They lost

The Red Sox lost last night but they are still in the 2^nd wildcard slot and they are still in 3^rd place in the ALEast.

What is worse is the incredible bad luck they ran into head-on like a little kid learning to ride his bike next to a large brick building.

The new guy, Mead, played his first Red Sox game on Monday and it did not go well. He struck out in his first at-bat in a Red Sox uniform but he made it to first base in his second at-bet because he got hit by a pitch. He was hit on the left wrist by a fastball which, I can assure you, hurts like hell.

They took him out of the game, got him x-ray'd and it looked like he was only dealing with a bruise. They figured to give him a day or two to get the pain out of his system and then he would be back ready to play baseball.

Alas, that was not to be...

He got an MRI this morning and it turns out his wrist is fractured and he will be out for more than "a day or two".

The internet has begun the process of creating funny memes about his time with the Red Sox:

Sandoval has the start tonight and I will once again try to stay awake for at least one inning, maybe two.

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When I am wrong, I'm wrong.

Turns out that the other day, when I said Gas Buddy is full of shit, I was wrong.

The website has a filter option that allows you to filter on which grade or type of fuel you are looking for and at some point I inadvertently switched from regular to premium.

When I found that little glitch in my system, I switched it back to regular and discovered that they are indeed extremely accurate:

Please allow me to apologize to the good people of Gas Buddy who offer us this excellent, and accurate, service free of charge.

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It rained a little bit here today...

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Here are some links:

• I disagreed with a lot of what he said but he is a pretty smart guy.



• He is probably the most oblivious individual in the United States. He actually thinks Iran is worried about him or wants to deal with him. They don't give a shit about him.



• Ukraine may have found Russia's weak spot.



• There was a time when the guards would beat the shit out of him and after a few times of getting his ass kicked, he would miraculously become more cooperative.

Interesting win

The Red Sox did not score a run until the 6^th inning last night. Fortunately, it was a grand slam hit by Rafaela and it put the Red Sox up 4-2.

And that was the score when the game ended, giving them the win.

As of this afternoon, the Red Sox remain in 3^rd place in the ALEast and are now 2 full games ahead of the Guardians in the wildcard.

Tonight's game will once again start at 9:40 and I will once again try to watch the first 2 innings. Bennett has the start.

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Here are some links:

• Like I said before, it's like that movie Weekend At Bernie's. They keep propping him up and telling everyone he is fine.



• I guess she really didn't want to get married.



• I had the "pleasure" of sitting next to an influencer person at a Red Sox game last year. She was dumb as a box of crushed stone and very, very talkative.

Sacramento A's

The Red Sox are in Sacramento to start a 4-game series against the team formerly known as "The Oakland Athletics", currently known as "The Athletics" but called "The Sacramento Athletics" by me and soon to be known as "The Las Vegas Athletics" by all of Major League Baseball.

For the record, the A's kinda suck and they are currently in second-to-last place in the American League.

The problem I have with that is that the Red Sox seem to play worse against teams that are lower than them in the standings. It's almost as if they play down to their opponents level.

My hope-o-meter is kinda of sketchy for this series.

Oh, and since the games all start at 9:40 at night, I will not be watching them.

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Gas Buddy is full of shit.

I filled my car and my 5 gallon gas can this morning and I paid $3.19 ($3.84 - $.05 member price - $.60 in point accrual) at the Big Y Express gas station. Gas Buddy claims the price is $4.84. That is a dollar more than the actual price.

I don't know when the problem with the Gas Buddy map started but I can tell you that up until a month ago, it was pretty accurate. Now it lies more than the federal government...

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No, Pat, Willie and I have not gone golfing lately.

It's either been too damned hot, too wet, or one of us is off on some trip somewhere.

We will get out there one of these days.

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Here are some links:

• If they do retry him, I hope the death penalty is back on the table.



• I have a feeling some of it is going to Trump family businesses.



• Of course it's going to be cloudy and rainy where I am.

Yea, yea, I know.

Apparently this has become a "I'll post when I feel like it" thing.

I like it.

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The Red Sox are playing pretty well. They won the first game of the series, lost the next game and then won today's game. This gives them the series win.

They are currently in the #2 wildcard slot, a full 1½ games ahead of the Guardians.

They also made a trade with the Nationals. They traded pitcher Connelly Early for infielder Curtis Mead.

Mead is from Australia so I'm hoping he brings with him a certain set of descriptive verbs, nouns and adjectives that will make some people, like me, laugh out loud and other people cringe like the prudes they are...

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In other baseball news, the Worcester Red Sox swept the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. They played a 6-game series and the Shrimp never stood a chance.

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Oh, and this made me laugh out loud:

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Here are some links:

• Another clear case of car violence.



• Minnesota: It's more exciting than you think.

Oops

I forgot to post something last night.

Deal with it.

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The Red Sox take on the Blue Jays tonight and the game is being streamed on Apple TV.

That means no watching for me, just listening.

Maybe Castiglione will be on the call

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Here are some links:

• He does love his tariffs.



• Key idiotic statement in this story: "The president’s speech will be a combination of unifying yet vicious, and serious yet hilarious, all at the same time, if you can imagine that."



• "Explodes" is not the best word for that headline.