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Camera Obscura – Look to the East, Look to the West/Denon/The Light Nights
Welcome back, Camera Obscura (their first record in 11 years)
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Happy Birthday–July 22
Pebbly Jack Glasscock (1857)
George Gibson (1880)
Jesse "Pop" Haines (1893)
Doc Cramer (1905)
Terris McDuffie (1908)
Jungle Jim Rivera (1922)
Sparky Lyle (1944)
Bill Zepp (1946)
Cliff Johnson (1947)
George Lauzerique (1947)
Tim Johnson (1949)
Scott Sanderson (1956)
Dave Stieb (1957)
Mike Sweeney (1973)
Scot Shields (1975)
Ryan Vogelsong (1977)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to brianS’ brother.
The pastor who took over for me in the North Sioux City church is a nephew of Jesse Haines.
Minor Details: Games of July 20
ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, TOLEDO MUD HENS 3 IN TOLEDO
St. Paul scored four in the second to take a 4-0 lead.
Multi-hit games: Anthony Prato was 3-for-3 with a triple, two walks, three runs, and four RBIs. Patrick Winkel was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Wynton Bernard was 3-for-5 with two runs. Chris Williams was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a walk, and two runs. Rylan Bannon was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk. Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Yunior Severino was 2-for-5 with a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Prato 4 (17); Shuffield 3 (9); Winkel 2 (24).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Adam Plutko struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk. Matt Bowman struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Win: Plutko (4-1).
Opposition standout: Bligh Madris was 2-for-4 with two doubles.
Record: St. Paul is 8-12, in eighth place, 3.5 games behind Columbus, Louisville, and Nashville.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 4, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1 IN WICHITA
Andrew Cossetti hit a two-run double in the third to break a 1-1 tie.
Multi-hit games: None. Wichita had three hits, but drew seven walks.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Cossetti 2 (26).
Stolen bases: Tanner Schobel (10; Luke Keaschall (6).
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out five. Scott Engler struck out two and walked two in a scoreless inning. Miguel Rodriguez struck out three and walked one in two shutout innings.
Win: Morris (5-2).
Save: Rodriguez (3).
Opposition standout: Reid Birlingmair pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Record: Wichita is 6-14, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.
WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Trailing 4-0, Cedar Rapids scored three in the ninth and had the tying run on second when the game ended.
Multi-hit games: Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Misael Urbina 2 (23).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Mike Paredes pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and striking out three. Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.
Loss: Darren Bowen (2-5).
Opposition standout: Tate Kuehner struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 14-9, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER
Nick Lucky hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.
Multi-hit games: Poncho Ruiz was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two runs. Lucky was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Ruiz (4); Lucky (3).
Multi-RBI games: Lucky 2 (13).
Stolen bases: Ruiz (3).
Pitching prowess: Connor Prielipp struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Tanner Hall struck out eight in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks. Juan Mercedes pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one. Samuel Perez struck out three in two shutout innings.
Win: Hall (2-0).
Opposition standout: Danyony Pulido pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks and striking out two.
Record: Fort Myers is 14-7, in first place, two games ahead of Dunedin.
FCL TWINS 5, FCL RED SOX 4 AT RED SOX (8 INNINGS)
The Twins scored two in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.
Multi-hit games: Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs. Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Amilcar Vasquez 2 (10).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Devin Kirby struck out four in three innings, giving up one hit and two walks. Alejandro Crisostomo struck out two in two innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk.
Win: Crisostomo (1-0).
Opposition standout: Cristofer Soriano struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Record: The FCL Twins are 26-30, in fourth place, seven games behind the FCL Pirates, the FCL Rays, and the FCL Red Sox.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 Fort Myers (TBD) at Clearwater
1:05 Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-3, 5.43)
1:05 Frisco at Wichita (Cory Lewis, 0-2. 5.09)
3:05 St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, no record) at Toledo
July 21, 2024: Seventh Heaven
Congrats to Joe Mauer on entering the hall of fame!
