More Baseball and The Clash
Thanks to B. News for this link. If ever you’ve wondered anything at all about baseball, from player salaries to how many innings Steve Carlton pitched in what was his finest and most overlooked season in his hall of fame career, then you have to check this out. I had to pry myself off of it last night. On it is literally everything that anyone would ever want to know about the greatest game in the world. It’s also posted under “Sports” to the right.
By the way, in 1973 Carlton had a 27-10 record on a horrible last place 59-97 Phillies team. He pitched 346 innings! Nowadays .500 pitchers make millions in incentives if they reach 200 innings. 1.97 era and 310 friggin’ strikeouts. Bucky Brandon (?) was next in line with wins on that squad with 9.
I was surfing around youtube and came across this interview with old school talk show guy Tom Snyder and one of the greatest bands in history at the advent of their career. All four members of The Clash were in their 20’s when the interview was conducted in 1980. Lead singer/songwriter Joe Strummer was an amazing talent who passed away in 2002 at the age of only 50. Ironic that Tom Snyder actually outlived him.
First, check this out. Man I miss these guys:
Snyder Interview:
Awesome Springsteen/Costello/Grohl and Van Zandt cover of the band’s most overplayed hit a year after Joe’s death at the 2003 Grammies:
