Pete Browning (1861)
Joe Bowman (1910)
Ray Scott (1919)
Dave Concepcion (1948)
Joe Charboneau (1955)
Mike Magnante (1965)
Manny Lee (1965)
Ray Scott broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1961-1966 and 1973-1975. However, there appear to be no players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Now that the Bruins have brought championship pride back to Boston at long last, it seems fitting that we all celebrate. My notion is to fuel Vancouver's fires with some additional methane.
So, today's legume recipe is for a version of dal makhani. Traditionally, this is made with black urad dal (Vigna mungo), but, in a slight nod to the admittedly delicious Madras Lentils from Tasty Bite (which I've bought numerous times at Costco), I use plain ol' brown lentils.
My recipe goes a step further in that it is vegan, in recognition of my daughter's continued culinary crusade. The dish is better with the addition of some dairy (butter and/or cream), but is pretty good as-is too.
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Morning baseball (morning here, anyway). Yesterday, the Twins did what they do, beating the White Sox at home. Well, recently, they've beaten them everywhere. How do we feel about today?
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrly 6-4, 86.2 IP, 3.95 ERA, 3.74 FIP, 4.29 xFIP, 1.5 WAR
Nick Blackburn 5-4, 83 IP, 3.47 ERA, 4.60 FIP, 3.77 xFIP, 0.5 WAR
Buehrle, in his twelfth season with the White Sox, doesn't show signs of being a different pitcher at all. His numbers are totally stable this year in comparison to recent years, so the Buehrle you know is the one that's pitching today.
Blackburn's K/9 is all the way up to 4.99, which might help to explain why he's been so much more successful this year than last. His GB% is a tick up from last year, too, which was up from the year before, which was up from the year before. I never trusted the guy, but it seems like he might turn out to be a good pitcher by sheer force of will. For those playing at home, Aaron Gleeman once made a bet with someone that Blackburn would never get 75 Wins as a major leaguer (I agreed). As of today, his next one will put him over 50% of the way there. I still don't know if he gets there, but I'll say I'm definitely not rooting for him to start failing today.
Rochester—No games scheduled.
Altoona 11, New Britain 10 in Altoona (10 innings). The Rock Cats led by 6-1, 8-5, and 10-8, but could not hold those leads. The Curve scored three runs in the bottom of the tenth on one hit, three walks, a hit batsman, and two sacrifice flies to win the game. Mark Dolenc had four hits. Chris Herrmann and Nate Hanson each had two singles and a homer, with Herrmann driving in three. Deibinson Romero had two singles and a double. Chris Parmelee singled and doubled and Danny Rohlfing had two hits. Liam Hendriks allowed four runs on eight hits and a walk in five innings. Tyler Robertson struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings of relief. Blake Martin gave up a hit, two walks, and a hit batsman in a third of an inning to take the loss. The Rock Cats made four errors.
Jupiter 3, Ft. Myers 2 in Jupiter. Matt Hauser walked in the winning run in the ninth, one of three walks he issued in the inning. Tom Stuifbergen went seven strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out six in seven innings. Jon Goncalves had two hits.
Beloit 6, Cedar Rapids 5 in Beloit. The Snappers led 6-1 after eight and held on for the win. Jairo Perez singled and homered, raising his average to .308. B. J. Hermsen got the win, giving up just one run on seven hits and no walks in seven innings. Jose Gonzalez allowed two hits but no runs in two-thirds of an inning to get the save.
DSL Twins 6, Orioles 2 at Twins (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings). A three-run third gave the Twins all the runs they needed. Javier Pimentel homered to lead the Twins. Yorman Landa allowed two unearned runs on two hits and a walk in four innings. Francisco Nunez got the win with three perfect innings of relief, striking out seven of the nine batters he faced. Nunez has yet to allow an earned run, striking out 21 in 12.2 innings this season.
DSL Twins 11, Orioles 1 at Orioles (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings). The Twins scored seven in the second and four in the sixth. They had only nine hits but received eleven walks. Adonis Pacheco singled and tripled, driving in four. Joel Polanco singled and doubled. Melcaides De La Cruz gave up a run on four hits in four innings. Jose Vasquez pitched two perfect innings and was credited with the win.
Lefty Phillips (1919)
Max Surkont (1922)
Ernie Johnson (1924)
Richard Jacobs (1925)
Bob Miller (1926)
Ken Johnson (1933)
Joe Decker (1947)
Ron LeFlore (1948)
Salome Barojas (1957)
Wally Joyner (1962)
Calvin Schiraldi (1962)
Kevin Young (1969)
Chris Gomez (1971)
Kerry Wood (1977)
Jonathan Broxton (1984)
The Bob Miller born today, although a pitcher, is not the Bob Miller who pitched for the Twins.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Socaltwinsfan.
