Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Boring Game as the Astros Beat the Mets 2-0
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Passing of Two Facebook Friends - James Benson and Dennis Frank
Monday, June 27, 2022
Green Green Grass of Home - Elvis Presley Song of The Day
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Lee and His Dad Saw the Elvis Presley Movie Today
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Take a Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Lou Reed Exhibition at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Monday, June 20, 2022
Our Second Trip to Citi Field in Two Days is a Winner as the Mets beat the Marlins 6-0
Sunday, June 19, 2022
Mets Lose to Miami Marlins 6-2 as Jerar Encaranacion Hits a Grand Slam in His MLB Debut
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Happy 80th Birthday Paul McCartney - With a Little Luck is My Favorite Post-Beatles Hit
Friday, June 17, 2022
Paul McCartney was at Met Life Stadium Last Night, but I Wasn't There
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Random Thoughts in the Middle of June
Sunday, June 12, 2022
Bob Dylan Covers Grateful Dead's Friend of the Devil
The setlist of the 2021-22 leg of Dylan's Never-Ending Tour was constant until last night in Oakland when Friend of the Devil replaced Every Grain of Sand as the last song of the concert. Dylan has played this Grateful Dead song in concerts many times over the years. Below is a version played at Amherst in 1999.
Friday, June 10, 2022
The January 6th Hearings and the Electoral College
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Combination Bob Dylan/Baseball Vacation in Tulsa in July
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Eduardo Escobar Hits for the Cycle for the Mets
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Yankees 5 Tigers 4 in 10 Innings
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Zoom Conferences - Live vs Archived
Friday, June 3, 2022
The Jim Irsay Collection was On Display at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC
Bob Dylan's 1965 guitar (upper center)
There were two pianos of interest
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Tomas Nido is the Hitting Star as the Mets Beat the Nationals 5-0
Since I am retired, it is easy to go to mid-week afternoon games at Citi Field. Everything is going their way as they completed a perfect homestand and are now 35-17 and lead the National League East by over 10 games despite losing their best two pitchers to injury. They have now won 5 consecutive games.
Carlos Carrasco started the game and pitched 5 shutout innings with his father in the stands. Catcher Tomas Nido hit 4 for 4 and dove in 3 runs. Francisco Lindor extended his RBI streak to 10 games, matching Hall of Famer Mike Piazza for the second-longest in franchise history.
Now the Mets must go to the west coast to play the Dodgers, Padres, and Angels. It is a long season and you never know when any team can go into a losing streak,
I Encountered a Cyber Panhandler on Twitter
In the 15 years that I have been on Twitter I have tweeted about 9000 times which includes references to this journal and random comments. I am following 1371 people while 418 follow me. Most of these people share an interest with me, but occasionally I will follow unknown people.
A few days ago, a young lady whom I will call BM followed me. I don't know her at all, but just for the heck of it I followed her back. She started a chat with me and stated she was 34 years old and a single mother with a 5-year-old daughter. I told her that I was 73 years old, but she said the age difference didn't matter to her. The chat was pleasant for a while, but all of a sudden she said her refrigerator was empty and she asked me for money to buy food.
I don't know if this story is true, but appears that she follows people on Twitter, is friendly to them, and then asks for money. I will not send her any money as it seems likely that she has done this to many of her Twitter followers. I am calling this "Cyber Panhandling." I guess there are all kinds of cyber citizens, and we must be careful as we surf the web.
Monday, May 30, 2022
Rockabilly Star Ronnie Hawkins Passes Away at 87
Sunday, May 29, 2022
It is Sad to See People Scrounging Garbage Cans for Bottles and Cans
People buying soda and beer must pay a five-cent deposit for each item. This is done to prevent thousands of pounds of plastic and aluminum from entering the waste stream and to allow them to be recycled. Many consumers don't want to be bothered and through the bottles and cans into garbage pails. I regularly see people scrounging garbage cans to look for items that can be redeemed for cash. They take big shopping carts with recyclables to the local supermarkets. It is so sad to see people doing that. It would take 200 items to get $10 in cash.
