Rough day for the "who watches meaningless international exhibitions" crowd, huh. #WBC #MLB #PuertoRico

Ismael Humberto Munguia!! #WBC #Nicaragua

This week marks another huge loss to our community with the passing of the great blues legend John Hammond. Although he only graced Hardly Strictly once, on the Rooster Stage in 2016, he will be greatly missed. Condolences to his loving wife Marla. Photo by Mike Melnyk

Hi hello Junior Caminero

BOTD, 1930: Blue Mitchell (d. 1979), known to his parents as Richard Allen Mitchell, but known as "Blue" due to his trumpeting skills. Check him out here doing the Tommy Tucker classic, "High Heel Sneakers." #1001CoverSongs Song # 212: youtu.be/KnY3HYioWcc?...

Juan Soto 💣 Manny Machado 💣 Junior Caminero 💣 Big fun at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic DET 🐅4 DR 🇩🇴 8 top 5 #Tigers #WBC #Scrimmage

🔓 #GiftLink #BART getting Bells "Starting this week, BART passengers will hear two ascending notes — a perfect fifth, for those who took piano lessons — if they pause an extra beat while tapping their payment device to enter." 🔔🚇 #SanFrancisco

#WinterLeague #PuertoRico

Second HR of Cactus🌵 League for #SFGiants Victor Bericoto! They adore him on the #LVBP Leones del Caracas, he's heating up stateside now 👀👀

2008 World Series Champion (Phillies) 2012 #LIDOM Champion (Leones) His #7 is retired by Gigantes del Cibao: 358 games, 37 HR, .268 BA

On this day in 1958, Sonny Rollins records his album Freedom Suite. "America is deeply rooted in Negro culture... How ironic that the Negro, who more than any other people can claim America's culture as his own... is being rewarded with inhumanity." –S.R. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTGJ...

Festivities for today's Dominican Independence Day got an early start last night, as the Dominican basketball team defeated the USA for the second time ever and the first time since 1989, by a score of 87-79 in a FIBA World Cup Qualifier. Pre #WBC 🇩🇴 vibes are off the charts.

Born 103 years ago today: Dexter Gordon (d. 1990), heard here on "Cry Me a River," written by Arthur Hamilton and charted by Julie London. #1001CoverSongs Song # 203: youtu.be/1_p0iW3wQ_s?...

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach 🇮🇹 #GhostSky

Time to turn off the phone, silence my skull, and sign off with Rahsaan Roland Kirk's interpretation of the Bill Wither's classic, "Ain't No Sunshine." #1001CoverSongs Song # 201: youtu.be/s49BZYibMiw?...

“You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine” captures a star-studded tribute to the legendary songwriter, filmed in October 2022 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Q&A with Fiona Whelan Prine after the March 9 show! Tickets: roxie.com/film/you-got... @johnprine.bsky.social #hardlystrictlybluegrass

#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz "Bang, Bang", Curtis Fuller (1959) Curtis Fuller (trombone), Benny Golson (tenor sax), Thad Jones (trumpet), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Dave Bailey (drums). youtu.be/evbYrCmKGr0?...

They are otherworldly at remodeling their own abode at home, but continue to struggle with remodeling homes on the road. #Rockies

Time to run back the single greatest live music performance in history

Forever #SFGiants Yorvit Torrealba is the new manager of Los Senadores de Caracas in the Venezuelan Liga Mayor de Béisbol Profesional (a summer league). Yorvit was a member of Yadier Molina's coaching staff on the #LVBP Champion Magallanes this winter.

Our deepest condolences to Michael Tilson Thomas on the passing of his husband, Joshua Robison, pictured here in 2016, from his performance with Nancy & The Lambchops, Joshua was a lifelong devotee to the arts. His warmth and kindness will be deeply missed. #michaeltilsonthomas

Remembering David "Fathead" Newman on the 93rd anniversary of his birth (he died in 2009). Here he is teaming up with Jack McDuff on a cover of J.J. Jackson's "But It's Alright." #1001CoverSongs Song # 193: youtu.be/PpyjF8R-1wQ?...

#WBC Hard to resist going all chalk selections the way this tournament is shaping up. Colombia & Nicaragua might surprise some folks and, yes, DR over both the USA and Japan would be a magical run of upsets in some high-scoring games.

