Still in the mix

The Bruins are still in the first wildcard slot.

There are four games left in their regular season so my hopes are they win at least two of those games. They need to bump up their point count to at least 99 points just to make me feel good about them.

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The Red Sox are all by themselves in last place in all of MLB.

There are 153 games left in their regular season and tonight they start a 3-game series against the #1 team in MLB, the Brewers.

First pitch is at 6:45 and Bello has the start.

They need to figure out what is wrong and fix it because if this is how the season is going to play out, I'm going to need therapy by August...

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Here are some links:

• The Very Stable Genius continues his threatning and blustering.



• Krazy Kim III is setting up his daughter to be Krazy Kim IV There's probably going to be a significant amount of bloodshed when this happens.



• When you're an asshole who embraces evil and then you lie about why you did it, you should expect to be told to piss-off.



• He sure likes those blondes...

Bad day to work outdoors

As the old saying goes, "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute, it will change".

I live in New England and it's April. That means that yesterday it was 70° and sunny. Today it is 40° and rainy.

Oh well.

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Remember the name Sophia Eagan.

I'm telling you this, and writing it in this posting so I don't forget it, because in about 10 years, when she is 16 years old, that girl is going to be winning golf matches every week.

I watched some of the Drive Chip and Putt finals and that little girl could kick my ass playing golf. I mean, I could probably take her in a fight but there is no question that she would beat me soundly on a golf course.

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The Red Sox and the Padres went at it yesterday and the Padres won.

The Red Sox and the Padres went at it this afternoon and the Padres won.

I really wish I had a clue as to why this team can't hit the damned baseball when they need to.

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The Bruins and the Lightning went at it yeterday and the Lightning won.

The Bruins and the Flyers are currently going at it and the Flyers are leading 1-0 after two periods.

This is not a good weekend for my sports teams.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the President of the United States of America...

He wouldn't know class, dignity and decency if it walked up and bit him on the balls.

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Here are some links

• Remember what I said about the weather changing?



• I once had high hopes for self-driving cars. Now, I wouldn't get in one if you paid me.



• Key line in this story: "President Trump has the most talented cabinet and team in American history."
  (I assume Davis Ingle has never met BrainWorm Bobby)



• This sounds awful. Oh, and it costs $40.00...

Good day to work outdoors

My wife spent the day working in her gardens and I spent the afternoon power washing our patio.

At some point in the next few days or weeks, the sprinkler guys will be here to open my sprinkler system. That is when I will know where all the sprinkler heads are so I can mark them.

Once I have the sprinkler heads marked, I run run the dethatcher and the aerator over the lawn without worrying about ripping up an expensive sprinkler head.

As for my patio, it sits in the shade so when it rains, the water doesn't evaporate off it quickly. That means it tends to get a green algea-like patina to it. The power washer takes it right off.

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It's a Red Sox and Bruins kind of afternoon so this is short.

In the Padres @ Red Sox game, the Padres are up 2-1 in the top of the 6^th inning

The Bruins vs Lightning game started at 5:00 and the score is 0-0 after the first period.

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Here are some links:

• Four days ago he was saying, "Opening the Strait of Hormuz is not one of our core objectives."
  Today he is saying, "We will rain hell on them if they don't open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours."
  I think Trump is confused in much the same way I thought Goofy Joe was confused.



• This does not sound good.



• I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never bring a sword to a gun fight.

Good win.

Despite not having a home run celebration, the Red Sox managed to beat the Padres 5-2 this afternoon.

Gray had a good outing. He faced 22 batters over 6 innings, giving up 2 earned runs, striking out 3 and walking 0.

Just as important, the batters started hitting the ball, getting on base and scoring runs.

Tomorrow they play game 2 of their 3-game series. First pitch is at 4:10.

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The Bruins lost 2-1 to the Marlins last night. That means the Marlins have won all three games these two teams have played this season.

What's even worse is that the Canadiens won and they now have a 4 point lead over the Bruins.

Tomorrow they take on the Lightning. Puck drops at 5:00.

That means I will be flipping back and forth between the two games.

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I guess The Very Stable Genius and Pete "Look at my hair! Isn't it pretty!" Hegseth were wrong when they said that Iran no longer had any air defenses.

Let me tell you when I decided Trump was a jerk and there was no way I was voting for him. It was when he called John McCain a loser for getting shot down. John McCain was not a loser. He was a young kid who answered his nations call and served in a shitty war that Trump avoided like the coward he is.

I wonder if Trump thinks that Weapons Systems Officer who is currently missing in Iran is a loser?

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Here are some links:

• Dear CNN. I don't care how much gasoline costs in Hong Kong. I care about how much it costs in Wilbraham.



• Is anyone shocked that when they pass a law that allows people to sue, people will sue? Anyone?



• I was wondering when Iran would let French, U.K, and Spanish ships through the strait. Those countries all told Trump to go screw himself and Iran knows that letting their ships through would give him a apoplectic seizure.

They need to celebrate

This is a short text exchange I had with my youngest this morning:

As you can see, I have put forth a theory and he has agreed with my theory.

We are sympatico.

So in keeping with my theory, if the Red Sox would come up with a celebration for getting on base or hitting home runs or, at the very least, start using the celebrations from last season, they might start winning some games.

Yes, they are only 6 games into a 162 game season and there is plenty of time for them to rise to the top of the standings but right now, it's kinda embarrassing:

And what's more embarrassing is that they are tied with the White Sox and the Athletics for last place in the MLB.

There is no game tonight as the Red Sox are flying home to Boston. Tomorrow they have their home opener against the Padres. First pitch is at 2:10 and the weather dweebs are predicting that it will be mostly cloudy and in the mid-50s.

In other words, not the best weather for baseball but not a rain or snow game either.

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I wonder what Bruce Springsteen did to piss-off The Very Stable Genius...

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The Bruins are in Florida tonight to take on the Panthers.

The Bruins have had problems with the Panthers this season, losing both of the games they have played. I'm hoping tonight is the night they turn that around and get the win.

Puck drops at 7:00.

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Here are some links:

• If no one witnessed it, how can they be sure he did it?



• First Noem and now Bondi. I wonder when Hegseth will get two in the hat...



• Things are not going his way which means he'll probably to start another war. Greenland better get its defense ready...



• Key line in this story: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working."



• If you donated your trumpcoins to help pay for Jonathan the "dead" tortoise, you got scammed. Then again, if you have trumpcoins, you are used to getting scammed.