Happy Birthday–July 21
Johnny Evers (1881)
Howie Shanks (1890)
Nat Rogers (1893)
Moe Drabowsky (1935)
John Bateman (1940)
Denis Menke (1940)
Mike Hegan (1942)
Jim Manning (1943)
John Hart (1948)
Al Hrabosky (1949)
Mike Cubbage (1950)
Dave Henderson (1958)
Mike Bordick (1965)
Lance Painter (1967)
Kimera Bartee (1972)
Brian Buchanan (1973)
Geoff Jenkins (1974)
Willie Eyre (1978)
C. C. Sabathia (1980)
John Hart was the general manager of the Cleveland Indians from 1999-2001 and of the Texas Rangers from 2001-2005.
Judy Garland – Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
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2024 Game Log 97: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Minnesota Twins
Happy HOF Joe Eve!
Is baseball back? Sure is!
A rivalry game on a weekend? What a country!
Julien back with the sqaud? Yes!
Go Twins!
Minor Details: Games of July 19
ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, TOLEDO MUD HENS 6 IN TOLEDO
Leading 3-2, St. Paul scored five runs in the sixth.
Multi-hit games: Chris Williams was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
Home runs: Williams (11); Eeles (2).
Multi-RBI games: Williams 3 (25); Rylan Bannon 2 (59); Shuffield 2 (6).
Stolen bases: Shuffield 2 (3).
Pitching prowess: Randy Dobnak pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four. Brock Stewart struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Jeff Brigham struck out three and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.
Win: Dobnak (8-5).
Save: Brigham (1).
Opposition standout: Jace Jung was 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 7-12, tied for ninth with Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.
FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA
Josh Hatcher hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that gave Frisco a 5-1 lead.
Multi-hit games: Jeferson Morales was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two runs. Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one. Cody Laweryson pitched a perfect inning.
Loss: Marco Raya (0-3).
Opposition standout: Hatcher was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 5-14, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Cedar Rapids scored two in the seventh, one on a sacrifice fly and one on a wild pitch, to go ahead to stay.
Multi-hit games: Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Christian MacLeod struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk. Kyle Bischoff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Gabriel Yanez retired all four men he faced.
Win: Bischoff (5-2).
Save: Yanez (7).
Opposition standout: Steven Cruz pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 14-8, in second place, a half-game behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER
Nick Lucky broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the fourth.
Multi-hit games: Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Home runs: Rixon Wingrove (5).
Multi-RBI games: Lucky 2 (11).
Stolen bases: Lucky 3 (11); Maddux Houghton (10).
Pitching prowess: Ricky Castro struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit. Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit. Xander Hamilton pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.
Win: Castro (4-2).
Opposition standout: Christian McGowan struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Record: Fort Myers is 13-7, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Dunedin.
FCL RED SOX 5, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)
The Red Sox scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.
Multi-hit games: Yasser Mercedes was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs. Omari Daniel was 2-for-3 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Mercedes 2 (23).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Adrian Bohorquez struck out three in three innings, giving up one hit and three walks.
Loss: Kyle Bloor (0-1).
Opposition standout: Starlyn Nunez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Record: The FCL Twins are 25-30, in fourth place, eight games behind the FCL Red Sox.
DSL TWINS 8, DSL RANGERS RED 2 AT TWINS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME) (7 INNINGS)
The Twins scored four in the second and led the rest of the way.
Multi-hit games: Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Dominguez 3 (12); Daiber De Los Santos 2 (17).
Stolen bases: De Los Santos (3).
Pitching prowess: Eudy Garcia pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Win: Melvin Rodriguez (2-2).
Opposition standout: Deward Tovar was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs.
Record: The DSL Twins are 17-16, in fourth place, 7.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.
DSL RANGERS RED AT DSL TWINS (SCHEDULED GAME)
Rained out. Will be made up July 23.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:30 Fort Myers (TBD) at Clearwater
6:05 St. Paul (Adam Plutko, 3-1, 4.57) at Toledo
6:05 Frisco at Wichita (Andrew Morris, 4-2, 1.14)
6:35 Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-4, 6.23)
June 20, 2024: Gimme Shelter
A group of people from work went to volunteer at a dog shelter yesterday. I was warned beforehand it wasn't going to be anything pleasant; a lot of cage cleaning and the like. Thankfully it turned out to be mostly dog walking and puppy washing.