Oops.

I went out with some friends.

That means no post.

Perhaps there will be one tomorrow

A win and a loss

The Red Sox beat the Athletics 6-0 last night, moving back into a tie with the Judges in the wild card.

This afternoon's game started at 3:30 and it was a bullpen game for the Red Sox. Unfortunately it didn't go their way and they lost 5-4.

I really really need the Judges to lose this evening.

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One of Trump's big-mouthed supporters was shot and killed in Utah this afternoon.

Since I don't pay attention to "activists" of any flavor, I have no idea who he was but apparently Trump has ordered flags to half staff.

I'm wondering if the republicans will all send "thoughts and prayers" or will they start collecting the guns owned by liberal democrats...

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I thought this was interesting:

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Here are some links:

• We are going to be hearing about this for the next ten years.



• Isn't this how the movie The Blob started?



• You need a license to drive a car, you need a license for a dog but they'll let any asshole be a parent.



• Finally, a gambling story about not winning.

Nice win last night

I did not get to watch any of last nights baseball game but I did look at the highlights this morning. The Red Sox beat the Athletics 7-0.

Crochet faced 24 batters over 7 innings, giving up only 3 hits, 0 walks and striking out 10.

They are back at it again at 10:10 tonight which means I will not get to see a kid named Connelly Early make his first major league start.

Hopefully he is good. The MLB Pipeline has him listed as the Red Sox number 6 prospect but not in the top 100 for all of the MLB. That means he is good but not top 100 good.

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Here are some links:

• The more that comes out about these people the more I think how stupid we are as voters.



• Cops: We don't pay them enough.



• Damn. I missed it.



• A clear case of ding-dong-ditch.



• Of the many places I don't want anyone sticking a needle into, the scrotum is probably on the top of the list.



• Soon to be an olympic event.

They did not get swept.

The Red Sox got their collective shit together yesterday and they avoided being swept by the Diamondbacks, beating them 7-4.

Tonight they are in West Sacramento California where they will start a 3-game series against the Homeless Athletics.

Seriously, the Athletics play baseball in a park smaller than the one the Worcester Red Sox play in.

Crochet has the start. First pitch is way past my bedtime at 10:05pm.

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Golf was played today and it was an absolutely fantastic day for it.

Pat, Willie and I met up at the usual place at 10:00 and played nine holes of mediocre golf. But that doesn't matter. What matters is that we had a good time, the weather was perfect and we all laughed at our lousy jokes.

And that is the only reason to go play golf - to have a good time.

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Here are some links:

• And so it continues...



• And this, my friends, is why we need the death penalty.



• Key line in this story that pisses me off: "His family said he was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia."



• I also would like to know what happened to the running game.



• Sperm Bots would be a fantastic name for a 1980s punk band.



• Oh Canada.

Somebody won and it wasn't the Red Sox or the Patriots

There were two winning Powerball tickets sold - one in Missouri and one in Texas.

Since I don't live in either Texas or Missouri, it's a good thing I didn't buy a ticket.

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The Red Sox lost again last night, getting beat 5-1 by the Diamondbacks.

Giolito made it through 5 innings before Cora had to take him out. He faced 24 batters, giving up 7 hits, 4 runs and 3 walks while striking out only 2.

Today's game has Bello on the mound.

First pitch was at 4:10 and as I post this, the Diamondbacks are up 2-1 in the 5th inning.

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The Patriots kicked off their season this afternoon when they welcomed the Raiders into Foxboro.

As I've mentioned in the recent past, I have high hopes for this team. Particularly with Josh Daniels and his visor back with the Patriots as the offensive coordinator.

It was a bit touchy in the first half but when half time rolled around it was 10-7 Patriots. I was feeling pretty good.

Then they came out for the second half and proceeded to fall apart.

When the game ended, the Raiders had won 20-13.

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Here are some links:

• I'm hoping we have reached the point where the lies are so blatant that even the dumbest among us can't possibly believe them.



