3.10.24 Three Sets

It's the first ever three set playlist, covering the weekend after Naomi's surgery. It's been a rough go as far as recovery, but here's the playlist:

Driven To Tears
All This Time (1)

Medicine at Midnight

Shame Shame

(Awake My Soul) 

->Solsbury Hill

Stratus*

She's Not There

Time of the Season

The Sun Is Still There (2)

Girls Just Want to Have Fun**

A Go Go (3)

My Mathematical Mind (partial- last 2 1/2 mins)

->Hounds of Winter

Lost!

So Much To Say

1- Norah Jones

2- TR3

3- John Scofield

*Billy Cobham, Novecento, Bob Mintzer

**the Reggisters

WBL 2040

Added to shortlist via June draft:

Gregg Lally, Oak Creek (SP)

Matt Bush, Stevens Pt (OF)

Trent Johnson, Tosa (SP)

Shortlist news:

Other news:

Chris Teague re-signs with Watertown

Travis Flynn missed HOF again by tenths of a percent

Tyler Bates retires after injury

Shortlisted players debuting in 2040:

Playoff Teams

DePere

Appleton

Wausau 

West Allis

Neenah

Milwaukee wins 2nd championship

Oak Creek

Eau Claire

Bold: made to LCS.

Italic: Runner Up

Hall of Famers:

Flynn Thompson (2040)

Retired number report:

Green Bay- Flynn Thompson (P)

Janesville- Jesse Barton (P)

Milwaukee- Butch Madden (P), Justin Payne (1B)

New Berlin- Allen Wells (P), Marty Cannata (RP)

Racine- David Bryant (1B)

Stevens Point- Tom Lane (SP)

Watertown- George Brenner (SP)

Wausau- Travis Flynn (1B)

West Allis- Derrick Pinney (1B)

Italic: Runner Up

3.6.24- Surgery Eve and for Mom

Honesty

Moon and Stars (1)

You Will Become

Talking With the Wolves

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Eleanor Rigby*

Hope of Deliverance

(Abacab)**

The Roof Is Leaking

Night Sky From Here

What Do You Want From Me

Stay Gentle

Hard Day's Night (for Mom)

Tom Tom Club

Sweet Lullaby

Who Is It?

Uh-Oh, Love Has Come to Town

*strings only- for Mom

**second half (after vocals end)

1- The Mavericks with Sierra Farrell

WBL 2039

Added to shortlist via June draft:

Dave Salak, SP, Stevens Point

Todd Grant, 3B, Tosa

Juan Hernandez, CF, GB

Juan Calderon, OF, FDL

Shortlist news:

Other news:

Travis Flynn does not make the Hall of Fame, coming up .3% short.

Shortlisted players debuting in 2039:

Todd Grant, 3B, Tosa

Jake Murdock, SP, Stevens Point

Playoff Teams and number of times made the playoffs:

West Allis (7)

De Pere (4)- De Pere wins second title

Racine (4)

Menomonee Falls (7)

LaCrosse (3)

Eau Claire (9)

Milwaukee (7)

Muskego (5)

Teams in this year's playoffs make the postseason 36% of the time

Bold: made to LCS.

Italic: Runner Up

Champs so far:

New Berlin (2024)

De Pere

Wausau

Green Bay

Green Bay (repeat!)

New Berlin (2)

Eau Claire

Green Bay (3)

Eau Claire (2)

Eau Claire (3) (repeat!)

Eau Claire (4) (three-peat!)

Neenah (1)

New Berlin (3)

Milwaukee (1)

Neenah (2)

DePere (2)

Teams who have yet to win title:

Appleton

Brookfield

Fond Du Lac

Greenfield

Janesville

LaCrosse

Madison

Menomonee Falls

Muskego

Oak Creek

Racine

Sheboygan

Stevens Point

Tosa

West Allis

West Bend

Career leaders:

Hits-Chad Boone*, 2051 (OC)

HR-Justin Payne, 334 (MKE)

W- Adrian Brinkerhoff*, 146 (NEE)

SV- Jim Reilley, 304 (EC)

K-Brinkerhoff* 2190

2024 Album #406- Loss of Life (MGMT)

 

Sometimes Sarah describes a song as "music to die to". I thought this album by MGMT might be different, but it's the same drab, depressing stuff as usual. 

February 2024 Compilation

Here's the best-of playlists compilation for February 2024. Next one will be for March/April.

1. Mirage
2. Paradise
3. Never Going Back Again
4. Relax, Take It Easy
5. Falling
6. Build Me Up
7. Come and Go Blues
8. Athletic Theme- Super Mario World
9. Proudest Monkey
10. Yer So Bad
11. We Can Work It Out
12. Farmers and Pharaohs
13. Gibralter Road
14. If Everything Could Be OK...
15. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On

Thoughts: I think it's a pretty good mix of what I liked in February. I kind of had the idea that Mirage would open when I first listened to it. Proudest Monkey was the "long jam" song. 

WBL 2038

Added to shortlist via June draft:

P Brian Drake, New Berlin

3B Nanni Brown, Oak Creek

CF Steve Lees, LaCrosse

RF Nate Smith, De Pere

Shortlist news:

SP Tyler Bates traded to Watertown. This is his sixth team since debuting in 2028.

OF Travis Poteet retired without reaching WBL.

Shortlisted players debuting in 2038:

Levi Frets, DP

Playoff Teams and number of times made the playoffs:

West Allis (6)

Men. Falls (6)

Racine (3)

Wausau (11)

Brookfield (4)

Milwaukee (6)

Madison (6)

Neenah (8)- wins 2nd championship

Teams in this year's playoffs make the postseason 42% of the time

Bold: made to LCS.

Italic: Runner Up

Champs so far:

New Berlin (2024)

De Pere

Wausau

Green Bay

Green Bay (repeat!)

New Berlin (2)

Eau Claire

Green Bay (3)

Eau Claire (2)

Eau Claire (3) (repeat!)

Eau Claire (4) (three-peat!)

Neenah (1)

New Berlin (3)

Milwaukee (1)

Neenah (2)

Teams who have yet to win title:

Appleton

Brookfield

Fond Du Lac

Greenfield

Janesville

LaCrosse

Madison

Menomonee Falls

Muskego

Oak Creek

Racine

Sheboygan

Stevens Point

Tosa

West Allis

West Bend

Career leaders:

Hits-Chad Boone*, 1967 (OC)

HR-Justin Payne*, 334 (MKE)

W- Adrian Brinkerhoff*, 136 (NEE)

SV- Jim Reilley*, 302 (EC)

K-Brinkerhoff* 2081

*active