Caguas takes a 2-0 lead. A Julio De Paula sighting!
Mexican Matchups: Game of 1/19
A comeback keeps Guasave alive.
Dominican Digest: Games of 1/19
Escogido takes a 2-0 lead.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/19
Lara and Magallanes are tied for first with a couple of games to go.
Happy Birthday–January 20
Everett Mills (1845)
C. I. Taylor (1875)
William Eckert (1909)
Jimmy Outlaw (1913)
Joe Dobson (1917)
Gene Stephens (1933)
Camilo Pascual (1934)
Dave Boswell (1945)
Cecil Espy (1963)
Ozzie Guillen (1964)
Kevin Maas (1965)
Marvin Benard (1970)
Brian Giles (1971)
David Eckstein (1975)
Geovany Soto (1983)
Everett Mills holds the record for most at-bats in a season without drawing a walk (342).
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to FTLT’s firstborn.
January 20, 2013: Talking Points, or Not
I had this idea for a great question to ask of all the WGOM as I was wandering the floor at work a couple of days ago. Now I can't remember what it was, so never mind.
Helmet – Milquetoast
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF_KzSlAAM
For my last day, I decided to pick a song of pretty great importance to me. I first heard this song on 120 Minutes when I was up way too late in elementary school. I was instantly in love. It was listed as being on the soundtrack for The Crow, and I went out and got it immediately. Eventually I found out it was also on their album Betty, which I got as soon as I could.
That album changed my perception of what rock could be. It was heavy, dense, and unrelenting. I was only 12 or 13, but I'd never heard anything like it before. After that album, my tastes started forming to what they are today. I owe a lot of who I am to a song I just happened upon on TV. Helmet is a band who had a huge influence on the rock scene. I doubt it would be a big deal to them, but they had one on me too. And it all started with this song.
And thus ends my week at the controls. I hope you enjoyed it.
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Loading... Wild: Game 1 vs. Avalanche
I don't know much about hockey--I can't even skate--but I do believe this might be the best team the Wild have ever put on the ice in their brief history in the league. I literally got excited on July 4, 2012 when I heard they signed both Sutter and Parise. The state of hockey has embarrassingly never produced an NHL champion.
Until now.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Atlanta names John Moses batting coach of Class A Lynchburg of the Carolina League.
Cincinnati agrees to terms with Corky Miller on a minor league contract.
Angels agree to terms with Jerome Williams on a one-year contract.
Dodgers sign Peter Moylan as a free agent.
Milwaukee agrees to terms with Carlos Gomez on a one-year contract.
Toronto agrees to terms with Henry Blanco on a one-year contract.*
*As first reported by davidwatts.
Down Under Daily: Games of 1/18
Good games for James Beresford and Rory Rhodes.