Archive for October 7th, 2022

Hoplobibliophilia, finishing the catch-up (for now).

Friday, October 7th, 2022

What was that some jerk said about “you know you have a problem when you start buying bibliographies“?

About that…

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Firings watch.

Friday, October 7th, 2022

Mike Matheny out as general manager of the Kansas City Royals.

Also out: pitching coach Cal Eldred.

While they avoided a 100-loss season, the Royals (65-97) finished in last place in the AL Central and recorded the fifth-worst record of any club in the majors. They went an MLB-worst 26-55 on the road.
Matheny inherited a 103-loss team in 2019. In his first season, the Royals went 26-34 playing a pandemic-shortened 2020 schedule.
The Royals went 74-88 last season after adding veteran pitcher Mike Minor, first baseman Carlos Santana and left fielder Andrew Benintendi.

ESPN:

Matheny finished 165-219 during his time with the Royals, though the number that perhaps is more important to the future of the club is 29 — the number of players who made their major league debut during his tenure.

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Obit watch: October 7, 2022.

Friday, October 7th, 2022

Judy Tenuta. THR.

Charles Fuller, playwright. He won a Pulitzer in 1982 for “A Soldier’s Play” (which was later adapted for film as “A Soldier’s Story”).

Günter Lamprecht, German actor.

Before “Berlin Alexanderplatz,” Mr. Lamprecht appeared in a number of Mr. Fassbinder’s films and television series, starting with the 1973 science fiction epic “The World on a Wire.” Mr. Lamprecht returned for the director’s breakthrough international hit, “The Marriage of Maria Braun,” but it was his herculean performance in “Berlin Alexanderplatz” that won Mr. Lamprecht the greatest praise of his career.

IMDB. For the record, he was in “Das Boot”.

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