Happy Birthday–June 8

Cub Stricker (1859)
Van Lingle Mungo (1911)
Eddie Gaedel (1925)
Del Ennis (1925)
George Brunet (1935)
Joe Grzenda (1937)
Pete Magrini (1942)
Mark Belanger (1944)
Lenn Sakata (1954)
Don Robinson (1957)
Carmelo Castillo (1958)
Britt Burns (1959)
Kevin Gross (1961)
John Gibbons (1962)
Kevin Ritz (1965)
Dave Mlicki (1968)

I assume anyone reading this knows who Eddie Gaedel was.  If not, you are encouraged to look him up.

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Friday Music Day: June 7, 2013

Much like Phil, I make a summer mix each year. (Not last year, though: my computer was broken.)
However, I feature solely contemporary music: stuff from this year. It's gotten harder, not having cable or listening to the radio or reading Pitchfork. Anyone know what the hot new singles that don't stink will be?

I've got a draft playlist going, but it's got a 15 minute song from Colin Stetson, a 9 minute song from the Knife, an 8 minute house single ("Tunsten" by Barnt), and this fantastic song from Aaron Dilloway. Despite actual decent pop songs from Tristen, Caitlin Rose, and Bad Bad Hats, that's not going to cut it and may turn my whole family against me.

Other than that advice, go ahead and post your random ten as well.

Happy Birthday–June 7

Bones Ely (1863)
Ed Wells (1900)
Dusty Boggess (1904)
Rosey Gilhousen (1913)
Herb Score (1933)
Roger Nelson (1944)
George Mitterwald (1945)
Don Money (1947)
Thurman Munson (1947)
Bobby Marcano (1951)
Bill Hohn (1955)
Tim Laudner (1958)
Heathcliff Slocumb (1966)
Donaldo Mendez (1978)
Virgil Vasquez (1982)

Dusty Boggess was a National League umpire from 1944-62.

Rosey Gilhousen was a long-time scout who is credit for signing George Brett and Dan Quisenberry.

Bobby Marcano was an all-star in Japan.

Bill Hohn has been a major league umpire since 1989.

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