There is something wrong with a baseball game being played with no fans in the stands. Hell, the cardboard cutouts made it even worse because it was a joke. They only allowed a few hundred people in the stands but it was great to hear them cheer.
It's nice but it will be even nicer when the Red Sox get their baseball skills back on track and start playing like they mean it.
I guess some talking head on Fox said something bad about Springfield and it has our brain-damaged elected officials up in arms.
Springfield is an old city that has a long manufacturing history. It was, at various times, home to some large and significant manufacturers like Smith & Wesson, The Springfield Armory, Milton Bradley, Chapman Valve, Moore Drop-Forge, American Bosch, etc...
Now, it has three large businesses - MassMutual, Bay State Health and the MGM casino, none of which produce tangible goods. Of those three, one has begun the process of moving to Boston, the other has been trimming staff and the third is basically shut down until covid is over with.
The city has the highest unemployment rate in the state, the highest per-capita crime rate in the state and the highest truancy rate in the state. Basically, the city hasn't quite reached the depth of shit that places like Detroit and Flint have stepped in but it's close. Let one of those three businesses I previously mentioned leave the city and you can stick a fork in it, it's done.
Here in Massachusetts, instead of talking about what is wrong and how to fix it, our elected officials talk about stuff that happened in the distant past and tout that as how great the city is.
Our elected officials are very good at doing nothing to help. What they are also very good at is redirecting our attention away from their ineptitude.
Ed "I have no idea what I'm doing" Markey does not want anyone to ask him what he is doing to help Springfield so he says, "Springfield is diverse and beautiful, full of vibrant neighborhoods!". He might as well look at the crowd and shout, "Look over there!" while he sneaks off stage when everyone turns around to look over there.
Richie "I'm Irish!" Neal is to busy polishing the woodwork at the Union Train Station he claims to have built with his own two hands as well as trying to get those grubby little hands on Trump's old tax forms to do anything to bring jobs into the city.
The wind is ramping up and it looks like we can expect an interesting night around here. They are predicting 40-50 mph winds overnight so I anticipate power outages.
I fired up the generator this afternoon just to make sure it is fully functional and I have at least 10 gallons of gasoline. That should power it for at least a day, maybe two.
There is no hockey this evening but I've got some good DVRs to watch.
Here are today's links:
- You gotta love dogs.
- Cats, however, are trying to kill us all.
- I would buy booze from a place named Herbie's Speakeasy.
- I'm pretty sure we can all guess why he doesn't have a girlfriend.
- I would like to remind you all that the Japanese, as a nation, are crazy as loons.
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