My sister lived fast for a lot of years, and I wasn't sure she'd ever see 22 years old, as she is today. She's mellowed out some, although some Facebook snooping suggests that her new(ish) boyfriend is a hard partier...sigh.
Scott Kazmir, still kind of serviceable, faces Mike Pelfrey, still kind of not. The Twins need to go 16-18 to reach my preseason hopes of going 73-89. There's really not much left to see this season outside of September callups and the bizarre and fantastic (though likely temporary) comeback of Justin Morneau, but I'm off today, so I may as well see what the Twins are up to. I'll probably favor playoff-implicating games before long, though.
Dick Rudolph (1887)
Darrell Johnson (1928)
Choo Choo Coleman (1937)
Dooley Womack (1939) Rollie Fingers (1946) Dave Heaverlo (1950) Stan Perzanowski (1950) Pete Redfern (1954) Oddibe McDowell (1962)
Albert Belle (1966)
Doug Glanville (1970)
Gary Matthews (1974)
Didn't see a game log so here you go. Liam Hendriks, 0-1, 3.94 ERA, is looking to notch his second career win tonight. Zach McAllister, 6-7, 3.59 ERA, will pitch with his right hand for Cleveland. Play ball.
As anticipated events go, they don't come much bigger. I'd been building up to this dinner for three years, reminding my wife over and over (and over) again that all I wanted for my 50th birthday was dinner at Thomas Keller's renowned French Laundry in Yountville. There were some stumbles getting the reservation, but we finally got our Golden Tickets. Continue reading Big Night→