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I found Devers comment when this series started to be disengenuous at best ("if they had asked me in spring training to take grounders at 1B, I would have").  At the start of the season they were protecting his shoulders and had Casas recovered from his rib cage injury, with Romy Gonzalez behind him on the depth chart. There was no need for Devers to work at 1B then, the need became acute when Casas went down again. And his interest in the team was zero, because he was still butthurt over being replaced at 3B.   I guess I should watch to see if John Henry takes on some salary to improve the team this year or if it really was to free up money for his other interests. That would be truly pathetic, even if dumping Devers was the right thing to do. Is Harrison under team control long enough to enjoy his bright future?  

Chick Corea & Origin “Live at the Blue Note” Stretch Records promo cd This is the single cd version of the material in the box set of the whole week’s output. Great music in great vivid sound.

Been busy with work, but I'm not overly excited about the trade. I'm not a fan of players who don't budge on trying to help the team by trying to play a different position. Thought Devers looked bad, but he's making all the right noises in San Francisco and Buster Posey is a big fan, and he's should know since he's turned the Giants around and added enthusiasm to the organization. I think Kyle Harrison will turn out to be a very good pitcher, he has great stuff, is a lefty, and he's on the verge of putting things together. Should be a consistent 13 - 16 game winner according to my crystal ball. The rest of the players Boston got shouldn't add up to too much, but you never know. Also think Boston desperately wanted out of the contract they signed with Devers, though I don't go along with the big conspiracy theory that the ownership got rid of the contract to spend the money on Manchester United, but it's not a healthy thing to have multiple franchises owned by the same corporation, some team will be left holding the short end of the stick. The Giants are struggling right now, especially on offense, so any addition there is welcome. 

Chick Corea & Origin “Change” Stretch cd Corea’s work with Origin remains one of my favorites of his. This session precedes the recordings at the Blue Note club; the band is the same except Adam Cruz replaces Jeff Ballard on drums at the Blue Note. Chick Corea – piano, marimba, handclapping Avishai Cohen – double bass Jeff Ballard – drums, handclapping Bob Sheppard – bass clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Steve Wilson – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Steve Davis – trombone

Wanted to hear some Dexter after seeing an hour long “documentary” “Before Midnight” about the making of the film “Round Midnight.” Dexter Gordon “Montmartre 1964” Storyville cd Dexter Gordon (ts & vo) Tete Montoliu (p) Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b) Alex Riel (dr) Recorded at Jazzhus Montmarte 1964   Edit to add: this is one of the really good live Dexters of the period. Tete and Dexter both make some great quotes, and Bobby Timmons should be flattered. NHOP is so well-presented here and this trio makes a pocket that Dexter seems to enjoy sitting in. I find this is one of those few discs that sound better with the "Phase" in the "Out" position on my DAC.