I prefer the new logo. I remember when they were tearing down Memorial Stadium, you could buy t-shirts with the old logo for a dollar.
Batting average doesn’t mean as much anymore
Batters are concentrating on home runs now. We also appreciate the value of walks more. Still, this decline is shocking compared to my childhood. There was a stretch in the late 1960s when averages were low so MLB lowered the pitching mound.
Number of .300 hitters 1999-2024
The decline in the .300 hitter
Trumo will fill the Smithsonian with his distorted view of history
He has never cared about facts. Now he is going to distort American history to support his racism.
She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it.
The media continues to help Trump
Trump’s latest racist talk about LA
Trump is a racist. All of his supporters are either racists or willing to tolerate racism which is terrible too. Now, he’s attacking cities with black mayors such as Los Angeles and Washington. It’s not a coincidence.
Overall, the media has been reluctant to call him a racist, using words like “racially charged” to describe his words. He has done so many bad things, the focus isn’t even on his racism anymore.
Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime
Covers: $1000 Wedding
“$1000 Wedding” is a Gram Parsons song. I really like the cover by the Mekons. I have been listening to them a lot and think they’re great.
Bluesky post on the third version of The Blob
I recommend Blobfest held every July in Phoenixville, PA which celebrates the first version.
Mike Elias deserves credit for picking Holliday
Orioles GM MikeElias is getting a lot of (deserved) criticism for the Orioles’ bad season.
He deserves credit for making Jackson Holliday the #1 overall pick in 2022 instead of Druw Jones. As I recall, most analysts rated Jones as a better pick. Most had Holliday second but Keith Lasw had him sixth.
Holliday is having a fine season in the majors while Jones is at high A.
Mock draft: MLB Pipeline’s final predictions
Prospect Rankings 2022 by Keith Law
The Orioles have made a video about Holliday:
Punch card jobs at SSA
I worked at Social Security and remember that we had punch card jobs in the mid to late 1980s.
Covers: Long Distance Operator
Bob Dylan wrote “Long Distance Operator” and has performed it live once on 12/4/65 backed by the Hawks who became The Band.
The Band recorded it on The Basement Tapes with Richard Manuel singing it.
It looks like the only other cover was by James Cotton.
Sad! 