Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

- Thomas Macdonough is an American war hero who should be better remembered (but alas he's not)

- Things hard to say drunk

- The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

- Dave Winfield in 1973, playing college basketball for Minnesota

- Louis CK Out-take

- Awesome - The 50 Greatest Internet Memes of 2011

- How can you not root for and respect Troy Calhoun of Air Force?

- Top 16 ways to get woman / wife according to Bible

Top 5 - Baseball Players from Minnesota

I was listing the top 5 players from each state but some reason I stopped after doing Wisconsin almost a year ago. It seemed like an interesting diversion - so today I am resuming the series.

Here are who I consider the top 5 players born in Minnesota.

1. Dave Winfield - Hall of Fame slugger who many forget was also great in the field - winning 7 Gold Gloves
2. Paul Molitor - Hall of Famer who is 9th on the all-time hit list with 3,319
3. Chief Bender - Hall of Fame pitcher with 212 wins and a career winning percentage of .625
4. Jack Morris - 254 career wins with a number of legendary post season victories
5. Ken Hrbek - over 1,000 RBI playing his whole 14-year career for the hometown Twins

Honorable Mention:

Roger Maris - most folks think he was North Dakota but he was acually born in Hibbing, MN (birthplace of Kevin McHale)
Joe Mauer - a hometown boy playing for the Twins who may make the Top 5 some day