Channel flipping it is.

Red Sox v Yankees starts at 6:45 and Bruins @ Sabres starts at 7:30.

I'm going to be in my sports glory.

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Here are some links:

• Of course it's on hold. Kinda hard for Mascara Boy to hold a meeting with people that aren't there.



• Speaking of Mascara Boy.



• Key line in this story: "...you have to make good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me."



• I'm beginning to think that "Democracy" is a terrible political system. We tend vote for the most corrupt and idiotic people.



• He was good but not good enough. He did well with the 49ers but not well enough.

Bad days and good days

Not only did the Red Sox lose yesterday, the Sabres figured out how to beat the Bruins and they did so in the third period.

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The Red Sox lost 6-2 to the Tigers yesterday afternoon.

Crochet started out pitching well enough, going 4 innings with the game tied 1-1. Then, in the 5^th inning, he gave up 4 runs and the Tigers took a 5-1 lead.

Te batters were hitting the ball but failed miserably at geting runs across the plate. They would have bases loaded with one out and hit into a double play.

It was extremely frustrating to watch.

Todays game was the traditional Patriots Day 11:10am start and the Red Sox managed to win the game 8-6. And when I say "managed", I mean they barely managed to win it.

It was 8-3 going into the 9^th inning and they gave up 3 runs before finally getting the 3^rd out. It got so bad that at one point I sent the following to my son:

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As for the Bruins, they had a 1-0 lead through 2 periods. They went into the 2^nd intermission and the Sabres must have had a hell of a meeting because they came back out and proceeded to score 4 goals, beating the Bruins 4-3 and taking game 1 of the series.

As for round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs, this is where it stands:

The Bruins remain in Buffalo where game 2 will be played tomorrow. Puck drops at 7:30.

In other hockey news, the local AHL team, the Thunderbirds, have made the playoffs so if you live near me and you want to go see some pretty good hockey being played, you can seats on the glass for $33.00.

Front row tickets to the Calder Cup playoffs for only $33.00 is a pretty damned good deal.

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We made a Costco run today because it was time to stock up on the needful things. Some of the needful things were motor oil, grass seed, steaks and coffee.

Thanks to The Very Stable Genius, all of those particular items are what I consider really [insert really bad word here] expensive.

Look, I'm old and I realize that I live in the past when a quart of oil was $0.89 and grass seed cost about $0.50 a pound but sweet jesus on a skateboard, that shit is expensive now. Way more expensive than it was just 2 years ago.

Fortunately, eggs are down to $2.50 a dozen...

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Here are some links:

• Looks like Dementia Donny is negotiating with an empty chair.



• The Pirates pitching coach, Bill Murphy, takes almost 20 seconds to walk from the dugout to the mound because he's afraid he might trip and fall if he moves to fast.



• Crash Patel is back in the news.

Wet baseball

The Tigers / Red Sox game was scheduled for 1:35 today but the weather pushed them back to 4:35.

After checking the weather, it looks like they will play a few innings in the rain and cold which sucks for them. I can assure you that playing baseball on a cold, wet day is painful. The ball gets wet and it starts to get heavy. Yes, they change the ball when it gets wet but all it takes if a line drive into a wet outfield and that ball will pick up a lot of water.

They lost yesterday's game so a win today would be good.

As for the Stanley Cup, the Bruins @ Sabres best-of-seven series starts at 7:30 tonight so once the Red Sox are done, I'll be watching some hockey.

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I have sportings to pay attention to so here are some links:

• Dementia Donny and Hairball Pete are in over their heads. They have no stated goals and no plan to end the war. They don't even have God on their side...



• Speaking of Dementia Donny, key line in this story: "...top Iranian official has said that Tehran won’t partake in the talks."



• It's hard for me to believe that it was launched almost 50 years ago.



• I want the government to supply a list showing every business that claims a refund because I want to know who got paid twice. Once by us when they hiked up prices and again by us when they took the tariff money we paid.

And there was much joy!

Guess who is not in last place in the ALEast:

It took 10 innings to do it but the Red Sox won their second game in a row, beating the Tigers 1-0 last night.

Suarez pitched a great game, facing 26 batters over 8 innings. He struck out 4, walked 1, gave up 2 hits and 0 runs.

I will say that once again, the batters left 7 guys on base during the game with 3 of those runners in scoring positions. That means they failed to move the line along when it mattered. aving said that, I'll say they got the job done in the end so good for them but they really need to figure out how to get get guys stepping on home plate.

Thankfully, game 2 of this series is being carried by NESN so watching it is no problem for me. First pitch was at 4:10 and it is currently 4-1 Tigers after 7 innings.

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The problem with having a fertilizer guy and a sprinkler system is I have a nice lawn and it's growing fast. I actualy have to mow my lawn today.

This, my friends, is what is known as a first-world problem...

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Key line in this story: "...a workplace culture that discourages basic verification of eligibility."

I have nothing at all against providing basic food, clothing and housing for people that need it but at the very least, I want those people scrutinized down to their toes. I want the authority running that service to be 100% positive that each and every person being helped not only needs that help but is also contributing in some tangible way to their own support.

When I'm in line at the grocery store register and I see someone with three or four live lobsters paying for them with a SNAP card, I get a little pissed off. When studies throw words around like "billions in waste and fraud", I get a little pissed off.

I disagree with a lot (well, most) of what The Very Stable Genius is doing but his push to take a long hard look at how our tax dollars are being spent is long over due. It's time we had an executive branch that wanted a full accounting of the trillions of tax dollars being spent by the government.

The big difference between Dementia Donny and me is I think that level of scrutiny should include all spending, including the military.

Why does a hammer used by a carpenter in the Army cost 100 times more than a hammer I use to build a shelf?

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Here are some links:

• Didn't Dementia Donny say it was open...



• I'm actually kind of surprised that these shopping networks have survived into the age of the internet.



• This is why you should never jump out of a perfectly good airplane.



• Key line in this story: "A 3-year-old hunter..."

The schedule is out

The Bruins @ Sabres series starts this Sunday. The puck drops at 7:30 and it looks like NESN will be carrying all the games. ESPN & TNT will also be carrying them but screw ESPN. TNT does a pretty good job and if NESN starts having picture qaulity issues, I'll just switch over.

They play the first two games (4/19 & 4/21) in Buffalo before going to Boston to play game three and four (4/23 & 4/26).

If any of the last three games are needed, they will alternate between Buffalo (4/28 & 5/3) and Boston (5/1).

Should be a good series because these two teram are not "best friends" in any sense of the word. I'm betting things get a little sporty right at the face off and they'll continue that way throughout the series.

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Tonights Red Sox game is on Apple TV. This means I will be searching the interwebs for a stream of the game.

I may have mentioned this once or twice or ten times before but I'll mention it again: Ain't no way I'm paying for yet another streaming service...

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Here are some links:

• You know you got a problem when the biggest nutcase on the planet thinks you have dementia.



• Psycho Vlad's 4 year old "special military operation" isn't going to well. I'm thinking some generals will be accidentally falling out of windows pretty soon.



• I wonder if Dementia Donny will try to pardon his disbarment...



• It was 90° here yesterday...



• Remember when these two were famous? Pepperidge Farms remembers...