A pair of relievers do well.
Happy Birthday–October 23
William Hulbert (1832)
Mike Sullivan (1866)
Lena Blackburne (1886)
Rube Bressler (1894)
Billy Sullivan (1910)
Vern Stephens (1920)
Ewell Blackwell (1922)
Jim Bunning (1931)
Greg Thayer (1949)
John Castino (1954)
Dwight Lowry (1957)
Al Leiter (1965)
Todd Sears (1975)
David Riske (1976)
John Lackey (1978)
Bud Smith (1979)
Kyle Gibson (1987)
Infielder Lena Blackburne discovered and marketed the mud from the driver beds near the Delaware River in New Jersey that has been rubbed on every major league baseball used since the 1950s.
It is hoped that Kyle Gibson’s biography will be added eventually.
October 23, 2012: One Citizen’s Dedication
Rev. JeffA,
Thank you for all that you do here at the WGOM. Your constant series on Birthdays and the various minor leagues throughout this hemisphere give us things to look at and discuss when things are slow, and things to get excited about when the major-league team. And you kee it up when we're distracted elsewhere.
Night Moves – Country Queen
favorite female vocalists? that seems like a theme!
well, it actually does, but not right now.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOd3obmxtIU
i have a strange aversion to fender basses. i can't quite articulate why...
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for all the Tostitos! ... or at least half the bag.
who ya rooting for?
AMR Graphs: The 2012 American League (Part 1 of 4)
I've done these in the past and here they are for 2012. Nothing really cool stands out this time around.
These graphs show games above or below .500 at the conclusion of each game. So double-headers will show two markers, one above the other. I started each team off at 0 on the day preceding its first game.
American League Central
Continue reading AMR Graphs: The 2012 American League (Part 1 of 4)
Dominican Digest: Games of 10/21
A good day for Wilkin Ramirez.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 10/21
Chris Colabello drives in all of his team's runs.
WGOM Fitness: October 22, 2012, Stopped
I did not go to the gym yesterday, opting instead for four hours of yard work, including raking, pulling a couple of bushes and various other tasks. By the end, I had sweated quite a bit. Continue reading WGOM Fitness: October 22, 2012, Stopped
Veneuzelan View: Games of 10/21
A good outing for Dakota Watts.