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Julien Baker – Funeral Pyre

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Surprised we could only manage one week of "Best Of" posts from the citizenry this year. Even Phil got one up there, you guys ( 😉 ). Looks like DK and I will have to take it from here. I might be stealing one from him right now, actually...

Finally got to getting her debut. It's fantastic. At least in that "I feel a compulsion to listen to something pretty depressing" way.

I didn't really mention it, but the layout of this year's Summer Mix was supposed to resemble a summer day (as in a full 24 hour period, from daytime to late night). Specifically was channeling the summer days of a more youthful time, which were.... well, yeah. Anyway, JB's track from this year's mix really caught my attention. I placed towards the end as it helped symbolize the empty feeling at the end of some of those nights.

I was going to play this version specifically, but then I saw that Pepper had gotten to it. Went to find another song, and each one I found was better than the one before it (perhaps a Millions of Cats kind of thing). Anyway, I decided on this one, which isn't on her new album, but I'm guessing it will be on her next one though.

First time I've actually seen her. She can play. Might be lowkey in love.

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Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of December 17-18

GAMES OF DECEMBER 17

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

LA GUAIRA 10, MAGALLANES 8 IN LA GUAIRA

Magallanes scored five in the seventh to take an 8-5 lead, but La Guaira came back with five in the eighth to win the game.  Yonathan Daza was 4-for-5 with a double for La Guaira, scoring three times and driving in two.  Heiker Meneses was 3-for-5 with three doubles, scoring twice and driving in two for La Guaira.

ARAGUA 7, MARGARITA 1 IN ARAGUA

Juan Graterol hit a two-run homer in a five-run seventh that put the game out of reach.  Leuris Gomez pitched four shutout innings for Aragua, giving up three hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

CARACAS 5, LARA 4 IN LARA

Jesus Aguilar hit a two-run homer (his eighth) in the eighth to give Caracas a 5-4 lead.  Aguilar was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice.

ZULIA 3, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

Zulia scored two in the third to take a 2-1 lead they would not give up.  Stephen Fife struck out six in six innings for Zulia, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Jesus Flores hit a home run for Zulia, his fifth.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESCOGIDO 5, ORIENTE 2 IN ESCOGIDO

Escogido scored four in the second on two singles, helped by two walks and two wild pitches.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 for Escogido.  Nik Turley started but pitched only one inning, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks with one strikeout for Oriente.

ESTE 5, AGUILAS 3 IN ESTE

Abraham Almonte's two-run double in the sixth broke a 3-3 tie and gave the victory to Este.  Danny Santana was 1-for-4 for the Aguilas.

LICEY 2, GIGANTES 1 AT GIGANTES

Jhonatan Solano doubled and scored in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  John Lannan pitched five innings for Licey, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Yamaico Navarro was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk for Licey.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 6, CAGUAS 1 IN SANTURCE

Santurce scored five in the fourth and was never challenged.  Bryan Escanio struck out five in four shutout innings for Santurce, giving up two hits and a walk.  Drew Ferguson hit a home run for Santurce.

AGUADILLA 3, CAROLINA 1 IN CAROLINA

Aguadilla got six singles and a walk in the first inning, and although they only scored three runs with them it was enough.  J. J. Fernandez was 2-for-4 with a run for Carolina.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 6, HERMOSILLO 2 IN JALISCO

Leading 3-2, Jalisco scored three in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Tyler Alexander struck out nine in eight innings for Jalisco, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  Jose Manuel Rodriguez hit a home run for Jalisco, his sixth.

LOS MOCHIS 8, OBREGON 2 IN OBREGON

Lew Ford hit a two-run homer in the first and Los Mochis led all the way.  Manny Barreda struck out six in five shutout innings for Los Mochis, giving up two hits and three walks.  Ford was 2-for-3 with two walks.

MEXICALI 5, MAZATLAN 4 IN MEXICALI (11 INNINGS)

Mexicali scored two in the ninth to tie it and C. J. Retherford delivered a two-out RBI single in the eleventh to win it.  Yuniesky Betancourt was 3-for-5 with a walk and a run for Mexicali.

