Heartbreaker

Always get a little melancholy heading home from softball via 35W south and know that in the past I could've exited Washington, headed down Cedar, and had a postgame beer at Palmer's.

The #GoGos, circa 1979

Things you can count on: when you gas up and decide to pay for a carwash since there is no line, by the time you finish filling up there are 2-3 cars in front of you.

This is Lorelei announces full covers version of 'Box for Buddy, Box for Star' featuring Hayley Williams, Waxahatchee, Jeff Tweedy & more. Hear Power Snatch's (Hayley & Daniel James) version of "Perfect Hand" www.brooklynvegan.com/this-is-lore...

Old Regent glove for a senior softball player out in New York. Model number is lost to time. He's in his 80's and just wanted his trusty old glove to last a few more seasons.

Twins win

Looks more dignified than...

This was when it was briefly a submarine sandwich shop.

I guess sometimes AI can kinda be right.

Wilson A2000 Revived this well worn and well loved glove for a local guy who used it back in his college ball days.

Been a huge fan of this band ever since the first time I heard this song. They're in the studio now. Hope we get some new music soon. youtu.be/qe7oIKrf5S0?...

Spalding model 42-3251 Endorsed by Mel Stottlemyre

Walk off win for the Netherlands vs Nicaragua. Fun game. #worldbaseballclassic

Newly posted footage of Lifter Puller at the Foxfire Coffee Lounge in Minneapolis, apparently at the venue’s second anniversary show, which would’ve been June 10, 2000.

Oh hey, I sold a glove to a guy wearing "the jacket".

Nokona AMG 1050 Perfect youth glove. Most little league players don't need anything bigger than a 10.5" glove. I heard a stat once that 75% of little league players use a glove that's too big for them.

Mizuno model GIC-3E World Win, Professional Model, Max Flex, Super Flex Palm, Press Formed Pocket, Stabilizer System, Para Shock, Cross Web, Selected U.S. Steerhide. That's a lot of features.

My fave was “Is Soul Asylum local, my dad likes them.”

Gotta love the student DJ's on Radio K. Heard a Pogues song on the way home last night. Afterwards the DJ pronounced the band name as the "Pogs".

Gonna keep posting this guy until more people listen to him. youtu.be/av4ZmeZVW7g?...

Coaster sighting

A while back a nice gentleman from North Minneapolis contacted me about repairing his snakeskin boots. He said he saw one of our news stories on TV and then had a dream I could fix his boots. Not my specialty but I managed a repair. He gave me a call yesterday in need of some follow up repair.

SSK model DPG-600, "The Catching Machine"

Dom is helping out in the shop today. Watching the World Baseball Classic, the Netherlands vs Venezuela on Tubi(?).

Rawlings Heart of Hide catchers mitt model HOH X

Three weeks until the Twins opening day watch party! Unlike Stump Party there will be no axes involved, although I briefly considered trying this in the parking lot of the Legion. youtu.be/zGNiC5L3RjQ?...

Hypothetically wondering how @mnufc.com would have handled the invitation if they won the championship.

Spalding model 42-2651 No player endorsement, just marked "Professional Model"

Was Dayne St. Clair at this appearance?

Tarp is in the field. I'm calling it, they're not going to resume this game. Twins win

Three weeks until the Twins opening day watch party! Unlike Stump Party there will be no axes involved, although I briefly considered trying this in the parking lot of the Legion. youtu.be/zGNiC5L3RjQ?...

Wilson A3000 This is the Velcro back closure version of the more common A2000 from this era.

Yankee announcer keeps mispronouncing Trever Larnach's name as "Lar-knock".

I won $10,000 in a tanning contest.

Rawlings Heart of the Hide model PROR204-2CNW

March 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of "Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements" by Bob Mehr, a true landmark in books on rock n' roll. What part of "Trouble Boys" grabbed/amused you? Among many for me is The Mystery of Denny, enigmatic engine behind the Mats' beginning

I've been in touch with this skilled craftsperson. If you have "the jacket" (or any other piece of clothing) she can personalize it with a cool chainstitched name. Highly recommended.

I wonder why we listen to poets When nobody gives a fuck

Post softball game in Stillwater today. Can't believe I've never been to Meister's. Gonna have to add this to our lunch rotation. The Meisterburger and clam strips were great.

One St. Paul native dubbed Mancini’s “the supper club most likely to be chosen for cop retirement parties.” But, this winter, the timeless steakhouse became an unlikely hub of anti-ICE activism.

For some reason I am just memorized by this IG account that shows Hot Wheels cars going down tracks set up outside in super slo-mo. nature_wheels247

Just read the @racketmn.com story on Mancini's that will post tomorrow. Great piece of writing and pretty inspirational. Glad to be a subscriber to get these types of stories early. Be sure to read it tomorrow.

His Bluesky account is a must follow - in addition to gloves, you’ll get a little MPLS music, bar & Bocce scene mixed in. He restored my childhood catcher’s mitt a few years ago.

Jimmy Lonetti Helps Baseball Fans Recapture Memories By Repairing Treasured Gloves, today on the Beauty of a Game Substack. beautyofagame.substack.com/p/bringing-b...

Rawlings Heart of the Hide model PROR204U-2CB

Happy 64th anniversary to my parents Gary and Claudia shown here at a Sterling Cooper client happy hour.

They have bands play in the nook of that front window. Someone seems to know graphic design because menus are sharp, posters made for shows are for sale

This looks super cool! Anyone in the Rochester MN area checked it out yet? share.google/bJtxbsNuUln3...

Nice to be featured by one of my favorite social media follows.