One step forward...

...two steps back.

The Red Sox won last night, beating the Orioles 8-1.

The Red Sox lost today, getting beat 8-2 by the Orioles.

Right now they are on their way to the Bronx where tomorrow they will start a 3-game series against the New York Aaron Judges.

My hopes have dipped back down to little or none.

For the record, I think it's time for the Red Sox to cut ties with Bello and move on. He flat out sucks.

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Here are some links:

• You might be able to see the aurora tonight.



• Give me a break.



• I'm betting this is expensive.



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



• Tandu and The Humphead Wrasse would be a great name for a 1970s high school garage band.

Well, so much for gaining ground

The Orioles beat the Red Sox 4-2 last night and they are now 3 games behind the Orioles.

The Red Sox placed Sogard on the IL today with "soreness in his side" and they have called up one of their prospects named Anthony Seigler.

Here is a list of the other players currently on the IL:

Pitcher Garrett Crochet - Left shoulder inflammation
Expected return: July

Infielder Trevor Story - Sports hernia
Expected return: After the All-Star break

Pitcher Garrett Whitlock - Left knee inflammation
Expected return: June 9 at earliest

Pitcher Patrick Sandoval - Left biceps discomfort
Expected return: July

Infielder Romy Gonzalez - Left shoulder surgery
Expected return: July

Pitcher Kutter Crawford - Right flexor irritation
Expected return: After the All-Star break

Outfielder Roman Anthony - Right wrist sprain
Expected return: June

Infielder Triston Casas - Left abdominal strain
Expected return: After All-Star break at earliest

Pitcher Johan Oviedo - Right flexor strain
Expected return: No earlier than July

Pitcher Tanner Houck - Torn ligament in right elbow
Expected return: Aiming for late '26

Man, they sure got a lot of injured players.

Tolle has the start tonight. First pitch is at 6:45pm.

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Here are some links:

• I told you they had something sneaky up their sleeve...



• Sounds like Musk is lying.



• If you ever wondered why Trump got elected, pay attention: He got elected because of this kind of shit.



• Key line in this story: "No information was provided on the physical well-being of the elk."
  The elk is probably fine. Those things are as big as a moose.



• We were promised flying cars...

Yes, there is baseball this evening

The Orioles and the Red Sox will play this evening. First pitch is at 6:45 and Early has the start.

This is, in my opinion, an important series for the Red Sox. If they can win this series, they will possibly move past the Orioles in the ALEast standings.

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The Bridgewater Police are on the job and saving us from bazooka violence...

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Gas prices are plummeting!

Plummeting I tell ya!

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Here are some links:

• He won't help you. He is busy blowing up different people.
  (I'm betting the Ukrainians have something sneaky they'll retaliate with.)



• Slip a few thousand dollars into Trump's pocket and they'll let him in.



• Again, you need a license to drive a car and a license to own a dog but any asshole can be a parent.



• These people are all a little odd.

No baseball today

Thankfully I still have plenty of Gold Rush DVRs to watch.

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15 years ago, we got tornado'd.

We also took our oldest child for his first of many chemotherapy treatments.

All-in-all, it was a pretty shitty time in our lives but we came out of it intact.

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Here are some links:

• When I read this, all I could think about was this.



• If things keep going the way they are going, FIFA might want their soccer ball of peace back from him.



• This should make for an interesting season.



• I haven't watched 60 minutes in over 20 years simply because it was old and out of touch with reality back then.



• Jeeebus Cripes, the guy is 92 years old. He shouldn't be working, he should be napping.

A couple of wins

The Red Sox beat the Guardians last night, winning the game 9-1.

Gray had a good outing, facing 24 hitters over 6 innings, giving up 1 run, walking 3 and striking out 7.

As for today, the game started at 1:30 and Suarez had the start.

He faced 25 batters ove 5 innings, giving up 4 runs, walking 2 and striking out 10.

The Red Sox won that game 9-4 and the won the series.

They are off tomorrow while they head back home to Boston where on Tuesday they will start a 3-game series against the Orioles.

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At 12:30 this morning, when most normal human beings are either sound asleep, drunk at bar or working the midnight shift, Dementia Donny was on his computer telling us that he got a "30 out of 30" on a "high difficulty cognitive test":

As I've said before, he is referring to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment

This is a tool used to determine if the person taking it is experiencing mental decline or memory issues. My doctor gives me this assessment every year at the start of my annual physical because, well, I'm old.

Trust me people, it isn't that hard. A score of 30 does not indicate I am an extremely intelligent person, it indicates I understand the alphabet, I know what a horse looks like and I can tell you the day/date and the approximate time.

Actually, I might not be able to tell you the day or the date. Those are things people who need to be places need to know. I'm retired and for the most part, I have no need to be places. I do, however, know how to use my phones appointment calendar so when someone says, "Hey, let's go to lunch on Thursday!" I put it in my calendar and my phone reminds me when I need to leave.

Anyways, saying that completing the assessment means you are "extremely intelligent" is like saying that falling out of a tree means you know how to fly.

Very Stable Genius indeed...

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Here are some links:

• What kind of scumbag goes around stabbing horses.



• These people are coming here to Massachusetts...



• The headline makes it sound like the fan was a jerk but the story is far different.



• Key line in this headline: "Deputies Were Not Amused."