It rained.

Last night's baseball game was suspended after three innings when the rain arrived. The Red Sox were up 2-1 and Fitts was looking good.

The game picked up again at 2:30 this afternoon with Bello on the mound. He pitched pretty well, going five innings. Chapman came in to close out the ninth and he was on fire.

The Red Sox won the game 5-3.

It looks like tonight's game is going to be a "bullpen game" with Bernardino getting the start. First pitch is at 7:10. It appears my youngest and his wife will be at the game so I'll be paying attention to the crowd shots during the game.

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Since there was baseball this afternoon and baseball again this evening, I didn't spend very much time on the interwebs.

Here are some links:

• GodDammitAllToHell_SonOfABitch etc...



• So this scumbag gets to admit he did it with no requirement that he tell the families why he did it.



• Just once I would like to see a story about the guy that lost his weekly paycheck playing video poker.



• This is not good news.



• Only in Florida.



• Yes, alcohol was involved.



• Here's your Naked Guy In The News story.

Nice win

Crochet pitched pretty damned well and so did the new kid, Hicks, they got in the Devers trade.

Abreu hit an inside-the-park home run and then follwed that up with a grand slam.

When all was said and done, the Red Sox beat the Reds 13-6.

Tonight has Fitts with the start. First pitch is at 7:10.

Oh, and it looks like Buehler will remain in the rotation for now...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting the President of the United States of America...

The Very Stable Genius is using the most powerful office on the planet to shill his stink.

Based on the faces some people make when they stand next to him, one can only imagine what he smells like...

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Here are some links:

• The Very Stable Genius & Ron DeSanctimonious have kissed and made up.



• But things aren't all sunshine and unicorns between Trumpee and Muskee...



• Key line in this story: "Youth sports (has become) a mess in general, dude."



• Sounds like Richard Sherman should get the uber app.



• Only in Florida.



• Some people have too much free time. Other people have a real talent and immense patience.



• Key line in this story: "It felt like getting hit by a car."

Keep on keeping on...

I need to get a permanent filling in my canaled tooth so I called the dentist today to set up an appointment. I was told, "We are waiting for the information from the endodontist. As soon as we get it, we'll call you and set up an appointment."

Until that happens, I guess I have to continue to restrict my chewing to the left side of my mouth.

Which is way better than dealing with the pain I was dealing with prior to the canaling.

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I've always thought that members of the senate, the house, the judiciary and the executive (including cabinet members) should not be allowed to buy or sell stocks while in office.

They all sure seem to be able to "predict the future" while they are making decisions that effect the future.

This comes very, very close to what is known as insider trading and is illegal in the US.

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Here are some links:

• I read the book Hail Mary by Andy Weir a few years ago and in my humble opinion, it was a good book.



• Key statement in this story: "...there’s not a lot of places for 7 ERA starting pitchers in the big leagues."



• Artificial Intelligence - It's the wave of the future!



• Speaking of AI, I predict this is going to end poorly.



• The New York Post actually seems kinda proud of this.



• Yes, alcohol was involved.

They lost the series

Yesterday, the Red Sox stomped on the Blue Jays, beating them 15-1.

Today, the Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays 5-3.

With their loss of the first game, today's loss means the Red Sox lost the series.

Yesterday, Giolito was great and the hitters were hitting the ball.

Today, Buehler was "meh" until the fourth inning when he went into full suck mode and lost track of the strike zone. The hitters got some hits but nothing that drove runs across the plate. As a matter of fact, there was more than one inning that ended with a runner standing on third.

It might be time for the Red Sox to reconsider Buehler's role as a starting pitcher. Unfortunately, they might not have anyone to replace him.

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Not much else going on today so here are some links:

• I'm not normally a fan of the "Over The Monster" articles but this one kinda sums up how I feel about NESN ever since they fired Don Orsillo.



• I am of the opinion that if this guy wins, it'll be the 1970s all over again. He'll bankrupt New York City and this time, the federal government won't bail them out



• The man is 99 years old. He deserves a day off every so often.



• We have way too many people doing "gods work", whatever the hell that is...



• For the record, 13 centimeters is a bit over 5 inches.



• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, blocks the road and then tries to kill you.

Well that was awful.

Bello faced 28 batters over six innings, giving up 3 earned runs, walking three and striking out one. But that wasn't the worst part.

The bullpen faced 21 batters over three innings, giving up 6 earned runs, walking five and striking out one. But that still wasn't the worst part.

The batters got four hits and zero runs. That was the worst part.

The Blue Jays won the game 9-0.

Today's game started at 4:10 and Giolito had the start. As I post this, it is the top of the 2nd inning and the score is 3-0 in favor of the Red Sox.

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Here's some kinda good news:

The DJIA is only down 1/2% since The Very Stable Genius took office.

That is way better than the 9% it was down a few weeks ago.

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The biggest problem I have with my freshly canaled tooth is remembering that I should not chew on that side of my mouth.

Considering the last week or so has been less than enjoyable for me, I can say this is not a bad problem to have.

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Here are some links:

• Snakes get blamed for everything.



• These things are worse than Starbucks.



• Apparently in Germany they have a "sport" called "Even Splitting".
  It is both boring and fascinating.



• I said goodbye to it a long time ago.



• No, I did not buy a megamillions ticket in Virginia.



• Texas: It's not like where we live.