With the "major league" club tanking, this MLB.tv subscriber is having a hard time not switching over to the Rockies or Brewers or something until the injuries subside...
Happy Birthday–May 12
Chicken Wolf (1862)
Lave Cross (1866)
Jumping Joe Dugan (1897)
Hank Borowy (1916)
Ed Runge (1918)
Yogi Berra (1925)
Felipe Alou (1935)
Ted Kubiak (1942)
Vic Albury (1947)
Bob Heise (1947)
Joe Nolan (1951)
Lou Whitaker (1957)
Kevin Bass (1959)
Willie Lozado (1959)
Mark Clark (1968)
Wes Helms (1976)
Felipe Lopez (1980)
Evan Meek (1983)
Infielder Willie Lozado was drafted by Minnesota in the third round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign.
This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhands Melciades De La Cruz (1993), Aderlin Mejia (1992), and Hein Robb (1992).
Red Wings Report
Where they stand: Rochester is 14-16, fourth in the IL North, 3.5 games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Who’s hot: Brian Dinkelman is 9-28. On the season he is .283/.382/.327 in 113 at-bats. Danny Lehmann is 3-11. On the season he is .286/.342/.400 in 35 at-bats. Anthony Swarzak has allowed three runs on fourteen hits and only one walk with eleven strikeouts in twelve innings (two starts). He is 2-1, 3.90, 1.30 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 32.1 innings (six starts). Chuck James has allowed no runs on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 6.2 innings (five appearances). He is 1-1, 2.50, 1.00 WHIP with 23 strikeouts in 18 innings (13 appearances).
Who’s cold: Chase Lambin is 4-28. On the season he is .212/.297/.303 in 99 at-bats. Matt Brown is 5-31. On the season he is .228/.311/.391 in 92 at-bats. Kyle Waldrop has allowed seven runs (five earned) on nine hits and two walks in 8.2 innings (six appearances). He is 1-3, 6.06, 1.71 WHIP in 16.1 innings (12 appearances). Andrew Baldwin has allowed seven runs on fourteen hits and a walk in 11.1 innings (two starts). He is 2-2, 7.16, 1.45 WHIP in 27.2 innings (five starts).
Coming and going: Since last report, Jim Hoey was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Jeff Manship was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, Eric Hacker was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota and sent back to Rochester again, Alex Burnett was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester and brought back to Minnesota again, Anthony Swarzak was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota and sent back to Rochester again, Rene Tosoni was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Trevor Plouffe was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Ben Revere was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Steve Singleton was promoted from New Britain to Rochester, Ray Chang was promoted from New Britain to Rochester, Steve Holm was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, Rene Rivera was promoted from Rochester to Minnesota, Dusty Hughes was optioned from Minnesota to Rochester, Aaron Bates was signed and assigned to Rochester, and Brandon Roberts was placed on the seven day disabled list with a sore right oblique.
Coming up next: The Red Wings have two more home games against Louisville. They then go on the road for four in Charlotte and four in Gwinnett.
Game 35: Detroit at Beloit
I didn't see a game log, so here one is.
That's about as much effort as I feel like putting into this team right now. When the major leaguers outnumber the minor leaguers on the roster, they might grab my attention again.
Minor Details: Games of 5/10
Rochester 8, Louisville 1 in Rochester. The Red Wings scored seven runs in the third through fifth innings. Aaron Bates had two singles and a homer, scoring three times. Danny Lehmann had three hits. Anthony Swarzak worked 6.2 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk, striking out five. Jeff Manship pitched 2.a scoreless innings of relief.
Binghamton 5, New Britain 2 in Binghamton. The Rock Cats led 2-0 after six, but the Mets got two in the seventh and three in the eighth. Steve Hirschfeld pitched six shutout innings before tiring; for the game he gave up two runs on just two hits in 6.2 innings, although he walked four. Jake Stevens allowed the three eighth-inning runs on four hits.
Dunedin 6, Ft. Myers 2 in Ft. Myers. The Blue Jays scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to put the game away. Danny Rams singled and homered, Brian Dozier singled and doubled, and Aaron Hicks had two hits. Kane Holbrooks took the loss, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks in five innings. Blake Martin pitched two shutout innings.
Kane County 8, Beloit 4 in Kane County. The Cougars scored in each of the first five innings. Danny Ortiz had two singles and a home run. Andrei Lobanov surrendered six runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk in 3.2 innings. Michael Tonkin struck out three of the four batters he faced in 1.1 innings.
Happy Birthday–May 11
Charlie Gehringer (1903)
Rip Sewell (1907)
Eddie Chiles (1910)
Jack Lang (1921)
Nestor Chylak (1922)
Vern Rapp (1928)
Milt Pappas (1939)
Frank Quilici (1939)
Jerry Martin (1949)
Dane Iorg (1950)
Mark Huismann (1958)
Walt Terrell (1958)
Trent Hubbard (1964)
Bobby Witt (1964)
Kerry Ligtenberg (1971)
Francisco Cordero (1975)
This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Miguel Sano (1993).
May 11, 2011: Red Chair II
It looks like Red Chair was expanded from seasonal to permanent. Good news for PNWers.
Current 93 — Sleep Has His House
Live at Ikra, Moscow (2009). Music starts at 2:00.
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Loading... Game 34: Detroit Tigers 10, Rochester Red Wings 2
I'm not even sure what to say to this one. Monday's game was a heartbreaking loss despite the inability to get any runs across the plate. To get blown out and burn up two starting pitchers the next night is like salt in the wound. Also we got skunked by Rick Porcello. I only paid partial attention to the game, and I instead spent my time on more worthwhile ventures. I think it was for the best.
I still think it's too early to freak out too much but I'm getting pretty close to giving up. Delmon's supposed to be be back on Friday, so I hope that's the start of us getting some of the regulars back. But who knows if that will be enough to counteract The Curse of #6org.
I apologize for the half-baked post, but really, it's hard to give full effort when Matt tolberting Tolbert is batting second.
Final Score: Detroit Tigers 10, Minnesota Twins 2.
Twins Record: 12-22, 11.0 GB in the AL Central. Worst record in MLB.
WP: Rick Porcello (3-2) | LP: Francisco Liriano (2-5)
Witty Remarks?: I'm all out of them. The Twins are terrible right now.
Happy Birthday–May 10
Chippy McGarr (1863)
Ed Barrow (1868)
Klondike Douglass (1872)
Harry Salsinger (1885)
Allan Roth (1917)
Hideo Fujimoto (1918)
John McMullen (1918)
Herb Carneal (1923)
Jim Hickman (1937)
Ken Berry (1941)
John Cumberland (1947)
Chris Berman (1955)
Joey Meyer (1962)
Robby Thompson (1962)
Pete Schourek (1969)
A great baseball broadcaster was born on this day, and it ain’t Chris Berman. To some of us, Herb Carneal will always be the Voice of the Twins.