• Oh Canada.



• Man, they got world records for everything.



• Either that or they succesfully notified only the people they want to survive the apocalypse.



• Yet more crystal-clear proof.

They lost

Turns out Eduardo Rodriguez still knows how to pitch and payton Tolle is still learning how to pitch. The Diamondbacks beat the Red Sox 10-5 last night.

Fortunately, the Judges also lost their game against the Blue Jays so they still lead the Red Sox by only half a game.

Tonights game is at 8:10 and Giolito has the start.

Hopefully this goes better than last night.

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Busy day today, so this is all you get.

And no, I did not buy a Powerball ticket...

Old friends

When the first pitch is thrown in tonight's baseball game, it will be thrown by old friend Eduardo Rodriguez.

Rodriguez is one of those folks who did not fair well with covid. When he contracted covid in 2020, it led to myocarditis and he missed all of the season.

In 2021, he missed a fair chunk of the season with various maladies and at the end of the season, he decided to pass on the Red Sox qualifying offer and he elected free agency.

In 2022, he joined the Tigers where he pitched for a few weeks and then went on the DL for "personal reasons". In June, the Tiger placed him on the restricted list, stopped paying him and he disappeared. There were rumors that he was having family issues but since he did not stay in contact with the team, the Tigers didn't know what his status was.

The one thing I do know about him is he was a pretty damned good pitcher.

Tolle has the start for the Red Sox and I'm hoping he brings the heat. The kid has a fastball that is in the upper 90s, touching 100 occasionally.

The Red Sox need the win because the Judges won last night and are now 1/2 a game ahead of the Red Sox.

Also, the Judges are playing the Blue Jays tonight. That means if the Red Sox win, they pick up a game on either the Judges or the Blue jays, depending on who wins that game.

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Like I said yesterday, the lump sum might be over a billion by Friday night.

I still think $2.00 is a lot of money to throw away because the odds of winning are 292,000,000 to 1.

I figure the odds of finding a winning lottery ticket on the street are about the same as buying a winning lottery ticket...

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I watched some of the Eagles / Cowboys game last night because there was nothing else on.

The NFL has a new rule in place that basically says unsportsmanlike conduct now results on an immediate ejection from the game.

Jalen Carter didn't even play a single snap because, well, Jalen Carter is an idiot.

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Here are some links:

• Speaking of the NFL, seems that Bill Belichick is not happy with Robert Kraft.



• Key line in this story: "He’s just got a lot to say!"



• Apparently firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics didn't fix The Very Stable Genius's decline in jobs.



• Brainworm Bobby is no longer convinced that vaccines cause autism and instead he is now claiming that Tylenol causes it.



• That is a very big fish.

Getting close

I checked the lottery website this afternoon and the Powerball annuity is up to $1,700,000,000.00. The lump sum is at $770,300,000.00 (roughly $447,000,000 after federal and state taxes).

It's getting close to the point where I will think about maybe, possibly, buying a ticket. It's a pretty good bet that by the time the Saturday drawing rolls around, the lump sum will exceed $900,000,000.00.

Spending $2.00 to win $900,000,000.00 is just as dumb as spending $2.00 to win $100.00 but the potential return is substantialy higher...

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The Red Sox looked awful last night, losing to the Guardians 8-1.

I can't help but notice those bullpen games never really go well...

Fortunately the Judges lost as well so they remain even with them. Unfortunately the Blue Jays won so they drop back to 3½ games behind the Blue Jays.

I'm really hoping the Judges lose tonight. If they win, the Judges take a half game lead over the Red Sox. If they lose, the Red Sox will take a half game lead over the Judges.

Tomorrow the Red Sox will start a 3-game series against the Diamondbacks. That game will start at 9:40 so I won't be watching more than an inning or two. Tolle is scheduled for his second MLB start.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "As the hearing neared its end, Kennedy pulled his cellphone from his pocket and then tapped and scrolled as Wyden asked about mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortion."



