11 game winning streak

The Red Sox won last next, extending their winning streak to 11 and for a brief moment, they were the 3^rd wildcard team. I was so happy to see that, I took a screenshot of the standings at 10:00 last night:

Unfortunately, the Twins won their game against the Cubs last night so they were tied for the 3^rd wildcard spot. I was so unhappy to see that, I took a screenshot of the standings at 4:50 this afternoon:

Fortunately, the Twins lost today's game against the Cubs so the Red Sox are once again the 3^rd wildcard team. I was so happy that I took a screenshot of the standings at 5:10 this afternoon:

If the Red Sox win this afternoon, they will not only have a 12 game winning streak, they will also take a one game lead over the Twins.

The hope-o-meter is pinged to the top of the scale.

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I had a very busy day today and now I'm watching baseball so this is all you get:

• I have a name for people that do that: Inconsiderate Asshole.



• Let the shootin' war begin. It's only a matter of time before Hegseth decides to live up to his self-imposed title of "Secretary of War" and announces a ground war.



• I think six is a lot. Don't you think six is a lot?

10-game winning streak

The Red Sox are playing a double-header today and this afternoon's game ended with the Red Sox beating up the Rays, winning the game 10-0.

Bennett had the start and he faced 21 batters over 6 innings, giving up 1 hit, striking out 3 and walking 1 batter.

That win put the Red Sox into a 3-way tie for the 3^rd wildcard slot.

All that needs to happen now is for the Twins and the Mariners to both lose and for the Red Sox to win tonight. The hope-o-meter is high.

As for tonight's game, first pitch is at 7:10 and as of right now, they have not announced a starting pitcher. I'm thinking it might be either the new guy, Sandoval, or the new guy, Rivera.

For the record, that is a wild-ass guess on my part.

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I did not watch Dementia Donny's speech last night and I understand I didn't really miss anything. Even the "expert" interpreters aren't really sure what he was talking about.

He did threaten to pull the broadcast licenses of the two national networks that did not air his ramblings.

He also claimed, repeatedly, that there were recently declassified documents that proved that China interfered in the 2020 election. Unfortunately for Donny, no one else except FOXnews thinks those documents prove anything.

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Here are some links:

• For Sale or Rent: Giant Naked Woman.



• Bonking Barbies would be a fantastic name for a 1980s all-girl punk band.



• Yet another reason I don't go to New York City.

The lawn is mowed

I managed to get my lawn mowed, finally, and it was absolutely about time. I had to empty the damned bags at least 6 times.

I also ran the sprinklers for 5 minutes because the lawn is beginning to burn and the stress of being run over by a lawn tractor was probably going to make it worse. Hopefully watering it for a few minutes relieved some of the stress.

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By the way, the price of a gallon of gasoline went up $1.00 in just the last two days...

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There is an incredible amount of repeat news so other than gasoline probably going over $5.00 a gallon tonight, I don't have much new to bitch about.

This evening, Trump is giving a speech about his favorite subject: "The Election Was Stolen From Me!" so maybe I'll complain about that tomorrow. You can rest assured that I will not be watching it simply because I get a headache listening to him say things.

I'm sure that tomorrow morning the so-called "experts" will have analyzed his speech and they will be more than happy to fill me in on what they think he said. Once I digest that bullshit, I'll try and find a transcript so I can figure out what he really said.

It'll be fun.

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Here are some links:

• This kinda sounds like a bad idea.



• Mars has bees!



• When they swore in Lindsay Graham's sister 5 days after he died, I got to rememberin' this woman.

AL wins

The American League won last nights All Star game, which means absolutely nothing...

There is no benefit to winning the game other than the players on the winning team get $25,000 each.

Not sorry I didn't watch it.

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I got to thinking the other day about how great everything was going to be once Dementia Donny got elected. Then I thought about all the things he said after he got elected.

Remember when he said we would all get "DOGE" checks from all the money he was saving us? What happened to them? And what about those tariff checks he said he would be sending out? I sure could use those checks.

Remember when he said he would lower the price of prescription drugs by "1,500" percent? I would like to get paid to get medicated.

Remember when he said starting on day one of his presidency he would lower grocery prices and end the war in Ukraine? I'd settle for lower grocery prices...

Remember when he said he would release every one of the Epstein files?

Remember when he dug up the Rose Garden and Jacqueline Kennedy Memorial? And when he knocked down the east wing of the White House and said the new ball room would be paid for by private donations?

I'm sure glad I remember those things because it seems like no one in the executive branch of the federal government remembers them...

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Canada is on fire and the smoke is rolling through my neighborhood.

This is what it looked like from my front porch at 2:45 this afternoon:

They say we're going to enjoy this for the next few days.

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Here are some links:

• I know a lot of cops and not a single one of them has ever executed anyone during a traffic stop.



• Thank goodness for that.



• New York Post: The only newspaper you will ever need...

Baseball is a weird business

The winner of last night's Home Run Derby was a young man named Jordan Walker. The prize for winning that contest was $1,000,000.

Jordan Walker is a pre-arbitration eligible player which means he earns league minium. That is currently $780,000

So in one night, Jordan Walker earned more money in one night than he gets paid to play all season long.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

As for the Netflix coverage of the event, it sucked huge.

It was one of the worst broadcast coverages of any sport event I've ever watched.

I do not understand why MLB thinks putting games on pay-for-view networks is a good idea.

It's not a good idea, it's stupid idea. Baseball viewership has been declining pretty steadily for the last several years and this is one of the reasons why.

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The All Star game is at 8:00 tonight and I might watch a bit of it. FOX is carrying the game which means listening to Joe Davis and John "I wouldn't have thrown that pitch" Smoltz.

Again, I love watching baseball but the All Star game has traditionally been a joke to watch. The tv coverage kinda sucks because they keep showing everything except the ball game. They show the announcers chit-chatting about some guy who is not there, they show the field reporter interviewing some celebrity he found in the stands, shit like that.

I'll probably watch the first two innings and then flip over to the cooking channel. Who knows, maybe someone will actually be doing some cooking instead of participating in a game show hosted by Guy Fieri...

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Here are some links:

• Key line from the US Secretary of State in this story about Trump collecting tolls in the Straits of Hormuz: "No country is allowed to charge tolls or fees on an international waterway. That’s existing international law."



• So basically the developers were flippers, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I mean, someone had to fix that eyesore.



• I cannot say this enough: If someone calls you and says you have a problem that money can solve, hang up the damned phone.



• Damn right there should be no charges filed.