Barney Pelty (1880)
High Pockets Kelly (1895)
Sammy Hale (1896)
Ted Kluszewski (1924)
Roger Maris (1934)
Len Whitehouse (1957)
Randy Johnson (1963)
Riccardo Ingram (1966)
Joey Votto (1983)
Anthony Swarzak (1985)
September 10, 2011: Helicopters and Sirens
Last night I was stuck outside for a while when there was a bomb on my block, or the next block over (I never did get the final info on that). The situation was quashed quickly. I'm thinking we're on high terror alert right now.
Fleetwood Mac – World Turning
let me relate an anecdote that embodies far too much of my time in high school (of which the specifics are quite forgotten):
most, if not all of my close friends were outside of my high school. in fact, most of my friends in high school were already out of high school anyway, but that's another story. anyway, one these friends came up to me one day and told me they met someone i went to school with. they told them, hey, i know this guy, [joe]. do you know him? apparently not by name. they explained me a little more. eventually, said person said, "oooohhhh, you mean that pissed off kid with the headphones?"
yes, in a school of 1,500+, i was "that pissed off kid with the headphones". honestly, i about died laughing when i heard that. i can understand where it came from as i maintained a "stoic" appearance while walking from one class to the next (and, truthfully, the headphones were kind of omnipresent). what made me laugh especially at the time was instead of lord knows what this person thought i was listening to, i had recently gotten into the mac and was listening to fruity numbers like "i don't want to know", "second hand news", and this one here:
also, i have mentioned this high school week that nirvana made me start playing guitar, and the pumpkins made me semi-proficient at it. while that's true, it was the mac and buckingham that made me drop the pick, and that changed my style entirely. ahh, to be young and thoughtlessly strumming a gee-tar again...
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Loading... 2011 Game 144: Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
Kevin "Malingerer" Slowey v Brad Penny
Per Joe C:
Revere CF
Plouffe 2B
Mauer C
Kubel DH
Valencia 3B
Parmelee 1B
Benson RF
Tosoni LF
Nishioka SS
Some thoughts:
- Gardy must really hate Plouffe's defense at shortstop. Is it really worse than Nishioka's?
- Slowey should really like the outfield defense today. I don't know how good Tosoni is at LF, though TZL rates him as +3 so far this year. Nonetheless, with Revere in CF and Benson in RF, this is going to be a no doubles night.
- This is the first time Mauer has caught since August 20.
Where They Stand
Minnesota is 59-84, fifth in the AL Central, 22 games behind Detroit. The Twins are on a one game winning streak and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Rochester finished 53-91, sixth in the IL North, 29 games behind Pawtucket. The Red Wings finished on a two game losing streak and were 4-6 in their last ten games.
New Britain finished 72-70, third in the EL East, 5 games behind New Hampshire. The Rock Cats finished on a one game losing streak and were 5-5 in their last ten games.
Ft. Myers overall was 63-76, fifth in the FSL South, 12 games behind Bradenton. In the first half, the Miracle was 34-36, second in the FSL South, 4 games behind St. Lucie. In the second half, the Miracle was 29-40, fifth in the FSL South, 16 games behind Bradenton. The Miracle finished on a one game losing streak and was 6-4 in its last ten games.
Beloit overall was 69-69, third in the ML West, 12.5 games behind Quad Cities. In the first half, the Snappers were 38-32, tied for third in the ML West, 7 games behind Burlington. In the second half, the Snappers were 31-37, tied for fourth in the ML West, 10 games behind Quad Cities. The Snappers finished on a one game losing streak and were 5-5 in their last ten games.
Elizabethton finished 42-46, second in the AL West, 3 games behind Johnson City. The Twins finished on an eight game winning streak and were 9-1 in their last ten games. They qualified for the playoffs, losing two games to one to Bluefield in the first round.
The GCL Twins finished 31-29, second in the GCL South, 7 games behind the Orioles. The Twins finished on a one game winning streak and were 8-2 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins finished 42-26, second in the B. C. B. C., 3.5 games behind the Orioles. The Twins finished on a three game losing streak and were 6-4 in their last ten games.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Jim Hoey was recalled from Rochester to Minnesota.
Brian Dinkelman had his contract selected from Rochester by Minnesota.
Kyle Waldrop had his contract selected from Rochester by Minnesota.
Nick Blackburn was transferred from the fifteen day disabled list to the sixty day disabled list.
Liam Hendriks had his contract selected from Rochester by Minnesota.
Joe Benson was recalled from New Britain to Minnesota.
Chris Parmelee was recalled from New Britain to Minnesota.
Matt Tolbert was recalled from New Britain to Minnesota.
Bruce Pugh was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Deolis Guerra was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain with a right bicep injury.
Matthew Hauser was promoted from Ft. Myers to New Britain.
Steve Hirschfeld was placed on the seven day disabled list by New Britain with tendonitis in his right shoulder.
Sam Spangler was activated from the disabled list by Beloit.
Pedro Guerra was placed on the seven day disabled list by Beloit.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Atlanta organization promotes Billy Bullock from AA Mississippi to AAA Gwinnett.
Atlanta organization promotes Jose Lugo from AA Mississippi to AAA Gwinnett.
Boston organization (AAA Pawtucket) activates Matt Fox from the temporarily inactive list.
White Sox activate Philip Humber from the disabled list.
White Sox activate A. J. Pierzynski from the disabled list.
Colorado recalls J. C. Romero from AAA Colorado Springs.
Florida transfers Randy Choate from the fifteen day disabled list to the sixty day disabled list.
Mets send Johan Santana first to A St. Lucie, then to A Savannah on a rehab assignment.
Oakland reinstates Brian Fuentes from the bereavement list.
Oakland organization promotes Tyler Ladendorf from AA Midland to AAA Sacramento.
St. Louis activates Nick Punto from the disabled list.
San Diego outrights Pat Neshek to Tucson.
Son of an ex-Twin: Washington selects the contract of Steve Lombardozzi from AAA Syracuse.
Friday Music Day: Sept 9, 2011
There's been a lot of music talk this week already. Let's see if we can add to that, eh?
Possible topic: as we near the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001, do you have any particular musical memories from that period of time? I know I was listening to Neotropic's La Prochaine Fois.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5gthgvtH0E
I had bought the CD the week before at Let It Be. The wordless, bleached out sounds felt like memory and loss at the time. Please keep any discussions well onto the safe side of the topic line.
Also, share your random ten here.
Happy Birthday–September 9
Abner Dalrymple (1857)
Frank Chance (1876)
Dots Miller (1886)
Doc Johnston (1887)
Frankie Frisch (1898)
Waite Hoyt (1899)
Hugh Mulcahy (1913)
Jay Ward (1938)
Paul Roof (1942)
Jerry Mumphrey (1952)
Tom Foley (1959)
Alvin Davis (1960)
Jim Corsi (1961)
Todd Zeile (1965)
Joey Hamilton (1970)
Dan Miceli (1970)
Felix Rodriguez (1972)
Mike Hampton (1972)
Alex Romero (1983)
Hugh Mulcahy has one of the worst nicknames in the history of baseball. In four seasons as a starting pitcher for the Phillies, he twice led the league in losses. He went 45-89 for his career, leading to the nickname “Losing Pitcher Mulcahy”.
The brother of Phil Roof, Paul Roof was a pitcher for four seasons in the Braves’ system, never going higher than Class A.
September 9, 2011: The Waiting
I should have some sort of response on my script today or tomorrow, but in this business "today or tomorrow" might mean "2014."