• I am over the age of 65 and I personally think that anyone over the age of 65 should have to take a drivers test to renew their drivers license.



• I have heard of only one of these stores.



• Facial recognition: It fails the recognition part.

Still no ticket

No, I did not buy a Powerball ticket.

Now I'm up $6.00!

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The Red Sox beat the Guardians 11-7 last night and I was able to stay awake long enough to watch the entire game. Unfortunately, both the Blue Jays and the Judges won so the standings basically remain the same.

It was an odd game given that Crochet did not have a great outing. He gave up several runs and his control seemed a bit off.

I guess everyone has an off day.

Tonights game is a bullpen game with Bernardino getting the start. First pitch is at 6:45.

In other Red Sox news, with only 4 weeks left in the regular season, Roman Anthony is on the IL for 4-6 weeks.

This is not a good thing for them.

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Here are some links:

• Get ready for the return of polio, measles, mumps, chicken pox, etc...



• Key line in this story: "...all-time scumbag move be a teammate."



• Only in New Joisey.



• Instead of the flying cars we were promised, we get this...



• This is why I stay away from million dollar yachts.

Here's the title

The facility I use to create this ooze of runny fecal matter requires that I give each entry a title. If I don't, it leaves the field blank and gives me a hard time.

I don't like being given a hard time so you get a title...

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No I still didn't buy a ticket...

The way I look at it, I'm not out $1,300,000,000.00, I'm up $4.00.

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I have a question:

Why? What did he do?

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Here are some links:

• I think anyone that decides to move out of the United States over political disagreements is either an idiot or a spoiled brat.



• Bummer. He was good in Dances with Wolves but I personally thought he was great on The Red Green Show.



• Oh good, we're blowing up Venezuelan boats in the Caribean. This is going to end well...



• If someone steals my clothes and is wearing them around, they probably really need those clothes and they can keep them.



• We here at the Daily News™ try to give all genders equal coverage. As such, here is your Naked Woman In The News story.

Nice win

The Red Sox beat the Guardians 6-4 this afternoon, the Judges were on a day off and the Blue Jays lost to the Reds. That puts the Red Sox 2½ games behind the Blue Jays, in a tie with the Judges.

Crochet has the start tomorrow and first pitch is at 6:45.

Here is what I'm thinking about the next 4 weeks of baseball:

• The Judges have some difficult series ahead of them, including the Astros, the Blue Jays, the Tigers and the Red Sox. They also have some easy series against the White Sox and the Orioles. If they faulter at all, they will probablhy not recover.
• The Blue Jays have some tough series but not difficult. They seem to be struggling so hopefully they go into a slump.
• The Red Sox have a reasonable schedule with series against the Athletics, the Judges and the Diamondbacks. If the hitters can get their act together, they should win several of those.

The bottom line is that the Red Sox have a chance of overtaking both the Judges and the Blue Jays. My hopes are they win the division even though the knuckleheads at Fangraphs have them at only a 10% chance of that. They do give them a 94% of making the playoffs, just not winning the division.

Personally, I think Fangraphs is wrong.

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No, I did not buy a ticket.

I guess that means I won't be a bazillionaire.

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Here are some links:

• I don't know that he's "endangering America's health". Like I said, listen to your doctor, not the federal government.



• It's too cloudy here.



• Between the pumpkin shit and the crappy merchandise, I guess fall isn't far away.



• Oh Canada.



• A.I. - Not the brightest bulb on the candelabra.



• Another reason I don't go to Florida.

Oops, I forgot.

I was not too busy or otherwise occupied, I simply forgot.

Now it's late so this is all you get.

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The Red Sox won their final game against the Pirates this afternoon.

What amazes me is that they are only half a game behind the Judges and only 3½ games behind the Blue Jays.

Tomorrow they start a 3-game series against the Guardians. I have no idea who the starter will be. I don't Cora has any idea who the starter will be.

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Tomorrow there will be links.

A loss that stings

The Red Sox lost to the Pirates last night. And with that loss, they have dropped half a game below Judges in the ALEast.

