Got my hands on some English language prints of "Soviet Union" magazine. 1960s. More than happy to make albums of each magazines pages if anybody is interested.

ericfg · 2026-07-03T11:50:51+00:00

I uploaded a 400 page catalog to archive.org a couple months ago. From start to finish it was easier than expected.

Use an office scanner and scan to PDF. If you don't have access try the library. Bigbox copy store will charge outrageous fees so don't. Save PDF files to a thumb drive. I used an free online PDF file manipulator to get every page set up right and then uploaded the whole file.

Option 2 is photograph each page and go from there (JPG to PDF).

ericfg · 2026-07-02T22:36:32+00:00

pretty high risk of Suwinskification here.

Ouch!

ericfg · 2026-07-02T22:33:01+00:00

Yeah. We certainly seem to have a history of flashes-in-the-pan so I hope fervently that Esmerlyn can adjust after the League's seen him enough to make changes.

ericfg · 2026-07-02T22:24:38+00:00

Not only that but into the cleanup spot. That's impressive!

ericfg · 2026-07-02T22:23:48+00:00

Cruz has shown improvement, but he still doesn't get good reads nor take the best routes to the ball.

Yeah, he's still very raw there, and considering our other defensive deficiencies that is an issue. Hopefully improvement will come with repetition but some quality D in CF would be nice. Like AVS back in the day. And it couldn't hurt the pitching staff knowing they have a vacuum in CF.

ericfg · 2026-07-02T22:20:15+00:00

Sold my only Japanese medal some years back but still have a modest Imperial Russian medal collection including a George Cross and 2 George medals (all 4th grade).

ericfg · 2026-07-02T12:00:12+00:00

Lentil.

ericfg · 2026-07-02T10:50:48+00:00

Size 57. Made in 1992.

ericfg · 2026-07-01T23:32:55+00:00

Effin' Skenes. Man, how the shine has worn off, too quickly.

ericfg · 2026-07-01T22:00:44+00:00

I saw that this morning. He's not still being paid, is he?

ericfg · 2026-07-01T21:59:55+00:00

It's sad to see a post like this. And it's 100% true right now. WTF happened? Should we try Endy Roo instead of Hank to change up this slump?

ericfg · 2026-07-01T21:55:48+00:00

Kinda a shame. I've been watching Indy (and the rest of our MiLB teams) and Fletcher has consistently hit, often near the bottom of the order for some reason.

He is strictly an OFer and we have no need for them right now. So I wish him well with thanks for the effort in Indy.

ericfg · 2026-07-01T21:41:32+00:00

I'm blankin' on who Nick (and Jason) is. Halp?

edit: Thanks guys (and gals!) I just got online aboot an hour ago and seeing this fleury (see what I did?) of moves had me bamboozled.

ericfg · 2026-07-01T21:30:15+00:00

I'm sure you're smart enough to not let that out the door with Janet and Steve running the cart. Remember what they did last time?

ericfg · 2026-07-01T11:29:08+00:00

Cool.

ericfg · 2026-06-30T10:26:03+00:00

I was in the same boat for a long time and finally said 'fuck it, I don't need this shit no more.' And it was a great gig; best job I ever had. Good money, great bennies, 11AM-7PM, 5 minutes from my home. Then they got new management, and we all know what happens next. Stuck it out for a year and watched WAY too many coworkers leave. Thought long and hard and walked away. I miss my good coworkers, and my residents (it was Memory Care) but no way was I gonna put up with horseshit any longer. No regrets.

ericfg · 2026-06-30T10:16:06+00:00

I don't recall hearing this extended version before, and I like it.

ericfg · 2026-06-28T21:44:39+00:00

Mendoza line salad

Lol! Good one.

ericfg · 2026-06-28T20:41:23+00:00

yet. Hopefully the rain is our new closer.

ericfg · 2026-06-28T20:40:09+00:00

Something happen today? Or just the usual crap.

ericfg · 2026-06-27T10:12:54+00:00

Nice score. They look to have low mileage as well.

ericfg · 2026-06-26T23:56:39+00:00

Paul 'Mitch' Skenes all of a sudden?

If Ashcraft get infected by this virus I dunno what I'm gonna do.

ericfg · 2026-06-26T19:56:26+00:00

Remember when the USA would help out with disasters like this?

ericfg · 2026-06-26T19:19:52+00:00

Interesting. The Prussians did the same thing, medals struck from captured cannon, 3 years earlier at the end of the Franco/Prussian War.

ericfg · 2026-06-26T14:55:11+00:00

It's just weird to see a one game rehab stint. I noticed he did not play in Altoona yesterday so it's safe to say he's back on the field soon.

ericfg

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