The WBC is fun to watch

The US beat Canada 5-3 yesterday and have moved on to the semifinals where they will take on Dominican Republic tomorrow evening.

In all honesty, I don't know if the US will win the final but I do think they stand real good chance of beating the DR tomorrow and move on to the final.

Right now, Puerto Rico and Italy are going at it to see which one of them will make the semi-finals. Italy has a 8-6 lead in the 8th inning

The remaining teams, Venezuela, Japan, Dominican Republic and the USA, are all really good teams so it's anyone's guess right now as to who will win the final.

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In the other sports...

The Bruins and the Capitals went at it pretty good this afternoon. Regulation and overtime ended in a 2-2 tie so they had to go into a shootout.

The shootout went 9 rounds before the Bruins put one into the net and won the game.

As for the Red Sox and the Braves, they started play at 6:00 this evening. Bello and Rafaella are back on the roster after their stints in the WBC.

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The Very Stable Genius seems to think that every nation on the planet will be sending warships to the Strait of Hormuz to help with his war on Iran.

This is a guy who spent the last year insulting most these countries and applying tariffs to their goods. These countries will more than likely tell him to stick it up his fat ass.

Oh, and I would like to reply to his last sentence, "One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!"

I would say, "Uh, it was open and free until you decided to bomb the shit out of the assholes that love to attack the shipping lanes that run through it."

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This made me laugh.

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Here is some sound advice: Never scan a mysterious QR code.

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Here are some links:

• Remember when I said there isn't 24 hours of news in a day? I'm not alone in my thinking.



• We were promised flying cars...



• A blowgun?

Just a thought

Anyone else noticed that since I got my new snowblower, we haven't had any snow to speak of?

You are welcome.

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Key line in this story: "Cuba’s going to fall, too."

Trump is going after everyone that has ever been a problem for the United States.

Seriously, it's beginning to look a lot like that scene in The Godfather where Michael Corleone tells his brother-in-law, Carlo Rizzi, "Today I settled all family business" just before he has him garrotted.

Here is my problem with Trump: He is not wrong...

But for a guy who claimed to be the "president of peace", he sure is threatening and attacking a lot of people.

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The Bruins failed to play hockey last night and they lost 4-2 in regulation to the Sharks.

I'm not in the habit of making excuses for the any of the players on the Bruins but I will say that Pastrnak's wife had a baby yesterday morning so I'm thinking his head wasn't really in the game.

It also appears that McAvoy got hit in the face with a puck for the second time this season and is once again missing teeth. That man needs to stop using his face to block the puck.

Next game is tomorrow against the Capitals. Puck drops at 3:00pm.

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I was reading up on some of the moves made by the Patriots recently and I'm not entirely sure what they did to improve their offensive line.

If there was one thing that needed to be improved, it was the offensive line. Those guys spent a lot of time watching Maye scramble and/or getting sacked.

Guess I'll just shut up now and pay attention to what they look like in August.

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I wasn't going to say anything about this because the "news" is hyping it up a little bit but...

The government in Iran, an avowed terrorist organization, has had 50 years to put people in places to do their bidding. With the porous borders the US has had for the last 30 years, it's more than likely that some of those people may have successfully established themselves in the US.

I'm not telling you to live in fear or terror but I am telling you that you should trust your instincts and your eyes.

If something doesn't look right or doesn't feel right, walk away. If it's more than a "bad feeling" and you saw something that caused you concern, you should look for a cop and tell them what you saw.

In other words, remember that old saying, "If you see something, say something" because those assholes spent the last 50 years making it their religion to kill as many people as possible

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Here are some links:

• We were promised flying cars...



• Of course he's going to be playing in Worcester. He can't hit, his infield skills kinda sucked and there is no room for him in the outfield.



• Key line in this story: "...rendered him no longer alive..."

Short post

We are still blowing up people in Iran and the Iranians are still blowing up oil tankers.

The DJIA dropped by 1½% today and it is down more than 5% over the last four weeks.

Gasoline prices are now over $3.00 a gallon.

The Red Sox blew a 1 run lead in the ninth and lost to the Twins 8-5 this afternoon.

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Here are a few links:

• Every once in a great while, someone in the Trump administration actually says something that makes sense.



• Massachusetts: We won't pass this unless we can get some graft out of it.



• I feel bad for all those TSA officers doing their job and not getting paid.

Nice win

The Bruins beat the Kings 2-1 in OT last night which is a good thing because the Blue Jackets won their game.

This means the Bruins remain in the second wildcard slot.

Their next game is tomorrow against the Sharks. Puck drops at 7:00pm.

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Looks like 2 of the 3 gas stations near me have joined the price-gouger and have raised their prices quite a bit:

I give it another week and we'll see prices over $4.00 a gallon.

Oh, and something else that could prove to be really bad this summer: Fully 33% of all of the fertilizer used in the world passes through the Straits of Hormuz. Get ready for significant increases in food prices.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "Because every day I can’t promise success, but I can promise I play with my hair on fire." Believe me, the kid plays hard. Real hard.



• Oh good. Another vital piece of our infrastructure that will be owned by a foreign national.



• Dear Boston, If you don't want a bunch of drunks running around your streets, stop celebrating St. Patricks Day.



• We were promised flying cars...



• Why the hell does anyone need thirty five guns?

Kinda normal sleep schedule

I managed to get back on my normal sleep schedule last night and I'm really hoping it stays that way.

Now if I could only figure out how to stop eating so many of those damned "Fun Size" candy bars so I can lose a few pounds...

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The Red Sox lost 7-2 to the Tigers this afternoon.

They are off tomorrow but that's okay because at night I have been watching the WBC.

Tonight the undefeated USA takes on undefeated Italy, which, I would like to point out, has no one named Anthony on their team.

The game is being shown on FOX Sports (FS1) and the first pitch is at 9:00pm

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The Bruins take on the Kings this evening and the Bruins really need to win this game.

They are still in the second wildcard slot but are now only 2 points ahead of the Blue Jackets who are playing the Lightning tonight.

A win will either push the Bruins 3 or 4 points ahead or leave them at 2 points ahead. A Bruins loss and a Blue Jackets win will push the Bruins out of the wildcard.

Puck drops at 7:00pm.

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Gas is $3.18 a gallon at 3 of the 4 the stations down the road from me. The price-gouger charging $3.39 can kiss my ass.

Honestly, I should probably give credit to The Very Stable Genius because gas prices were actually going down over the last 3 months.

If he hadn't blown up the ayatollah, we might have eventually seen gas prices below $2.50.

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Here are some links:

• Am I the only one who is a little concerned about the privatization of space?



• What do they expect to find after seven years and two different owners?



• Add this to the list of "Things I Won't Be Doing Any Time Soon".