On the upside, Tolle is a hell of a pitcher, throwing 98mph fastballs with some pretty damned good control. I'm hoping that spending time working with Bailey will have Tolle looking even better as the weeks go on.

Today's game started at 4:10 and May was the starter.

He did not pitch well...

Right now it is the 8th inning and the Pirates are up 9-3.

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It might be time...

If no one hits it tonight, I'll probably think about maybe, possibly, buying a ticket.

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This made me laugh.

Just to be clear, the bald psycho who didn't comb his hair over his head is Charles Manson. The other bald psycho who does comb his hair over his head is The Very Stable Genius.

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Here are some links:

• Much like Michael Corleone, the Israelies are settling accounts.



• Key line in this story: "Vance insisted, in an interview with USA Today, that Trump was in 'great health'."



• This is the biggest waste of time and money. This state government has bigger things to worry about than this crap.



• For the record, the phrase "nearly misses" indicates it didn't miss.

Quick trip

Thursday was busy for me because I had things that needed doing.

Today was busy for me because at 7:00 this morning, I met up with my sister and my cousin at Westfield-Barnes airfield where we boarded my cousins plane. At 7:45, we took off for Pittsburgh to attend our uncles funeral.

After landing at 9:15 and collecting a rental car, we made it to the funeral home just in time to help our aunts into the funeral home while our Pittsburgh cousins parked their cars. We spent the day at my uncles funeral and then hanging out with our numerous cousins and aunts.

At 2:00, we headed back to the airport where at 3:00, we boarded the plane and took off for home. At 3:50, we were back on the ground in Westfield.

The worst part of the trip was a traffic jam in Ludlow due to the closed West St. bridge.

It's nice to have a generous cousin with his own jet.

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The Red Sox released Walker Buehler today and as far as I'm concerned, it was time.

He wasn't pitching well. Not well at all, and there were kids down in Worcester who can probably do more to help the Red Sox win than Buehler could.

Which leads to the news that the Red Sox have called up Payton Tolle for his MLB debut tonight.

Now I can't say I know a lot about Tolle but I do know that the media has been hyping him up like he was the second coming and I think that sucks.

This kid is about to pitch his first major league baseball game and the last thing he needs is to have ridiculous expectations heaped on him by a media .

He'll do what he can do. My expectations are that he at least pitch better than Buehler.

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It's late and I'm watching baseball.

Here are a few links:

• Recent history tells me that the Supreme Court will back Trump on this.



• Most have been a pretty serious game of musical chairs.



• I can't help but wonder if maybe alcohol was involved.



• I wonder how one applies for that particular job.

Limited posting

I have a busy few days so posting is limited.

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I did manage to pay attention to the Red Sox as they completed their 4-game sweep of the Orioles, beating them 3-2 this afternoon.

Since the Blue Jays were off today, the Red Sox managed to pick up half a game on them and they are now 3½ games behind.

Now all that needs to happen is for a miracle to occur and we see worst team in the American League, the White Sox, beat the Judges tonight.

The Red Sox are heading home where tomorrow they will start a 3-game series against the Pirates.

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Here are a couple of links:

• I think the guy is a real whackjob but if you are relying on the federal government for your health care, you also are a whackjob. Listen to your doctor, not some guy who had worms crawling around in his brains



• Anyone who votes for this guy deserves what they get.

Excellent win last night

The Red Sox beat the Orioles 5-0 and the Blue Jays lost to the Twins. This means the Red Sox picked up a game on the Blue Jays and are now only 4 games behind them.

Giolito went 8 innings and Wilson came out to close. That means that the bullpen is rested and Chapman is available to close tonight.

Hopefully Bello has an excellent start and the hitters are ready to move the runners along.

First pitch is at 6:35pm.

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Here are some links:

• I'm not unhappy with this move.



• I'm pretty sure that a five dollar foot long is not a dangerous weapon.



