The Iron Giant

@grogg

he/him - PDX via ICT/MHK/ORD/GRR/MCI baseball (Cubs) - big xii sports (EMAW) - films will be second to tell you, Bob Wills is still the King for my Jazz nonsense, see @thejazztome.info

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The Iron Giant@grogg· 22d

Post a perfect album from the 90s, qualifier 1 qualifier 2 qualifier 3

Cracker - Kerosene Hat
There was a period of time for me where Loser was a Cracker song and not a Grateful Dead song

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jul 19

Via the International News Service, per the May 30, 1957 Shreveport Journal, Wilt Chamberlain will return to school for the 1957-'58 season.

Stilt Chamberlain To Stay at Kansas

LAWRENCE, Kan. (INS) — Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain is going to be back with the University of Kansas basketball team next season.

Chamberlain, the towering seven-foot All-American from Philadelphia, thus set to rest reports that he would join the Harlem Globe Trotters at $15,000 a year.

He said in Lawrence yesterday:

"I've made up my mind to remain at the University of Kansas and complete work toward a degree. I had never made up my mind to leave, although like most athletes, I have given considerable thought to my future."

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jul 16

Wow. Didn't appreciate how big of a W this really is.

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jul 13

I have nothing to add to @michael-cerami.bsky.social's post at @bleachernation.bsky.social today other than to point out that it's at least theoretically possible that PCA could end up with a .300/.400/.500 season and I really enjoy round numbers. if he pulls that off it's easily a 10-12 fWAR season

PCA 2025 -> 2026 (first half statistics)
• AVG: .265 -> .291
• OBP: .302 -> .386
• SLG: .544 -> .531
• OPS: .848 -> .917
• wOBA: 356 -> .395
• wRC+: 131 -> 153
• WAR: 4.6 → 6.0

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jul 11

This record is a masterpiece no matter the month of the year. #vinylsky

A
CHRISTMAS
GIFT FOR YOU
From
Philles Records
WHITE CHRISTMAS • WINTER WONDERLAND
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN SLEIGH RIDE • THE BELLS OF ST. MARY HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS PARADE OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS MARSHMELLOW WORLD • CHRISTMAS

A CHRISTMAS GIFT
FOR YOU
Producer: PHIL SPECTOR
WHITE CHRISTMAS (Irving Berlin)
(irving Berlin Music Corp.-ASCAP-2:45)
DARLENE LOVE
2. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (Nelson-Rollins)
(Hill & Range-BMI-2:29)
THE RONETTES
3. THE BELLS OF ST. MARY
(Furber-Adams) (Chappell-ASCAP-2:30)
BOB B. SOXX & THE BLUE JEANS
JR
PHILLES RECORDS
LP-4005-A
33-1/3 RPM
Side 1
4. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN • (Gillespie-Coots) (Leo Feist-ASCAP-2:29)
THE CRYSTALS
5. SLEIGH RIDE (Parish-Anderson)
(Mills Music-ASCAP-3:45)
6. MARSHMELLOW WORLD (Sigman-DeRose)
(Shapiro-Bernstein-ASCAP-2:30)
DARLENE LOVE

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jul 9

@harrypav.bsky.social great moments in ball knowing

A text conversation in which two people remember Carlos Zambrano at roughly the same time

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jun 20

Great vibes in Eureka. Stopped to get a picture at one of our favorite places, then found a kindred jazz spirit at the local record shop and dropped off some Jazz Tome cards. Now time to head home.

Eureka is the home of Radio Paradise, an online station I've been listening to for over two decades

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jun 20

Sandwich picture

The Iron Giant@grogg· Jun 20

Can a Philly cheese steak place in Eureka, CA be good? First bit of positive evidence is an extremely faded signed picture of the Phanatic in the rest room.