Another loss

The Red Sox lost yesterday and they are now 3 games behind the Judges & 8½ games behind the Rays.

They are moving in the wrong direction...

They are back in Boston where tonight they take on the Diamondbacks. First pitch is at 7:10 and the starter is Gamboa.

I'm not entirely sure why Gamboa has the start but I suspect this is going to be one of those sketchy, "Give us two innings and then we'll have Bello come in to relieve you" kind of games.

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So Dementia Donny is now threatening to "bomb the shit out of Oman" if they don't go along with his way of thinking about the Strait of Hormuz.

One thing I'm noticing about DD is that he sure likes to threaten to bomb people. I'm no psychiatrist but I'm pretty sure that we used to call anyone was walking around threatening to blow people up, "criminally insane".

When he started this fight with Iran, he stepped into a big pile of shit and he has spent the last 5 months trying to scrape it off his shoes. The only thing he's accomplished is spreading his shit around.

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Here are some links:

• I'm telling you, it's Weekend At Bernie's with this guy.



• He'll threaten our allies with random bombings but he's good friends with our enemies.



• I have never understood why the media thinks "I don’t have a dog in the fight in this one. May the best team win" is a provocative comment.



• This is going to smell really bad for several weeks.

And they got a win

Abreu hit a home run in the second inning last and that was the only run scored by either team until the 9^th inning when the Red Sox scored 3 more runs, winning the game 4-0.

With that win, the Red Sox are now only 2 games behind the Judges.

There was one very bad event last when Yoshida came up lame while running to 2^nd base. He made it to 2^nd but just barely. He didn't slide into the bag, he kinda fell onto it. He immediately grabbed the back of his left leg and waved to the dugout, calling the trainer out onto the field.

Then he limped off the field and was replaced by Seigler for the remainder of the game.

Gray face 26 batters over 7 innings, giving up 6 hits, zero runs, 1 walk and striking out 7. That is a pretty good outing.

The new guy, Miller, pitched the 8^th and gave up 0 hits. Then came Chapman to close the game and he also gave up 0 hits.

Today's game started at 1:35 with Sandoval getting the start and he got his ass handed to him.

The game is currently in a rain delay after 6 innings with the Pirates up 7-3.

I'm really hoping that when they come back for the 7^th, the Red Sox batters turn into hitters who turn into runners who turn into scorers and they score at least 4 runs.

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Guess who is abnormally dry!

It's nice not being in a drought.

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Here are some links:

• The man who has never served a day in the military says the extended deployment has not been nearly long enough.



• We've got some serious problems in this country. Everyone is pissed off at everyone else.



• Key West: Even Floridians think it's the weird part of Florida.

They need a win...

The Red Sox lost last night. The problem is they lost to the Pirates, a team that isn't all that good.

The wildcard race in the AL is heating up with 4 teams tied for the 3^rd slot. That means those 4 teams are going to play their hearts out to gain ground over the others as well as the Red Sox.

They still hold a 5½ game lead but they need to start winning on a regular basis if they want to hold on to that lead.

They also need to win a regular basis if they want to overtake the Judges. They are currently separated by 2½ games.

Gray has the start tonight and first pitch is at 7:15.

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Things got done today and I did not spend a lot of time surfing the news sites. That means I don't really know what Trump did today but it's a pretty good bet it was either arrogant, self-centered or incredibly stupid.

I'll read news tomorrow.

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Time for an update on our newest grandchild

She is seven months old and growing like a weed. She sems to be taking after her dad because she sure likes sitting in the living room, playing the drums.

This has been an update on our newest grandchild

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Here's a link:

• Things continue to go well for Psycho Vlad...

Preseason tie

Last nights Patriots / Colts game ended in a 13-13 tie which is fine since it was a pre-season game.

I thought DeVito did a pretty good, completing 13 of his 22 passes.

Borregales, however, did not have a good game. He missed 3 of his 5 field goal attempts. He needs to do better.

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This made me laugh:

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Here are some links:

• I don't think I would call Woodland Dell a "thoroughfare". It's more of a "500 yard long dead end"...



• Key phrase in this story: "He’s a marginally failed real estate developer with multiple bankruptcies. He shouldn’t be weighing in on systems, on aircraft carriers."



• When Hugh Heffner accuses someone of molesting women, you know it's bad.

Finally, a win

The Red Sox lost last night but they won this afternoon.

There was one bit of bad news this afternoon when the Red So xannounced that Whitlock went on the IL with elbow inflammation.

So now they travel to Pittsburgh where tomorrow they will start a 3-game series against the Pirates.

Since Pittsburgh is in the same time zone as I am, I will be able to watch those games.

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Yes, I'm watching the Patriots play preseason football against the Colts.

DeVito is the quarterback for this game.

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Here are some links:

• He really, really, really needs his name on that building. What a spoiled little child he is...



• This is an accident waiting to happen.



• Only in Florida.