# korner (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover korner. Page: Feed: --- ## [Benge-Worthy Mets Take Game and Series from Padres](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/benge-worthy-mets-take-game-and-series-from-padres) _2026-08-20 · shaikushner · kinerskorner.com_ Mets 4 Padres 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 58-70 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP - Nate Lavender (1-0) LP - Michael King (8-9) S- Kodai Senga (4) Seat on the Korner: Carson Benge We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer… ## [Tatis Rob, Ray Key Padres 5-2 Win](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/tatis-rob-ray-key-padres-win) _2026-08-19 · Mark Rosenman · kinerskorner.com_ Padres 5 Mets 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 57-70 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP - Rob Ray (11-7) LP - Zac Thornton (3-4) S- Mason Miller (31) Seat on the Korner: Fernando Tatis Jr. We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold… ## [Earned, Not Given: The Mets Are Starting to Find Out What They Have](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/earned-not-given-the-mets-are-starting-to-find-out-what-they-have) _2026-08-18 · Mark Rosenman · kinerskorner.com_ There was a word that kept popping up around the Mets on Monday, even when nobody was actually saying it. Earned. Not given. Not handed out because there happens to be an empty chair. Not awarded because somebody in the front office needs to see what a kid can do before the season ends. Earned. And listening to Mets manager Andy Green and president of baseball operations David Stearns speak… ## [Re-Benge Fuels Mets' 2-1 Win over Padres](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/re-benge-fuels-mets-2-1-win-over-padres) _2026-08-18 · A.J. Carter · kinerskorner.com_ Mets 2 Padres 1 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 57-69 Mets streak: Won 4 WP - Nolan McLean (9-8) LP - Walker Buehler (7-6) S- Daniel Duarte (2) Seat on the Korner: Carson Benge We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold… ## [Minor League Mondays: Will Watson Trying To Salvage Lost 2026 Season](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/minor-league-mondays-will-watson-trying-to-salvage-lost-2026-season) _2026-08-17 · phillipsm331 · kinerskorner.com_ This week's edition of Minor League Mondays focuses on RHP Will Watson, who is on a rehab assignment after missing three months with an oblique strain. ## [Great Scott, Revamped Pen Finish Off Sweep of Nats 4-3](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/great-scott-revamped-pen-finish-off-sweep-of-nats-4-3) _2026-08-16 · Mark Rosenman · kinerskorner.com_ Mets 4 Nationals 3 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 56-69 Mets streak: Won 3 WP - Christian Scott (4-3) LP - Jake Irvin (2-7) S- Kodai Senga (3) Seat on the Korner: Bo Bichette We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold… ## [IN MEMORIAM: TOMMY JOHN, THE PITCHER WHO REFUSED TO LET HIS CAREER END](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/in-memoriam-tommy-john-the-pitcher-who-refused-to-let-his-career-end) _2026-08-16 · Mark Rosenman · kinerskorner.com_ There are certain names in baseball that become bigger than the players themselves. Tommy John was one of them. His name became part of the baseball vocabulary, attached forever to a surgical procedure that has allowed thousands of pitchers including both starters in today's Mets game, to return to the mound after what once would have been a career-ending injury. But before there was “Tommy John… ## [Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #84: Randy Tate: The Night He Almost Became a Legend](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/sunday-school-forgotten-faces-of-flushing-84-randy-tate-the-night-he-almost-became-a-legend) _2026-08-16 · Mark Rosenman · kinerskorner.com_ Last week, we remembered Joe Ginsberg, the first Jewish player to wear a Mets uniform. Ginsberg's Mets career lasted exactly two games, but one of them happened to be the first home opener in franchise history. Sometimes you don't need a long Mets career to leave a permanent footprint. This week, we're going back to 1975 and a pitcher who came considerably closer to becoming a Mets legend. His… ## [The good vibes continue as Mets dine on meatball sliders in 9th inning comeback](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/the-good-vibes-continue-as-mets-dine-on-meatball-sliders-in-9th-inning-comeback) _2026-08-15 · John Coppinger · kinerskorner.com_ Mets 5 Nationals 4 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 55-69 Mets streak: Won 2 WP - Jefry Yan (1-0) LP - Yovanny Cruz (0-1) Seat on the Korner: Francisco Lindor and Carson Benge We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer… ## [In Memoriam: Butch Huskey — More Than Just a Met, More Than Just a Number](https://www.kinerskorner.com/post/in-memoriam-butch-huskey-more-than-just-a-met-more-than-just-a-number) _2026-08-15 · Mark Rosenman · kinerskorner.com_ There are baseball players you cover. There are players you interview. And then there are players you get to know. Butch Huskey was one of those players for me. That is why writing about his passing is considerably harder than writing a typical Kiner’s Korner in memoriam. piece. Butch wasn't simply a former Met whose career I followed from a distance. I got to know him through Mets Fantasy Camp,… ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FxioF2v52b9e) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [What makes friendship unique?](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/what-makes-friendship-unique) _2026-06-08 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ What better way to start off the week than by talking about friendship? ## [Atlanta’s finest drops a reality check.](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/atlantas-finest-drops-a-reality-check) _2026-06-05 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Hey Klouder ## [Building a Digital Legacy: Our Latest Metrics 🚀](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/building-a-digital-legacy-our-latest) _2026-06-02 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Dear Kornerz Network, ## [Together we can create a better tomorrow.](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/together-we-can-create-a-better-tomorrow) _2026-05-29 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Hi, It’s Khalil here. ## [Passport to Insights: This Week’s Global Loops 🌍](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/passport-to-insights-this-weeks-global) _2026-05-27 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Our Kornerstones brought some incredible insights this week! ## [Current SNL want list](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2026/5/23/current-snl-want-list) _2026-05-23 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ If you have recordings of any of the specified broadcasts of these shows, please send me an e-mail through the contact page or the e-mail icon at the bottom. ## [Meet our Kornerstones.](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/meet-our-kornerstones) _2026-05-20 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Value aligns with environment, we do things differently. ## [From a PhD in philosophy to a first generation college graduate.](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/from-a-phd-in-philosophy-to-a-first) _2026-05-19 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Our social network values the outliers, the independent thinkers brave enough to challenge the status quo and build a better tomorrow. ## [From Brave New Worlds, Dopamine Loops, to Changing the Angle](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/from-brave-new-worlds-dopamine-loops) _2026-05-18 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ By the people for the people. ## [Unique perspectives](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/unique-perspectives) _2026-05-14 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Hey Kouder, it’s Khalil here. ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xs2AVRaLj6NX) _2026-05-14 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Wondering where the thinkers are hanging out?](https://kornerzsocialnetwork.substack.com/p/wondering-where-the-thinkers-are) _2026-05-11 · Khalil Jezini · Kornerz: A space for thinkers._ Hi Klouder, ## [Classic SNL Review: December 17, 1988: Melanie Griffith / Little Feat (S14E09)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2026/1/17/classic-snl-review-december-17-1988-melanie-griffith-little-feat-s14e09) _2026-01-17 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “Church Lady”, “First Guardian Metrocard”, “Miss Self-Esteem USA Pageant”, “Office Party”, “Sweeney Sisters”, “Love Is A Dream”, “Lip Balm”, “Unrequited Businessman”, and “Seasons Greetings”. Little Feat perform “Let It Roll” and “Hate To Lose Your Lovin’” ## [Classic SNL Review: December 10, 1988: Kevin Kline / Bobby McFerrin (S14E08)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/11/22/classic-snl-review-december-10-1988-kevin-kline-bobby-mcferrin-s14e08) _2025-11-23 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “A Trump Christmas”, “Game Breakers”, “Plug Away”, “The Big Chill”, “Executive Island”, and “Breakfast Table”. Bobby McFerrin performs “Drive” and “The Star-Spangled Banner”. ## [Classic SNL Review: December 3, 1988: Danny DeVito / The Bangles (S14E07)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/11/1/classic-snl-review-december-3-1988-danny-devito-the-bangles-s14e07) _2025-11-01 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “Pumping Up With Hans & Franz”, “Big Red”, “Sex Tonight”, “Scrooge II”, “Mexican Bandit”, “The Bastard Battalion”, "Buddy Precisely” and “Guardian Angels”. The Bangles perform “In Your Room” and “Hazy Shade of Winter”. ## [Classic SNL Review: November 19, 1988: John Lithgow / Tracy Chapman (S14E06)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/9/13/classic-snl-review-november-19-1988-john-lithgow-tracy-chapman-s14e06) _2025-09-14 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, “Long White Beard”, “Animal Confession”, “Master Thespian”, “The Pat Stevens Show”, “The Alamo”, “Thanksgiving” and “Skeleton”. Tracy Chapman performs “Mountains O’ Things”, “Freedom Now”, and “Baby, Can I Hold You”. ## [Classic SNL Review: November 12, 1988: Demi Moore / Johnny Clegg & Savuka (S14E05)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/9/6/classic-snl-review-november-12-1988-demi-moore-johnny-clegg-amp-savuka-s14e05) _2025-09-06 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “Negative Ad”, “Neuberg’s Bleu Cheese Cooler”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Camping Trip”, “The World of Dr. Know-It-All”, “One Man’s Demons”, “Don’t Move”, “Card Game”, “Travel Agents” and “Businessman’s Chatter Line”. Johnny Clegg & Savuka perform “I Call Your Name” and “Take My Heart Away”. ## [Classic SNL Review: November 5, 1988: Matthew Modine / Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (S14E04)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/6/8/classic-snl-review-november-5-1988-matthew-modine-edie-brickell-amp-new-bohemians-s14e04) _2025-06-08 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “Drill Sergeant”, “The Republican Party”, “The Liberal”, “Church Chat”, “Dukakis After Dark”, “Win, Lose, Or Tie”, “Dukakis” and “Two Sammies”. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians perform “What I Am” and “Little Miss S”. ## [Classic SNL Review: October 22, 1988: John Larroquette / Randy Newman with Mark Knopfler (S14E03)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/5/10/classic-snl-review-october-22-1988-john-larroquette-randy-newman-with-mark-knopfler-s14e03) _2025-05-10 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “Alien Dukakis”, “Carbon Paper”, “Dan Quayle: President”, “Portrait Of The Artist”, “The Crests And Troughs Of Vernon Hawley Jr.”, “Bush I”, “Forbidden Fruit”, “Bush II”, “Intimacy”, “This Old House”, “Bush III” and “Gay Communist Gun Club”. Randy Newman performs “It’s Money That Matters” and “Dixie Flyer” with Mark Knopfler. ## [Classic SNL Review: October 15, 1988: Matthew Broderick / The Sugarcubes (S14E02)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/4/20/classic-snl-review-october-15-1988-matthew-broderick-the-sugarcubes-s14e02) _2025-04-21 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “Seduction”, “McDonnell-Rand”, “The Five Beatles”, “Cooking With Monkey”, “Nude Beach”, “The Thumper Family”, “Learning To Feel”, “Laurie Has A Story”, “Hollywood Salute”, and “Baby”. The Sugarcubes perform “Birthday” and “Motorcrash”. ## [Classic SNL Review: October 8, 1988: Tom Hanks / Keith Richards (S14E01)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/4/12/classic-snl-review-october-8-1988-tom-hanks-keith-richards-s14e01) _2025-04-12 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ Sketches include “Pumping Up With Hans & Franz”, “First Citywide Change Bank I”, “ABC Campaign 88”, “Mr. Short Term Memory”, “Girl Watchers”, “Jew, Not A Jew”, “Big” and “The Pat Stevens Show”. Keith Richards performs “Take It So Hard” and “Struggle”. ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Jor3yfov4OQe) _2025-04-12 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [SNL Up Close: 1988-89](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2025/4/5/snl-up-close-1988-89) _2025-04-05 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ When the Writer’s Guild of America went on strike in March 1988, the Winter Olympics had just finished, both the Republican and Democratic primaries were underway, and Saturday Night Live was in the middle of its 13th season. Despite the anticlimactic finish to the year (Judge Reinhold / 10,000 Maniacs), the show was continuing its resurgence. ## [SCTV Review: The Cisco Kid (3-25) / The Best of SCTV (3-26)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/12/5/sctv-review-the-cisco-kid-3-25-the-best-of-sctv-3-26) _2024-12-06 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “The Cisco Kid” sketches include “Message From Prickley: The Cisco Kid”, “Marlon Perkins’ Wildlife Dinner Restaurant”, “Promo: Neil Jung, Psychiatrist”, “Promo: The Love Boat”, “Kanadian Korner” and “The Cisco Kid”. “The Best of SCTV” sketches include “Message From Guy: Satellite”, “Sunrise Semester: Do-It-Yourself Advertising”, “Promo: The Merv Griffin Show”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Taxi… ## [SCTV Review: Mel's Rock Pile - MacArthur Park (3-23) / Dick Cavett (3-24)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/11/21/sctv-review-mels-rock-pile-macarthur-park-3-23-dick-cavett-3-24) _2024-11-22 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “Mel’s Rock Pile - MacArthur Park” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Greek Travel”, “Message From Prickley: Mel’s Rock Pile”, “Promo: Jackie Stewart’s Wide World of High