Friday Music Day: May 3, 2013

May already? I've wasted March and April/This Spring/This Year/My Life.
Oh hey, as the Hitman pointed out to me, there's a New Colin Stetson album out! New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light. Four tracks have Justin Vernon of Bon Iver singing on them and so far I haven't liked that much on passing listens, but I did closely listen to the subtitle track and it is absolutely fantastic, a 15-minute epic with all of the comparisons to Beowulf and Gilgamesh and Faith No More that description entails.

What does your music playing device or service serve up for you today?

Happy Birthday–May 3

George Gore (1857)
Garry Herrmann (1859)
Eppa Rixey (1891)
Red Ruffing (1905)
Goose Tatum (1921)
Chuck Hinton (1934)
Chris Cannizzaro (1938)
Davey Lopes (1945)
Dan Iassogna (1969)
Darren Dreifort (1972)
Ryan Dempster (1977)
Ben Revere (1988)

Garry Herrmann was the president of the Cincinnati Reds from 1903-1920 and was chair of the National Commission from its creation in 1903 until the commissioner's office was created in 1920.  It is puzzling that he is not in the Hall of Fame.

Better known as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, Goose Tatum played in the Negro Leagues for several years in the 1940s.

Dan Iassogna has been a major league umpire since 1999.

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Where They Stand

Rochester is 10-16, fifth in the International League North, eight games behind Buffalo.  The Red Wings are 6-4 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.

New Britain is 14-12, tied for second in the Eastern League Eastern, two games behind Portland.  The Rock Cats are 6-4 in their last ten games and won their most recent game.

Fort Myers is 21-4, first in the Florida State League South, five games ahead of St. Lucie.  The Miracle is 7-3 in its last ten games and has won seven consecutive games.

Cedar Rapids is 18-6, first in the Midwest League Western, three games ahead of Quad Cities.  The Kernels are 9-1 in their last ten games lost their most recent game.

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.