As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Monday, June 19, 2023

June 17, 2023 – Marlins 5, Nats 2

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS202306170.shtml

 

Time: 2:37

Attendance: 33,334

Section 317, Row L, Seats 1-2 – not too far down the first-base line. Row L, we discovered, was in the raised portion of the section, with the rows of seats perched on top of the concourse. Unfortunately, the structure at the right side of the aisle partially obstructed the view of the field and main scoreboard from seat 1.

 

Washington starter Jake Irvin struggled with his command the first two innings, but settled down to allow just one run in his five innings of work. Marlins southpaw Braxton Garrett did him one better, lasting six innings and allowing his one run in the bottom of the 4th, on a Jeimer Candelario double and a Joey Meneses single.

 

Jordan Weems got the Nats bullpen off to a good start with a 1-2-3 6th. Chad Kuhl entered for the 7th, pitching on back-to-back days for the first time this season, and it did not go well, as he allowed a four-pitch bases-loaded walk followed by a run-scoring wild pitch to the next batter. Washington threatened in the bottom of the 8th on a leadoff double by Lane Thomas and a single by Luis García, but Candelario grounded into a double play, scoring one run but essentially ending the opportunity for more. Miami responded by adding two insurance runs on a two-run single by Bryan De La Cruz, the fourth consecutive batter to reach base against Thaddeus Ward.

 

After a quick stop at Subway, we were in line for the 2:30 gate opening to be sure we got the Abe-Teddy bobbleheads. (As it turned out, they still had plenty half an hour before the game actually started.) The 4:05 start meant that we were in the sun for most of the game, although a breeze provided occasional relief.

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