Bruce's Journal Posts Linking Dolly Parton to Bob Dylan

 About an hour ago as I was looking at my phone I saw the sad news hat Dolly Parton passed away at age 80.  There will be many tributes written about her, so I should not repeat what is being said elsewhere.  I just found a YouTube video of Dolly covering Dylan's Don't Think Twice.

Here are two other posts in this journal linking Dolly to Bob:

Dolly Parton talks about Bob Dylan - January 2009

Dolly Parton singing Blowin' In the Wind - January 2020

RIP Dolly

Random Thoughts of the Day - August 25, 2026

 

• A wooden fence was constructed around Whitestone Lanes and its parking lot.  The next step will be to demolish the building.  I assume the apartment building will not be completed for at least two years.
• There is construction underway for apartments in the parking lot of the Bay Terrace Shopping Center.  That neighborhood will be more congested.
• Rookies on the Mets including Carson Benge, Nolan McClean, Zac Thornton, and A.J. Ewing have had promising seasons.  I hope this bodes well for the 2027 season.
• It seems that when I drive around Queens there is always construction going on somewhere.  I guess it is necessary.  We all most cope with inconveniences in our lives.

The Trade of Pete Crow-Armstrong is one of the Worst in Team History

 

The Mets have made some very bad trades in their history.  For example:

• The Tom Seaver Trade
• Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi
• Amos Otis for Joe Foy

The trade of Pete Crow-Armstrong was made July 30, 2021 at the deadline.  The Mets were leading the NL East at that time and were looking for an infield partner for Francisco Lindor. Crow-Armstrong was ranked the #5 Mets prospect at that time. Let's review what happened since then:

• Javier Baez signed for the Detroit Tigers for the 2022 season and beyond making him a 2-month rental for the Mets
• Pete Crow-Armstrong has emerged as a perennial all-star and is even considered as a future Hall of Famer

Statistics for Crow-Armstrong from Baseball-Reference

The Mets received several prospects at the deadline this year.  Time will tell how they will work out.

Beatles Rarity - Sweet Georgia Brown with Tony Sheridan

 

The story of this recording may be found in the Beatles' Bible.  It was recorded on May 24, 1962.  I requested it on Bob Radil's 60s 70s show last night.

For National Radio Day - Turn Your Radio On by Roger McGuinn

 

For many years I have turned my radio on.  I have listened to plenty of AM, FM, and internet radio stations.

I Renewed My New York Mets Ticket Plan for 2027. I guess I am too loyal

 

I guess I have been to loyal of a Mets fan since day 1 in 1962.  I stuck with them through the bad years including the early days of the franchise, the years after the Seaver trade, and the early 1990s.  I also remember 2007 and 2008 when they lost several games in September and missed the playoffs.

For the last few years I purchased a 20 game plan that includes 13 Sundays.  We have been sitting in section 516 which is in the upper deck behind home plate.  I renewed my plan for next season.

There is likely to be a lockout since the collective bargaining agreement will expire after this season.  The owners will insist on a salary cap while the players oppose it.  The question is how long the lockout will last.  The owners learned their lesson in 1994 when a work stoppage in August prevented the playoffs and World Series from occurring.  Hopefully, the labor dispute will be resolved before spring training.

Tommy John Was a Pitcher Not a Surgery

 

Yesterday Tommy John passed away at age 83. He was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels, and Oakland Athletics. He was a four-time MLB All-Star and has the second-most wins (288) of any pitcher since 1900 not in the Hall of Fame.  Obviously, he deserved to be enshrined in Cooperstown.

He is best known for Tommy John Surgery, medically known as ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction, a surgical procedure that replaces a torn ligament on the inner side of the elbow with a tendon harvested from elsewhere in the body.  More than 2400 athletes have undergone that procedure since 1974 when Tommy was the first recipient.  In an interview some years ago Tommy said it should really be called Frank Jobe Surgery and named after the doctor who developed it.

Tommy John's career statistics from Baseball-Reference

Michael Fallon's biography of Tommy John from SABR's Bioproject