Laura Nyro – Wedding Bell Blues/Poverty Train
i'd never really heard of ms. nyro before her HoF nomination. perhaps that's worth changing. congratulations on getting in.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqWVOSSmPpc
1967
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 3, Oriente 2 in Escogido (11 innings). Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido.
Licey 5, Cibao 2 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-3 with a walk for Cibao.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Hermosillo 7, Mazatlan 3 in Mazatlan. Anthony Slama struck out the side in his only inning of work.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 6, Caguas 3 in Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes retired the only man he faced for Mayaguez.
Carolina 4, Ponce 1 in Carolina. Angel Morales struck out as a pinch-hitter for Ponce.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
La Guaira 10, Anzoategui 8 in Anzoategui (10 innings). Lester Oliveros allowed two runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss for Anzoategui.
Magallanes 3, Aragua 2 in Aragua. Deolis Guerra struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk, for Magallanes.
December 7, 2011: Never Forget
Break out your Tora! Tora! Tora! DVDs, kids.
Happy Birthday–December 7
Deacon White (1847)
Denny Galehouse (1911)
Dick Donovan (1927)
Hal Smith (1930)
Don Cardwell (1935)
Bo Belinsky (1936)
Alex Johnson (1942)
Johnny Bench (1947)
Ozzie Virgil (1956)
Shane Mack (1963)
Tino Martinez (1967)
Saul Rivera (1977)
Eric Chavez (1977)
Bobby Bare Jr – The Heart Bionic
I hear this guy has a pretty cool dad.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YICIU07phNA&feature=fvsr
Some good time rock and roll from 2007 in NYC
Spanning the Globe
Is December 5 some sort of holiday? There was only one winter league game played yesterday, in the Venezuelan League, and it did not involve any Twins players.
Anton Karas – The Third Man Theme (The “Harry Lime” Theme)
i was listening to an NPR interview with a film scorer, and they discussed the music in the third man, which i hadn't seen (sorry, filmbuffs) and hadn't heard before. pretty sweet story behind mr. karas.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFz79SBnuk8
i'd heard of a zither, but hadn't seen one. while listening to the interview and music, i thought, "that might be something fun to learn how to play." after seeing this clip, i thought, "nnnnoooope."
Happy Birthday–December 6
Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
December 6, 2011: Brown Christmas
Someone said the date yesterday and I did a double-take. I'm not in a jacket yet.