The Empty Cup

This stripped-down piece is the sound of unlearning. Just piano, voice, and the silence between thoughts. Like the master said — a full cup takes nothing new. Empty it. Begin again.

Now, here’s the track: The Empty Cup, from the album The Still Path.

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The Music of Virtue

If ethics had a sound, this would be it. Celestial pads and gentle rhythms accompany soft vocals that rise like incense. Virtue, in Confucian terms, isn’t loud — but it resonates.

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Rectify the Names

Clarity is power. This minimalist track is centered around structure — tonal precision, ordered percussion, and meaning in every phrase. It’s a sonic argument for truth in words, and words that shape reality.

Now, here’s the track: Rectify the Names, from the album The Still Path.

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To Lead, Be Led

A soft-spoken parable wrapped in melody. This track’s gradual swell mirrors how moral leadership, in Confucius’s view, begins with one’s own example. Sparse lyrics, deep truths.

Now, here’s the track: To Lead, Be Led, from the album The Still Path.

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Filial Roots

Honor begins at home. Acoustic guitar and temple bells form the backbone of this tribute to filial piety — the core of Confucian virtue. Each note steps lightly but leaves an impression, like walking through memory.

Now, here’s the track: Filial Roots, from the album The Still Path.

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The Gentleman Walks Slowly

A quiet stroll, not a sprint. This track’s pacing and muted instrumentation embody the Confucian ideal of self-possession and deliberate action. Grace, not haste, makes the gentleman.

Now, here’s the track: The Gentleman Walks Slowly, from the album The Still Path.

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Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins[a] CM (born December 13, 1942)[1] is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1983 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.

Jenkins played the most of his career for the Cubs. He was a National League (NL) and Cubs All-Star for three seasons, and in 1971, he was the first Canadian and Cubs pitcher to win a Cy Young Award. He was a 20-game winner for seven seasons, including six consecutive seasons for the Cubs. He was the NL leader in wins, in 1971, and the American League (AL) leader in wins, in 1974. Jenkins was also the NL leader in complete games in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the AL leader in complete games in 1974. He led the NL in strikeouts in 1969 and had over 3,000 strikeouts during his career. His 284 victories are the most by a black pitcher in major league history.[2]

Jenkins played basketball in the off-season for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1967 to 1969, and pitched two seasons in Canada for the minor league London Majors following his major league career.[3] Jenkins became the first Canadian to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991; he remained the only one until Larry Walker's election in 2020.[4]

Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell (born September 21, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher from 1961 to 1975, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. A six-time All-Star, McDowell led the American League in strikeouts five times. Tall (6 feet, 5 inches) and powerful, his left-handed fastball was delivered with an unusually calm pitching motion which led to his memorable nickname, "Sudden Sam".

Early life[edit]

McDowell was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1942, one of six siblings. His father Thomas was a heat inspector for U.S. Steel.[1] He attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School, where he played baseball, basketball, football and track, graduating in 1960.[1][2] He had an 8–1 won–loss pitching record his senior year (though it has also been stated he was 8–0[1]), with 152 strikeouts in 63 innings and no earned runs. McDowell had a total of 9 no-hitters in high school.[3][1] He pitched in the Colt World Series in 1960, throwing two no-hitters and a one-hitter.[1] In 1960, he was considered the top baseball prospect in the country,[3] and had signing bonus offers from all 16 major league teams.[4]

With the Indians[edit]

1960–61: Major league debut[edit]

During the 1960 season, as a high school graduate, McDowell signed with the Indians for a $75,000 bonus.[5] McDowell made the signing announcement at the conclusion of his appearance in the third segment of To Tell the Truth aired on June 16, 1960.[6]

He spent the 1960 season with the Class-D Lakeland Indians, where he had a 5–6 record, with a 3.35 earned run average (ERA). He struck out 100 batters in 104.2 innings pitched, but also had 80 bases on balls. He picked off 43 base runners, modeling his technique on Hall of fame left-handed pitcher Warren Spahn,[7] who had given McDowell pickoff tips when he was in Pittsburgh.[8][4]

In 1961, McDowell was promoted to the Triple-A Salt Lake City Bees of the Pacific Coast League. He finished the year there with a record of 13–10 and a 4.42 ERA.[9] He had 156 strikeouts and 152 bases on balls in 175 innings pitched; averaging 8 strikeouts per nine innings, but also 7.8 bases on balls per nine innings.[10]

This was enough to earn him a promotion to the majors in September, and one week before his 19th birthday he made his MLB debut for the Indians. Starting against the Minnesota Twins, McDowell pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up just three hits. He had to leave the game because he broke two ribs throwing a pitch.[11] However, in a harbinger of things to come, he struck out five batters and also walked five batters before being relieved by Frank Funk. Funk gave up three runs in the 9th inning to lose the game, 3-2.[12] McDowell did not pitch again in 1961, after the one appearance for Cleveland.[9]

1962–63: Struggle to establish himself[edit]

McDowell started the next season in Salt Lake City, but was quickly called up in mid-April for a start against the New York Yankees. His second start was not as good as his first: although the Indians won 9-3, McDowell did not make it out of the fifth inning, once again walking five batters and failing to qualify for a win.[13] McDowell remained with the Indians as a swingman until the end of May, when he was sent back to the minors with a 6.04 ERA and 24 walks in 25.1 innings.[citation needed] After posting a 2.02 ERA in 6 games,[14] he was recalled in July.[15] The results were similar, as he finished with an ERA of 6.06 and 70 walks (a rate of 7.2 BB/9), but also 70 strikeouts in 87.2 innings.[16]

McDowell's 1963 season represented something of an improvement over 1962. He ...

