@EatEmUpPod@hostedbyjhall@aurban91 With the emergence of Montero and Melton, along with the looming return of Jobe, where is your confidence level in the starting rotation in the (presumed) post-Skubal era?
In 1944, Lt. Clarence Coggins of the 45th Infantry Division was on a reconnaissance patrol northeast of Grenoble, France, when a German patrol captured him.
The 24-year-old company commander found himself a prisoner of war. But instead of silently accepting his fate, he struck up a conversation.
He calmly convinced the German major in charge that escape from the rapidly advancing Allied forces was impossible & that given how poorly the Germans had treated the local French population, surrendering to the Americans would be their best option.
The major listened. He then freed Coggins to arrange formal surrender terms with his own superiors.
On August 25, 1944, the terms were accepted. Nearly 1,000 German troops, 942 enlisted men & 17 officers, along with vast amounts of equipment, surrendered to the young American lieutenant in Grenoble.
This is Lt. Coggins shortly afterward, photographed in Grenoble on August 25, 1944. For his extraordinary initiative & courage while a prisoner, he was awarded the Silver Star and immediately promoted to Captain.
Tragically, Captain Coggins was killed in action just months later on January 7, 1945, during fighting in France.
Was great hearing some love for the Motherland on latest episode of @EatEmUpPod. If you truly want to disconnect from the world, head north until you reach the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
@EatEmUpPod@hostedbyjhall@aurban91 Did the 2020 draft save the organization? 3 mainstays in the lineup and 5 of 6 making it to the Show sure is impressive.