Song of the Week XXV

This week, we have a song that was bound to be featured eventually, coming from Snow Patrol. The band's final track from A Hundred Million Suns is the song this week. Those familiar with this track know how truly amazing it is. Entitled The Lightning Strike: What If This Storm Ends?/The Sunlight Through the Flags/Daybreak, it runs at a total time of 16:18, or 5:10 for the first, 4:17 for the second, and 6:51 for the third part. Due in part to its sheer size, the song is a masterpiece. Sometimes it is viewed as excessive for the purposes it serves, but it all comes together for a continuous length of time. This song is one of my all-time favorites from Snow Patrol, and I'd like to give them their due credit for a great song. This feature will be back next week.

Fantasy Baseball All-Stars week 12

Catcher: Brian McCann, 4 runs, 5 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB, .357 average, .471 on base
First Base: Adrian Gonzalez, 4 runs, 13 hits, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, .500 average, .552 on base
Second Base: Brandon Phillips, 6 runs, 12 hits, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB, .444 average, .483 on base
Third Base: Evan Longoria, 8 runs, 10 hits, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 0 SB, .370 average, .393 on base
Shortstop: Yuniesky Betancourt, 3 runs, 10 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .417 average, .417 on base
Outfield: B.J. Upton, 5 runs, 8 hits, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 2 SB, .320 average, .393 on base
Utility1: Ty Wigginton, 5 runs, 8 hits, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 0 SB, .333 average, .333 on base
Utility2: Michael Young, 5 runs, 13 hits, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB, .481 average, .481 on base
Starter: Clayton Kershaw, 18 IP, 2 wins, 22 K, 1.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP
Reliever: Mariano Rivera, 3 IP, 3 saves, 6 K, 0 holds, 0.00 ERA, 0.33 WHIP