Picked up this song on Spotify. I guess he’s a YouTuber/twitch streamer who made good.
September 27, 2024: Mirror, Mirror
The boy wanted to take his school computer up to his room to "do his homework" (he can't do much on those things, but he can access YouTube). I told him no, the living room or kitchen was fine. He said, "Dad, I'll cast my screen, okay?" I thought for a moment, and said, yeah, sure. And so, he could sit comfortably in his room, and while he was likely also talking to his special lady friend, I could watch his computer on the living room TV to see he was at least still working on his math. The future is weird.
Happy Birthday–September 27
Jelly Gardner (1895)
Whit Wyatt (1907)
Dick Hall (1930)
Dave Wickersham (1935)
Gary Sutherland (1944)
Mike Schmidt (1949)
Bob Veselic (1955)
Don Schulze (1962)
Todd Blyleven (1972)
Vicente Padilla (1977)
Jon Rauch (1978)
Jon Garland (1979)
Matt Shoemaker (1986)
Simeon Woods Richardson (2000)
Todd Blyleven is, as you probably know, the son of Bert Blyleven. He pitched in the minor leagues for seven years, getting as high as AA, then was a scout for eight years.
It’s a numbers game
Prior to my upcoming G.I. visit, I got lab work done and just got the results. Across the board, all indicators were in the green (normal range). Numerous key indicators were out of the range a year ago.
Reflecting on a year ago, I started with a trainer (Donovan) at my club to do strength/flexibility workouts. I was well into the Walk With Bo program, which started in a walker, and got up to 108 different guest-stars (including a deaf-dog, CT Speaker of the House, the Mayor of Cagliari, and representation from This Nation).
I've been able to swim all along, even right away after the Big Surgery (after the first 1/2 lap I was so happy I cried) .
I started hockey-skating and running in November, ran a 5K (Mitten Run) on 12/3, two 10Ks (Hartford HMF 3/17, Collinsville 5/5), finished running all Hartford Streets 5/26, Reykjavik Half Marathon 8/24, and Von Trapp Trail 5K 9/23. And 54% complete running Windsor streets as of this morning.
So I'm back in the saddle again, planning my next Half (probably Nordic/Baltic). Feels good.
So Nation, how/what are you doing for your health?
T-Pain – War Pigs
Well that’s a fun one.
September 26, 2024: One LA’st Dance
Pour one out for the long suffering A's fans and the last game in their home park.
I am generally anti-Idiot On The Field, but if you're an Oakland A's fan during the last game at the Colosseum? What're they gonna do, ban you from future Oakland A's games?? Have some beers and take a lap, man. Totally fine.
— ℳatt (@matttomic) September 24, 2024
Happy Birthday–September 26
Gus Schmelz (1850)
Bob Coleman (1890)
Bobby Shantz (1925)
Mel McGaha (1926)
Dave Duncan (1945)
Jim Gideon (1953)
Rich Gedman (1959)
Steve Buechele (1961)
Dave Martinez (1964)
Brian Shouse (1968)
Brian Looney (1969)
Sean Doolittle (1986)
Chris Archer (1988)
Jordan Luplow (1993)
Gus Schmelz managed several teams in the late 19th century. He is one of the few who became a manager without having played professionally.
Bob Coleman managed in the minor leagues for thirty-five years. He had the most wins as a minor league manager when he retired, 2,496, a mark since passed by Stan Wasiak.
Former Knicks player Mel McGaha was the manager of the Kansas City Athletics from 1964-1965.
We'd also like to wish a happy birthday to Beau's daughter.
2024 Game 158: Miami Marlins at Minnesota Twins
Valente Bellozo
vs
David Festa
Festa first two games: 10.80 ERA and 7.06 FIP.
Festa in 11 games since: 3.60 ERA and 3.28 FIP.
At least something has gone right over the past month.
Because this has not:
Minor Details: St. Paul Saints Team Leaders
BATTING
GAMES
Yunior Severino, 128
DaShawn Keirsey, 111
Diego Castillo, 110
AT-BATS
Severino, 489
Keirsey, 443
Castillo, 385
RUNS
Keirsey, 71
Severino, 66
Anthony Prato, 60
HITS
Keirsey, 133
Severino, 124
Castillo, 100
DOUBLES
Castillo, 22
Keirsey, 22
Severino, 21
TRIPLES
Keirsey, 7
Prato, 6
Payton Eeles, 4
HOME RUNS
Severino, 21
Matt Wallner, 19
Chris Williams, 17
RBI
Keirsey, 81
Severino, 79
Castillo, 54
WALKS
Prato, 67
Severino, 67
Castillo, 60
STRIKEOUTS
Severino, 154
Keirsey, 116
Williams, 106
STOLEN BASES
Keirsey, 36
Eeles, 20
Castillo, 13
Will Holland, 13
AVERAGE
Brooks Lee, .308
Keirsey, .300
Holland, .299
Eeles, .299
ON-BASE
Holland, .428
Eeles, .419
Edouard Julien, .395
SLUGGING
Lee, .606
Holland, .556
Wallner, .544
OPS
Holland, .984
Lee, .974
Eeles, .919
PITCHING
GAMES
Hobie Harris, 44
Ryan Jensen, 44
Diego Castillo, 40
STARTS
Caleb Boushley, 26
Randy Dobnak, 24
Louie Varland, 16
INNINGS
Boushley, 134.1
Dobnak, 133.1
Varland, 83.1
WINS
Dobnak, 12
Boushley, 7
Adam Plutko, 6
SAVES
Castillo, 8
Harris, 5
Josh Winder, 4
HOME RUNS ALLOWED
Boushley, 22
Dobnak, 14
Nick Wittgren, 14
WALKS ALLOWED
Dobnak, 63
Jensen, 50
Varland, 32
STRIKEOUTS
Dobnak, 136
Boushley, 108
Varland, 96
ERA
Ronny Henriquez, 3.44
Andrew Morris, 3.48
Scott Blewett, 3.79
WHIP
Plutko, 1.10
Morris, 1.13
David Festa, 1.36
AVERAGE AGAINST
Morris, .218
Jensen, .221
Plutko, .227
That concludes Minor Details for another season. Thanks for reading, if, in fact, anybody did. I enjoyed it, and I hope you did, too.
grandson – Blood // Water
Turns out I have a handful of songs on my playlists by grandson. I think they might be better as processed studio songs than as actually performed. But I do like the energy.