Yes, there is baseball tonight

The Brewers lead the series 2-0 but the next three games are in St. Petersburg at the Rays home field. Normally I would say that gives the Rays an advantage but the Rays just don't have that big of a fanbase to generate any home field advantage.

In regards to Tropicana Field, one of the Brewers gave us this observation:

He's not wrong...

Go Brewers!

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The leaves are starting to fall and my new lawn tractor appears to be up to the task of keeping my lawn clean.

On Saturday I used my lawn tractor to pick up all my leaves and I couldn't help but notice that it's also still picking up a lot of grass. I know I'm old and forgetfull but I don't recall having to mow my lawn in late October.

The fall peak color is moving past us in the next week or so and that is when the leaves will really fall out of the trees. Guess we'll know then how the new tractor will do.

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I liked his character on the show.

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Here are some links:

• When I was a little kid, if I had trouble making up my mind about something, my father would say, "Either shit or get off the pot." My father had a way with words...



• Only in Florida.



• Key entry from our favorite police log: "6:36 p.m. A guy walking down the road was enjoying a beer and minding his own business."

One down, three to go

The Brewers held on to beat the Rays 3-2 last night, taking game 1 of the best-of-seven series.

They're back at it again tonight. First pitch is at 8:00pm.

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The Bruins take on the Sharks tonight and I'm hoping for a repeat of the last time they met when the Bruins beat them 6-3.

They are still in first place in the Atlantic division.

Puck drops at 7:00pm.

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Here are some links:

• Presenting todays load of bullshit from Dementia Donny: "Elon will never do anything wrong. I know him very well. He's a fair person."



• I didn't know it still existed.



• Sucks to be them.

Good hockey, bad football

First the good news: The Bruins kicked the crap out of the Predators last night, beating them 6-0 in regulation.

The Bruins dominated the ice and they played all three periods, scoring 2 goals in each period. It was a fun game to watch.

They take on the Sharks tomorrow. Puck drops at 7:00.

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Now the bad news: The Patriots got beat by the Bears, losing 24-30.

Of course, the Patriots had several players who didn't play and that might have had something to do with the loss but it wasn't the entire reason.

They are now off until November 1^st when they go to Miami to play the Dolphins.

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Normally, during an election year, I would be complaining about the annoying phone calls and voice messages from politicians insisting that they are looking out for my best interests and they would be forever in my debt if I were to vote for them. I hated all those phone calls.

Then I bought a new phone for my house and has a built in spam blocker and I am pleased to report that I've received only one phone call from a politician this year and it was from Angelo Puppolo, a guy I vote for all the time.

I love this phone.

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The World Series starts tonight. First pitch is at 8:00 and FOX will be carrying the game.

Go Brewers!

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Here are some links:

• You know what would be funny as hell? It would be funny if they awarded her the Pulitzer Peace Prize. Dementia Donny would have a stroke.



• Key line in this story: "I should not have said that."



• Another reason to stay out of strip clubs.

A loss

Last night, the Stars beat the Bruins 3-2 in overtime.

They picked up 1 point with the tie in regulation which means they remain in first place in the Atlantic division.

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

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The Red Sox have named their interim third base coach as manager of the Worcester Red Sox.

This is a good thing. He might turn out to be a great minor league manager but he was a terrible third base coach.

There were more than a few times he sent runners home and the catcher was not only able to tag the runner out, he was able to fix his hair after he caught the ball.

On the other side of the coin, there were times he held a runner at third and, from what I saw, the runner could have not only made it home safely, he could have gotten into the dugout and had a drink of water before the catcher caught the ball.

I'm sure he's a good solid baseball guy who will do well with the youngsters in Worcester but he kinda sucked at predicting the timeframes of a throw home.

In other baseball news, the Yankees are once again looking for someone to blame for not winning a world series.

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Here are some links:

• What does she need all that the money for?



• Key line in this story: "As a rule — probably best to leave the mobile furniture displays to IKEA."



• I'm going to bet that she is now his ex-girlfriend.



• If you go to Yellowstone National park, don't fall down.

Not looking good.

The Rays beat the Guardians last night and they are now up 3-2 in their best-of-seven series.

If the Guardians lose tonight, they'll go on vacation and the Rays will move on to the World Series.

That is not the outcome I'm looking for so...

Go Guardians!

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My wife and I both have head colds which means we need to go buy a shitload of Puffs nose rags.

I should have bought stock in whatever company it is that makes those things.

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Here are some links:

• This is not good. He slammed that shoulder into the ground pretty hard.



• I call bullshit. He'll forget he said it in about 2 months.



• This does not sound good.



• This is not a terrible idea.