One more quick exit for the Wild. One of these days they'll... uh, keep doing the same thing they've done for years.
Happy Birthday–May 2
Eddie Collins (1887)
Bing Crosby (1904)
George Giles (1909)
Joe Falls (1928)
Eddie Bressoud (1932)
Gates Brown (1939)
Clay Carroll (1941)
Keith Moreland (1954)
Dr. A (1956)
Felix Jose (1965)
Paul Emmel (1968)
Jerrod Saltalamacchia (1986)
Neftali Feliz (1988)
Erasmo Ramirez (1990)
Jonathan Villar (1991)
Entertainer Bing Crosby was part-owner and a vice president of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1947 into the 1960s.
Joe Falls was a long-time sportswriter in Detroit and had a weekly column in The Sporting News for many years.
Paul Emmel was a major league umpire from 1999-2024.
It appears that no players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day. However, it is the birthday of my brother, retired professor at Virginia Tech. Happy Birthday, Dr. A!
Kris Kristofferson & Russell Crowe – Me and Bobby McGee
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Minor Details: Games of April 30
The short version.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 7 IN COLUMBUS (11 INNINGS)
St. Paul trailed 4-0 after two, but came back to tie it in the sixth. Ryan Fitzgerald singled home the deciding run in the eleventh. Fitzgerald was 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs. Mike Ford was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth) and two RBIs. Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5. Andrew Morris struck out five in four innings, giving up four runs on six hits and a walk. Kody Funderburk struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits. Anthony Misiewicz pitched a perfect inning.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 0 IN FRISCO
Wichita scored single runs in the second, fourth, sixth, and seventh, and three more in the eighth. Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs. Aaron Sabato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second), two walks, and three runs. Kyler Fedco hit a home run, his fifth. Trent Baker pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out four. Mike Paredes struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits. Joel Cesar pitched a perfect inning.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, IOWA CUBS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Cedar Rapids trailed 2-0, led 3-2, and were tied at three before Kyle DeBarge homered in the eighth. DeBarge was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs. Billy Amick was 2-for-4. Brandon Winokur hit a two-run homer. Chase Chaney pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out two. Spencer Bengard struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, JUPTER HAMMERHEADS 5 IN FORT MYERS
Fort Myers trailed 5-2 through six, but scored two in the seventh to make it 5-4 and Poncho Ruiz hit a two-run double in the ninth to win it. Ruiz was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks, and three RBIs. Will Holland was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI. Michael Ross pitched two innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out one. Zander Sechrist pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out two.
Happy Birthday–May 1
Frank Foreman (1863)
George McQuillan (1885)
Victor Starffin (1916)
Johnny Berardino (1917)
Al Zarilla (1919)
Von Joshua (1948)
Rudy Meoli (1951)
Roy Lee Jackson (1954)
Charlie O’Brien (1960)
Jose Lind (1964)
Armando Reynoso (1966)
Marcus Stroman (1991)
Born in Russia, Victor Starffin was Japanese baseball’s first 300-game winner.
Infielder Johnny Berardino played in the major leagues for eleven years and appeared in 912 games, but is best known as Dr. Steve Hardy on General Hospital, a role he played from 1963-1996.
We would also like to wish a happy anniversary to SBG's brother.
Jim Carrey – Creep
NSFW
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May 1, 2025: Say Hey Day
[While it's extremely important to recognize and utilize our strength as workers, I'd like to specifically discuss a highly specialized union in this post.]
Holy shit. Another great game. The Wolves couldn't hit a three to save their lives, and it somehow didn't matter. The defense was stifling, and out of nowhere (compared to the earlier games), Rudy took complete control of this match. Just look at the stats. Him dunking over Luka every now and then was also a fun bonus. I mean, yeesh, the Wolves would have been completely lost without him last night. Also, I've talked a lot of crap about Randle this year, but there's absolutely no way we come close to taking this round without him. He was absolutely huge on both sides of the court every game this series. Wow.
I will always be a constant Nervous Nelly pessimistic Minnesota sports* fan, and therefore I certainly have no grand proclamations regarding this year's playoff chase. BUT... I like this team. I feel they were a bit disjointed throughout the season, but I'd like to think it's coming together at the perfect time.
The next round will unquestionably and significantly up the level of difficulty, but hey, for myself, I'm playing with house money now.
*I'm only referring to men's sports here. I'm not pessimistic about the Lynx, though I am annoyed about certain parts of the course of events in the WNBA Finals last year.
2025 Game 31: Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians
Pablo López
vs
Luis Ortiz
Tough loss last night but it was against someone (pre-2025) good. Tonight's matchup should be a bit easier. Ortiz was acquired from Pittsburgh in a three-team trade involving the Blue Jays. He has a career 4.66 FIP and 4.13 ERA. Cleveland seems to have gotten him to strike out way more batters but now he is walking nearly five per nine along with 1.4 HR/9. Expect strikeouts, walks, and fly balls. If the Twins can get them over the fence, this is a very winnable game.
Minor Details: Games of April 29
A short version.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 4, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 2 IN COLUMBUS (GAME 1)
Jonathan Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the first, but St. Paul came back with one in the fourth and one in the fifth to tie it. Mike Ford then hit a two-run homer in the sixth for the deciding runs. Carson McCusker was 2-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and two runs. Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second). Mike Ford hit a home run, his fourth. David Festa struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks. Richard Lovelady pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (GAME 2)
Rained out.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 4 IN FRISCO
Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run single in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and added two more in the eighth. Frisco scored one in the eighth and two more in the ninth and had the tying run on base with two out in the ninth. Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs. Christian MacLeod pitched three shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks and striking out two. Jarret Whorff struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on one hit.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10, IOWA CUBS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Danny De Andrade hit a two-run homer in a four-run first. Iowa tied it with four in the fourth, but Khadim Diaw doubled home a run in the firth and Cedar Rapids scored five in the seventh. Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the inning. Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second), a double, a walk, two runs, and two RBIs. Danny De Andrade was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), two runs, and two RBIs. Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs. Gabriel Yanez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one. Logan Whitaker struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
JUPITER HAMMERHEADS 14, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN FORT MYERS
It was 1-1 after two, but Jupiter scored two in the third, one in the sixth, and eight in the eighth. Jay Thomason was 1-for-2 with a home run (his sixth) and two walks. Hunter Hoopes struck out two in 1.2 perfect innings.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:05 Jupiter at Fort Myers
5:35 St. Paul at Columbus
6:35 South Bend at Cedar Rapids
6:35 Wichita at Frisco
April 30, 2025: Bourbon Country
I like using bidness dinners as an excuse to try some weird drink I normally wouldn't. So, yeah, smoked Old Fashioned. Not bad.