Larry McCray is still kicking, and he dropped a new record today. Which I can't find online yet

So here he is in Denmark 7 years ago - Shredding it

The Tabasco Bullet is back!

Ok, what can Albert Pujols do, and is he worth a roster spot?

Well....

As an every day DH/back up 1st baseman, the answers are "not much" and "no"

But hold on a minute.

Those spots on the bench are less valuable now with a 28 man roster, and it looks like the Dodgers cracked the Pujols code in the second half of the year.

Here's his stats from 2021 with the dodgers.

GP AB R H RBI BB SO HR Avg
85 189 20 48 38 11 32 12 .254

He played as the DH against lefties and as a power threat off the bench against lefty relievers - which is only possible because of the "must face 3 batters" relief pitching rule enacted a couple years ago.

So Albert comes back to STL 21 home runs shy of 700 and I believe he can get there.

Here's why - While Busch Stadium is not a band box like Cincinnati, it is easier to find the seats here compared to Dodgers Stadium, the most notorious pitchers park in the MLB

Also, since he's back in the NL central he gets to play in Cincy and Pittsburgh pretty often, and uhhmm, they both suck. Their ballparks don't do a great job containing fly balls either.

So, if (and yeah it's a big if at his age) he can stay healthy 700 homers are in play

Tonight's lullaby is a sad song, sung well.

I got a big smile while listening to this song

Ok, it's time for bed. I'm hankering for a hunka cheese right about now

This should do

Sarah Jarosz.

1978 jams. I heard that we all love the music from when we were 16 or so

More than anything that came later

All I know is that I loved these songs back then and still do now.

Some covers are worth the listen. Leo's version of Elton's "Your Song" is one

I can never get past this version of Pokey LaFarge. This was one of the best bands -

In the last 20 years

I especially love Adam Hoskins, the lead guitar