CULIACAN 4, NAVOJOA 1 IN NAVOJOA

Culiacan scored one in the second and two in the fourth and never trailed.  Daniel Rodriguez struck out seven in seven innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk for Culiacan.  Maxwell Leon was 3-for-5 with a double for Culiacan.

GAMES OF DECEMBER 18

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ARAGUA 9, LA GUAIRA 2 IN ARAGUA

Hernan Perez hit a two-run homer in a four-run Aragua fourth that put them ahead 6-2.  Yohan Pino pitched five innings for Aragua, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  Perez was 2-for-5 with two runs and the homer was his third.

CARACAS 6, MARGARITA 4 IN CARACAS

Jesus Aguilar homered in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie and Caracas added an insurance run in the eighth.  Danry Vazquez was 3-for-3 with a two-run homer (his third), a double, and a walk.  Yandy Diaz was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

ANZOATEGUI 10, ZULIA 9 IN ANZOATEGUI

Anzoategui led 8-5 after eight, but Zulia scored four in the ninth to take a 9-8 lead.  RBI singles by Niuman Romero and Ehire Adrianza won the game for Anzoategui in the bottom of the ninth.  Romero was 4-for-5 with a triple for Anzoategui, scoring twice and driving in one.  Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his third) for Anzoategui, driving in four.

LARA 4, MAGALLANES 3 IN MAGALLANES

Jesus Montero hit a three-run homer in the fifth to put Lara up 4-2.  Magallanes scored one in the ninth and had the tying and winning runs on base with one out but could not bring them around.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ORIENTE 3, GIGANTES 1 IN ORIENTE

Oriente scored two in the first and never trailed.  Chris O'Grady struck out five in five innings for Oriente, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

LICEY 10, AGUILAS 2 AT AGUILAS

Licey scored a total of eight runs in innings two through five to control the game.  Sergio Alcantara was 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk for Licey, scoring three times.  Emilio Bonifacio was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk for Licey, scoring once and driving in three.  Jason Rogers and Marco Hernandez each homered for Licey, with the Hernandez home run being his fourth.

ESCOGIDO 6, TOROS 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Ruben Sosa hit a two-run triple in the third and Escogido led the rest of the way.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 for Escogido.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 3, AGUADILLA 1 IN AGUADILLA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

A walk, two singles, and a walk put Caguas ahead 2-1 in the fifth.  Orlando Roman pitched four innings for Caguas, giving up an unearned run on two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

CAGUAS 7, AGUADILLA 4 IN AGUADILLA (GAME 2--11 INNINGS)

Caguas scored three in the sixth to tie it 4-4, then got three more in the eleventh to win it.  Aguadilla made two errors in the eleventh.  Andrew Velazquez was 4-for-6 for Caguas, scoring twice and driving in two.

SANTURCE 4, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN SANTURCE

Santurce scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Benji Gonzalez was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

HERMOSILLO 11, JALISCO 1 IN JALISCO

Hermosillo got four in the third and five in the fourth to go ahead 10-0.  Travis Blackley pitched seven innings for Hermosillo, giving up one run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 3-for-6 with two doubles for Hermosillo, scoring three times and driving in two.  Arturo Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a run for Hermosillo.  O'Koyea Dickson hit a two-run homer for Hermosillo.

MAZATLAN 2, MEXICALI 0 IN MEXICALI

Mazatlan got single runs in the sixth and seventh.  Jeremy Kehrt pitched seven shutout innings, giving up six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

LOS MOCHIS 3, OBREGON 1 IN OBREGON

Los Mochis scored two in the seventh to take a 2-1 lead an added an insurance run in the ninth. Roy Merritt pitched seven innings for Los Mochis, giving up one run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Los Mochis.

NAVOJOA 13, CULIACAN 6 IN NAVOJOA

Leading 5-3, Navojoa put together and eight-run inning in the sixth to take control.  Tony Thomas was 3-for-4 with a walk for Navojoa, scoring twice and driving in two.  Jesus Castillo hit a home run for Navojoa, his sixth.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

CANBERRA 7, PERTH 2 IN CANBERRA

Scott Kelly tripled and scored in the first and Canberra led all the way.  Sean Guinard pitched seven shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Kyle Perkins hit a two-run homer for Canberra, his fifth.