Ahhh, Death. Founders of a genre. Their last two albums were terrific, some of the best music I've ever heard. Sadly, Chuck Schuldiner, founder of the band and lead guitarist and vocalist, died of a brain tumor in 2001 while working on a project with similar musical style but a more traditional vocalist.
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Loading... At long last, a championship for Boston!
Twins 4, Pale Hose Uno
WP: Hot Carl Pavano. LP: G. Floyd
Save: I think that Pavano deserves a save here, so let's just give him one.
Twins Record: 27-39, 8.5 games out of first. Wait, what?
Over the last three games the Twins have won three games. More specifically they've won 8 of their last 10. Which is huge. Who needs Joe Mauer anyway? Oh, right, we do.
By the numbers, this was Carl's night. He worked nine innings on 96 pitches, 66 of which were strikes, facing 32 batters. Carl struck out five, walked three, and allowed one earned run. A total of four double plays were turned behind Carl tonight including a 3-6-1 gem that would have impressed kelly wells. The offensive numbers weren't bad either. The MVP had three stolen bases, which doubled his total on the year. Cuddy also went 2-3 and scored two runs. Sweet Ben Revere went 2 for 4 with a double, raising his average to .282, and stole a bag in the sixth. Cassilla went 2-4 with a double and a run scored. Even Dinkelman had a good night at the dish by going 2 for 3 with an IBB. Clearly, opposing teams fear the Dinkeldonger. Carl made it interesting in the last inning by allowing a leadoff hit followed by a double. Pavano then manned up and struck out Carlos Quentin, caught a smoking hot come-backer, and got AJ "assclown" Pierzynski to weakly ground out. That was easy.
Go get some culture at the Guthrie Theater this summer. They've staging God Of Carnage and the H.M.S. Pinafore, several conversations with actors and directors including Rainn Wilson (Dwight from the Office), and they host summer theater workshops for kids and adults.
Hmm...starting to think that yickit has moved on from baseball or something. (But seriously, yickit, if you have something ready go ahead and edit this).
Floyd vs. Pavano.
Rochester 6, Toledo 1 in Toledo. The Red Wings scored five in the seventh to take the victory. Scott Diamond pitched six shutout innings, giving up six hits and no walks to get the win. Glen Perkins worked two shutout innings of relief, giving up three hits and no walks. Dustin Martin was 3-for-3 with two walks. Mike Hollimon singled and doubled. Tsuyoshi Nishioka was 0-for-4 with a walk.
New Britain 10, Altoona 4 in Altoona. The Rock Cats built a 7-0 lead after two innings. Evan Bigley had a double and two singles, driving in three. Yangervis Solarte had two hits to raise his average to .326. Chris Herrmann and Chris Parmelee each had two hits. Steve Hirschfeld got the win, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk in five innings. Tony Davis pitched two perfect innings of relief to drop his ERA to 1.38. Deolis Guerra struck out three in one scoreless inning.
Jupiter 6, Ft. Myers 0 in Jupiter. The Hammerheads scored in five of their eight times at bat. Steve Liddle was 3-for-3 and Derek McCallum had two hits; no other Miracle player had a hit. Kane Holbrooks took the loss, allowing four runs on eight hits and a walk in four innings.
Cedar Rapids 3, Beloit 1 in Beloit (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings). The Kernels scored two in the third and it was all they needed. The Snappers had only two hits. Manuel Soliman gave up two runs on three hits and three walks in five innings.
Beloit 4, Cedar Rapids 0 in Beloit (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings). The Snappers scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth. Danny Ortiz had a pair of doubles. Wang-wei Lin had two hits. Ryan O’Rourke struck out eight in five innings, walking none while giving up three hits. Clinton Dempster struck our four in two innings, walking one while giving up no hits.
DSL Twins 12, White Sox 6 at Twins. The Twins scored five in the fourth to break a 4-4 tie. The Twins had only eight hits, but drew eight walks and benefitted from four White Sox errors. Javier Pimentel had three hits and drove in three. Ernesto Ciprian had two hits. Starter Randy Rosario pitched three innings, giving up a run on a hit and four walks. Elias Villasana got the win; he worked 2.2 innings, giving up no hits but one run on five walks. Carlos Suarez gave up a run on three hits and no walks in 2.2 innings to get the save.