I for one am very excited to see what Cherki might become under the tutelage of ZZ. Give him some 2 way responsibility, let him pick out the passes to turn defense into offense. Olise and Doue get all the credit for today's win vs. Belgium, rightly so, but two of those goals were initiated by Cherki., uncredited.
I'm always gonna root for this guy.
125 with the Twins
He pitched a total of 141 innings over the previous 5 seasons combined!
2 takeaways:
This kid is just getting started.
Matt Canterino, there is hope yet.
He has demolished his previous career high of 138 in 2024 with 165 and counting this season.
Joe Ryan's career high is 171.
Pablo Lopez topped out at 194.
Just 25, I'd wager Bradley will be the next Twins starter to top 200 IP.
She sang with confidence, better monitors, and an established role in the band. Listening to 7/5/78 tonight, but also been listening to the Rhythm Devils box set a lot lately. Her singing really was an asset.
From the Donna howl of 72 (which I actually get a kick out of), to 78. she found her niche. All the shows with JGB didn't hurt either.
In addition to a .300 batting average, an OPS of .848, 12 homers, and slick defense at shortstop.
That is one hell of a prospect they have there.
I thought the sell-offs would put OL as a lower top-ten squad.
May still come to pass, but losing only Maitland-Niles and Fofanna at the Deadline, and adding some nice pieces, I am becoming bullish on OL's season.
Gotta say, another year in Europa League, while not great for the pocketbook, is absolutely good on a football level.
Would love to see OL win a European trophy, apart from Intertoto.
I listened to it when I first got it , but was still immersed in the Enjoying the Ride box, so never gave it a second thought. Came back tonight. The shows are so crisp and energetic, and the mix is fantastic.
That Dave us a two'fer of primo 81 Dead, from across the pond, so nice.
Over the course of 2 nights, they gave me several of my favorite pairs, Scarlet>Fire night 1, China>Rider and Estimated>Eyes night 2. And best of all, apart from Drums>Space, the only other repeat over 43 songs, top-shelf Althea.
This is going in the car for my next road trip.
Pretty common nowadays. Wondering if this is yet another GD invention.
Billy is an amazing songwriter,
Do they still need to sell off Fofana, Sulc, etc.?
They get a bunch of money as participants, no?
Baker has 35 saves for TB, after 7 with Baltimore over 4 seasons.
Gomez has 17 saves since joining the Twins, after 2 with Dodgers and Rays and other clubs over the years.
Even our Louie exploded, going from 0 to 28 career this year.
The game has evolved in selecting who you put out there in the 9th.
We have a commercial FM station here that plays "the greatest hits of the 70s-90s."
Between ads for local car dealerships and jewelers, they play a lot of what you'd expect, Phil Collins, Madonna, Fleetwod Mac(not Perter Green version), Elton John, etc.
It's mainly listenable, apart from the ad-heavy nature.
However, they have a new afternoon DJ who surprises with a Dead tune on occasion, and it ain't just Touch of Grey. In the last 6 months I've heard One More Saturday Night, Shakedown Street, Uncle John's Band.
It's very bizarre to hear these songs next to the usual commercial FM fodder, but it's awesome.
How about you all?
I imagine there are still some great non-commercial FM stations out there that give the Dead their due.
Listening to The 1971 Fillmore East show from the At Least I'm Enjoying the Ride box on my new $35 Technics CD carousel I was lucky enough to find at the thrift store last week.
Brag aside, even though he was probably already ailing, these two shows from Fillmore East, 4/25/71, and 4/27/71, show the power of the Pig: Hard to Handle, The Rub, Good Lovin', Next Time You See Me, etc. All interspersed with new Americana and classic Jerry & Bob songs
He just offered that other side to the band, the raps, the harmonica, a little Hammond organ, the blues.
Hard to imagine an alternative Dead where he was healthy and continued to evolve, as he did on the Europe 72 tour, writing great songs like Mr. Charlie, The Stranger, plus playing better and better organ. The original Dead as a three pronged lead vocal beast were amazing.
What ifs and couldas are one of my specialties.
Watched the front nine of Sexton/Koling vs. Welck/Ullibari. So fun.
The introduction of serious OB at the Preserve, shuffling some baskets, and best shot v. alternate shots, not to mention some really fun duos, this should be a fun ride.
Hope for heavy catch card coverage, or Disc Golf Guy or Gatekeeper or someone getting some other footage out there besides Jomez.
Fun times.
Haven't seen him in the lineup.
Hurt?
Holding back to sell?
The recent NPR series was fun reads, how the Dead remain so relevant over 30 years after the end.
The big question was if it would ever end?
I do think the music will live on, like the Beatles, timeless excellence.
But Dead tribute bands, the iconography, skull fuck, the bears, Bertha, when no single person was there to see? Bob Weir and Dead and Co. insured another generation will remain invested, but what then?
Many of us will probably be dead, small d, before that comes to pass.
Funny, on a date that features such monster performances as 8/6/71 and 8/6/74, this little gem of a show from 82 is the one I keep coming back to on 8/6. Early 80s Dead, so good.
Hunter Seamons has a fine matrix of the show:
https://archive.org/details/gd1982-08-06.mtx.seamons.ht58.125889.flac16
This one comes from the Blossom Music Center just outside Akron OH.
I was introduced to this show via Hunter Seamons excellent matrix.
There is some fun stuff here: Day Tripper - West LA Fadeaway opener, Big Railroad Blue, Jack Straw, Might as Well to end set 1.
Set 2 has China>Rider, a nice PITB into Drums and Space with Wheel outro.
Very enjoyable listen. This show falls between the Cincy show in the 30 Trips box, and the Saratoga show in the box.
Just pulled this one off nugs on a whim. 33 song monster, beautifully played, highlights galore:
Slewfoot, So Many Miles>Running the Route, Away from the Mire, 4 song encore sandwich, etc.
That's the thing about this band, every show has the same traits, never a dud, ever.
Never heard of these until I was checking the MLB draft order on the MLB website. Here are the conditions:
"If a player who was rated as a preseason Top 100 prospect by MLB Pipeline, Baseball America, and/or ESPN (at least two of the three) and was on his team's Opening Day roster and goes on to win the Rookie of the Year Award or place in the top three in MVP or Cy Young voting prior to qualifying for arbitration, the club is awarded a Prospect Promotion Incentive pick after the first round."
This year there were 2 awarded: Atlanta got pick 26 for Drake Baldwin winning ROY, and the Astros got 28 for Hunter Brown finishing top 3 in Cy Young.
The pick in between was another new draft rule I didn''t know: 10 pick penalty for clubs that exceed the competitive balance tax.: the Mets.
Punished this year: Jays, Dodgers, Mets, Phillies, Yankees.
Several teams will have 2 picks in the bank before the Jays and Dodgers make their 1st pick.
Like that rule a lot.