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1. JJ1986 Posted: June 20, 2022 at 12:07 PM (#6082879)Just a guess, he's been called Captain more than a few times.
From Las Vegas to Australia: How Bligh Madris' Individualized Approach Shapes His Game
Looks like it to me.
let's see how tough the Braves are while facing the Giants and Dodgers for seven games this week !
But Wiki informs me that he was essentially the target of a second mutiny. Post-Bounty he was appointed the governor of NSW, charged with cleaning up the rum trade. This led to the Rum Rebellion during which he was arrested and deposed from his command. Deposed by your own men once, shame on them. Deposed by your own men twice, that's probably shame on you. And even on his way to Australia:
Even before his arrival, Bligh's style of governance led to problems with his subordinates. The Admiralty gave command of the storeship HMS Porpoise and the convoy to the lower-ranked Captain Joseph Short, while Bligh took command of a transport ship. This led to quarrels which eventually resulted in Captain Short firing across Bligh's bow in an attempt to force Bligh to obey his signals.[6] When this failed, Short tried to give an order to Lieutenant Putland to stand by to fire on Bligh's ship.[7] Bligh boarded Porpoise and seized control of the convoy.
When they arrived in Sydney, Bligh, backed up by statements from two of Short's officers, had Short stripped of the captaincy of Porpoise – which he gave to his son-in-law – cancelled the 240-hectare (600-acre) land grant Short had been promised as payment for the voyage and shipped him back to England for court-martial, at which Short was acquitted.[6] The president of the court, Sir Isaac Coffin, wrote to the Admiralty and made several serious accusations against Bligh, including that he had influenced the officers to testify against Short. Bligh's wife obtained a statement from one of the officers denying this, and Banks and other supporters of Bligh lobbied successfully against his recall as governor.[7]
So both a mutinee and a mutineer. Quite the career. The Milton Bradley of the Royal Navy.
Ooh, the Pitt broadcast has "SuperMo" replays.
Do That To Me One More Time
Take 1: the Tigers could be on track to be the worst-hitting MLB team ever. and you want a guy not good enough to play for THEM?
Take 2: The Dodgers know what they are doing, and the Tigers obviously don't, so....
it's like when the Yankees picked up Pirates RP Clay Holmes for a song. the guy sucks, doesn't he? well......
coincidentally, Holmes - who allowed a run on Opening Day and one inherited run all season, doubles his tally to four runners scoring in 2022. so now it's 2-2 in the 8th and a miserable-looking Cole doesn't even get a W for his efforts.
new Pirates SS Oneil Cruz - whose father was a former minor-leaguer and a big fan of Paul O'Neill and whose spelling of Irish surnames is spotty and all three of those assertions are actually true - has 4 RBI in his season debut.
I think Ozzie, Jeter, and Aparicio are among those who never played anywhere else.
and after the Holmes result, someone named Jason Adam - who had been racked for 2 ER this season in almost 27 IP including 9 H allowed - is racked for 2 more ER to bloat his ERA up to 1.30.
The Rays down turn of late has helped Boston creep into 3rd in the Division, still 13.5 games back.
(Granted, it was vs Cubs. So level of competition similar to what he faced in Australia? But it all counts in the box score. Tomorrow he'll be listed on bref as the 22,71xth player in major league history.)
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