• I just want to know how he was able to get in the truck and drive it away from the post office. Didn't any of the supervisors notice he was so drunk he could hardly stand up?



• I liked him and I'm surprised he isn't a starter by now.



• Presenting the Headline of the Month.



• Were they bees or were they hornets?



• This happened on Friday when the Red Sox beat the Judges 1-0. It was great.

Family stuff

My last uncle passed away the other day. He was 95 years old and he was my friend.

Marino was one of the funniest guys I knew and he always made me laugh. He was also a very intelligent guy and a writer of some merit.

He was a sports writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he was a friend to Arnold Palmer writing the preamble to several books on Palmer, and he received recognition from the USGA, the PGA and The Masters for his contributions to the game of golf.

He couldn't golf for shit but he sure knew how to write about it.

I will miss him.

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The Red Sox took an early 1-0 lead in the 1st, lost it in the 3rd and took it back in the 5th. They never gave it up again and they won 4-3.

Unfortunately, the Judges and the Blue Jays also both won so there is no change in the standings.

There was a bad thing last night and that is that Fitts had to leave the game with some kind of injury to his throwing arm. He is currently listed as day-to-day.

Today has Giolito on the mound. First pitch is at 6:35.

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Here are some links:

• Well, this sucks.



• Researchers: Contributing to the betterment of our society or a complete waste of perfectly good oxygen...



• I'm not sure I like any of them but then again, I don't really care.



• Neil Rutter - Professional Bog Snorkler would be a fantastic name for a SNL character played by Dan Akroyd.



• I hope he's going to do everything he can to make them great.



• Why not...

No sweep

The Red Sox lost 7-2 last night and the Judges were all acting like they had just won the world series. I wanted someone to yell out, "Hey boneheads, try not to be so proud of yourselves because one out of four kinda sucks!"

So as things stand right now, the Red Sox are half a game ahead of the Judges and 5 games behind the Blue Jays.

Tonight's game against the Orioles features no starting pitcher. Instead Cora has opted to go with Bernardino as an opener.

If Bernardino can give them three innings and then Fitts give them another three, that leaves only three innings for the bullpen to close out.

First pitch is at 6:45.

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Here are some links:

• Key line in this story: "A lot of people are saying maybe we’d like a dictator."



• I think the best nickname in all of baseball is The Iowa Meat Truck.



• Key line in this story: "That he’s ready to go, and that he helps our offense, and that he helps Drake Maye."



• Gotta be honest with you, brain worms sounds like a terrible thing.



• Cats: Way more trouble than dogs.



• As a father, I can assure you that if I learned that this had ever happened to my little girl, I might just have to do something very bad about it.

I'm hoping for a sweep

Tonight is the 4th game of the Red Sox 4-game series against the Judges and I'm hoping the Red Sox sweep them.

Personally, I have nothing against the American League team from New York City but since ESPN is carrying the game tonight, it's a pretty good bet that we are going to hear over and over again about how great Judge is and how strong Stanton is and how Volpe is the next Jeter.

I need the Red Sox to win just to shut up the ESPN announcers.

Well, that and so the Red Sox take a 2½ game lead over the Judges and move to within 4 games of the Blue Jays but mostly to make Eduardo Perez shut the f' up.

In other Red Sox news, Abraham Toro has decided to stay with the organization.

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This brought a smile to my face.

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Nope, not high enough for me to spend $2.00 on a ticket.

I'll wait until it gets over a billion.

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Here are some links:

• Wait, does this mean that we can call Psycho Vlad 'illegitimate'?



• You know what would be nice? It would be nice if they told us what kind of device it was so we know not to get one of those.



• Somebody needs to explain to Eyeliner Boy that there is a big difference between 'significant concesssions' and 'flexible in their demands'.



• Who the hell would steal Smokey the Bear.



• I've been to some weddings where this would have been an improvement.



• I'll keep this in mind the next time I eat some gas station sushi.

Two more wins

Last night, the Red Sox managed to score 1 more run than the Judges, beating them 1-0.

