I quit smoking cigarettes eleven years ago today. I've had a hacking cough for four days. Hopefully I wake up without it today, for the poetry of the thing.
Happy Birthday–April 24
Bob Ewing (1873)
Howard Ehmke (1894)
Harry Harper (1895)
Andy Cooper (1896)
Ed Musial (1922)
Frank Lucchesi (1927)
Lou DiMuro (1931)
Terry Tata (1940)
Ivan Murrell (1943)
Bill Singer (1944)
Pat Zachry (1952)
Bill Krueger (1958)
Mike Blowers (1965)
Omar Vizquel (1967)
Todd Jones (1968)
Chipper Jones (1972)
John Barnes (1976)
Carlos Beltran (1977)
MISS SBG (2007)
Andy Cooper pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1939. He managed the Kansas City Monarchs to four consecutive Negro American League Championships from 1937-1940. He also holds the Negro Leagues career record for saves with 29.
The brother of Stan Musial, Ed Musial played in the minors in 1941 and from 1946-1950.
Frank Lucchesi managed in the minors for twenty-three seasons and in the majors for seven seasons.
Lou DiMuro was an American League umpire from 1963-1982.
Terry Tata was a National League umpire from 1973-1999.
Middle Brother – Million Dollar Bill
ATTENTION DAWES FANS! i just put together that frontman taylor goldsmith is a part of middle brother, a side project with members from deer tick and delta spirit. i played a random track of theirs while looking for something to play awhile back, got it in my head, picked up the album, and found it to be awesome.
here's the final track to said awesome album.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEldg231pck
2010
2013 Games 16 & 17: An Entire Series in One Day!
Apparently, as punishment for missing last Tuesday's game log, I have to write about Pelfrey (again!) and the Miami Marlins. But in a fun twist, I get to talk about a whole series all on the same day.
Game 16:
Kevin "Suck it Aaron" Correia (1-1, 2.95 ERA) vs. Ricky Nolasco (0-2, 3.86 ERA)
I'm realistic enough to know that Correia probably won't keep up this pace all season. But if you're going to have some surprising success as a pitcher, Miami is a pretty good team to have to face to keep doing it, with their league low 43 runs scored. Even Kevin Slowey can't win with an offense like Miami's behind him.
Game 17:
Mike "Winner" Pelfrey (2-1, 7.30 ERA) vs. Jose Fernandez (0-1, 3.60 ERA)
A quick perusal of Fangraphs tells me Jose Fernandez is pitching pretty freekin good so far this year, with lots of strikeouts (over 10 K/9). Since it'll be frickin cold at the Bullseye tonight, and the umps will have already spent three-ish hours in the cold earlier, I'm setting the over under on strikeouts for Fernandez at 26.5.
Mike Pelfrey, on the other hand, sucks at the whole "striking guys out" thing. But with the potential cold strike zone, maybe he'll get his first career K tonight.
Something Movie Day
My movie of the month, had I been able to get this together yesterday or the night before, would have been either Miller's Crossing or Barton Fink, both of which I saw for the first time this month. I've got four more movies before I've seen everything the Coens have done, although a couple of them are Intolerable Cruelty and The Ladykillers, which are generally referred to as skippable.
Have at it, Citizens.
WGOM Fitness, 23 April 2013: 4:45 AM
At 4:45 AM, the alarm clock went off and I turned that thing off immediately and re-assumed the sleeping position. The cat lying next to me was nice and warm. Continue reading WGOM Fitness, 23 April 2013: 4:45 AM
Minor Details: Games of 4/22
Jose Berrios makes his Midwest League debut. A big day for J. D. Williams. Fort Myers drops its third straight.
Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ-kXZsUa_w
I hear this song like 12 times a day. You're welcome.
Happy Birthday–April 23
Harry Coveleski (1886)
Elam Vangilder (1896)
Sunny Jim Bottomley (1900)
Dolph Camilli (1907)
Warren Spahn (1921)
Rheal Cormier (1967)
Jason Tyner (1977)
Andruw Jones (1977)
Carlos Silva (1979)
Sean Henn (1981)
April 23, 2013: Burnout
I've been tired of retail for a while, but yesterday I didn't get to come here once as a result of it, and that's just taking things too far.