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The Polack MSgt
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July 31, 2020
Acoustic Dead. He's left his native country and darling girl behind
This is from my favorite GD album and IMHO one of the finest live records ever released
July 31, 2020
Acoustic Steven Stills - I don't do business that don't make me smile
I'm a tree top flyer
July 31, 2020
Aoustic Neil Young- He still feels the pull
The Old Homestead. So many cool ass lines in this song so much cool guitar. AND A THERAMIN in the back ground!
Hawks and Doves is unfairly overlooked
July 30, 2020
Rest In Peace Malik B
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/entertainment/malik-b-the-roots/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3OCEIWfCkk--4KTR7ytgx-dQSsV2bUEDOaSsS1mcAtNFcHS077yuCdg90
July 29, 2020
Roy Buchannan people.
July 29, 2020
Well, damn
July 28, 2020
They take away our freedom in the name of LIBERTY
July 28, 2020
If you need me, you're on your own
July 26, 2020
Super Obscure Anniversary Time! Except I missed it yesterday -
So it's actually Belated Super Obscure Anniversary Time!
64 years ago today, on July 25th, 1956 a baseball miracle took place before a sparse crowd at Forbes Field.
In his sophomore year with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente came to bat with the bases loaded, nobody out, and his team trailing the Chicago Cubs 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth at Forbes Field. He faced pitcher Jim Brosnan.
As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported:
"Brosnan made one pitch, high and inside. Clemente drove it against the light standard in left field. Jim King had backed up to make the catch but it was over his head.
The ball bounced off the slanted side of the fencing and rolled along the cinder path to center field.
Here came Hank Foiles, Bill Virdon and then Dick Cole, heading home and making it easily.
Then came Clemente into third. Bobby Bragan had his hands up-stretched to hold up his outfielder.
The relay was coming in from Solly Drake. But around third came Clemente and down the home path. He made it just in front of the relay from Ernie Banks.
He slid, missed the plate, then reached back to rest his hand on the rubber with the ninth run in a 9-8 victory as the crowd of 12,431 went goofy with excitement."
Little did the crowd know but the play that ended the Pirates-Cubs game on July 25, 1956. was, in fact, the ONLY walk-off, inside-the-park grand slam in baseball history.
An excerpt from http://lithub.com/the-greatest-forgotten-home-run-of-all-time/
In his sophomore year with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente came to bat with the bases loaded, nobody out, and his team trailing the Chicago Cubs 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth at Forbes Field. He faced pitcher Jim Brosnan.
As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported:
"Brosnan made one pitch, high and inside. Clemente drove it against the light standard in left field. Jim King had backed up to make the catch but it was over his head.
The ball bounced off the slanted side of the fencing and rolled along the cinder path to center field.
Here came Hank Foiles, Bill Virdon and then Dick Cole, heading home and making it easily.
Then came Clemente into third. Bobby Bragan had his hands up-stretched to hold up his outfielder.
The relay was coming in from Solly Drake. But around third came Clemente and down the home path. He made it just in front of the relay from Ernie Banks.
He slid, missed the plate, then reached back to rest his hand on the rubber with the ninth run in a 9-8 victory as the crowd of 12,431 went goofy with excitement."
Little did the crowd know but the play that ended the Pirates-Cubs game on July 25, 1956. was, in fact, the ONLY walk-off, inside-the-park grand slam in baseball history.
An excerpt from http://lithub.com/the-greatest-forgotten-home-run-of-all-time/
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