Another embarrassing loss

The Red Sox went into the 7^th inning with a 6-3 lead.

The game ended with a Rockies 8-6 win.

Did I mention that the Rockies were the worst team in MLB?

Guess who the second worst team in MLB is...

They are the worst team in the American League.

Tomorrow they are back in Boston (where they have a worst record than on the road) where they will start a 3-game series against the Yankees.

This is not going to go well...

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I had things to do today and did not have time for internetting.

Bad loss

The Red Sox went into the 9^th inning with a 2-0 lead. Chapman came in and proceeded to give up 3 singles, loading the bases and then he gave up a triple to give the Rockies a 3-2 win.

The Rockies, by the way, are the worst team in the MLB. There is no one worse than them.

I've decided that the Red Sox have not hit rock bottom. There is still time for them to get worse...

They play again tonight. First pitch is at 8:40 and Gray has the start.

This is the same Sonny Gray who recently said, "Hey, if you are looking to trade me, go right ahead."

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Back in April of 2025, my wife and I went to Washington DC to do the whole tourist thing.

With the recent kerfuffle over the reflecting pool, I figured I would go through the pictures I took while there to see if I had any shots of the reflecting pool.

This was taken from the top steps of the Lincoln Memorial. It shows the reflection of the Washington Monument.

It also shows my wife. She's the woman on the extreme right. And when I say extreme right, I mean she is not the woman walking towards me up the stairs but look at the absolute right edge of the picture and you will see my wife.

So anyways, as you can see, the Reflecting Pool looked just fine last year. It was pooling and reflecting without any problems. It also does not appear to be painted with anything.

Not sure why Dementia Donny felt the need to paint it in the first place.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "The man didn’t report receiving any serious injuries and was able to walk away from the incident after being hosed down by Cal Fire."



• All Trump has to do is veto the resolution.



• This sounds like a pretty darned good idea.



• Anyone shocked that Iran is claiming there is no nuclear inspection deal.

Second day of summer

Yesterday, the sun was at its highest point above the Tropic of Cancer. That means it is officially summer in the northern hemisphere.

Yes sir, it's summer...

Where I live, that is the season where the weather is normally sunny, hot and humid.

Not today.

Today it was rainy, cold and muggy. The thermometer at my house got up to a whopping 67°. At one point, my wife broke out her hooded sweatshirt and made herself some hot chocolate.

Then again, my lawn isn't going to complain about the rain.

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Only a $1.20 to go...

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The Red Sox are in Denver to take on the Rockies tonight.

First pitch is at 8:40 and Bennett has the start.

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Here are some links:

• Turns out Trump was right. The President can weaponize the DOJ.



• Key line in this story that I agree with: "Long Island golf fans are a stain on the game of golf."



• I hate to think how I would react if I found out some slimeball did this to my 13 year old daughter. I'm pretty sure a baseball bat might be involved.



• Key line in this story: "...it kind of looks like there’s a septic leak going on..."



• He has proven time and time again that he is not a team player.

It's Fathers Day.

If your kid gave you a tie or socks, be a nice guy and say, "Wow! A tie/socks! Just what I needed! Thanks!" and then give your kid a hug. Even if they are 30 years old, give them a hug.

Kids like hugs.

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The Red Sox managed to win again last night which now puts them at .514 on the road and .324 at home.

How the hell is that even possible...

They are currently playing the final game in this 3-game series. First pitch was at 4:10 and Tolle had the start.

Right now it is the 3^rd inning and the score is tied 1-1.

My hope-o-meter is slightly above medium

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It's been a while since we looked at the stats for this collection of verbs and nouns:

Those stats are for the last 7 days.

As you can see, Chrome is still the dominate browser. In the operating system world, Mac OS is creeping up on Windows.

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Here are some links:

• Dementia Donny is now claiming the mess in the Reflecting Pool is a result of vandalism.



• Apparently it is the ranch dressing, Waffle House and Buc-ee's that makes the United States of America the greatest nation on earth.



• I gotta admit that Musk's companies do some pretty interesting stuff.



• What the hell is a "children's prison"?



• I have never had a desire to go to a rooftop bar. In my opinion, a big, well-lit, place without any "live music" and with plenty of seating is the perfect bar.



• In 1987, The Very Stable Genius paid somebody named Tony Schwartz to write a book about negotiating called The Art Of The Deal. I wonder what chapter contained the "Threaten To Kill Them" strategy?

Finally, a win

The Red Sox played the Mariners in Seattle last night and imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to find that they had won.

I do not understand what is causing the Red Sox can be a .500 team on the road but a .325 team at home. Apparently Tracy, Breslow and Kennedy also do not understand what is causing it.

Is it the workout rooms at Fenway? The dirt on the base paths at Fenway? A chemical used by the cleaning company? A daily mandatory meetings with non-players? A musty carpet smell coming from the MGM Music Hall?

Seems to me that instead of hiring a collection of "data-driven baseball experts", Breslow should be hiring someone to find out what is different at home vs. everywhere else because whether anyone wants to admit it, those two numbers should be considered the most important numbers right now.

Anyone that can solve that problem should take Breslow's place in the organization because whatever the hell it is that he is doing isn't solving any problems.

They are back at it again at 10:00 tonight. Early is scheduled to start.

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The lawn is mowed. Not only did I mow it, I felt the need to water it.

I have several brown spots appearing and the green stuff was starting to look a little crunchy. I figured a few minutes of water after being run over by a lawn tractor was a pretty good idea.

My wife also convinced me that maybe I need to water it more than I have been so I changed the schedule to fit our current drought situation.

We'll see how the lawn fares over the next few weeks.

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The US Open is being played in New York and I've been watching it a bit.

Five amateurs have made the cut and one of them is tied in the 27th spot with Scheffler.

Pretty impressive for an amateur.

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Here are some links:

• I wonder how many foreign listening devices are hidden throughout that plane...



• Here's your Naked Guy In The News story.



• I wonder if the people in Russia are maybe getting a little pissed-off at Psycho Vlad.



• Key entry from our favorite police log: "11:59 a.m. A naked man laying on a bench turned out to be fully clothed."