One of the reasons GT fired head coach Geoff Collins: his devotion to kicker Jude Kelley (#87 above). Kelley ranks dead last among 136 college kickers, making a woeful one third of his attempts. As a former kicker I can sympathize. Amazingly Kelley’s field goal percentage has actually increased this year. In 2020 he went 1-5, missing both attempts under 30 yards. Last year Kelley missed his only attempt. This year 3 of his 4 misses were from less than 40 yards. I hate to rag on a college kid, but perhaps a transfer would help him get his mojo back.
Kelley’s replacement Gavin Stewart has made all four attempts this year, tying him for first among all college kickers. Last year he missed his only try, which was over 50 yards. Stewart went 2-3 in 2020. Stewart (#88 below) was named ACC special teams player of the week for his performance at Pitt.
Saints kicker Will Lutz went to Georgia State. He’s one of the best in the biz. Sunday he tried a game tying 61 yard field goal. It had plenty of distance but doinked off the goal post. Pretty bad when Georgia State has a better kicker than Tech.
Braves: I heard Dansby batted leadoff, swung at the first pitch, then was pulled from the game. Must’ve wanted it to be counted as a game played. He and Olson played all 162 games, and Riley 159. Before the game Snitker said he didn’t have enough backups to give everyone a day off. Last year Dansby and Riley played 160. Not sure how long Dansby’s streak is.
Last Friday night Will went to the Braves Mets game with Joel and Charles Norman. Tracy Taylor was there with her husband.
The good 680 guys were wondering if the Cardinals would get later game times since Pujols is such a big story. Usually the Yankees, Mets, and Dodgers get prime slots, forcing the Braves play weekday day games in the playoffs, and everyone wonders why it’s not a sellout. But since the Braves moved to Truist Park they’ve sold out every playoff game regardless of game time. The Braves had 42 regular season sellouts this year, over half their games.
JOE DiMAGGIO [SABR Bio] was the first professional athlete to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, receiving the honor in 1977. He is the only right-handed Yankee to hit more than 40 home runs in a season. He hit 46 his second year and never reached 40 again. He won the AL MVP in 1939, 1941 & 1947. He finished second in 1937 & 1948 then third in 1940.
From Christopher Kamka: this year the White Sox have been
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Busy at work. Others are behind so I’m doing things I’d normally delegate. One coworker is off tomorrow, and another pretty much all next week. Gonna be rough. Not much else to report. Last night Ceil cooked her comfort food: meatloaf, English peas, and mashed potatoes.
W&MC took Shivonne out to Colorado.
Denison on current events: a senior member of the British parliament says the Church of England must embrace same-sex marriage or face mounting pressure from the government. Samford University, a Baptist school in Alabama, is facing protests and criticism for affirming its commitment to biblical sexuality and marriage. A New York trial judge ruled polyamorous relationships are entitled to the same legal protections given to two-person relationships. Each illustrates the conviction that I have a right to what I want, no matter the consequences for those who disagree. LGBTQ ideology must be embraced by every segment of society even at the cost of First Amendment religious freedoms. If you disagree, you are dangerous to society and undeserving of legal or cultural protections.
| YOUSSEF: will it be possible for Satan to deceive genuine Christians into following and worshiping the Antichrist? Scripture provides the answer. |
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Youssef gave a favorable review to a new book by a guy I follow on Twitter, Eric Metaxas titled “Letter to the American Church” where he calls the church to battle, instead of standing silent. Here’s the Amazon link:
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