Quick recco for a podcast about engineering disasters if that's your thing. Which ones are you listening to?
Monthly Archives: January 2023
Divine Fits – Hungry Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XrLRQZI2AI
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Happy Birthday–January 10
Harry Wright (1835)
Chick Stahl (1873)
Del Pratt (1888)
Ziggy Sears (1892)
Max Patkin (1920)
George Strickland (1926)
Jim O'Toole (1937)
Willie McCovey (1938)
Chuck Dobson (1944)
Wilfredo Sanchez (1948)
Richard Dotson (1959)
Kelvin Torve (1960)
Wally Bell (1965)
Kevin Baez (1967)
Gary Rath (1973)
Adam Kennedy (1976)
Outfielder Ziggy Sears played in the minors for sixteen years, mostly in the Texas League. He once drove in eleven runs in a game. He was a National League umpire from 1934-1945.
Max Patkin was a well-known baseball clown from 1944-1995.
Wilfredo Sanchez was a star in Cuba from 1968-1986, winning five batting titles.
Wally Bell was a major league umpire from 1992-2013, when he passed away from a heart attack.
WgOmRDLE Results: 01/10 – 01/15
C'mon, people, we've all got Wordles to do.
Happy Birthday–January 9
Bill Thomas (1905)
Johnny Washington (1916)
John Kibler (1928)
Julio Navarro (1936)
Ralph Terry (1936)
Masaaki Mori (1937)
Al Clark (1948)
Joe Wallis (1952)
Ivan DeJesus (1953)
Otis Nixon (1959)
Stan Javier (1964)
Jay Powell (1972)
Gabriel Moya (1995)
Bill Thomas pitched in the minors from 1924-1952. He set records for games pitched (1,016), wins (383), losses (347), innings (5,995), hits allowed (6,721), and runs allowed (3,098).
Outfielder/first baseman Johnny Washington played in the Negro Leagues for nearly twenty years.
John Kibler was a National League umpire from 1963-1989.
Masaaki Mori was involved with twenty-seven pennant winners in Japan, sixteen as a player, three as a coach, and eight as a manager.
Al Clark was a long-time American League umpire.
January 9, 2023: Back At It
I was surprised to hear Minnesota kids were already back in school last week. We start again today, which means our holiday break is officially over. Back to the grindstone in `23 skidoo.
Soul Asylum – Ooh La La
Hey, let's have a fun covers week, why not? This is a pretty great start.
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January 8, 2023: Clearance Bin
I hear the Twins are still up in the mix for Correa...
hey, nothing – Too Drunk to Drive
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Happy Birthday–January 8
Walker Cooper (1915)
Jim Busby (1927)
Gene Freese (1934)
Reno Bertoia (1935)
Bruce Sutter (1953)
Ramon Romero (1959)
Randy Ready (1960)
Brian Boehringer (1969)
Jason Giambi (1971)
Mike Cameron (1973)
Carl Pavano (1976)
Jeff Francis (1981)
Jeff Francoeur (1984)
Chris Paddack (1996)
Jhoan Duran (1998)
Three players named Jeff were born on this day. In addition to the two listed above, this is also the birthday of Jeff Hoffman of the Cincinnati Reds.