Falcons: looks like signing Cousins and drafting Phenix were both bad deals. They signed QB Kyle Trask off the scrap heap. He’d been a stud at Flodia. Now the Falcons may have to draft another QB with their top pick, though the Cowboys own their #1 pick for next year. Doesn’t look like they’ll be able to improve anytime soon. When you only have three #1 draft picks over a 4 yar period, and you have to spend two of them on QB’s, that’s less picks to use on other needs. The Kyle Pitts pick was a bust as well. Need to trade for Stedman.
Braves GM AA has been busy updating the roster for next season, signing two relievers and trading for a new shortstop. Expect more signings – perhaps even an even better shortstop. The Braves are hosting an open house on January 31. I’ll be there.
Tuesday: stuck around work until 545, pasting things into my scrapbook calendar. Supper was spaghetti and tossed salad. Watched Jeopardy, Peytons Places (with Jim Harbaugh), and The Voice. Bed by 10 pm.
Wednesday: up early to go to the gym. They’re brought in Marcos Pizza for our lunch meeting. Our customer was visiting. Good discussion at small group on Genesis 18 & 19. On the way home I stopped by the Johnson Ferry Kroger. After I had checked out, I saw my other friend Reid had just come in. This wasn’t his usual Kroger either. He’d been to the Stinky Kroger but needed a bigger turkey.
Taking off this afternoon to help some missionary friends serve a BBQ dinner to 80 people. A couple of years ago they established a house in Spain where missionaries could come for a week’s respite, offering financial planning services and other comforts. The care has been so popular that our friends are opening a second house.
I was just thinking about the old public service TV advertisement for carpooling – the ancient word was kalaka.
HARMON KILLEBREW [SABR Bio] his number of American League home run titles is second only to Babe Ruth. Killebrew led the AL six times (1959, 1962-64, 1967, 1969), Ruth: 12. Behind Killebrew are A-Rod with 5 then Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr. with 4 apiece. When Killebrew retired in 1975, he had passed Jimmie Foxx as the American League career leader in home runs by a right-handed batter, but Killebrew was not voted into the Hall of Fame until his fourth vote. Killebrew had 573 lifetime home runs. For AL righties, even now, only Alex Rodriguez has more. Killebrew won the MVP following his 16th season, leading the majors in home runs and RBI. In his MVP acceptance speech, he thanked his home ground crew by name. He hit 49 HR and had 140 RBI in 1969. On 04-Jun-1969, Killebrew and Twins catcher John Roseboro each stole second base off Yankee reliever Lindy McDaniel & catcher John Ellis. As Rod Carew stole home in the top pf the 8th, Killebrew stole third and Roseboro took 2B.
Pet peeve: people are already saying “after today I am off for the rest of November”. Soon they’ll be saying “I’m done for the year” …over and over. I’m gonna start saying “Seven more weeks and I’m done for…EVER !!!”
Places to visit: Nashville, Chattanooga, Pigeon Forge, North Georgia, Key West, Destin, Pawleys, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cincinnati Reds, Louisville, the Little White House, Goats on the Roof, climb some mountains. Day games at Gwinnett, Rome, Columbus, and Truist Park.
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