Happy Birthday–August 24

Harry Hooper (1887)
Hank Gowdy (1889)
Hal Woodeshick (1932)
Tony Bernazard (1956)
Cal Ripken (1960)
Tim Salmon (1968)
Nick Adenhart (1986)

No major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day.  We do come close, though, with Hal Woodeshick, who played for Washington in 1960, but then was chosen by the new Washington in the expansion draft in 1961.  We also come close with Reid Santos (1982), who pitched for Rochester in 2009 but did not make the big leagues.

Brian Wheat – Looking Alive

One of my best friends recently moved to Minneapolis.  In addition to his duties at a professional teacher of high school biology, he also plays songs. Once he finally sets up some gigs at Minneapolis you had better believe at least a couple of you are going to go. Or I am going to guilt the heck out of you in hopes of making you attend.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdDEhlaexyU

Brian Wheat, in Buffalo's famed abandoned Central Terminal, 2011.  Also, man, anyone shooting a music video loves to rip off La Blogotheque, huh?

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Game 128 – Orioles 8, Twins 1

Another Twins game, another brutal loss. Tonight they were murdered by accused murderer manslaughterer Alfredo Simon and the mighty 49-77 Orioles. JJ Hardy reminded us again how stupid that trade was. I imagine the rest of the season will continue to be like watching a dog take a dump in your lawn in slow motion. Only 34 more games to go, then we can start counting down towards Spring Training and the beginning of next season when the Twins will finally be at .500 again.

Final Score: Bodymore Orioles 8, Minnesota Twins 1.
Twins Record: 55-73, 15.0 GB in the AL Central.
WP: Alfredo Simon (4-6) | LP: Brian "Right Handed Batters Have a .961 OPS Against Me" Duensing (8-13)

Game 128: O’s at Twins

Don't see a game log, so here you go. Randall Simon vs. Brian Duensing.

ORIOLES (48-77)

1. J.J. Hardy, SS
2. Nick Markakis, RF
3. Adam Jones, CF
4. Vladimir Guerrero, DH
5. Matt Wieters, C
6. Mark Reynolds, 1B
7. Robert Andino, 3B
8. Nolan Reimold, LF
9. Ryan Adams, 2B

Starting pitcher: RH Alfredo Simon (3-6, 4.68 ERA)

TWINS (55-72)

1. Ben Revere, CF
2. Trevor Plouffe, SS
3. Joe Mauer, 1B
4. Justin Morneau, DH
5. Michael Cuddyer, RF
6. Jason Kubel, LF
7. Danny Valencia, 3B
8. Luke Hughes, 2B
9. Drew Butera, C

Starting pitcher: LH Brian Duensing (8-12, 4.75 ERA)

Minor Details: Games of 8/22

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 11, Rochester 2 in Rochester (completion of suspended game).  The Yankees scored five in the third and five in the fifth.  Brandon Roberts singled and doubled.  Chase Lambin and Aaron Bates each had two hits.  Jason Repko hit a two-run homer for the only Red Wings runs.  Jake Stevens took over the pitching and surrendered nine runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks in 2.1 innings, striking out four.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9, Rochester 4 in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (seven innings--regularly scheduled game).  The Yankees scored six in the fourth.  Rene Rivera had two doubles.  Jason Repko and Aaron Bates each singled and doubled, with Bates raising his average to .311.  Andrew Baldwin yielded six runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings.

Reading 7, New Britain 3 in New Britain.  The Phillies scored four in the first and it was all they needed.  Chris Herrmann singled and doubled.  Evan Bigley and Mark Dolenc each had two hits.  Blake Martin surrendered six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks in 2.2 innings.  Matt Schuld worked 3.1 scoreless innings, giving  up two hits and a walk, and Steve Hirschfeld threw two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.  The loss drops the Rock Cats to two games out of the last playoff spot.

Ft. Myers.  No games scheduled.

Quad Cities 5, Beloit 4 in Quad Cities (12 innings).  The Snappers led 4-3 after three; the River Bandits scored in the eighth to tie it and in the twelfth to win it.  Cody Stanley homered off Bart Carter to end the game.  Adam Bryant singled and doubled.  Wang-wei Lin, Tyler Grimes, and Jhonatan Arias each had two hits.  Lance Ray hit a two-run homer, his fourteenth.  Ryan O'Rourke allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk in five innings.  Jose Gonzalez gave up one hit in 2.2 scoreless innings.  Carter gave up the game-ending homer in his second inning of work.

Bristol 5, Elizabethton 4 in Bristol.  The Twins were down 4-0 after three, tied it with a three-run seventh, and lost in the bottom of the ninth.  Jairo Rodriguez had three hits.  JaDamion Williams, Rory Rhodes, and Niko Goodrum each had two hits.  Derek Christensen allowed four runs on three hits and a walk in four innings, striking out five.  Corey Williams took the loss, giving up a run on a hit and two walks in 2.1 innings.

GCL Twins 12, Rays 3 at Rays.  The Twins scored three in the second and five in the third to take an 8-0 lead.  Phillip Chapman had three singles and a double, raising his average to .326.  Javier Pimentel had two singles and a homer, driving in four.  Jorge Polanco had two singles and a triple.  Drew Leachman had two doubles.  Stephen Wickens singled and doubled.  Joshua Hendricks had two hits.  Starter Angel Mata pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Nick Cicio got the win with two perfect innings, striking out two.

Happy Birthday–August 23

George Davis (1870)
Guy Bush (1901)
Lonny Frey (1910)
Nels Potter (1911)
Carl Pohlad (1915)
Dale Mitchell (1921)
George Kell (1922)
Sherm Lollar (1924)
John Romano (1934)
Marty Martinez (1941)
Ron Blomberg (1948)
Jerry White (1952)
Mike Boddicker (1957)
Julio Franco (1958)
Randy St. Claire (1960)
Casey Blake (1973)
Mark Bellhorn (1974)

Carl Pohlad, of course, was the owner of the Twins for many years.

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Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread

while we're on the subject of requests, bootsy asked us to play one a little while back. i told him to post it his damn self, but i guess he's shy, or summthin... in his words:

I'm digging on Goodbye Bread, the new record by Ty Segall. Here's the title track, first as rocking electric version (static imagery, but killer sound)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArUpcQ96Pvo

and then solo in a bathroom [ed: after the jump].
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Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.