Happy Birthday–November 17

George Stallings (1867)
Mike Garcia (1923)
Orlando Pena (1933)
Gary Bell (1936)
Tom Seaver (1944)
Brad Havens (1959)
Mitch Williams (1964)
Paul Sorrento (1965)
Jeff Nelson (1966)
Eli Marrero (1973)
Darnell McDonald (1978)
Ryan Braun (1983)
Nick Markakis (1983)

 George Stallings managed in the major leagues for thirteen years.  He is best remembered as the manager of the 1914 Miracle Braves.

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The Features – This Disorder

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Its not often that I catch a band very early in their career and stuck with them for years and years. A lot of bands break up! I first heard this band way back in 2004 when I was instantly hooked on the song 'A Million Ways to Sing the Blues'.

Although I was disappointed in their last album, I thought 'This Disorder' was a gem.

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November 16, 2013: Overdue Changes

Yesterday was my brother's 34th birthday, and also the day he came to terms with the fact that he and his wife need to divorce. Their five-year marriage has been an unmitigated disaster for a long time, but my brother is such that he wanted things so badly to work that he fought the inevitable for quite some time, and poured himself into his job to avoid reality.
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Happy Birthday–November 16

Joe Quest (1852)
Paul Foytack (1930)
Frank Bolling (1931)
Harry Chiti (1932)
Minnie Mendoza (1933)
Don Hahn (1948)
Herb Washington (1951)
Glenn Burke (1952)
Curt Wardle (1960)
Dwight Gooden (1964)
Chris Haney (1968)
Pete Rose (1969)
Julio Lugo (1975)

Sprinter Herb Washington played for Oakland for two seasons as a pinch-runner.  He appeared in 105 games, but did not play in the field and did not bat.  He stole 31 bases in 48 attempts and scored 33 runs.

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Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.