol (1858)
Webster McDonald (1900)
Ethan Allen (1904)
Hank Greenberg (1911)
Joe Reichler (1915)
Sherry Robertson (1919)
Earl Torgeson (1924)
Carl Scheib (1927)
Roy Majtyka (1939)
Bill Bethea (1942)
Rick Albert (1951)
Bob Owchinko (1955)
La Marr Hoyt (1955)
Fernando Tatis (1975)
Submarine-style pitcher Webster McDonald pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1940.
Joe Reichler was a long-time sportswriter and later worked in the commissioner's office. He was the editor of several editions of The Baseball Encyclopedia.
Roy Majtyka was a long-time minor-league manager, winning 1,832 games.
Rick Albert has been a minor-league coach or manager in the Braves' organization since 1978.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to mrs. bhiggum.
Jason Isbell – Elephant
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClugMhMbrRg
I saw Jason Isbell open for Todd Snider at the Fitzgerald this past summer. He was awesome. Just him and his guitar.
He used to be one of the three singer/songwriters in Drive-By Truckers and co-wrote two of their best albums (Dirty South, Decoration Day). DBT definitely misses him.
He was basically kicked out of the band due to his alcohol issues and the fact he was getting divorced from the bass player. This album was recorded after he had gone through rehab and many of the songs tell stories that could have been heard there.
There is one bad word in the song but it does fit the story.
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Australian Audit: Games of 12/27
A bad inning for Lewis Thorpe. Good days for Jack Frawley and Casey Frawley--no word about William Frawley.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/27
Five-run innings carry the day for Hermosillo and Navojoa. A four-run inning is enough for Culiacan.
Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 12/27
Good games for all the Twins. Corporan takes sole proprietorship of a win for Carolina. A pair of big innings take care of things for Mayaguez.
December 31, 2013: The End
So, how was your 2013? Mine was pretty good. It seems we ran the gamut around here. No matter how it ended up, here's hoping your 2014s are better.
Happy Birthday–December 31
King Kelly (1857)
Tom Connolly (1870)
Bobby Byrne (1884)
Syl Johnson (1900)
Tommy Byrne (1919)
Guy LaValliere (1931)
Alfredo Meli (1944)
Joe Simpson (1951)
Jim Tracy (1955)
Rick Aguilera (1961)
Esteban Loiaza (1971)
Brian Moehler (1971)
Julio DePaula (1982)
Tom Connolly was a major league umpire for many years. He umpired the first World Series game in 1903. He once went ten years without ejecting a player.
It does not appear that Bobby Byrne and Tommy Byrne are related.
Minor league catcher Guy LaValliere is the father of major league catcher Mike LaValliere.
Alfredo Meli is a member of the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame. He was the first man to win Italian championships as a player, a manager, and a general manager. He also founded the Italian Baseball Federation for the Blind.
Nobody ever makes a fuss about the last baby of the old year.
Kanye West – Black Skinhead
From the Ben Affleck hosted SNL earlier this year, so the language is OK. Once again, Kanye puts out one of my favorite albums of the year.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuhl6Ji5zHM
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