BarleyPop

Cubs baseball, rock & roll, dogs & America. Political orphan & material minimalist. Far more serene in a Southern swamp than a concrete jungle.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

Always thinking of my Dad, "Harley Charlie" Pilbean. I can't thank you enough for how you raised your boys to be decent people.

You opened my eyes to everything, yet left it to me to form my own ideas. Life lessons through life experience.

Thanks, Dad!

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[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

Taking a break from social media is good for the soul.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

Angel Hernandez has sucked for a long time. Never good when an MLB ump trends on twitter.

Remember that time 21 years ago when he tossed Bears legend Steve "Mongo" McMichael from the broadcasting booth after the 7th-inning stretch?
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[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

I'd take this as 1-4 in my lineup, please & thank you.

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

Hank Greenberg, Babe Ruth, Charlie Gehringer & Lou Gehrig pose before a Detroit #Tigers vs. New York #Yankees game at Yankee Stadium! (1934) edit/color by BSmile #MLB #Baseball #Legends

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

Metallica's original is about the evils of cocaine addiction but I'm pretty sure this one's referring to moonshine.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

@TallStoneMason My brother became a fiscal conservative after what he witnessed in the Army. He was in heavy artillery & at the end of every fiscal year his unit would blow up millions of $ of perfectly good equipment in order to justify their new budget request.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

Stan The Man is #2 in career total bases, second only to Hank Aaron.

Many baseball fans aren't aware of that.

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

Baseball legend Stan Musial is in a good mood before a #Cardinals vs. #Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Chicago! #MLB #STLCards

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

"Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel
But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in

Busted, down on Bourbon Street
Set up, like a bowlin' pin
Knocked down, it gets to wearin' thin
They just won't let you be."

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

Concert memory, Stones 1994, Columbia, SC.

Tightest security I'd seen at that point. Different colored wristbands every 5 rows nearing stage. I always go front row.

Busted, kicked out of William Brice Stadium. Snuck back in blending with a food service crew & sat in my seat.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

@angusparvo @Super70sSports Mine was listed at exactly 110 HP.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

In his 19-year MLB career, in 10,351 plate appearances, HOFer Nellie Fox hit 35 HRs & struck out 216 times.

Joey Gallo, in 2021, hit 38 bombs & K'd 213 times in 616 PAs.

Which style of play for you prefer?

I'm admittedly biased as I love middle-infield defense & real baseball.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

I've been through SO many hurricanes. Want to know what it's like?

Drive down the interstate at 110 MPH.

Stick your head out the window.

Keep going for 18 hours.

Watch (& smell) all your food rot over the next week.

#HurricaneSeason2022

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

One of my favorite uses for a little bit of leftover homemade chili: make it into a side dish.

Simply boil some rice (I prefer long-grain brown) until done, combine, & heat through.

Simple, nutritious, & delicious.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

The term "legendary" is too often & loosely used.

It's not here.

[Classic Rock In Pics @crockpics]

The Beatles released their legendary album “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” in the US, June 1, 1967

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

@Super70sSports Sorry, I love fun music with themes but everyone I know in South Florida finds Jimmy Buffet too cheesy.

Tourist.

Ernest Hemingway & Ted Williams. Those are Keys' warriors.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

@drkazmd_65 He lied to the FBI, saying he had a tip as a private citizen, no political affiliation. He billed Hillary for those hours. Evidence everywhere, pretty cut & dry.

It's called "jury nullification", when a jury declines to find guilt not based on evidence but conviction.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

You know how some crimes are so gruesome they need to move the trial in order to seat an impartial jury?

No politically connected trials should be held before DC juries.

Michael Sussmann case proves this. Guilty AF, but acquitted due to partisanship. This is not impartial.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

Have you seen the hotel commercial where the boy takes his pet fish in its little fishbowl to the aquarium & holds it up to see all the big fish? Cute, but think about it...

Little guy scared shitless. He's food! Like taking a pet rabbit to African Serengeti to look at lions.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

I can't find video but remember watching #Cubs RF Larry Biittner diving for a ball, missing, & it rolling under his hat.

He got up, searching for the lost ball, until teammates pointed to his cap.

1979?

[Stirrups Now! @uniformcritic]

Tony Armas, outfielder.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

@Super70sSports How to steal HBO in the 90s:

Climb pole.

Crush child-proof fittings with channel locks.

Drill out center of filter.

Cut coaxial cable back to expose 3" of center.

Run through hollowed filter.

Enjoy!

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

@44MagnumBlue1 The point I find most aggravating is the "you hicks don't stand a chance against US military" argument.

These soy boys & girls really believe our armed forces will turn their guns on their fellow citizens, their own families & hometowns, at the whim of the federal government.

[BarleyPop @PilbeanMike]

He couldn't hit .230 in today's game.

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

Atlanta #Braves legend Henry Aaron hammers a HR vs. Oakland #Athletics pitcher Vida Blue at the 1971 All-Star Game in Detroit! #MLB #Baseball