The Dog is sick

The Dog kept The Vet awake all night last night having to go outside to poop. Seems she has a stomach issue that is causing some serious poopage needs.

She spent the day with us today and she had to go every two hours.

The Vet and The Professor (my wife) are out this evening so my plan is to feed The Dog some white rice along with her dry dog food and pray that kinda binds her up a bit.

Nothing worse than a dog with poopage issues.

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The Bruins managed to win again last night, beating the Flyers 4-1. They remain in first place in the NHL with a two point lead over both the Golden Knights and the Devils.

The Blackhawks will be in town tomorrow for a 7:00pm faceoff.

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The Red Sox are still trying to figure out who will be playing on their team next spring and I'm kinda of hoping they figure it out soon.

They lost the following guys to free agency:

• designated hitter J.D. Martinez
• shortstop Xander Bogaerts
• starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi
• starting pitcher Michael Wacha
• starting pitcher Rich Hill

They have a shortstop named Trevor Story who, if he stays healthy, is a pretty damned good shortstop.

In my opinion, they should use the designated hitter position as it was originally intended to be used - a way to give your fielders a day off from playing the field without actually giving them a day off. They should rotate guys through that position.

There are a few other secondary players that are free agents but they can be replaced by what the Red Sox currently have available. Pitching is their big problem and should be their number one focus.

They had a terrible bullpen last season and now they've lost three starters. I suspect Eovaldi may be back because the Red Sox have offered him a multi-year deal. Hill has said he wants to semi-retire and pitch only part of the season or fewer games. Since he's a local boy (he was born and grew up in Milton, MA), I suspect he will continue to pitch for the Red Sox if they want him.

They need to find pitching and maybe catching. They traded Vasquez last season and now he's a free agent. Maybe they should make him an offer.

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In case you forgot, this is what four feet of snow looks like, It snowed in Buffalo today...

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I'm going to watch some DVRs and try to stay awake long enough to see my wife come home.

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