Getting to that age where, despite not doing anything strenuous, I wake up and everything hurts. Going on my second day of strong back pain without really doing anything to earn it. Good times!
Happy Birthday–September 25
Pat Malone (1902)
Phil Rizzuto (1917)
Johnny Sain (1917)
Sal Butera (1952)
Glenn Hubbard (1957)
Geno Petralli (1959)
Oscar Munoz (1969)
David Weathers (1969)
Tony Womack (1969)
Wil Nieves (1977)
Joel Pineiro (1978)
Rocco Baldelli (1981)
Vance Worley (1987)
Ben Rortvedt (1997)
2024 Game Log 157 – Marlins at Twins
Last Tuesday game log of the 2024 season and the Twins struggling for a playoff spot AND get to play the lowly Marlins at home for three games. What could go wrong? Well, how much time do you have? I could go on for paragraphs about the ass bats, then throw in injuries, bullpen productivity....
Bailey Ober on the mound for the Twins and it's been a really nice breakout season for him. The Twins will need to see that continue tonight and maybe later this weekend too if they want to scootch by the Royals and Tigers. Ryan Weather for the Marlins and he's just one of those guys that pitch for a team that will probably lose a 100 games.
First pitch at 6:40 and actually looks like great weather for this whole stretch, maybe get out to the park one last time this year?
Minor Details: Wichita Wind Surge Team Leaders
BATTING
GAMES
Ben Ross, 123
Tanner Schobel, 122
Jorel Ortega, 121
Jake Rucker, 121
AT-BATS
Rucker, 468
Schobel, 450
Ross, 410
RUNS
Schobel, 67
Carson McCusker, 56
Rucker, 55
HITS
Rucker, 122
McCusker, 104
Schobel, 96
DOUBLES
McCusker, 26
Rucker, 23
Jeferson Morales, 21
TRIPLES
Schobel, 4
Andrew Cossetti, 3
McCusker, 3
Ortega, 3
HOME RUNS
McCusker, 15
Ross, 11
3 tied at 10
RBI
Rucker, 68
McCusker, 64
Schobel, 53
WALKS
Schobel, 59
Ortega, 44
Noah Cardenas, 43
STRIKEOUTS
Ross, 136
Schobel, 124
McCusker, 117
STOLEN BASES
Ross, 20
Schobel, 13
Alerick Soularie, 12
AVERAGE
Emmanuel Rodriguez, .298
McCusker, .281
Luke Keaschall, .281
ON-BASE
Rodriguez, .479
Keaschall, .393
McCusker, .357
SLUGGING
Rodriguez, .621
McCusker, .489
Keaschall, .439
OPS
Rodriguez, 1.100
McCusker, .846
Keaschall, .832
PITCHING
GAMES
Taylor Floyd, 44
John Stankiewicz, 41
Miguel Rodriguez, 37
STARTS
Marco Raya, 24
Travis Adams, 19
Jaylin Nowlin, 15
Pierson Ohl, 15
WINS
Andrew Morris, 6
Adams, 5
Nowlin, 5
Aaron Rozek, 5
SAVES
Rodriguez, 5
Jared Solomon, 4
Cody Laweryson, 3
INNINGS
Adams, 108
Ohl, 102
Nowlin, 96.1
HOMERS ALLOWED
Ohl, 14
Nowlin, 11
Adams 9
WALKS ALLOWED
Nowlin, 48
Raya, 44
Cory Lewis, 34
STRIKEOUTS
Adams, 109
Raya, 99
Nowlin, 97
WHIP
Zebby Matthews, 0.76
Rozek, 0.99
Morris, 1.02
AVERAGE AGAINST
Matthews, .180
Christian MacLeod, .191
Morris, .210
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
I think HJ played them before, but it's been 12 years, and it was the old video format that doesn't seem to be working, and I dig this song. And it's featured in Snatch, which is a fave for me. "Tommy - the tit - is praying. And if he isn't, he f___ing should be."
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September 24, 2024: Sleepover
The boy had a sleepover at his karate dojo over the weekend. I was thinking about some similar events I had at that age and how formative they can be. I still remember several of them pretty vividly.
Happy Birthday–September 24
Mike Gonzalez (1890)
Tommie Dukes (1906)
Dixie Walker (1910)
Clyde Vollmer (1921)
George Banks (1938)
Chuck Nieson (1942)
Norm Angelini (1947)
Eric Soderholm (1948)
Hubie Brooks (1956)
Jim Acker (1958)
Rafael Palmeiro (1964)
Scott Leius (1965)
Bernard Gilkey (1966)
Kevin Millar (1971)
John McDonald (1974)
Levale Speigner (1980)
Hunter Strickland (1988)
Minor Details: Game of September 22
Trailing 2-1, Indianapolis scored six runs in the fifth. Matt Gorski, Seth Beer, and Ji Hwan Bae all homered in the inning.
Multi-hit games: Michael Helman was 2-for-4 with a double. Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Home runs: Rylan Bannon (18); Jair Camargo (12); Patrick Winkel (7).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Eeles 3 (20).
Pitching prowess: Justin Topa struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit. Jeff Brigham struck out three and walked one in a scoreless inning. Jorge Alcala struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Loss: Caleb Boushley (9-6).
Opposition standout: Tsung-Che Cheng was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Record: St. Paul was 32-43, in ninth place, 16.5 games behind Columbus. Overall, St. Paul was 70-79, in seventh place, 19.5 games behind Omaha.
NEXT TILT
Sometime in early April of 2025.
Blur – Tender
Hey all! The boy was in a local dance company’s summer program and one of the groups put Tender in their number. Older song that was new to me. I love the vibe and there’s been a fair bit of “Tender Radio” on Spotify since then.
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September 23, 2024: The Last Place You Look
Before this year's eclipse I was trying to find the glasses that I still had from the last eclipse. I knew they were in the garage somewhere, but couldn't find them after tearing through everything. They were nicer ones too (plastic frames instead of paper). I eventually gave up an ordered new ones before they all sold out. Naturally I just found them again. They somehow ended up in a box of random grilling implements. Oh well. Guess I better save them for 2044*!
*There's one in Japan in 2035 that I might consider trying to get to.