Voices”, “Exercise Is Easy”, “Kanadian Korner” and “Mel’s Rock Pile”. “Dick Cavett” sketches include “Cooking With Marcello”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Fish ‘N Chips”, “Logos Galore”, “Monster Chiller Horror Theatre” and “The… ## [SCTV Review: The Mating Game (3-21) / Gene Shalit's America (3-22)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/11/14/sctv-review-the-mating-game-3-21-gene-shalits-america-3-22) _2024-11-15 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “The Mating Game” sketches include “Promo: Starting Out with Bill Needle”, “Eskimo Arts”, “Message From Prickley: The Mating Game”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Taxi Driver”, “SCTV News” and “The Mating Game”. “Gene Shalit’s America” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Societal Behavior”, “American Express”, “SCTV Special News Report”, “Kanadian Korner”, “SCTV News”, “Comment with David Brinkley”,… ## [SCTV Review: Midnight Express Special (3-19) / Cookery Crock (3-20)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/10/24/sctv-review-midnight-express-special-3-19-cookery-crock-3-20) _2024-10-25 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “Midnight Express Special” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Basic Photography”, “Mamorex Video Tape”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Tomorrow, Today, Tonight”, “Bill Needle’s Mailbag”, “Message From Guy: Midnight Express Special”, and “Midnight Express Special”. “Cookery Crock” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Disasters In The Home”, “Nasex Nasal Deodorant”, “Bill Needle’s Mailbag”, “Kanadian… ## [SCTV Review: Two-Way TV (3-17) / Alpha Channel (3-18)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/10/17/sctv-review-two-way-tv-3-17-alpha-channel-3-18) _2024-10-18 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “Two-Way TV” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Astrology”, “Promo: Monster Chiller Horror Theatre”, “Kanadian Korner”, “SCTV News”, “Comment with David Brinkley”, “Promo: Cruisin’ Gourmet”, “Two-Way TV”, “Bill Needle’s Mailbag”, “Promo: Crazy Crafts”, and “Sermonette: Rabbi Karlov”. “Alpha Channel” sketches include “Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Ever Written”, “Cooking With Marcello”,… ## [SCTV Review: The Irwin Allen Show (3-15) / Big Brother (3-16)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/10/3/sctv-review-the-irwin-allen-show-3-15-big-brother-3-16) _2024-10-04 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “The Irwin Allen Show” sketches include “Men On Women”, “Message From Guy: Men On Women”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Cooking With Marcello”, “Promo: Taxi Driver”, “Bill Needle’s Mailbag”, “Message From Guy: The Irwin Allen Show”, and “The Irwin Allen Show”. “Big Brother” sketches include “Got A Minute?”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Taxi Driver”, “Message From Guy: The New Year”, “Message From Prickley:… ## [SCTV Review: Star Wars (3-13) / Hollywood Salutes Its Extras (3-14)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/9/12/sctv-review-star-wars-3-13-hollywood-salutes-its-extras-3-14) _2024-09-13 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “Star Wars” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Do-It-Yourself Advertising”, “Promo: Chick Monk: Roadie For The Defense”, “Kanadian Korner”, “SCTV News”, “Joni Mitchell’s For Dogs Only”, “Bill Needle’s Mailbag”, “SCTV Premiere: Star Wars”, and “Dialing For Dollars”. “Hollywood Salutes Its Extras” sketches include “Message From Prickley: Extras”, “Mamorex Cassette Tape”, “Bill Needle’s Mailbag”,… ## [SCTV Review: The Sammy Maudlin Show (3-11) / Night Gallery (3-12)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/9/5/sctv-review-the-sammy-maudlin-show-3-11-night-gallery-3-12) _2024-09-06 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “The Sammy Maudlin Show” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Glamour”, “Message From Prickley: The Sammy Maudlin Show”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Stretch Your Arm”, “Ronny Barrett’s Sports”, “Promo: Taxi Driver”, “Totacontrol”, “Message From Guy: Urgent Announcement”, and “The Sammy Maudlin Show”. “Night Gallery” sketches include “Crazy Crafts”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Tom Snyder MD”, “SCTV… ## [SCTV Review: Man's Ability To Imitate (3-9) / Mel's Rock Pile (3-10)](https://bronwynjoan.com/blog/2024/8/22/sctv-review-mans-ability-to-imitate-3-9-mels-rock-pile-3-10) _2024-08-23 · Bronwyn Douwsma · Existentialist Weightlifting - Bronwyn Douwsma_ “Man’s Ability To Imitate” sketches include “Sunrise Semester: Man’s Ability To Imitate”, “PSA: Concerned Children for Truth in Advertising / National Organization to Reinstate Cigarette Advertising”, “Kanadian Korner”, “Promo: Monster Chiller Horror Theatre”, “Promo: Sea Talk”, “SCTV News”, “Comment with David Brinkley”, “Promo: The Invisible Man”, and “Cooking With Marcello”. “Mel’s Rock Pile”…