The only Twins wins came in short-season leagues. Kyle Gibson takes a step forward on his comeback. Max Kepler keeps bringing the power.
Happy Birthday–July 25
John Tener (1863)
Cy Williams (1913)
Whitey Lockman (1926)
Larry Sherry (1935)
Buddy Bradford (1944)
Fred Scherman (1944)
Mick Kelleher (1947)
Biff Pocoroba (1953)
Marc Sullivan (1958)
Doug Drabek (1962)
Torey Lovullo (1965)
Ed Sprague (1967)
Billy Wagner (1971)
Guillermo Mota (1973)
Javier Vazquea (1976)
Kevin Kouzmanoff (1981)
July 25: Amendment
I've been asked to dedicate this CoC to The Dread Pirate's attempt to pass the bar. I always assume one of our forty-seven budding lawyers is in the middle of attempting to pass the bar, though.
F***ed Up – The Other Shoe
Probably not safe for work. Music starts at 1:20. Follow the link to watch the video.
2012 Game Logs: Game 98 Twins @ White Sox
Minnesota: De Vries (2-2, 3.95 ERA)
Chicago: Quintana (4-1, 2.30 ERA)
Be afraid Chicago, be very afraid.
Minor Details: Games of 7/23
The Miracle wins on a walk-off passed ball. Kennys Vargas goes to Beloit and announces his presence with authority. The first stage of Alex Wimmers’ comeback does not go well.
Minor League Team Leaders
Through games of July 22. Qualifications for rate stats are arbitrary. Remember, a really good player may have been promoted, and so not be a "team leader" for either team.
Pixel Perfect Memories: Worst NES Game Ever
Hey ya'll! Sorry I was absent last month. Maybe the wedding got in the way. Either way, I wanted to give everyone a head's up on what's going on over at my website. I just recently finished the Star Trek countdown, and coming soon will be the Top 100 NES games.
So far this column has talked about great games and my site will follow suit. So today let's discuss terrible games. Won't limit it to the NES, but if you have a nomination for worst NES game, let it fly in the comments.
Without counting unlicensed games, like Action 52 and Bible Adventures, there's still plenty to choose from. Of games that were somewhat well known, I'd have to nominate Bart vs. the Space Mutants. Awful graphics, shoddy game control, a botched license with little humor, and overall confusion as to the goal pretty much sums it up for me. Of course, the above description could apply to about 100 games on the NES. So what do you say?
Also, of course, feel free to discuss any awesome finds you've come across recently.
July 24, 2012: Inevitable
I know he's not all that much anymore so it shouldn't matter, but it really bugs me that Ichiro is a Yankee.
Happy Birthday–July 24
Tommy McCarthy (1863)
Jack Clements (1864)
Joe Schultz (1893)
Cotton Nash (1942)
Mike Port (1945)
Shigeru Takada (1945)
Mike Adams (1948)
Jerry Augustine (1952)
Barry Bonds (1964)
Joe Oliver (1965)
Jim Wolf (1969)
Stephen Larkin (1973)
Brent Stentz (1975)
Pitcher Brent Stentz did not play in the majors, but was in the Twins' minor league system from 1997-2001. In 1998, he set an Eastern League record with 43 saves.
Stephen Larkin is the brother of Barry Larkin.