Today they more than made up for their limited runs by scoring 12 runs and beating the Judges 12-1.

As things stand right now, the Red Sox are 1½ games ahead of the Judges and 4½ behind the Blue Jays in the ALEast.

They have one more game against the Judges tomorrow and May has the start.

The game will be on ESPN so coverage will suck and the game probably won't start until 7:30 or so.

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After baseball, it was the CPKC Women's Open golf tournament and man, those people can play golf.

The course looks to be in spectacular shape, the golfers are hitting the fairways and making the greens in regulation and the leaderboard is fairly tight.

But that isn't what impresses me the most.

Take a look at this leaderboard:

If you look at the third name down on the list you will see that she has a (a) after her name. That (a) is because she is an amatuer.

Let me just point out that Aphrodite Deng is from Canada, she is 15 years old and she plays golf way better than I do.

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Here are some links:

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



• Wait. Maybe this is your Naked Guy In The News story.



• Jacqueline Kennedy is rolling over in her grave.



• Radioactive Shrimp would be a great name for a 1960s rock band.



• Oh, I can only image how this is going to go and I don't imagine it going well...

Game one is behind them

Because FOX doesn't like baseball games to start on time, I didn't make it through all nine innings last night. I did, however, learn that the Red Sox managed to beat the Judges 6-4 last night.

Here are some observations:

The FOX network opened with a full three minutes on how Judge is the best thing that ever happened to baseball and he was probably going to hit one hundred home runs during the game.

Lucas Giolito knows how to strike Judge out.

Giving a contract to Lowe is one of the many smart things Breslow has done. Lowe knows how to hit doubles and move runners along.

The Judges are not as good as the FOX network would have you believe.

Signing Anthony to a 10 year contract is another smart thing that Breslow has done.

With last nights win, the Red Sox are now half a game behind the Judges and still only five games behind the Blue Jays.

They need the Blue Jays to go on a losing streak...

Tonight has Bello on the mound. First pitch is at 7:10 and thankfully, NESN is carrying the game.

Also, Jhostynxon Garcia will make his MLB debut in center field tonight. I hope he brought his hitting skills with him from Worcester...

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Of course it's driven by Trump retribution.

I'm not saying it's wrong. No sir, not wrong at all. As a mater of fact I believe Bolton has proven himself to be kind of a slimeball over the years who probably should have been investigated when he was Trumps National Security Advisor.

But please, do not lie to me about what is driving this investigation.

This has Trumps stumpy orange fingers all over it. This is Trump all the way.

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As I guessed, the Patriots did not play any of their starters last night and they lost.

The Giants beat them 42-10 and I am not surprised at all.

For the next few weeks, they work on their tradecraft and continue to get better. At 1:00pm on Sunday, September 7th, they will open their season at home against the Raiders.

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Here are some links:

• I like space and I like science but fer cripes sake, chill out. Not everything you discover is "...the beginning of a new era."



• Well if it's secret, how do you know about it?



• Man, she is one scary looking woman.



• I just want to point out that "Two tennis courts’ worth" is a lot.



• Someone finally found the famous lost Scottish African tribe.

Changes are afoot

The Red Sox have DFA'd Abraham Toro. No word on if he opted to go to Worcester or if he opted for free agency. They have also put Willyer Abreu on the 10-day IL because of calf tightness.

They have called David Hamilton & Richard Fitts back up and in a surprise move, they have called up Jhostynxon Garcia, aka "The Password".

My guess is that Fitts will step into the bullpen to become a long relief guy who is good at what he does. I'm assuming that Hamilton will give relief to Rafaela at 2nd base because Rafaela is a hell of a hitter when he plays the outfield but when he's at 2nd, his hitting kinda sucks.

As for Garcia, I'm thinking they are seeing what he has been doing in Worcester (crushing home runs) and they feel like he will be successful in the majors.

No matter what happens with the call-ups, the Red Sox need to get their shit together. They have fallen 1½ games behind the Judges.

