Bobby Wallace (1873)
Tommy Leach (1877)
Skeeter Webb (1909)
Carl Sawatski (1927)
Dick Groat (1930)
Tito Francona (1933)
Dick Selma (1943)
Doug Corbett (1952)
Jon Shave (1967)
Eric Karros (1967)
Carlos Baerga (1968)
Kevin Frederick (1976)
Carmen Cali (1978)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to davidwatts, kalarson, and eschapp (formerly yickit).
last time i was in vegas, i kept running into these 3 swedish kids at the blackjack table, whom i kept calling peter, bjorn, and john (not sure if i ever caught their actual names). we had lots of fun together. they kept recommending american bands for me to listen to, and i kept recommending swedish bands they should listen to. good times.
2006
(2 votes, average: 7.50 out of 10)
Loading... Zulia 4, Aragua 3 in Zulia. The Aguilas scored three in the fourth to overcome a 3-1 Tigres lead. Darin Mastroianni (Toronto) had three hits to lead Zulia, while Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) drove in three. Moises Melendez retired both men he faced to get the win and Arcenio Leon (Houston) gave up just a walk in the ninth to get the save. Lastings Milledge doubled and singled to lead Aragua. Joe Benson was 0-for-3. Victor Moreno took the loss, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning.
In games not involving Twins players, Magallanes defeated Lara 4-1, La Guaira edged Caracas 7-6, and Margarita easily beat Anzoategui 11-3.
In other Twins news, we note that Rene Rivera has been playing for Licey in the Dominican League. He is currently 5-for-12 (.417).
In the Venezuelan League tonight, La Guaira is at Lara, Caracas is at Aragua, and Margarita travels to Magallanes.
After spending the previous decade releasing spare country and folk albums, Lucinda Williams spent most of the 1990’s recording and re-recording one of the greatest country albums released by a female artist. Gone was the lone voice and guitar of her previous albums and in its place was a lush mixture of guitar, mandolin, accordion, dobro, piano, and electric guitar. The album is a showcase of Williams’ fine song-writing skills and emotive voice that can go from a growl to a purr in the blink of a song. It is an album that takes its sensibility not only from Nashville (country), but also from New Orleans (Zydeco), Chicago (Blues), and Los Angeles (Rock and Roll).
The album covers your typical country fare of love gained, hearts broken, and a life that is not smooth like a highway but instead bumpy and worn down like a gravel road. From the album’s first line - "Not a day goes by I don’t think about you" - we are introduced to Williams’ reminisces about love lost. Highlights for me include the opening song, Right in Time, which is about a woman who literally aches carnally for her man; Drunken Angel, a song about/for Gram Parsons; Lake Charles, (love lost); Greenville (saying goodbye to a lover who is a drunken lout); and Jackson (thinking about a lover as she drives across the south).
I Lost It standouts as a country-rocker about falling in love but worried about getting ones heart broke. The second verse is classic:
I just wanna live the life I please
I don't want no enemies
I don't want nuthin' if I have to fake it.
Never take nuthin' don't belong to me
Everything's paid for nothing’s free
If I give you my heart
Will you promise not to break it?
Sweet. If we could all have standards like that.
This album is southern, but Williams isn’t getting her Lynyrd Skynyrd on. It’s the south of cotton picking, humid nights, rutted roads, and beer guzzlin’ good ol’ boys who done their woman wrong. Lucinda Williams imbibes these songs with her voice, making them real -- your heart literally goes out to her and you curse the men who have burned her in the past. Top to bottom there isn’t a fill-in song or throw away line on the entire album and Car Wheels on a Gravel Road should be considered a classic alongside your Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and Jayhawks collections.
For the second straight day, Mesa lost a game late, as the Desert Dogs scored four in the eighth to defeat the Solar Sox 11-8 in Phoenix.
Grant Green (Oakland) doubled, tripled, and homered, driving in three to lead the Desert Dogs. Chad Huffman (Cleveland) singled, doubled, and hit a grand slam in the eighth, driving in five. Brodie Greene (Cincinnati) had three hits. Cory Burns (Cleveland) pitched a scoreless eighth to get the win, and Brad Boxberger (Cincinnati) worked a scoreless ninth for the save
For the Solar Sox, Brian Dozier, Brandon Short (White Sox), and Josh Vitters (Cubs) each singled and doubled. For the game, Dozier was 2-for-5 with two runs. Xavier Avery (Baltimore) also had two hits. Chris Herrmann pinch-hit and was 0-for-1, Bruce Pugh allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings. The loss went to Brandon Kloess (White Sox), who surrendered the eighth-inning grand slam, giving up three hits and a walk.
Mesa hosts Phoenix this afternoon.
Jim McCormick (1856)
Larry Kopf (1890)
Homer Summa (1898)
Johnny Keane (1911)
Bob Feller (1918)
Ken Holtzman (1945)
Dwight Evans (1951)
Larry Herndon (1953)
Bob Welch (1956)
Paul Quantrill (1968)
Armando Benitez (1972)
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Twins born on this day. It should be noted that Homer Summa is a great name for a ballplayer.
My Dad's been married for 23 years today. I don't celebrate that in and of itself necessarily, but it's the 23-year anniversary of me gaining a stepsister that became a great friend, and who survived two brain surgeries this last year shortly after becoming a first-time mother. Cheers, Rallista.
Have I ever mentioned I love Broken Social Scene?
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(3 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... Zulia 5, Aragua 3 in Zulia. The Aguilas built a 5-0 lead after six innings. Darin Mastroianni singled and doubled for Zulia, scoring twice. Dwayne Pollock gave up three runs on four hits and three walks in six innings to get the win. Edgardo Alfonzo had two hits to lead the Tigres. Joe Benson was 1-for-3 and drove in a run. Cesar Ciurcina pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up just one hit. Darin Downs (Florida) took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk in 4.2 innings.
In Venezuelan action not involving Twins players, Caracas overwhelmed La Guaira 14-4, Lara defeated Magallanes 5-3, and Anzoategui edged Margarita 1-0.
In other Caribbean action involving Twins players, Estarlin de los Santos made his debut for Cibao in the Dominican League. He was used as a pinch-hitter and laid down a successful sacrifice bunt as Cibao lost to Escogido 3-2. Gonzalo Sanudo made his debut for Culiacan in the Mexican League. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning, giving up only a walk, as Culiacan lost to Mazatlan 10-4.
In today's Venezuelan League action, Aragua is at Zulia, Lara visits Magallanes, Caracas travels to La Guaira, and Caribes is at Margarita.
Surprise scored two in the bottom of the ninth to knock off Mesa 7-5.
Kevin Mattison (Florida) and his awesome mustache hit a two-run homer to win the game. Mattison also tripled and had three RBIs. Christian Betancourt (Atlanta) had three hits including a home run, Tim Beckham (Tampa Bay) doubled and homered, and Joe Terdoslavich (Atlanta) also hit a home run. Alejandro Ramos (Florida) worked 1.1 scoreless innings to get the win.
Robbie Grossman (Florida) led Mesa with three hits. Joe Mahoney (Baltimore) singled and homered, and Xavier Avery (Baltimore) had two hits. Chris Herrmann was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. Sean Gleason (Baltimore) allowed the two-run ninth-inning homer in his second inning of work.
Mesa is at Pheonix this afternoon.