Yesterday would have been so convenient for me, too. I had this in mind all last week and weekend, and...there it went.
Anyway, what have you seen? It was a video game month here, more or less, though I did see more of Deadwood and a hyper-violent Hulu show called Misfits.
There were no games in the Mexican League yesterday. The league championship series will begin tonight, as Obregon and Mexicali play game one of a best-of-seven series.
Ira Thomas (1881)
Amos Strunk (1889)
Art Ehlers (1897)
Prince Oana (1910)
Chris Pelekoudas (1918)
Dave Leonhard (1941)
Senichi Hoshino (1947)
Mike Caldwell (1949)
Leon Roberts (1951)
Jeff Treadway (1963) Jimmy Anderson (1976) Chone Figgins (1978)
Ubaldo Jimenez (1984)
Art Ehlers did not play in the majors, but he spent his life in baseball. He owned several minor league teams at various times and was the general manager of the Philadelphia Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles. He also was a longtime scout for the Orioles.
We also want to wish a happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner’s daughter.
My best friend will be here in three days for a three-night stay. Finally, a cure for my homesickness. Then, he'll leave, and it'll be worse than ever...