I usually generate about 20 bottles and cans each week, resulting in $1.00. Whenever I went to the supermarket, I saw lines of people waiting to redeem bottles. Since it is not worthwhile to wait so long for just a buck, I place my bottles and cans into the recyclable bin in my building. Obviously, someone will break through the large transparent plastic bags and take out the bottles. I see it as a donation to charity.
Friday, May 27, 2022
Ryan Long - Jeopardy's Latest Big Winner
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Random Thoughts of the Day
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
For Bob Dylan's Birthday - Do the 81 by Candy and the Kisses
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Exhibition of Sports Memorabilia on the East Side of Manhattan
- The New York Yankees
- Polo Grounds
- Brooklyn Dodgers
- New York Giants (Football)
- National Basketball Association
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Happy Birthday to Mary Shaw Radio Enthusiast Extraordinaire
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Pete Alonso Hits a Walk-Off Home Run as the Mets beat the Cards 7-6 in 10 innings
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
My Latest Walking Tour of Rego Park
- The site of the Tower Diner on Queens Blvd. was demolished. The site of the Trylon Theater next to it which is now a synagogue is also slated to be demolished.
- Parkside Chapels at 66th Road and Queens Blvd. was also demolished.
- The Shalimar Diner on 63rd Drive was also demolished.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
I'll Remember You by Bob Dylan
Sunday, May 15, 2022
9th Inning Rally Falls Short as Mets Lose to the Mariners 8-7
- A home run by Francisco Lindor that landed in the second deck of the left field stands.
- In the bottom of the fourth inning J.D. Davis and Brandon Nimmo hit two-run triples that gave the Mets a 5-4 lead at that point.
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Video Biography of Joe E. Ross of Car 54 Where are You Fame
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Going Nowhere by Los Bravos - Random Rare Oldie of the Day
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Bob Dylan Center - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Monday, May 9, 2022
Bob Dylan Cards - 2022 vs 1965
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Higher Love by Steve Winwood - Classic Hit of the Day
Friday, May 6, 2022
Subterranean Homesick Blues - 2022 and 1965 Versions
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Do Newscasts Turn Off Listeners to Music Radio Stations in Morning Drive?
Later in the morning, I listen to WBGO which plays jazz. There is an NPR newscast at the top of the hour followed by local news. At the bottom of the hour, there is only local news.
Both not-for-profit radio stations are excellent but obviously differ in their approach to the news in the morning.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Mattea Roche - The Latest Jeopardy Superstar
Mattea is the fourth contestant this season to win 10 or more games:
- Amy Schneider - 40
- Matt Amodio - 38
- Mattea Roche - 20 (still going)
- Jonathan Fisher - 11
Sunday, May 1, 2022
From Ringo Starr to the New York Mets - The No-No Song
Saturday, April 30, 2022
Five Pitchers Combine for a No-Hitter as the Mets Beat the Phillies 3-0
- Tylor McGill
- Drew Smith
- Joely Rodriguez
- Seth Lugo
- Edwin Diaz
itching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | BF | Pit | Str | Ctct | StS | StL | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | WPA | aLI | cWPA | acLI | RE24 |
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Tylor Megill, W (4-0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.93 | 18 | 88 | 53 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 0.277 | 0.97 | 0.22% | 1.26 | 2.4 | ||
Drew Smith, H (6) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.087 | 0.90 | 0.07% | 1.17 | 0.7 | |
Joely Rodriguez, H (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.019 | 0.79 | 0.01% | 1.02 | 0.2 | |
Seth Lugo, H (4) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.045 | 0.85 | 0.03% | 1.10 | 0.5 | |
Edwin Díaz, S (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.80 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.032 | 0.42 | 0.03% | 0.54 | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 32 | 159 | 98 |
It was only the 17th combined no-hitter in MLB history and only the second by the New York Mets. On June 1, 2012, Johann Santana pitched a no-hitter for the first time in the 50-year history of the Mets. There was some controversy as a ball that hit the foul line in left field was called foul. Had there been replay in 2012, the batter would have been awarded a double. The pitch count for Santana was 132 which may have ruined his arm. The pitch count for the five last night was 159 included 6 walks and many 3-2 counts.