Jim Clinton (1850)
Odell Hale (1908)
Willie Wells (1908)
Taffy Wright (1911)
Buddy Lewis (1916)
Bob Porterfield (1923)
Rocky Colavito (1933)
Tom Brookens (1953)
Tim Brookens (1953)
Jerald Clark (1963)
Andy Stankiewicz (1964)
Gerald Williams (1966)
Sal Fasano (1971)
Wilson Ramos (1987)
Tim Brookens is the twin brother of Tom Brookens and played four years in the minors, reaching AA.
Last night I sent out about a billion (estimated) emails to people in the entertainment biz. My first reply was from a girl who's doing a documentary on former baseball mascots. Well, of course it was.
It is customary as WGOM vjays to play songs with live videos. Today, I am breaking that custom. You can give this video a lesser rating because of that. However, it is my duty to bring you terrific music. This is me doing so.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRBJuB-Xq1g
The Shakes are an unsigned band out of Alabama that have a lady singing Otis Redding tunes kind of vibe to them. This is their profile page on reverb nation. While they are not playing in the Twin Cities soon, nor do they have a record out for you to buy, I suggest keeping an eye on this group. This song is too good to go unnoticed.
(7 votes, average: 8.71 out of 10)
Loading... Liriano looks to stop the bleeding. Thome looks to smash homers until the cows come home. That's all I got.
The Twins have a 3-10 record on Mondays this year.
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And now, this week's View from the Ballpark:
photos by The WGOM's very own Can of Corn
Remember, no embiggening.
Durham 6, Rochester 5 in Durham. The Red Wings led 4-2 until the Bulls scored three in the third. Luke Hughes had two doubles. Justin Morneau was 2-for-4 with a double, making him 7-for-17 (.353). Eric Hacker surrendered six runs (three earned) on ten hits and a walk while striking out six in four innings. Chuck James struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.
New Britain. No games scheduled.
Ft. Myers 7, Palm Beach 2 in Palm Beach (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). The Miracle scored four in the third to take a 5-0 lead. Danny Rohlfing had two hits. Oswaldo Arcia hit a grand slam. Starter Matthew Tomshaw pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Matt Hauser got the win with two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Palm Beach 10, Ft. Myers 0 in Palm Beach (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). The Cardinals led 3-0 after two, then scored seven in the third. Tyler Lyons pitched a no-hitter for Palm Beach, allowing just one walk. Pat Dean yielded ten runs (six earned) on nine hits and two walks in 2.2 innings. Matthew Tone worked 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up no hits and two walks. The Miracle made four errors.
Quad Cities at Beloit. Postponed.
Pulaski 6, Elizabethton 3 in Pulaski. The Mariners scored three in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie. Rory Rhodes has two doubles and a single. Adam Petterson, Eddie Rosario, and Matej Hejma each had two hits. Starter Marcus Limon worked four innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and no walks while striking out four. Cesar Ciurcina took the loss, surrendering five runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk in just 1.1 innings. Nicholas Alloway struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
GCL Rays 3, Twins 1. The Rays scored two in the second and it was all they needed. Kelvin Silvania had two hits. Nathan Fawbush gave up two runs on two hits and no walks in five innings. Luis Nunez worked two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out two.
DSL Twins 5, Reds 4 at Twins (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). The Twins scored five in the fourth to overcome a 4-0 deficit. Carlos Martinez had two hits. Sterling Bonilla pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out six. Francisco Nunez got the save, giving up a hit and a walk while working two-thirds of an inning.
DSL Twins 3, Reds 0 at Reds (Game 2--Scheduled 7 innings). The Twins scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Ernesto Ciprian and Adonis Pacheco each had two hits. Junior Subero struck out nine in five innings, giving up four hits. Ezequiel Zarzuela pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits, to get the save.
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John Grim (1867)
John Galbreath (1897)
Jack Tighe (1913)
Ralph Houk (1919)
Julian Javier (1936)
Claude Osteen (1939)
Paul Lindblad (1941)
Tommie Agee (1942)
Chris Wheeler (1945)
Bill Campbell (1948)
Ted Simmons (1949)
John Moses (1957)
Matt Young (1958)
Deion Sanders (1967)
Troy Percival (1969)
Pat Mahomes (1970)
Ryan Radmanovich (1971)
Matt Morris (1974)
Mike Lamb (1975)
Brian Fuentes (1975)
Drew Butera (1983)
Ralph Houk was a special assistant to the general manager for the Twins from 1987-1989.
Better known for his Hall of Fame NFL career, Deion Sanders was a major league outfielder for nine seasons, leading the league in triples in 1992. He hit .263/.319/.392 in 2,123 at-bats.
ms. spaulding won the grammy this year for best new artist, making her the first jazz artist to do so, and despite the fact that she's been on the scene a number of years. here's her showing everyone how to slap a bass.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXAYcfo2se4
2009
(4 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... Tonight on the 4ltr, the Red Sawks play*, and the Yankmees don't!!!!111one111!!! How did that happen?
Anyway, there is some sort of milestone at stake (Tim Wakefield seeks career win 200, including many games NOT against the Yankmees).
In order to provide context for the milestone, there may or may not be another team on the field. However, it is rumored that two non-Sawks players that 4ltr viewers may have heard of, Joe Mauer and Jim Thome, may be mentioned. Mauer, because his iconic sideburns are two of the most notable features of flyover America, and Thome because he too is within striking distance of a milestone of sorts, even though it is likely to happen in obscurity unless it happens tonight.
Bring the snark, kids. That's what we are playing for.
*some guy named Booker or Barker or something is starting for the other team, in case anyone cares.