15-game winning streak

The Red Sox won game 1 of today's double-header, beating the Orioles 6-3 and tying the franchise 15-game winnings streak.

A win tonight will break the old record from 1946.

My hope-o-meter is past the top of the scale and is approaching "holy shit" range.

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Here are some links:

• The Yankees are upset spoiled little brats because MLB is not treating them like they are the best thing since sliced bread..



• I never understood what people saw in him and his music.



• Key line in this story: "Shanae Watkins allegedly concealed six handles of Tito’s Vodka and and at least 14 packages of Oscar Mayer Thick-Cut Bacon in her shoulder bag.."



• Fashion: I don't get it.

Extra busy day

Today was a very busy day so you get no post.

Also, there is no baseball tonight because it's raining.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be different.

Scrapping

This morning I took an old lawnmower and several fairly heavy pieces of metal to the scrap yard and I was given $12.00 for it.

I thought that was a heck of a windfall and I told my wife I was going to become a scrapper.

You know what a scrapper is, right? One of those crazy old guys driving around in a 1981 Dodge D-150 pickup with rusted out wheel wells and no tailgate, loaded beyond its capacity with every imaginable piece of metal, all held down by what appears to be a couple of old leather belts and three or four bungee cords.

When I suggested it to my wife, she gave me a look that indicated she thought I might have some kind of brain damage.

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According to this "expert", the Red Sox are going to have a tough time beating the Orioles.

He says this because apparently the Orioles are "surging". And by surging, what he means is they are on a 7-game winning streak.

Don't get me wrong, a 7-game winning streak is nothing to sneeze at but somehow, I don't find myself all that worried about them.

The hope-o-meter is still pegged at the top.

Oh, and Fangraphs now gives them a 58.9% chance of making the playoffs.

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Here are some links:

• I'm not going to comment on Dementia Donny and his world cup fiasco.



• If you are upset about the name of the airport you are flying into, you might have some kind of mental issue.



• Speaking of Dementia Donny...

13-game winning streak

The Red Sox have swept the Rays and have a 13-game winning streak.

I'm just going to say it - 13 games is a lot of games without a loss. Like a shitload of games.

For the record, they are now at .510 and are only 6 games out of first place in the ALEast.

Tomorrow the Red Sox welcome the Orioles into Boston to start a 3-game series. First pitch is at 7:10 and Tolle is scheduled to start.

My hope-o-meter is pegged at the top of the scale.

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Yes, I've read all the news stories about cyclospora.

No, I do not wish to discuss explosive diarrhea.

I will, however, laugh at the memes coming out of it:

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Here are some links:

• "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" is a famous latin saying that roughly translates to "Who is watching the watchers?"



• Somebody won the world cup today.



• Maybe I should get some...



• This is beginning to look more and more like that movie Weekend At Bernies.

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?