I absolutely love this photo (which is a clipping from Sports Illustrated, I'm certain), but I don't know who it is. Photo on the back shows Bob Lemon (I believe) in a blue TC hat. Too good not share, in any case.
Winterball Whiparound
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Cibao 4, Escogido 1 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 2-for-5 with a run for Cibao.
Cibaenas 4, Estrellas 0 in Estrellas. Esmerling Vasquez pitched two-thirds of an inning scorelessly, giving up a walk, for Estrellas.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Lara 3, Magallanes 2 in Magallanes. Pedro Guerra allowed three runs on five hits and a walk in 3.2 innings to take the loss for Magallanes.
Solar Sox Summary
Mesa scored eight runs in the ninth, but it still wasn't enough as the Solar Sox fell to Peoria 11-9.
Peoria was led by Scooter Gennett (Milwaukee), who had two doubles and a single. Logan Schafer (Milwaukee) and Jason Hagerty (San Diego) each had two singles and a double. Wilfredo Tovar (Mets) had two doubles. Collin McHugh (Mets) got the win, going five innings and giving up a run on five hits and two walks while striking out five. Miles Mikolas (San Diego) gave up a hit in a third of an inning, but got the save.
Aaron Hicks led the Mesa attack, going 4-for-5 and scoring once. Josh Vitters (Cubs) had three hits. Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk, scoring three times. Joe Mahoney (Baltimore) singled and homered, driving in three. D. J. LeMahieu (Cubs) also singled and homered. Brian Dozier was 0-for-4 with a walk, scoring once. The loss went to Cole DeVries, who allowed two runs on four hits while striking out three in three innings. Bruce Pugh surrendered three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings.
Mesa plays its next-to-last game this afternoon in Surprise.
November 16, 2011: My First
So, this is what it's like to brew a pot. This is a lot of pressure to come up with something to try to generate some day long conversation. But, there was no time to get beans ground and get the french press going, so you're stuck with Maxwell House from a drip today.
Ben Folds — Army
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kntT8PgLI
NSFW (there's an F-bomb in the first thirty seconds)
The older I get the more I appreciate artists like Ben Folds. Not only can he play an instrument and play it damn well, he sounds exactly the same live as he does on his albums and does not need to be drowned out by guitars to sound good. Every time I watch him I wish a genie would come around and grant me the ability to play piano. This is his most popular live song as he usually has the audience play the trumpet and saxophone parts. They all do a pretty damn good job here.
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Loading... Happy Birthday–November 16
Joe Quest (1852)
Paul Foytack (1930)
Frank Bolling (1931)
Harry Chiti (1932)
Minnie Mendoza (1933)
Don Hahn (1948)
Herb Washington (1951)
Glenn Burke (1952)
Curt Wardle (1960)
Dwight Gooden (1964)
Chris Haney (1968)
Julio Lugo (1975)
Weekly Winterball Whiparound
The good: Deolis Guerra (Magallanes, Venezuela) is 1-0, 2.08, 1.27 WHIP in 8.2 innings (6 appearances). Pedro Guerra (Magallanes, Venezuela) is 0-0, 2.92, 0.81 WHIP in 12.1 innings (5 appearances, 2 starts). Deinys Suarez (Ponce, Puerto Rico) is 0-1, 1.00, 1.22 WHIP in 9 innings (2 starts). Todd Van Steensel (Sydney, Australia) is 0-0, 0.00, 1.00 in 5 innings (5 appearances).
The average: Aaron Bates (Caguas, Puerto Rico) is hitting .250/.308/.333 in 12 at-bats. Joe Benson (Aragua, Venezuela) is hitting .216/.355/.373 in 51 at-bats. Jairo Perez (Lara, Venezuela) is hitting .231/.375/.269 in 26 at-bats. Rory Rhodes (Brisbane, Australia) is hitting .214/.389/.286 in 56 at-bats.
The bad: Alexi Casilla (Cibao, Dominican) is hitting .208/.269/.208 in 24 at-bats. Estarlin De Los Santos (Cibao, Dominican) is hitting .111/.200/.111 in 9 at-bats. Joshua Hendricks (Melbourne, Australia) is hitting .167/.286/.167 in 23 at-bats. Angel Morales (Ponce, Puerto Rico) is hitting .182/.400/.182 in 11 at-bats. Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) is 143/.250/.143 in 7 at-bats. Ramon Santana (Este, Dominican) is .000/.000/.000 in 7 at-bats. Rene Tosoni is .195/.283/.195 in 41 at-bats. Jacob Younis (Sydney, Australia) is .200/.238/.200 in 60 at-bats. Cesar Ciurcina (Aragua, Venezuela) is 0-0, 5.40, 1.50 in 6.2 innings (5 appearances).
The insignificant: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua, Venezuela) is 0-for-2. Josmil Pinto (Aragua, Venezuela) is 1-for-1. Dereck Rodriguez (Caguas, Puerto Rico) is 0-for-1. Nelvin Fuentes (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) is 0-0, 4.50, 1.00 in 2 innings (2 appearances). Sam Gibbons (Melbourne, Australia) is 0-1, 9.00, 2.25 in 4 innings (3 appearances). Yorman Landa (La Guaira, Venezuela) is 0-0, 6.75, 2.25 in 2.2 innings (1 start). Lester Oliveros (Anzoategui, Venezuela) is 0-0, 2.25, 1.75 in 4 innings (5 appearances). Gonzalo Sanudo (Culiacan, Mexico) is 0-0, 0.00, 1.00 in 1 inning (1 appearance). Manuel Soliman (Escogido, Dominican) is 0-0, 0.00, 2.00 in 1 inning (1 appearance). Junior Subero (Carolina, Venezuela) is 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 iin 1 inning (1 appearance). Esmerling Vasquez (Estrellas, Dominican) has faced two batters, walking one and hitting one.
Solar Sox Summary
Peoria scored in the second and led the rest of the way as the Javelinas defeated Mesa 4-2 in Mesa.
Scooter Gennett (Milwaukee) had a pair of doubles to lead Peoria. Tyler Lyons (St. Louis) got the win, giving up a run on four hits and a walk in five innings. The save went to David Kopp (Peoria), who gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth.
For the Solar Sox, Aaron Hicks was 2-for-2 with two doubles and a walk, scoring once. Brian Dozier was 0-for-4. Trey McNutt (Cubs) took the loss, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks in four innings. Dakota Watts worked two scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits.
Mesa travels to Peoria tomorrow afternoon.
Jim Croce–Lover’s Cross
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbg95YYtXxE
Sometimes it baffles me that the guy who had produced several of my favorite ballads is most famous for Bad Bad, Leroy Brown. That, and that he looks like a guy who works for a living by wearing a hard hat and holding a Stop/Go sign. This one is easily my favorite, and it's probably because I lived this song once during a relationship.
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Loading... November 15, 2011: Nick
Today's my brother's birthday. He's had the best and worst year of his life this year. Cheers, Nick.