Happy Birthday–February 7

Tom Daly (1866)
Pat Moran (1876)
Charlie Jamieson (1893)
Earl Whitehill (1899)
Paul Owens (1924)
Dick Wiencek (1926)
Al Smith (1928)
Juan Pizarro (1937)
Burt Hooton (1950)
Benny Ayala (1951)
Dan Quisenberry (1953)
Damaso Garcia (1957)
Carney Lansford (1957)
Ralph Citarella (1958)
Endy Chavez (1978)
Brad Hennessey (1980)
Scott Feldman (1983)

Paul Owens spent over forty years in the Phillies organization, serving at various times as a player, scout, manager, and general manager.

Dick Wiencek was a minor league infielder from 1947-1949,  He then became a scout, working at various times for Washington/Minnesota, Detroit, and Oakland.  Among the players he was responsible for signing are Jim Kaat, Graig Nettles, Bert Blyleven, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell, and Mark McGwire.

Right-hander Ralph Citarella was drafted by Minnesota in the first round of the January draft in 1978, but did not sign.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. AMR.

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FMD 2-6-15: Mixmaker, make me a mix

I need to postpone my thoughts on last week's discussion about good music for a girl who is just maybe starting to feel angsty. (Even though I see Tori Amos has new expanded reissues coming out for her Earthquakes and Pink. (Missing the Carl Craig remixes of "God" there, grumble grumble.))

Tomorrow is EAR's birthday and it's now tradition or something that I make her a mix CD. This might be number 15. I've tapped most of what I think she'd like, or what I want to share. I don't not want to make her a CD, I just don't have any strong-enough ideas for it right now. As I write this, I've got like 36 hours tops, and that involves sleeping and working and putting kids to bed and so I don't have time to talk about that other stuff. Next week?

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.