Edited to add photo's of our actual jump...as promised.
Good news, we're still alive. Even better, our 2-man team was able to raise $750 to add to the more than $300,000 raised by White Bear Lake plunge participants!
Pictures and whatnot after the jump. Continue reading Polar Bear Plunge 2013: White Bear Lake – with jump added
The Dominican Republic finished in first place, but they haven't won yet.
Tom Daly (1866)
Pat Moran (1876)
Charlie Jamieson (1893)
Earl Whitehill (1899)
Paul Owens (1924)
Dick Wiencek (1926)
Al Smith (1928)
Juan Pizarro (1937)
Burt Hooton (1950)
Benny Ayala (1951)
Dan Quisenberry (1953)
Damaso Garcia (1957)
Carney Lansford (1957)
Ralph Citarella (1958)
Endy Chavez (1978)
Brad Hennessey (1980)
Paul Owens spent over forty years in the Phillies organization, serving at various times as a player, scout, manager, and general manager.
Dick Wiencek was a minor league infielder from 1947-1949, He then became a scout, working at various times for Washington/Minnesota, Detroit, and Oakland. Among the players he was responsible for signing are Jim Kaat, Graig Nettles, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Mark McGwire.
Right-hander Ralph Citarella was drafted by Minnesota in the first round of the January draft in 1978, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. AMR.
Now on to the tenth day in my seventeen-day work stretch. I let management know offhand yesterday. They winced a little and promised to fix it.
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Oh, today feels like a Nina Simone kind of day. I ain't got no job, but I do have my hair on my head.
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Loading... The Wolves might be able to use this kid.
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Back in college I took a two-semester course called "Great Books," wherein all we did was read and discuss (and I suppose there were some papers?) great books. The professor provided a list of 100 great books (it wasn't the Time 100, or any other known list, just the professor's own, but there was obviously a substantial overlap with such lists) and we read maybe 12 - 15 books a semester. A couple times a year I'll pick up one that I haven't read yet. Someday I'll get through the list. Maybe. Continue reading First Monday Book Day: Now You See Me…
The Dominican Republic takes the championship.
Frank LaPorte (1880)
Babe Ruth (1895)
Jake Levy (1900)
Glenn Wright (1901)
Dale Long (1926)
Smoky Burgess (1927)
Augie Garrido (1939)
Richie Zisk (1949)
Larry Young (1954)
Bob Wickman (1969)
Chad Allen (1975)
Pitcher Jake Levy had a minor league career that started in 1921 and lasted until 1945. He played under a variety of names, making it difficult to determine his true record, but he won at least two hundred games. He was also a good hitter, and early in his career played in the field when he was not pitching.
Augie Garrido is the baseball coach at the University of Texas and has the most coaching wins of anyone in Division I.
You may have heard of that "Babe Ruth" fellow.
An assistant manager had the decency to approach a couple of us yesterday and admit that the general manager's tactic at this point is to do absolutely no promotions from within. I'd sort of gotten the hint, but it's clear now. This interview today means essentially nothing.