Tonight's game starts at 7:15 but since it's on FOX, it will probably start at 7:30. Giolito has the start and I'm hoping he gives the Judges fits. If he can keep their bats quiet, hopefully the Red Sox can hit the ball and move the runners along.

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I finally got around to mowing my lawn today. It's been at least a 10 days since I mowed it and with the sprinkler system, it showed.

Normally, I empty the collection bags once for the back, twice for the side and twice for the front. Today I had to empty the collection bags twice for the rear, three times for the side and four times for the front.

That's a lot of grass.

So anyways, other than the weeds poking out all over the place, it looks pretty good.

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The Patriots final pre-season game is this evening and I don't think any of the first line players will play. At least I hope they don't play. The last thing they need two weeks before the start of the season is an injury to Maye or Henry or Diggs or any of the firt line.

Since the game is being streamed on Prime, which I have, I might watch some of it. Unless the Red Sox are kicking the Judges ass. In that case I'll just watch baseball.

Anyways, the kickoff is at 8:00.

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Here are a few links:

• I wonder if he's going to carry a gun.



• Danielle Galvin and the Amazing Skunk Rescue would be a great name for a 1960s childrens book by Robert Lopshire.



• Ohio: they are bored out there.

And another loss.

Once again, the Red Sox batters aren't hitting the freakin' ball when they need to and they lost to the Orioles 4-3 last night.

The best example was in the eighth inning. They had the bases loaded and no outs. Then Duran, Story and Yoshida all struck out to end the inning, leaving the bases loaded.

They really need to get it together because starting tomorrow they have a four-game series against the Judges.

After their loss last night, they are now a game behind the Judges in the wild card.

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Not much going on today. Even The Very Stable Genius has been quiet.

I did find this "Anatomy of a Burger" for you:

Meta Circles and Dairy Blankets should now be considered the appropriate names for hamburger patties and cheese slices.

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Here are some links:

• Hopefully this war is over with before my wife and I go back to Aruba.



• Since I'm basically a child, I htink this is a very funny headline.



• This kid is going to do something very stupid and end up dead at 23.



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



• In a crash involving a civilian car and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, the Hummer wins every time. Hell, a military humvee probably wouldn't even know it hit a civilian car.

They should not have lost

I thought May did a pretty good job on the mound but the batters just couldn't seem to score any runs. In the end, the Orioles beat the Red Sox 6-3. The bad news is now the Red Sox and Judges are tied in the wild card race.

The good news is that since the Blue Jays lost nght night, they didn't lose any ground to them in the ALEast.

Tonight has Buelher on the mound. First pitch is at 7:10. Fingers are crossed for a win.

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The political cartoonists are having a field day with the open-mic comment made by The Very Stable Genius the other day.

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I had lunch with the boys this afternoon and once again, we have solved all of the worlds problems.

Well, almost all of them.

We can't figure out what to do about the housing market. At one point, we decided that there needs to be enforcement of the various property zones, particularly residential. No one should be allowed to purchase a house in a residential zone if they are buying it for the sole purpose of renting it out. That is a business and should not be allowed in a residential zone.

We figured that would be one way to stop the giant corporations from buying all the houses just to turn around and rent them out for a nice profit. That is a major cause of the housing shortage and is one of the big reasons for the price increases.

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Here are some links

• This is why I stay under an overhang. Well, that and to stay out of the sun



• He is the face of that franchise and needs to retire as a Pirate.



• Key line in this story that proves Rob Manfred is an idiot: "...postseason format would be even more appealing for entities like ESPN..."



• As long as they don't screw with Aruba.



• I've said it before and I'll say it again: The people that will participate in a naked protest are not people you ever want to see naked.



• I'm betting that he spent all of his teenage years being called that name.

They need a sweep

The Red Sox need to win both of these upcoming games.

May has the start and the first pitch is at 7:10.

