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Did Ted Williams' homer off the red seat really go 502 feet?
The key to understanding (and the foolishness behind people like Mo Vaugnn, David Ortiz and Tristan Casas claiming it must be a legend and it didn't happen) is
A) it was a really windy day blowing out to RF
B) Fenway didn't have a second deck back then and it was riding the wind before it left the infield.
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13 hours ago, sgcim said:
I just tried to search for that Joe Dixon cassette tape and interview that I mentioned last time, and the search engine doesn't seem to work. I tried to register with the university, but that doesn't seem to work either. Do I have to register with them before I can do a search?
Nothing is released to the public except for the Schaap radio shows (most of which were originally published on his web page). Therefore the search function isn't going to help you at this time.
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I am glad to own it; is it as great as the Turrentine collaborations on BN? Probably not.
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I remain in touch with the Librarian at Vandy who is in charge (or near the top of the food chain) of the organization of the Schaap archive.
He's advised that most (say 70% or so) of the reel to reel tapes have been digitized and digital files returned to Vanderbilt, with about 40 reels needing "mold remediation" yet only one found to be unrecoverable.
The total number of tapes is nearly 750.
The process requires that digitized recordings be compared against information notated from tape boxes and inserts, for max accuracy of all listings. They also regard the 'boxes and boxes' of Schaap radio shows saved to CDRs as at greatest risk of data loss and it sounds like they are prioritizing digital transfer of those. So I really don't know what kind of timeframe we are looking at for actual release of digitized files into their public Aviary page.
But here is a tiny taste, the very first reel that states "WKCR Broadcast from the West End":
The Brooks Kerr Quartet live at the West End, January 21, 1974;
Personnel: Brooks Kerr, piano, Paul Quinichette, tenor sax, Franc Williams, trumpet, Sam Woodyard, drums, with guests Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax, and Matthew Gee, trombone (last set only);
Set list: Perdido -- Gone with the wind -- Broadway -- Sweet Lorraine -- Without a song -- Lady be good -- Blue and sentimental -- Dark eyes -- I cover the waterfront -- Sunday -- Things ain't what they used to be -- Jive at five -- I can't give you anything but love -- Three little words -- Shadow of your smile -- Satin doll -- Milestones -- Caravan.
This looks good too:
A tenor tribute to Ben Webster at Provincetown Playhouse, December 1, 1973, 8:00-10:30 p.m.;
Personnel: Buddy Tate, tenor sax/flute, Art Miller, tenor sax/clarinet, Earle Warren, alto sax, Milt Hinton, bass, Dill Jones, piano, Gene Borst, drums;
Set list: Moten swing -- Cottontail -- Gone with the wine -- Perdido -- [Buddy Tate and Milton Hinton reminisce about Ben Webster] -- Blues for Ben -- You're so beautiful -- C jam blues. In a mellotone (the opener) was not recorded. Also includes: Satin doll -- What's new -- Moten swing.
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9 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:
IIRC, Michael got the Wolff images from Ruth Lion.
I was thinking that or from Wolff's family. They weren't somewhere in the BN archive.
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Too bad it's not a nationwide broadcast but the Cubs are visiting the Red Sox and tonight it's Imanaga, the 30 year old Japanese star with an 0.84 ERA across four starts (0.75 WHIP) vs Kutter Crawford, the unlikely MLB leader in ERA at 0.66 across five starts (0.99 WHIP).
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14 hours ago, mjzee said:
The Times has now published an obituary (a pretty good one, too).
Does this ring true to others? Cuz it doesn't to me. They make it sound like he found all the prints and negatives hidden behind a big stash of Trainwreck reels or something.
Mr. Cuscuna’s archival dives at Blue Note also turned up tens of thousands of photographs taken in the studio by Francis Wolff, one of the label’s founders.
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7 minutes ago, JSngry said:
I get it, but...
Have humans beings devolved to the point that they are unable to learn a real strike zone? Have they devolved to the point that they are unable to punish egregiously bad performance?
If they have, then ok. Robo away. But otherwise, make those motherfuckers do their job right.
