This morning, I'm right back in the store to deal with long lines of people returning items, and endless strings of kids with gift cards. It's been a good company to work for, but man, I'm glad this is almost over.
Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rappin’
hope everyone's had a great holiday season. here's a traditional christmas song to cozy around a fire with.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFtA7IHZgzw
1980
The Ramones – Merry Christmas, I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight
jobu, it seems, had a little too much holiday cheer last night. But hey, I still think he is a-okay.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y5GtaTrPHM
The Ramones, probably not live at all.
December 25, 2011: Annual Gift Man Arrives
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
This Week In Twins Transactions
Bill Smith was named assistant to the president and general manager.
Jason Marquis agrees to terms on a one year contract.