Harmony Without Uniformity

Balance isn’t sameness — and this track proves it. Strings, space, and soft dissonance underscore Confucius’s idea that true harmony welcomes difference. The melody speaks with restraint, the silence holds weight.

Now, here’s the track: Harmony Without Uniformity, from the album The Still Path.

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James Paul David Bunning (October 23, 1931 – May 26, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1999 and a member of the United States Senate from 1999 to 2011. He is the only Major League Baseball athlete to have been elected to both the United States Senate and the National Baseball Hall of Fame to date.

Bunning pitched from 1955 to 1971 for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers. When Bunning retired, he had the second-highest total career strikeouts in Major League history; he currently ranks 22nd. As a member of the Phillies, Bunning pitched the seventh perfect game in Major League Baseball history on June 21, 1964, the first game of a Father's Day doubleheader at Shea Stadium, against the New York Mets. It was the first perfect game in the National League since 1880.[1] Bunning was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1996 after election by the Hall's Veterans Committee.

After retiring from baseball, Bunning returned to his native northern Kentucky and was elected to the Fort Thomas city council, then the Kentucky Senate, in which he served as minority leader. In 1983, Bunning was the Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky. In 1986, Bunning was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 4th congressional district, and served in the House from 1987 to 1999. He was elected to the United States Senate from Kentucky in 1998 and served two terms as the Republican junior U.S. senator. In July 2009, he announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. Bunning gave his farewell speech to the Senate on December 9, 2010, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Rand Paul on January 3, 2011.

Ritual and the River

Measured, meditative, and moving. This opening track draws you into the flowing current of Confucian thought — where reflection matters more than reaction. With sparse percussion and reverent tones, it's a prayer whispered to the wind.

Now, here’s the track: Ritual and the River, from the album The Still Path.

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Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937), nicknamed "the Dominican Dandy", is a Dominican former right-handed pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1975, mostly with the San Francisco Giants. Known for his high leg kick, variety of pitches, arm angles and deliveries, pinpoint control, and durability, Marichal won 18 games to help the Giants reach the 1962 World Series, and went on to earn 191 victories in the 1960s, the most of any major league pitcher. He won over 20 games six times, on each occasion posting an earned run average (ERA) below 2.50 and striking out more than 200 batters, and became the first right-hander since Bob Feller to win 25 games three times; his 26 wins in 1968 remain a franchise record.

Marichal led the National League (NL) in wins, innings pitched, complete games and shutouts twice each. He was often overshadowed by his contemporaries Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson; in each of Marichal's four best seasons, either Koufax or Gibson won the Cy Young Award, always by unanimous vote. He pitched a no-hitter in June 1963, and two weeks later outdueled Warren Spahn for a 1–0 victory in 16 innings; Marichal also had three one-hitters–including one in his major league debut–and six two-hitters. One of the most outstanding performers in All-Star history, he was named to the team in nine seasons, recording an ERA of 0.50 in eight appearances and being named Most Valuable Player of the 1965 contest.

On August 22, 1965, Marichal was one of the principal figures in perhaps the most violent incident in major league history. While batting in a heated game against the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers, he struck catcher John Roseboro in the head with his bat after Roseboro had thrown the ball back to the mound, brushing past Marichal's face; the blow opened a gash in Roseboro's head that required stitches, and set off a huge brawl between the teams. Marichal was suspended and received a then-record fine, also paying a financial settlement, but the two players later reconciled, and eventually became close friends. Roseboro would later lobby to get Marichal elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame after he failed to get elected on his first two ballots due to this incident. Marichal would later become a pallbearer at Roseboro's funeral.

Marichal's 243 wins, 2.84 ERA, 244 complete games and 3,444 innings pitched with the Giants are San Francisco team records; his 2,281 strikeouts, 446 games started and 52 shutouts with the club place him behind only Christy Mathewson in franchise history. At the time of his retirement, he ranked sixth in National League history in strikeouts (2,282) and shutouts (52); his 244 complete games ranked ninth among NL pitchers active after 1920. Marichal was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983; he was the first Dominican player and the first foreign-born player ever elected.

Don Drysdale — The Long Arm of the Law

Don Drysdale brought fear, fire, and finesse to the mound. Towering at six-foot-five, he pitched like a man on a mission — brushing back hitters, owning the inside corner, and never backing down. With a record-setting 58 and two-thirds scoreless innings in 1968, he enforced order with heat and command. They called him Big D — and when he pitched, the law was laid down in Dodger Blue.

Now, here’s the track: Don Drysdale — The Long Arm of the Law, from the album Legends of the Bat.

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Bob Gibson — One Point One Two

In 1968, Bob Gibson didn’t just pitch — he ruled. With a microscopic ERA of One Point One Two, he delivered one of the most dominant seasons in baseball history. Fierce, unrelenting, and fearless on the mound, Gibson redefined intimidation with every fastball. He pitched with fire, demanded respect, and left hitters shaking in the box. A Hall of Famer, a warrior, a force — this is the sound of One Point One Two.

Now, here’s the track: Bob Gibson — One Point One Two, from the album Legends of the Bat.

One point one two, etched in fire,
 He stared you down with no desire
 To smile, to yield, to flinch or fade —

 Just dust and flame from pitcher's cage.

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Sandy Koufax – The Left Hand of God

He pitched through pain. He struck out legends. He stood for his faith and his team. Sandy Koufax, the Left Hand of God, redefined dominance in the 1960s with four no-hitters, three Cy Youngs, and a perfect game. And when he chose principles over the World Series, he became more than an ace — he became a legend carved in baseball’s memory.

Now, here’s the track: Sandy Koufax – The Left Hand of God from the album Legends of the Mound.

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