Happy Birthday–February 23

Barney Dreyfuss (1865)
Paul Cobb (1888)
Roy Johnson (1903)
Ray Brown (1908)
Mike Tresh (1914)
Elston Howard (1929)
Ron Hunt (1941)
Ken Boswell (1946)
John Shelby (1958)
Juan Agosto (1958)
Bobby Bonilla (1963)
Rondell White (1972)
Scott Elarton (1976)

Barney Dreyfuss was the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1900-1932.

The brother of Ty Cobb, John Paul Cobb (known by his middle name), played in over a thousand minor league games over ten years, batting .283.

Ray Brown was a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues from 1931-1945.

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Happy Birthday–February 22

Bill Klem (1874)
Clarence Mitchell (1891)
Roy Spencer (1900)
Charles O. Finley (1918)
Stubby Greer (1920)
Ryne Duren (1929)
Sparky Anderson (1934)
Steve Barber (1938)
Tom Griffin (1948)
Gerry Davis (1953)
John Halama (1972)
J. J. Putz (1977)
Brian Duensing (1983)

Bill Klem was a National League umpire from 1905-1941.  He was the first umpire to indicate his calls with arm signals, and was also the first umpire to wear an inside chest protector.  He umpired in eighteen World Series and also umpired the first all-star game.

Stubby Greer played in the minors from 1940-1958 with a career batting average of .330.  He never played in the major leagues.

Sparky Anderson was born in Bridgewater, South Dakota.

J. J. Putz was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 1998, but did not sign.

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Father Knows Best: Reboot

hey, everyone. i wanted to type up something more interesting and relevant in an attempt to resurrect this series, but i'm stuck in meetings and typing this from my phone.

the main point here is to solicit volunteers for future months posts. topics can be on whatever you feel like (see previous entries for ideas). let me know in the comments, and we'll see up a schedule.

besides that, how is/are your little bugger(s) doing? Pete's goal lately is to climb to the top of the world.

upcoming author schedule

march 21: Can of Corn

april 18: Algonad

may 23: Pepper

june 20:

july 18:

august 15:

september 19: freealonzo

october 17:

november 21:

december 19:

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.