Knowing my job is going away at work has forced me to aggressively go after some things I've wanted for years. It shouldn't take something like this to inspire me, but it does. Oh well.
Happy Birthday–April 29
Frank Hankinson (1856)
Ernie Johnson (1888)
Steve Ridzik (1929)
Mickey McDermott (1929)
Ed Charles (1933)
Luis Aparicio (1934)
Akira Ohgi (1935)
Tom House (1947)
Rick Burleson (1951)
Ron Washington (1952)
Bob McClure (1952)
Steve Crawford (1958)
John Vander Wal (1966)
Sterling Hitchcock (1971)
Rafael Betancourt (1975)
Tony Armas (1978)
Rick Burleson was drafted by Minnesota in the eighth round in 1969, but did not sign.
Friday Music Day: April 29, 2011
I'm hoping to see Zola Jesus at the Seventh Street Entry tomorrow night, but damn do I have a lot to get done for that to work out.
Go ahead and give us a random taste of your taste (as evidenced by the music you have on hand)...
Golden Smog – V
more jeff tweedy in bands other than wilco? sure, why not? and on bass, no less (who does he think he is, sir paul mccartney?). i'll even throw in jay bennett as a bonus. if only jody stephens had been playing with them, that would have been an even more perfect tie-in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URKii6m6qw
1996
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Loading... 2011 Game 24: Twins at Rays
In general, it takes a lot for the NBA and NHL playoffs to pry my eyes from the Twins. This year, it's getting harder and harder to resist the urge to favor them over my injury-riddled, assbatting Twins.
The good news is that our starter today, Anthony Slapshanks, has as many Wins as Rays starter Jeff Niemann.
Stripsearch hasn't pitched in the majors since he did so rather poorly in 2009, and his 2010 in AAA was nearly as bad. He was 5-12 last year with a 6.21 ERA and a 4.75 FIP. This year he's off to a better start, but the Rays are a far tougher test than he's had in a couple of years, even without Longoria.
Niemann is off to an awful start, with a 7.08 ERA and a 5.30 FIP in 20 innings, but his .348 BABIP is so much higher than his career .287 mark that he's bound to regress soon. Still, if the Twins can't beat up on a right-hander at home after a couple of beatings in a row, it's going to be a tough pill to swallow. Well, the playoffs are only a click away. I suppose the draft is, too, but I only watch that when a friend is around to tell me who the hell all the players are, and the friend who was going to do that is sick.
Go, Twins. Let's get a split out of today, at least. Win one for the Smokestack.
Game 23 Recap: Rays 15, Twins 3
TAMPA BAY 15, MINNESOTA 3
Record - 9-14 (Tied for last in the Central)
Highest WPA - HA!
Lowest WPA - Blackburn (3.1 IP, 7 R, 8 H, 4 BB)
Notable - Judging by the fact that there were no LTEs in the game log concerning the game from 1:39-2:04, not much.
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Rene Tosoni got 2 hits in his debut.
The Rays didn't score any runs in the fifth inning.
That's all I got. Beatings will continue (7:10 tonight!) until morale improves.
2011 Games Logs: Game 23 Rays @ Twins
As in 1% of our team is healthy.
Rather than making the easy joke about Smokestackelcrack starting tonight for the Twins I used this site to create a comic about Ron Gardenhire looking for players.
Enjoy the strip, reading left to right, below.
Minor Details: Games of 4/26 – 4/27
ROCHESTER
Tuesday—Buffalo 5, Rochester 0 in Rochester. Brian Dinkelman and Rene Tosoni each had two hits. Kyle Gibson gave up one run on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings. Jeff Manship surrendered three runs on four hits in 1.2 innings.
Wednesday—Rochester 3, Buffalo 2 in Rochester. Matt Brown’s homer broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth, and four Red Wing pitchers made it stand up. Brown also doubled. Brian Dinkelman singled and doubled, and Ben Revere had two hits. Scott Diamond got the win, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk in six innings. Alex Burnett struck out both batters he faced to get the save.
NEW BRITAIN
Tuesday—New Hampshire 6, New Britain 5 in New Hampshire (10 innings). The Fisher Cats scored three in the ninth to tie and one in the tenth to win. Steve Singleton had two hits. David Bromberg allowed one run on five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings. Tyler Robertson surrendered the three runs in the ninth, and Jake Stevens took the loss.
Wednesday—New Hampshire 11, New Britain 5 in New Hampshire. The Fisher Cats scored six runs in the second and the game was pretty much over. Steve Singleton singled, doubled, and homered. Allan de San Miguel had two hits. Deolis Guerra surrendered nine runs on nine hits and three walks in 3.2 innings. Brett Jacobson worked 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.
FT. MYERS
Tuesday—Ft. Myers 12, Charlotte 10 in Ft. Myers. In a see-saw game, Ft. Myers scored six in the fifth to overcome a 6-1 deficit, fell behind 9-7, then scored five in the eighth to win. The Miracle had only eight hits but drew seven walks. Chris Herrmann had two hits and drove in three. James Beresford had two hits. Brad Stillings allowed six runs on ten hits and a walk in five innings. Jhon Garcia got the win despite giving up three runs on six hits in two innings. Dakota Watts pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.
Wednesday—Palm Beach 4, Ft. Myers 3 in Palm Beach. Luis Mateo hit a two-out solo homer in the bottom of the ninth off Bruce Pugh to win the game. Danny Rams singled and doubled. Matt Schuld allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in five innings. Andrew Albers threw two shutout innings, giving up two hits. Pugh gave up the game-winning homer in his second inning of work.
BELOIT
Tuesday—Beloit 6, Burlington 4 in Beloit. The Snappers scored four in the sixth to overcome a 3-1 deficit. Oswaldo Arcia went 4-for-4 with two homers and a double. He scored three times and drove in three. Manuel Soliman allowed three runs on four hits and three walks while striking out seven in 4.2 innings. Blayne Weller worked 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk to get the win. Jose Gonzalez struck out the only man he faced to get the save.
Wednesday—Beloit 10, Burlington 2 in Beloit. The Snappers scored six in the first and were never threatened. Wang-Wei Lin doubled and homered, driving in three. Oswaldo Arcia singled and homered. Daniel Santana singled and tripled. Derek McCallum had two doubles. Daniel Ortiz singled and doubled. Jamaal Hawkins had two hits. B. J. Hermsen gave up just one run on four hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts to get the win.
Happy Birthday–April 28
Red Lucas (1902)
Charlie Metro (1919)
Tom Sturdivant (1930)
Jackie Brandt (1934)
Pedro Ramos (1935)
Tom Browning (1960)
John Cerutti (1960)
Luis Quinones (1962)
Russ Morman (1962)
Barry Larkin (1964)
Jim Poole (1966)
Sean Douglass (1979)
Yoslan Herrera (1981)
April 28, 2011: Red Chair
My favorite brew is disappearing in a couple of days. I wish my go-to beer wasn't a seasonal.