They WON!

The Red Sox shut out the Braves, beating them 8-0 last night.

Early pitched an excellent game, faceing 28 batters over 7 innings, walking 3, striking out 7 and giving up 0 runs.

But the big news was the batters. They combined for a total of 15 hits last night which meant they were moving the runners along the base path where they eventually stepped on home plate.

They were back at again this afternoon. The game started at 4:10 and Tolle had the start. As of now, it is the 3^rd inning and the score is 0-0.

I'm pleased to report that after last nights win, I have more than a little hope. I'd say I'm up to a medium hope.

Oh, and my youngest is at the game. He sent me this picture:

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I'm going to watch this game.

You can enjoy these links:

• Key line in this story: "Well, by a recently published estimate, about $2.9 billion per year, and that is for the climate-related surcharges alone." I did the math and that works out to almost $1,100 per year for each household in the state.



• Well this is certainly not a good thing. They kinda need him.



• I wonder if she'll qualify for that new 'Anti-Weaponization Fund" that Dementia Donny is setting up.



• Key line in this story: "...tens of millions of dollars in gold bars for work-related expenses."



• I can only imagine the defacement possibilities...

They lost, again...

The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in the 1^st inning and held on to it until the 5^th but that was when the joy went out of my life and they ended up losing the game 7-6.

They are back at it again tonight.

Early has the start and first pitch was at 6:45. It is currently 0-0 in the 2^nd inning

Yes, I still have a little hope.

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Dementia Donny doesn't care.

He doesn't care about midterms.

He doesn't care about our financial situation.

He doesn't care about members of the military who lost their lives..

He doesn't care about your pitiful existence.

He doesn't care about good relationships with our neighbors.

I wonder what he does care about...

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Key quote in this story: "I worry about making sure I’m making sure I’m doing what I can to help the team."

Dear Craig,

Allow me to point out at least four things you have done that did not help the team

1. You fired the majority of the scouting staff and brought in some consulting firm to provide you with the mathematical analysis to pick players.
2. You traded away Devers, a big hitter and semi-decent 3^rd baseman for 4 minor-league pitchers, none of whom are still with the team.
3. When every human with even a small amount of baseball knowledge was screaming at you to find a hitter to replace Bregman, you went and got two pitchers.
4. You fired the majority of the coaching staff and drove Jason Varitek out of the organization. Then you replaced them with the AAA coaching staff.

There are many other things that you said or did that did not help the team so please stop lying to us. We get enough lies from your boss, Sam Kennedy

Sincerely,
A Red Sox Fan

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Here's a few links:

• Only the idiots of the Massachusetts legislature would make eastern standard time permenant when everyone else is making daylight savings time permanant.



• Is she saying that she will be the one who decides the constitutionality of a ballot? Because I'm pretty sure the State Supreme Court and the US Supreme Court have that job already.



• Oh good, he's threatening someone else now.

Looking for that silver lining

Looking at the league standings, there is one good thing I can say about the Red Sox - They aren't the Angels...

Unfortunately, they are in sole possession of last place in the ALEast:

Tonight they take on the team with the best record in Major League Baseball, the Atlanta Braves. Suarez has the start and first pitch is at 6:45pm.

I don't have much hope they will win.

Okay, maybe I have a little hope. I mean, what the hell. I'm a Red Sox fan from the 1960's. I'm used to them sucking.

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No new news.

Ukraine and Russia are still blowing each other up.

Iran and the US are still blowing each other up.

Israel is still blowing everybody up.

It's just a blowing up fest.

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This may be the perfect evening to move a tv out onto the porch and watch the Red Sox outdoors.

The again, maybe I'll just sit on my couch and watch the game.

I woke up at 4:00 this morning because of a bird sitting in a tree right outside one of the bedroom windows. It was a happy bird, singing a happy tune in a loud & happy voice and I was not happy.

I came very close to throwing something out the window at the tree.

I suspect I will not be staying awake for the entire game and I'd rather fall asleep on my couch than in a patio chair.

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Here are some links:

• Don't forget, this is the guy who claimed to be the 'President of Peaace'. He is the inaugural winner of the soccer ball peace prize.



• I would like to know how many broken arms there were.



• You need a license to drive a car. You need a license to own a gun. Hell, you need a license to own a dog but they let any asshole be a parent.



• The media sure seems to like questioning everything the interim Red Sox manager does.

It's Memorial Day

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I live in New England. Specifically, I live in a small town in western/central Massachusetts.

For those of you that live in other regions of this planet, let me tell you about the weather in New England: The weather in New England either sucks or it's beautiful.

Allow me to explain:

14 days ago, we were wearing coats or heavy shirts.
10 days ago, we turned the heat off and opened the windows to let in some fresh air.
8 days ago, we put the air conditioners into our windows and turned them on.
5 days ago, we turned the air conditioners off but left the windows open.
3 days ago, we closed the windows.
Yesterday we turned the heat back on.
Today we turned the heat off and opened the windows.

I wonder what it's like to live in a location where you know, within a few degrees, what the temperature is going to be every day. Here, we have no idea if we need to wear gloves, hats and a coat or if we should be wearing shorts and a t-shirt.

As the famous quote goes, "If you don't like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes..."

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Did Dementia Donny win his war in Iran yet?

He says he has won the war in Iran.

Remember back in January when gasoline cost this much?

Dementia Donny says he doesn't care about gas prices.

Does Iran think the war is over?

No, Iran does not think the war is over. As a matter of fact, I'm betting that the current leadership in Iran doesn't even know who Trump is.

I wish I understood what his goal was. Personally, I think he's crazy as a loon and he has no goal. He's just doing whatever crazy shit pops into his plaque-laden brain.

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All of the porch furniture and widgets are out and the back porch is completed.

At some point, I will be taking one of our small televisions out there and setting it up so I can watch baseball games out there when the weather is nice.

Nothing better than watching a ball game outdoors.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "You look at the standings and somehow we’re still in it."



• That's really far away.



• The only thing worse than Pabst Blue Ribbon is warm Natty Light.



• Lighten up people, it's just water.

Despite the constant drizzle, the Red Sox and the Twins played baseball today.

First pitch was at 1:30 and the Twins took an early 1-0 lead.

The lead changed a few times throughout the game but when it mattered, the score was 4-6 in favor of the Twins.

This means the Red Sox got swept and are now in sole possession of last place in the ALEast.

They are off tomorrow while they wait for the Braves to come into town.

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Here are some links:

• Is anyone shocked by this? I'm not shocked by this.



• You gotta love the VFW guys.



• Man, I would think that Trump has got to be getting a little nervous. That's like the third or fourth time shots have been fired near him.



• How much of an asshole do you have to be to do something like this.