If it wasn't for your mother, you wouldn't be here. Better listen, foo!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFNJLs-Ql0o
(4 votes, average: 8.75 out of 10)
Loading... Pepper emailed me this quote from Eula Biss's book Notes from No Man's Land:
Each of us has certain clichés, I suspect, to which we are particularly vulnerable, certain songs we are compelled to play over and over again, certain words that undo us with their simple syllables. For years now I have been unable to think clearly if the lyrics of “Sweet Home Alabama” are within my hearing, or “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, or even “Long Walk Home”.
My only other though was asking for more WGOM canon nominations, but I like Pepper's idea better, even if I don't exactly get what kind of power these songs have over Bliss. Does she like them? Hate them? Are they super-earworms?
If you can figure it out, share your own. Or just any random ten. Whatevs.
The spring training game was a blast yesterday, but I managed to forget sunscreen, shades and my hat.
Ring Lardner (1885)
Lefty Grove (1900)
Bob Swift (1915)
Pete Gray (1915)
Ted Abernathy (1933)
Cookie Rojas (1939)
Willie Stargell (1940)
Karl Best (1959)
Scott Stahoviak (1970)
Terry Adams (1973)
Marcus Thames (1977)
Clint Barmes (1979)
Writer Ring Lardner wrote about a variety of subjects, but is probably most famous for writing about baseball. If you haven't read any of his stuff, you really should.
As you probably know, Pete Gray played in 77 games for the St. Louis Browns in 1945 despite having only one arm.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl5vi9ir49g
Is it theme (mid) week? Probably not, but he ain't heavy.
(4 votes, average: 8.25 out of 10)Loading... Sam Thompson (1860)
Jeff Tesreau (1888)
Lu Blue (1897)
Elmer Valo (1921)
Del Crandall (1930)
Phil Roof (1941)
Katsuo Osugi (1945)
Kent Tekulve (1947)
Doug Bird (1950)
Mike Veeck (1951)
Mike Squires (1952)
Steve Ontiveros (1961)
Brian Hunter (1971)
Jeffrey Hammonds (1971)
Ryan Franklin (1973)
Paul Konerko (1976)
Mike MacDougal (1977)
Joe Benson (1988)
Katsuo Osugi was the first player to have a thousand hits in the Japanese Central League and the Japanese Pacific League.
The son of Bill Veeck, Mike Veeck is president of the Goldklang Baseball Group, which owns a variety of minor league teams, including the Fort Myers Miracle and the St. Paul Saints.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to brianS’ daughter.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to spookymilk’s father.
At least two of our Citizens are starting new jobs in the next couple of weeks. Rock on, dudes. I hope I'm next.
These guys are out on tour again. Not much for recent, higher quality videos yet, so we might as well put one up from the day.
1993
(5 votes, average: 7.80 out of 10)Loading... I didn't see anything scheduled, so we might as well just continue with the youthful arrogance.
Red Murray (1884)
Jeff Pfeffer (1888)
Dazzy Vance (1891)
Lefty O'Doul (1897)
Buck Canel (1906)
Clyde McCullough (1917)
Mel Queen (1918)
Leo Righetti (1925)
Cass Michaels (1926)
Bob Johnson (1936)
Jack Fischer (1939)
Danny Frisella (1946)
Tom Grieve (1948)
Harry Saferight (1949)
Sam Perlozzo (1951)
Mark Wagner (1954)
Jeff Dedmon (1960)
Tom Lampkin (1964)
Giovanni Carrera (1968)
Dave Stevens (1970)
Mark Wegner (1972)
Born in Argentina, Buck Canel broadcast major league baseball to Latin America for over four decades, calling forty-two World Series.
The father of Dave Righetti, Leo Righetti played in the minors for twelve years, eight of them in AAA.
Harry Saferight made it to the majors with Pittsburgh in 1979, but did not appear in a game. He got to the on-deck circle three times, but each time the last out was made before he had a chance to bat.
St. Paul native Mark Wegner has been a major league umpire since 1998.
