Good thing it's not the Yankees today. Inauspicious history of Twins/Yanks on this date...
Woods-Richardson against McKenzie.
Minor Details: Games of May 16
OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 8 IN ST. PAUL (11 INNINGS)
St, Paul led 7-3 after six. Omaha scored one in the eighth and three in the ninth to tie it. Drew Waters singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.
Multi-hit games: Diego Castillo was 2-for-4 with a walk. Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs. Anthony Prato was 2-for-5.
Home runs: Helman (5).
Multi-RBI games: Helman 4.
Stolen bases: Castillo (6).
Pitching prowess: Austin Schulfer pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one and walking one. Hobie Harris pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Waters was 4-for-6 with a triple, a double, and four RBIs.
Record: St. Paul is 17-23, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, TULSA DRILLERS 8 IN TULSA
Wichita scored three in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead and got three insurance runs in the seventh.
Multi-hit games: Jake Rucker was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, two runs, and four RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Aaron Sabato was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two runs.
Home runs: Emmanuel Rodriguez (5).
Multi-RBI games: Rucker 4; Schobel 3; Rodriguez 2.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Scott Engler pitched two shutout innings, striking out one and walking one. Jared Solomon struck out two and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.
Opposition standout: Brendon Davis was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk.
Record: Wichita is 16-19, in fourth place, four games behind Arkansas and Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 0 IN QUAD CITIES
Jay Harry's RBI single in the first brought home the game's only run.
Multi-hit games: Harry was 2-for-3. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: John Klein struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk. Jacob Wosinski struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition standout: Steven Zobac pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out one.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 21-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 3, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN LAKELAND
A passed ball with the bases loaded in the ninth brought home the deciding run.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Ty Langenberg struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk. Jack Noble struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Opposition standout: Jim Jarvis was 3-for-3.
Record: Fort Myers is 14-22, in fifth place, ten games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.
FCL RAYS AT FCL TWINS
Postponed due to wet grounds. Will be made up June 3.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:30 Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:35 Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 3.31_
6:37 Omaha at St. Paul (David Festa, 0-1, 3.00)
7:00 Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.38) at Tulsa
May 17, 2024: Sacrifice
Not happy that I had to miss most of the Wolves game last night, but if this is the result, I will gladly volunteer to miss the rest of them. Yes, I'm a hero.
Hurray for the Riff Raff – Alibi
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Happy Birthday–May 17
Hal Carlson (1892)
Del Webb (1899)
Cool Papa Bell (1903)
Ace Parker (1912)
Billy Hoeft (1932)
Ozzie Virgil (1932)
Dan Monzon (1946)
Carlos May (1948)
Pascual Perez (1957)
Greg Mathews (1962)
Jose Guillen (1976)
Carlos Pena (1978)
Del Webb was an owner of the New York Yankees from 1945-1964.
As you probably know, James "Cool Papa" Bell was a star in the Negro Leagues. It was said that he was so fast he could turn out the light and be in bed before the room got dark.
Ace Parker is a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was an infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1937-1938.
Left-hander Greg Mathews was drafted by Minnesota in the ninth round of the January draft in 1982, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Philosofer.
2024 Game 43 – Damn Yankees at Twins
Day Game Alert!
Joe Ryan shakes off the catcher twice, grooves a fastball and gives up a leadoff dinger. Not the most auspicious start. This is here. Go Twins.
May 16, 2024: TerrifAIng
We had a big company wide town hall yesterday where the CEO went over the plan for the next few fiscal years, including specific goals, figures, etc. As I've mentioned, the company has been plugging AI into everything lately. Out of curiosity, since it transcribes in real time, I asked it to provide a summary of the hour long meeting. It took a good minute or so, but it produced a frighteningly accurate and concise summary of all the main points, including citing specific numbers. There was even a little blurb at the end about the safety compliance officer that opened the meeting and gave a brief set of recommendations. It was a bit unsettling.
Minor Details: Games of May 15
OMAHA STORM CHASERS 6, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL
Omaha scored five in the second inning, which would be more than enough.
Multi-hit games: DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Keirsey, Jr. (11).
Pitching prowess: Ronny Henriquez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Nick Wittgren pitched a scoreless inning, striking out one. Ryan Jensen pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Opposition standout: Luis Cessa struck out five in five innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Record: St. Paul is 17-22, in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Omaha.
WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, TULSA DRILLERS 1 IN TULSA
Wichita broke a 1-1 tie with a four-run fifth.
Multi-hit games: Jeferson Morales was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs. Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two runs.
Home runs: Rucker (2).
Multi-RBI games: Morales 2; Kyler Fedco 2.
Stolen bases: None.
Pitching prowess: Zebby Matthews struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits. Mike Paredes pitched two perfect innings. John Stankiewicz retired all four men he faced.
Opposition standout: Sauryn Leo struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Record: Wichita is 15-19, in fourth place, five games behind Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Misael Urbina's two-run single in the third broke a scoreless tie.
Multi-hit games: None.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: Urbina 2.
Stolen bases: Luke Keaschall (12).
Pitching prowess: Andrew Morris pitched seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out six. Ricardo Velez struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Opposition standout: A. J. Block struck out three in two perfect innings.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 20-14, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 16, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1 IN LAKELAND
Lakeland scored eight runs in the first inning.
Multi-hit games: Kyle Hess was 2-for-3.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Payton Eeles (3).
Pitching prowess: Aaron Holiday struck out three and walked three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit. Matthew Clayton pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Opposition standout: Daneurys De La Cruz was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.
Record: Fort Myers is 14-21, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Clearwater.
TODAY'S TILTS
11:00 FCL Rays at FCL Twins
5:30 Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg, 0-3, 4.44) at Lakeland
6:35 Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.23)
6;37 Omaha at St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 3-3, 4.42)
7:00 Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-2, 3.33) at Tulsa
Drinking Boys and Girls Choir – Keep Drinking!!
Good friends and touring companions of Otoboke Beaver.
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Happy Birthday–May 16
Cy Rigler (1882)
Jim Brown (1892)
Watty Clark (1902)
Earl Halstead (1912)
Stubby Overmire (1919)
Lefty Phillips (1919)
Dave Philley (1920)
Rube Walker (1926)
Billy Martin (1928)
Rick Reuschel (1949)
Rick Rhoden (1953)
Jack Morris (1955)
Tack Wilson (1956)
Mark Funderburk (1957)
Bob Patterson (1959)
Mitch Webster (1959)
Doug Brocail (1967)
Jim Mecir (1970)
Drew Maggi (1989)
Dietrich Enns (1991)
Cy Rigler was a National League umpire from 1906-1935.
Earl Halstead was a scout, a minor league general manager, and a minor league umpire. He also invented the first pitching machine that could throw curve balls.
Lefty Phillips managed the California Angels from 1969-1971.
Dave Philley played five of his eighteen major league seasons in Philadelphia, three for the Athletics and two for the Phillies.