#GiftLink 🔓 #SanFrancisco Another banger from @jkdineen.bsky.social on SF's glacial pace of converting unused office space into desperately needed housing. It's not only the Bay Area's sky-high construction costs and seismic upgrades that are holding SF back. #YIMBY

First #SFGiants HR of the Cactus League is hit by... 24-year-old Victor Bericoto 👀 104.2 mph / 395 ft. / 25 deg / oppo to RFC

BOTD, 1933: Ernest Kador (d. 2001), better known as Ernie K-Doe. youtu.be/RBeew18OmfU?...

R.I.P. to the great Willie Colón #JazzSky #SalsaSky

When the prevailing attitude among fans from Caribbean Confederation nations is a defeated shrug and saying, "just make it a 7-game series between USA & Japan," you no longer have a celebrated international tournament, #MLB. What you now have with the #WBC is a sham parading as one. Congrats.

Insurance is killing the #WBC: USA's B. Buxton had 2 IL stints last season, total 31 days, and was approved for #WBC insurance. USA's Roman Anthony, 26 days on IL in Sept. and is approved for #WBC insurance. Venezuela's José Alvarado spent 18 days on IL in Sept. and was DENIED #WBC insurance.

Rodgers & Hart's "I Could Write a Book," by Sonny Rollins with Don Cherry, Henry Grimes, and Billy Higgins, recorded for the RCA Victor album Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry – 3 in Jazz on this day in 1963: youtu.be/cv-7HMYrXIk?...

Jung Hoo Lee works to find rhythm in right field after #SFGiants signed Harrison Bader to play center

Gregory Santos update: #SFGiants

A film inspired by Bill Evans' 1979 tour in Argentina? I need to see this… BILL 79 (Mariano Galperín, 2023)

"Now in its fifth year, Lovers Lane will feature performances from: rapper Raquel, whose anti-gentrification banger “2MNYTESLAS” has been gaining traction..." 🫡 #SanFrancisco #Mission

Sometimes you get to see your heros live! Annie Rauwerda, of @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social fame, is just as delightful in person as she is on social media. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Cole Porter's "You Do Something to Me," by Sonny Rollins with Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, and Ben Riley, recorded for the RCA Victor LP The Bridge on this day in 1962: youtu.be/cWmwXok3L9E?...

When Rowan Wick makes his debut, he'll be only the third Canadian-born player in #SFGiants history (North Vancouver, BC) and first in more than 60 years: 🇨🇦 1964 Georges Maranda (Levis, QC) 1960 Ken MacKenzie (Gore Bay, ON)

Mario Soto: 1975 Eugene Emeralds legend, 1980 #LIDOM Campeón (Leones del Escogido), 3x MLB All-Star, and 1994 inductee to the Dominican Republic Hall of Fame.

BOTD, 1945: King Floyd (d. 2006). youtu.be/_McZSA5JDWU?...

Didn't sign with the Dodgers, became UDFA with PHI 5 years later, pitched to 5.36 ERA in two years at A/A+, spent last year in Indy ball with two different clubs at age 26. Presumably, he'll be 27 in High-A or AA this season. That's quite a journey. #SFGiants

One weird subgenre of AI tour slop is the "One Last Ride" tours. I just did a quick search and these all appeared on Facebook in the past 24 hours alone! (And there are way more)

The World Baseball Classic television boadcast schedule (USA) is here! #WBC

There are many very good analysis of the imagery from Bad Bunny’s performance Here’s one good one

Qualifcation for 2028 #Olympics baseball has been announced! Six teams competing for 🥇at #LA28 will be determined as illustrated in the graphic. More information at this link: www.wbsc.org/en/news/road...

Bad Bunny has done so much to bring Puerto Rican history and culture to the mainstream. Some of the ideas he’s exploring were also contained in an incredible jazz album from 2000, by saxophonist David Sánchez.

To be clear: baseball season never ended. Thanks to all the great winter leagues, there’s been baseball to watch almost every single day since the World Series ended — trust me, I’ve watched as much of it as possible!! But now, MLB is up! And the WBC!! BASEBALL IS THE BEST !!!

It’s … BLACK SUNDAY (1977) Dir. John Frankenheimer

On Netflix through February 13 #JazzSky

Happy "Get an easy reservation for one of the best restaurants in town Day" to all who celebrate! #Superb #Owl #NFL #Boycott