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Mad Dog, Catfish and Bear: An all-animal lineup of Giants and A s in honor of #RallyRabbit
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Giants Pablo Sandoval stands in the on deck circle during Game 3 of the NLDS at AT&T Park on Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle
First of all, apologies up front. We’re taking a little break from our regularly scheduled program to share some silliness a month into the season.
With #RallyRabbit all the rage at Oracle Park Alex the therapy bunny made another appearance Wednesday, this time in the bleachers we figured we’d go hog wild, have a whale of a time and let the cat out of the bag with an animal-driven roster of Giants and A’s. So holy cow, let’s take the bull by the horns and start this wild goose chase:
The world of wacky relief debuts
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As was mentioned on the broadcast last night, Matt Peacock became the first pitcher since Marino Pieretti of the 1945 Washington Senators to get the win and a hit, while making his debut in an extra-inning game. Pieretti was the starter in that contest, and tossed all 12 innings of the 4-3 victory. But I thought it might be interesting to look at how Peacock’s debut stacks up among relief pitchers.
He’s not the only one to get a hit in his first game. That’s actually a bit more common than you might think, Peacock becoming the 193rd such pitcher. Actually, the last such reliever to execute the feat was also a Diamondback. Taylor Clarke did it on April 20 last year against the Cubs, combining with Zack Greinke on a four-hitter, and for his three innings of work (like Peacock), was awarded a save. Though for a reliever to get a hit AND a run in his debut is rarer. There have only been two
Baystate Franklin president reflects on past year of pandemic
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Published: 4/4/2021 3:47:05 PM
GREENFIELD Baystate Franklin Medical Center President Ron Bryant says it has been a “long year” and many of his staff are exhausted, but no one plans to let up until the COVID-19 pandemic ends or as many people as possible are vaccinated.
Like hospital administrators across the county whose staff admitted their first COVID-19 patient a little more than a year ago, Bryant said when the pandemic first hit in March 2020, everything was uncertain and information was fluid from day to day, sometimes hour to hour. But procedures are more routine now, and while the local hospital is confident in the way it responded to the pandemic, he said the staff will never let their guard down and become “comfortable” with it, especially since there are now variants.
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Legislators pledge funding as addiction cases continue rising
MARKEY
Published: 3/17/2021 5:10:45 PM
Federal legislators told the Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region on Wednesday that addiction should be examined through the lens of mental health, not moral failing, and that it is imperative that programs like the ones the local task force offers be funded.
The task force met virtually with local agency heads and state and local legislators to discuss what some of the continuing needs are when it comes to helping individuals and their families through addiction and recovery.
“We’ve been doing groundbreaking work,” said Sheriff Christopher Donelan, who is a co-chair of the Opioid Task Force. “But there are still deficiencies in the work being done with the addicted community.”