Oh konbini, I have missed you so, so much.
Happy Birthday–July 29
Earl Moore (1877)
George Cutshaw (1886)
Cedric Tallis (1914)
Felix Mantilla (1934)
Don Wert (1938)
Bill Whitby (1943)
Hisashi Yamada (1948)
Dan Driessen (1951)
Greg Minton (1951)
Ken Burns (1953)
Dave LaPoint (1959)
Luis Alicea (1965)
Mike Williams (1968)
Seth Greisinger (1975)
Mike Adams (1978)
Ryan Braun (1980)
Cedric Tallis was the general manager of the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees.
Submarine pitcher Hisashi Yamada won 284 games in Japan.
Ken Burns made an Emmy-award winning documentary about the history of baseball. He also made a documentary on Jackie Robinson.
Every year I am surprised to learn that there was a Ryan Braun who pitched for Kansas City in 2006 and 2007.
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring
Since I last took a turn as guest DJ, I've been listening to a lot of classical music. So maybe that's what I'll do this week? We'll see...
June 26, 2020
This one is a longtime favorite; I think I actually had it on cassette back in the day!
WgOmRDLE et al. Results: 07/29 – 08/11
Wordle around the world!
July 28, 2024: Globetrotting
brb going to the other side of the globe.
Minor Details: Games of July 27
OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL
Kevin Padlo hit a two-run homer in the second and Omaha led the rest of the way.
Multi-hit games: Wynton Bernard was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
Home runs: Bernard (4).
Multi-RBI games: Bernard 2 (21).
Stolen bases: Bernard (14).
Pitching prowess: Caleb Baragar pitched a perfect inning, striking out one. Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.
Loss: Zebby Matthews (1-1).
Opposition standout: C. J. Alexander was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 12-14, tied for sixth place with Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, AMARILLO SOD POODLES 9 IN AMARILLO
Wichita had leads of 4-0 and 10-2 before withstanding an Amarillo comeback.
Multi-hit games: Tyler Dearden was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs. Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs.
Home runs: Keaschall (7); Jeferson Morales (6); Schobel (5).
Multi-RBI games: McCusker 2 (45); Morales 2 (44); Schobel 2 (41); Keaschall 2 (23).
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Kyle Bischoff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Win: Cory Lewis (1-2).
Save: Bischoff (1).
Opposition standout: Tim Tawa was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and five RBIs.
Record: Wichita is 9-17, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.
QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN QUAD CITIES
Trevor Werner hit a two-run double in the third to give Quad Cities a 2-1 lead.
Multi-hit games: Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Rubel Cespdes (5).
Pitching prowess: Connor Prielipp struck out four in two shutout innings in his high-A debut, giving up two hits. Jacob Wosinski struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.
Loss: Ricky Castro (0-1).
Opposition standout: Werner was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, a two RBIs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 16-13, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.
DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN DUNEDIN
Nate LaRue hit a two-run double in the second to give Dunedin a 2-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.
Multi-hit games: Nick Lucky was 2-for-4 with a home run. Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Lucky (5).
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Houghton (14).
Pitching prowess: Charlee Soto struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits. Juan Mercedes pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Loss: Soto (0-4).
Opposition standout: Nolan Perry struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out three.
Record: Fort Myers is 18-9, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.
DSL METS ORANGE 4, DSL TWINS 0 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)
The Mets Orange scored all of their runs in the seventh inning.
Multi-hit games: None. The Twins had two hits.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Merphy Hernandez (23).
Pitching prowess: Melvin Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.
Loss: Manuel Compres (2-2).
Opposition standout: Jose Guevara struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Record: The DSL Twins are 19-19, in sixth place, seven games behind the DSL Tigers 2.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-3, 4.37) at Dunedin
1:00 Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-1, 3.26) at Quad Cities
2:07 Omaha at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-7, 5.34)
6:05 Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 4-3, 1.88) at Amarillo
Happy Birthday–July 28
Bullet Joe Rogan (1893)
Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901)
Morrie Silver (1909)
Ted Lepcio (1929)
Masaaki Koyama (1934)
Marty Brennaman (1942)
Vida Blue (1949)
Wayne Krivsky (1954)
Carmelo Martinez (1960)
Bob Milacki (1964)
Derek Lee (1966)
Darin Ruf (1986)
Walker Buehler (1994)
Jorge Alcala (1995)
Bullet Joe Rogan, given name Charles Wilber Rogan, was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1938.
Morrie Silver is credited with having saved baseball in Rochester when the St. Louis Cardinals threatened to drop their team there. He is a member of the International League Hall of Fame.
Masaaki Koyama won 320 games in Japan, third on the all-time list.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman was with the Cincinnati Reds from 1974-2019.
Wayne Krivsky was an assistant general manager of the Twins until 2006, when he became the general manager of Cincinnati. He returned to the Twins as an assistant to the general manager from 2011-2017.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir’s brother.
Superheaven – Youngest Daughter
NSFW
2024 Game 103: Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers
Joe Ryan
v.
Tarik Skubal
Game in progress.
Rod Stewart – Maggie May
This has been in my head for days for no reason.