Man, this is fun to do again once you have kids. I recommend having as many kids as possible for that reason. Plus, they're cheap labor.
...you know, I may be missing the point of the season here.
Happy Birthday–December 25
Pud Galvin (1856)
Joe Quinn (1864)
Barry McCormick (1874)
Walter Holke (1892)
Lloyd Brown (1904)
Ben Chapman (1908)
Jo-Jo Moore (1908)
Ned Garver (1925)
Nellie Fox (1927)
Gene Lamont (1946)
Manny Trillo (1950)
Luis Quintana (1951)
Jeff Little (1954)
Charlie Lea (1956)
Wallace Johnson (1956)
Rickey Henderson (1958)
Marty Pevey (1962)
There have been 22 major league players with the first name “Jesus”, including ex-Twins Jesus Vega and Jesus “Bombo” Rivera. There have been no major league players with the last name “Christ.” There have been eleven players whose first name was “Christian” (honorable mention to Cristian Guzman), fifteen players whose middle name was “Christian” (including ex-Twins Marcus Jensen, David Lamb, and Kevin Maas), and two players whose last name was “Christian”. We would be remiss if we did not also mention 1980s journeyman catcher Steve Christmas and Matt Holliday.
The staff of Happy Birthday would like to wish everyone a very merry and blessed Christmas.
Spanning the Globe
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Mazatlan 5, Los Mochis 3 in Mazatlan. Anthony Slama pitched a perfect ninth to get the save for Mazatlan.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Ponce 6, Mayaguez 5 (11 innings). Angel Morales was used as a pinch-runner for Ponce. Daniel Ortiz was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes worked a scoreless inning despite giving up a walk and a hit batsman for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Anzoategui 3, Caracas 2 in Caracas. Lester Oliveros retired the only batter he faced for Anzoategui.
Magallanes 5, Aragua 4 in Magallanes. Pedro Guerra allowed two runs on two hits in two-thirds of an inning for Magallanes.
December 24, 2011: Cheers
Enjoy the holidays you're into, gents. This is the first time I've gotten this day off in over a decade, and the Milkmaid's off too. We're pretty happy about it.
Happy Birthday–December 24
Henry Mathewson (1886)
Chico Garcia (1924)
Frank Taveras (1949)
John D'Acquisto (1951)
Tim Drummond (1964)
Mo Sanford (1966)
Kevin Millwood (1974)
Jamey Wright (1974)
Henry Mathewson is the younger brother of Christy Mathewson.
Dean + Britta – Listen The Snow Is Falling
Hey 6, does this Galaxie 500 tune count as Christmas music?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK5-RFlGTLw
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Bill Smith was named assistant to the president and general manager.
Jason Marquis agrees to terms on a one year contract.
This Week In Ex-Twins
Arizona agrees to terms with Jason Kubel on a two year contract.
Cubs name Brian Harper manager of Daytona (A).
Cubs name Dave McKay first base coach.
Cubs name Bobby Mitchell manager of Mesa (Rookie).
Colorado agrees to terms with Casey Blake on a one year contract.
Colorado signs Michael Cuddyer to a three year contract.
Kansas City agrees to terms with Jose Mijares on a one year contract.
Giants agree to terms with Eli Whiteside on a one year contract.
Toronto names Mike Redmond manager of Dunedin (A).
Toronto sends Jim Hoey outright to Las Vegas (AAA).
Washington names Matthew LeCroy manager of Harrisburg (AA).
FMD: Christmas Eve Eve, 2011
Next Friday is the 30th of December. The penultimate day of 2011. That's late enough for my "Best of 2011" list. Maybe you'll want to share yours that day, too. If so, start thinking about it... now. Or, y'know, after Christmas.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Cibao 7, Este 3 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 with a walk for Cibao. Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Este.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Culiacan 4, Mazatlan 3 in Culiacan (10 innings). Anthony Slama struck out two and gave up one hit in a scoreless inning for Mazatlan.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 6, Mayaguez 2 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 for Mayaguez. Eddie Rosario played in the field for Mayaguez but did not bat.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Anzoategui 7, Caracas 5 in Caracas. Lester Oliveros got the win for Anzoategui, retiring all four batters he faced.