Pete Browning (1861)
Joe Bowman (1910)
Ray Scott (1919)
Dave Concepcion (1948)
Joe Charboneau (1955)
Mike Magnante (1965)
Manny Lee (1965)
Ray Scott broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1961-1966 and 1973-1975.
Outfielder Joe Charboneau was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round of the January draft in 1976, but did not sign.
There appear to be no other players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Macklemore loses a little bit without a crowd, but I've caught him four times in the last eighteen months and watched him go from the Seventh Street Entry to the mainstage at Soundset. If you're interested and want to see a baseball tie-in, search for his song "My Oh My."
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srp81vkFkEU
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Loading... The WGOM would like to extend a hearty "welcome back" to Liam Hendriks. May you have a Plouffeian turnaround.
Speaking of Babe Plouffe, some of Thome's at bats in 2010 are the only times I can remember being as sure that a particular Twins hitter was going to hit a home run as I was that Plouffe was going to hit one in the 6th inning of last night's game. It's been a joy to watch for everyone - except, I'd imagine, for Danny Valencia, who will now almost certainly get traded at absolute bottom dollar, angering Linds to no end.
The aforementioned Liam Hendricks gets the start today. He was doing quite well in AAA, so hopefully that bodes well for MLB, rather than AAAA.
Mike Fiers gets the ball for the Brewers. This is only his 4th big league start, but in the minors, he seemed to combine strikeouts with good control and very few home runs. Yesterday was his birthday, so going by Plouffe's rampage yesterday, we probably just dodged a bullet there.
Go Twins!
Actually two weeks:
Carl Pavano was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Nick Blackburn was activated from the disabled list.
Cole DeVries was optioned to Rochester.
Chris Parmelee was promoted from Rochester.
Byron Buxton was signed and assigned to the GCL Twins.
Lester Oliveros was promoted from Rochester, then optioned back to Rochester.
P. J. Walters was placed on the fifteen day disabled list.
Liam Hendriks was promoted from Rochester.
David Bromberg was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Steve Hirschfeld was promoted from New Britain to Rochester, then was sent back to New Britain.
Anthony Slama was placed on the seven day disabled list by Rochester.
Samuel Deduno was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Brian Dinkelman was activated from the disabled list by Rochester.
Bruce Pugh was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Aaron Thompson was sent to New Britain.
Daniel Rohlfing was promoted from Fort Myers to New Britain.
Tom Stuifbergen was activated from the disabled list by Fort Myers.
Steven Liddle was sent from Fort Myers to Beloit.
Eddie Rosario was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
Fernando Romero was assigned to the DSL Twins.
Junior Boni was assigned to the DSL Twins.
Junior Subero was assigned to the DSL Twins.
The Twins also signed the following draft picks: Zach Jones, Mason Melotakis, Taylor Rodgers, Bo Altobelli, Bryan Santy, D. J. Hicks, Adam Brett Walker, Joel Licon, Bryan Haar, Jonathan Murphy, and Jake Proctor.
Actually two weeks:
Atlanta designates Livan Hernandez for assignment.
Arizona organization (AAA Reno) releases Randy Ruiz.
Baltimore options Steve Tolleson to AAA Norfolk, then recalls him.
Baltimore organization (AAA Norfolk) places Lew Ford on the temporarily inactive list, then activates him from that list.
Baltimore organization (AAA Norfolk) releases Willie Eyre.
Boston activates Darnell McDonald from the disabled list.
Boston transfers Jason Repko to the sixty day disabled list.
Bridgeport of the Atlantic League signs Dan Serafini.
Camden of the Atlantic League signs Spencer Steedley.
White Sox organization (AAA Charlotte) releases Terry Doyle.
Angels activate LaTroy Hawkins from the disabled list and assign him first to Class A Inland Empire, then to AAA Salt Lake.
Dodgers transfer Matt Guerrier to the sixty day disabled list.
Minatitlan of the Mexican League places Hector Carrasco on waivers.
New Jersey of the Can-Am League places Jeff Lanning on the disabled list, then activates him.
Mets organization (AAA Buffalo) places Chuck James on the seven day disabled list with a left elbow sprain.
Mets organization sends Dustin Martin from AAA Buffalo to AA Binghamton.
Oakland organization sends Luke Hughes from AAA Sacramento to AA Midland.
Oakland organization (AA Midland) activates Tyler Ladendorf from the disabled list.
Philadelphia activates Jim Thome from the disabled list.
Philadelphia signs Jason Pridie and assigns him to AAA Lehigh Valley.
Philadelphia organization sends Tim Kennelly from AAA Lehigh Valley to AA Reading.
San Diego promotes Jason Marquis from AA San Antonio.
San Diego transfers Jason Bartlett to the sixty day disabled list.
Somerset of the Atlantic League places Travis Bowyer on the disabled list.
Toronto organization sends Yohan Pino from AAA Las Vegas to AA New Hampshire.
How about that Plouffe!, eh?
A strong outing for Cole DeVries. The DSL Twins take advantage of five errors. Snappy lost, but had a good run.
Lefty Phillips (1919)
Max Surkont (1922)
Ernie Johnson (1924)
Richard Jacobs (1925)
Bob Miller (1926)
Ken Johnson (1933)
Joe Decker (1947)
Ron LeFlore (1948)
Salome Barojas (1957)
Wally Joyner (1962)
Calvin Schiraldi (1962)
Kevin Young (1969)
Chris Gomez (1971)
Kerry Wood (1977)
Jonathan Broxton (1984)
The Bob Miller born today, although a pitcher, is not the Bob Miller who pitched for the Twins.
Today is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Michael Gonzales (1988).
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Socaltwinsfan.
There's no way I could let my guest week pass without some Craig Finn. This is the song that got me hooked. I guess I really like xylophones.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvPJrvjmr5g
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Time to start another series winning streak. The Royals just swept the Brewers, so surely the Twins can take at least two out of three, right? The Pirates are next and although they have a winning record, B-R's SRS system rates them a -0.5, so there's another winnable series. Just burst the bubble that needs to be burst before something drastic happens, like the Pirates making it to the postseason. Finally, uh, let me check the master schedule I have saved to keep the sidebar updated... Right, Cincinnati is next and they're actually kind of good. That's okay, just take things one game at a time and work your way up to a bit of a challenge. Because then it's the White Sox next and it's always fun to beat them.