I was at a hotel and found a single dollar bill in the hallway. I was thinking for awhile if I should pick it up or not until I finally realized, oh wait, that actually is mine and it fell out when I took out my key card last time coming into the room.
December 22, 2024: Moral Quandry
December 21, 2024: Sister Winter
She's here! So long, Autumn!
The Murder Capital – Ethel
Happy Birthday–December 21
Cy Williams (1887)
Josh Gibson (1911)
Bob Rush (1925)
Howie Reed (1936)
Paul Casanova (1941)
Elliott Maddox (1947)
Dave Kingman (1948)
Joaquin Andujar (1952)
Tom Henke (1957)
Roger McDowell (1960)
Andy Van Slyke (1960)
Dustin Hermanson (1972)
LaTroy Hawkins (1972)
D’Angelo Jimenez (1977)
Freddy Sanchez (1977)
Philip Humber (1982)
Danny Duffy (1988)
Josh Staumont (1993)
Josh Gibson is generally considered to have been the greatest batter in Negro League history.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to hungry joe’s wife, peckish jane.
Tonsil Hockey – “10 Cents Per Minute”
Sorry for getting this up so late in the morning! My favorite album of the year is brat, which doesn't need any additional promotion, so I figured I'd pick something from the most under the radar thing I loved this year: The T4T Olympics by Tonsil Hockey.
December 20, 2024: Godspeed
I hope everyone gets to where they're going to safely.
Happy Birthday–December 20
Jack Manning (1853)
Harry Stovey (1856)
Jimmy Williams (1876)
Branch Rickey (1881)
Fred Merkle (1888)
Butch Henline (1894)
George Pipgras (1899)
Gabby Hartnett (1900)
Spud Davis (1904)
Eddie Leishman (1910)
Julio Becquer (1931)
Oscar Gamble (1949)
Cecil Cooper (1949)
Jose DeLeon (1960)
Augie Ojeda (1974)
Aubrey Huff (1976)
David De Jesus (1979)
James Shields (1981)
David Wright (1982)
Eddie Leishman was twice the Minor League Executive of the Year.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to spookymilk and mrs. milk.
Slim Dunlap – The Ballad Of The Opening Band / Chrome Lipstick
December 19, 2024: $63.59
Back when I used to work a register, every time this total came up, I was always hoping the customer would hand me a $100 because then the change would be $36.41, or one of every bill and every coin (this worked with $13.59 and a $50, but the $100 always seemed more likely to me). Never happened though...
Happy Birthday–December 19
Ford Frick (1894)
Al Kaline (1934)
Tony Taylor (1935)
Walt Williams (1943)
Rob Gardner (1944)
Geoff Zahn (1945)
Kevin Stanfield (1955)
Stu Cliburn (1956)
Stan Cliburn (1956)
Tom Lawless (1956)
Clay Parker (1962)
Bill Wegman (1962)
Mike Fetters (1964)
Chito Martinez (1965)
Russell Branyan (1975)
Rafael Soriano (1979)
Ian Kennedy (1984)
Aaron Loup (1987)
Ford Frick was the president of the National League from 1934-1951 and commissioner of baseball from 1951-1965.
Clay Parker was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-first round in 1984, but did not sign.