Umps like Angel have proven their incompetence over many years. But you are also talking about a union gig. There is nothing they can do to get rid of him, and nothing they can do to make him get better.
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1 hour ago, soulpope said:
“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.”
— Mickey Mantle
For Reggie Jackson that's 4000 total with 2400 of them Ks. 2820 games.
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Not that I expect to learn anything extra but the NYT seems especially late on an obit.
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4 hours ago, ghost of miles said:
The sooner we get robo-ump for balls and strikes, the better.
Disagree and if umps have any say in such a change, they should resist.
I'd accept a challenge system but no "do your strikeout motion NOW" in their ears. Umps are not supposed to be judged on their strike calling on pitches within a ball's width of the edge of the zone and that is fine by me. Correcting that technologically isn't needed AFIAC,
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1 hour ago, Ken Dryden said:
I would rate them all as outstanding and worth buying if you are a fan of the artists.
But if, for example, you prefer earlier Cannonball?
I haven't ordered anything but the Shelly Manne is closest to being sooner rather than later.
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I've heard the term "McMansion" since at least the 90s. Used in my family's neck of the woods (Fairfield County, CT) to refer to new construction that is over-sized relative to the lot, and often designed in a horrid Faux-Colonial style. Sometimes built to replace legitimate Colonials from the 18th century, for good measure.
More generally used to describe new homes built for people with far more money than taste.
Edit to add: Also used to describe spec house developments in wealthier towns. Those were for people who had more money than taste and didn't care that their McMansion was like a Levittown house on steroids, with each floorplan in the neighborhood exactly the same.
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7 hours ago, medjuck said:
Looks like half the houses in LA.
This is what I was thinking ... losing one hardly erases history.
I also wonder exactly how many empty lots still exist. The location might make it extra value as a place for that McMansion.
I also think its awfully nice that they plan a Mother-In-Law pool house so Maria Shriver can cross the street for a visit and keep a toothbrush on the property.
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I know that Judge is struggling (and I now see Rizzo is too) but I did not anticipate seeing that the Red Sox have just barely outscored the Yankees to date.
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Weird for a game to have getaway day start time when its game 1 of a series and maybe Boone just couldn't adjust. Or maybe his reputation precedes him.
https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-boone-ejected-in-first-inning-of-yankees-game-against-a-s
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15 hours ago, mikeweil said:
" It’s the stuff that gets to you between about 12 and 25 that stays with you for life. You never absorb music in quite the same way after that.”
So true ......
14 hours ago, felser said:True in my case, but that spans from mid-1960's to late 1970's, an amazingly fertile period.
I think a lot depends on whether that age coincides with what is 'current' or not.
My discovery of jazz started at the tail end of that age frame, and blues/R&B mostly or almost entirely after. And none of it was "fresh" except for the Young Lion recreations of older styles.
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7 minutes ago, jlhoots said:
Brewers pretty good so far - 14-6.
Maybe it wasn't the manager the last few years. Although I guess managerial effects only come out across an entire season, if they exist.
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Really shocking news and far too young.
RIP.
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On 4/14/2024 at 9:38 AM, randyhersom said:
Midmonth Clues:
#6 is from the debut as leader of a brassman who has since become better known for a different style of jazz.
I took this as a Chuck Mangione clue but Discogs didn't confirm.
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Red Sox highlight of the season - guaranteed:
Tanner Houk completes a "Maddux" CG shut out.
https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/tanner-houck-throws-shutout-vs-guardians
The last pitcher to throw a “Maddux” with nine strikeouts or more in a game played in 1:50 or less? That would be Maddux himself on Aug. 20, 1995 in St. Louis.
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17 minutes ago, felser said:
Though I hated "Rambin' Man" the first time I heard it, let alone the 1,000 time!
I had the 45 though I was about 7 at the time and for a long time beyond all I knew of the Allmans was that song and Cher banging Gregg.
Joke of the Day
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I had a history/ancient Civ teacher in high school, real hard-ass that kids joked about but he really brought the material to life and I enjoyed his classes. Wish I could think of his name ...
He had one go-to line I can never forget. Whenever some ancient ruler executed an enemy or slaughtered a captured army, it was " and that's one way to ... get a head."