Oops.

I went out with some friends.

That means no post.

Perhaps there will be one tomorrow

A win and a loss

The Red Sox beat the Athletics 6-0 last night, moving back into a tie with the Judges in the wild card.

This afternoon's game started at 3:30 and it was a bullpen game for the Red Sox. Unfortunately it didn't go their way and they lost 5-4.

I really really need the Judges to lose this evening.

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One of Trump's big-mouthed supporters was shot and killed in Utah this afternoon.

Since I don't pay attention to "activists" of any flavor, I have no idea who he was but apparently Trump has ordered flags to half staff.

I'm wondering if the republicans will all send "thoughts and prayers" or will they start collecting the guns owned by liberal democrats...

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I thought this was interesting:

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Here are some links:

• We are going to be hearing about this for the next ten years.



• Isn't this how the movie The Blob started?



• You need a license to drive a car, you need a license for a dog but they'll let any asshole be a parent.



• Finally, a gambling story about not winning.

Nice win last night

I did not get to watch any of last nights baseball game but I did look at the highlights this morning. The Red Sox beat the Athletics 7-0.

Crochet faced 24 batters over 7 innings, giving up only 3 hits, 0 walks and striking out 10.

They are back at it again at 10:10 tonight which means I will not get to see a kid named Connelly Early make his first major league start.

Hopefully he is good. The MLB Pipeline has him listed as the Red Sox number 6 prospect but not in the top 100 for all of the MLB. That means he is good but not top 100 good.

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Here are some links:

• The more that comes out about these people the more I think how stupid we are as voters.



• Cops: We don't pay them enough.



• Damn. I missed it.



• A clear case of ding-dong-ditch.



• Of the many places I don't want anyone sticking a needle into, the scrotum is probably on the top of the list.



• Soon to be an olympic event.

They did not get swept.

The Red Sox got their collective shit together yesterday and they avoided being swept by the Diamondbacks, beating them 7-4.

Tonight they are in West Sacramento California where they will start a 3-game series against the Homeless Athletics.

Seriously, the Athletics play baseball in a park smaller than the one the Worcester Red Sox play in.

Crochet has the start. First pitch is way past my bedtime at 10:05pm.

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Golf was played today and it was an absolutely fantastic day for it.

Pat, Willie and I met up at the usual place at 10:00 and played nine holes of mediocre golf. But that doesn't matter. What matters is that we had a good time, the weather was perfect and we all laughed at our lousy jokes.

And that is the only reason to go play golf - to have a good time.

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Here are some links:

• And so it continues...



• And this, my friends, is why we need the death penalty.



• Key line in this story that pisses me off: "His family said he was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia."



• I also would like to know what happened to the running game.



• Sperm Bots would be a fantastic name for a 1980s punk band.



• Oh Canada.

Somebody won and it wasn't the Red Sox or the Patriots

There were two winning Powerball tickets sold - one in Missouri and one in Texas.

Since I don't live in either Texas or Missouri, it's a good thing I didn't buy a ticket.

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The Red Sox lost again last night, getting beat 5-1 by the Diamondbacks.

Giolito made it through 5 innings before Cora had to take him out. He faced 24 batters, giving up 7 hits, 4 runs and 3 walks while striking out only 2.

Today's game has Bello on the mound.

First pitch was at 4:10 and as I post this, the Diamondbacks are up 2-1 in the 5th inning.

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The Patriots kicked off their season this afternoon when they welcomed the Raiders into Foxboro.

As I've mentioned in the recent past, I have high hopes for this team. Particularly with Josh Daniels and his visor back with the Patriots as the offensive coordinator.

It was a bit touchy in the first half but when half time rolled around it was 10-7 Patriots. I was feeling pretty good.

Then they came out for the second half and proceeded to fall apart.

When the game ended, the Raiders had won 20-13.

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Here are some links:

• I'm hoping we have reached the point where the lies are so blatant that even the dumbest among us can't possibly believe them.



• Oh Canada.



• Man, they got world records for everything.



• Either that or they succesfully notified only the people they want to survive the apocalypse.



• Yet more crystal-clear proof.