MELBOURNE 5, SYDNEY 0 IN MELBOURNE

Allan de San Miguel hit a three-run homer (his fifth) in the first inning and Melbourne never trailed.  Jon Kennedy struck out six in five shutout innings for Melbourne, giving up three hits and two walks.

ADELAIDE 6, BRISBANE 4 IN ADELAIDE

Marcus Greene's RBI single in the fourth put Adelaide up 5-4, a lead they would keep the rest of the game.  Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk for Brisbane, scoring once and raising his average to .301.  Logan Wade was 1-for-4 with a triple for Brisbane, scoring once and driving in one.  His average is now .329.

Keeping Track

1987 Rewind: Game Seventy-seven

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MINNESOTA 3, KANSAS CITY 1 IN KANSAS CITY

Date:  Tuesday, June 30.

Batting stars:  Kirby Puckett was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourteenth.  Greg Gagne was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Dan Gladden was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Pitching star:  Bert Blyleven pitched 8.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

Opposition stars:  Kevin Seitzer was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Steve Farr struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

The game:  With the bases loaded and one out in the second, a ground out, and a Gladden single put the Twins up 2-0.  Puckett added a home run in the third.  The Royals did not get on the board until the ninth.  Blyleven retired the first two batters, then gave up a pair of singles.  An error brought home a run and Blyleven, one assumes to his displeasure, was removed for Jeff Reardon.  Willie Wilson got an infield single to load the bases, but Seitzer grounded out to end the game.

Of note:  Al Newman was again at second base in place of Steve Lombardozzi and batted second.  He went 2-for-4...Puckett raised his average to .351...Charlie Liebrandt started for Kansas City, going 5.2 innings and giving up three runs on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

Record:  The Twins were 43-34, in first place, two games ahead of Oakland.

Notes:  Gene Larkin was at first base in place of Kent Hrbek...Mark Davidson played center field, with Puckett at DH and Roy Smalley out of the lineup.

Keeping Track

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)

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.

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Keeping Track

1987 Rewind: Game Seventy-six

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KANSAS CITY 3, MINNESOTA 2 IN KANSAS CITY (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Date:  Monday, June 29.

Batting stars:  Kirby Puckett was 2-for-3 with two doubles.  Al Newman was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Greg Gagne was 1-for-2 with a stolen base (his fourth) and a run.

Pitching stars:  None.

Opposition stars:  Bo Jackson was 1-for-2 with a home run, his sixteenth.  Frank White was 2-for-2 with a run.  Jim Eisenreich was 1-for-2 with a double and a run.

The game:  With two out in the third and Gagne on second, Newman delivered a run-scoring double followed by a Mark Davidson RBI single to give the Twins a 2-0 lead.  It held until the fifth, when White led off with a single and Eisenreich doubled to put men on second and third.  A balk brought home one run, a passed ball tied the score, and Jackson homered to give the Royals a 3-2 lead.  The next batter, Angel Salazar, flied out and the game was called at that point.

Of note:  Puckett raised his average to .349...Roy Smalley was 0-for-4 to make his average .324...Gene Larkin played but did not bat, so he was still at .300..Twins starter Les Straker pitched a 4.1 inning complete game, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk with no strikeouts...Kansas City starter Danny Jackson pitched a five inning complete game, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Record:  It was the fifth consecutive loss for the Twins, who fell to 42-34.  They remained in first place, leading Oakland by one game.

Notes:  Newman once again led off and played second base.  Steve Lombardozzi, who had not played since the first game of the June 27 doubleheader, would not play again until July 1.  Dan Gladden was in the lineup but batted sixth...Davidson was in right field, with Tom Brunansky at DH, Roy Smalley at third base, and Gary Gaetti out of the lineup.  Gaetti would be back at third base the next day...Kent Hrbek was picked off second base in the fourth inning and was apparently injured in the process, as Larkin came in to play first in the bottom of the inning.  He would miss one day, but be back in the lineup July 1.