In other Red Sox news, the Red Sox have signed a guy named Lowe. He was DFA'd by the Nationals several days ago because they had a guy come back from the DL and they needed to make room on their roster.

The upside is he is a decent first baseman who can also hit. And the Red Sox need a decent first baseman who can hit.

Hopefully this works out for both Lowe and the Red Sox.

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Erin is still chugging along in the Atlantic and it looks like the east coast is okay. Although the Cape and Islands might get a bit windy and damp on Thursday night.

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The Very Stable Genius and Zelenskyy had another meeting today and apparently Trump did not once mention Zelenskyy's lack of "cards".

I guess what they did talk about was the crime in Washington DC and the problems with mail-in ballots.

Trump is also claiming that his BFF, Psycho Vlad, wants to make peace just for him!

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Here are some links:

• If they eliminate the two leagues, the playoffs will get crazy.



• If you are out after dark tonight, look up.



• Fashion: I don't get it.



• I'm pretty sure that he's gonna end up with no wife and bunch of busses.



• Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse.



• Some people have too much free time.

A win and a loss

The Red Sox won last night, beating the Marlins 7-5.

The Red Sox lost this afternoon, getting beat by the Marlins 5-3.

This all stems from the fact that the only reason the Red Sox won last night is because Cora pulled the closing pitcher, Campbell, and put Chapman in save the game before Campbell gave it away.

The reason they lost this afternoon is because Chapman was unavailable and the bullpen pissed away a 3-1 lead.

Since the Judges won this afternoon, they closed the gap between them and the Red Sox in the wild card. The Red Sox are now only half a game ahead of the Judges.

In other not-good Red Sox news, Mayer is out for the rest of the season.

Tomorrow the Red Sox start a 2-game series against the Orioles. They better win both games...

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Here are some links:

• I hate to be the one that says this but eventually the public is going to arm itself and there is going to be a bunch of dead cops and maybe a dead family or two.



• I'm wondering if they plan on arresting all 10,000 flights attendants who basically told them to piss off?



• With only two bridges, a trip to or from Ludlow is going to suck. Traffic over the Putts Bridge (rt21) is already a mess on a good day.



• Joseph Greer is a man who has his priorities in the correct order.



• You want to know why people hate home owners associations? This is why people hate HOAs.

Three sports kind of day

Up first were the Patriots at 1:00 this afternoon.

They were in Minnesota to play the Vikings and they managed to win 20-12. I'm really liking this team and I am predicting that as long as they can stay healthy, they will play more than 17 games this season.

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The Red Sox and the Marlins played at 4:00 this afternoon and as I post this, it is the 7th inning and the score is 7-2 in favor of the Red Sox

As for last night, the Red Sox won it 2-1 in the ninth when the Marlins pitcher walked the bases loaded and Story hit a single that drove in the winning run.

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This evening, The Golf Channel will carry the LPGA Standard Portland Classic and that is what I will be watching.

I love a three sports kind of day...

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I watched the news conference put on by Putin and Trump last night and I'd like to tell you that after seven months in office, The Very Stable Genius managed to finally do what he said he would do in 24 hours but I can't.

Psycho Vlad and DonnyBoy came out of their meeting with vastly different stories.

Putin said agreements had been reached and Trump said there was still work to do.

Putin said he was pleased with the way things went and Trump said the next step would be to have a meeting with all parties to finalize things.

What I got out of it was Putin told Trump to pound sand, he was going to do what he wanted to do and Trump said "OkeeDokie Vlad! Whatever you want to do!" because he doesn't want to upset his BFF and fellow dictator. Then he came out and said there was still things to do.

Maybe one day things will settle down but I'm pretty sure it won't be because of anything Trump did. It will be because Putin finally wears down the Ukrainian army, blows up enough churches, schools & hospitals and solidifies his hold on the parts of Ukraine he wants to add to Russia.

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As long as no one farts too loudly or sneezes too much, it looks like Hurricane Erin is going to miss us.

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Here are some links:

• When they find out what happened, punishment should be swift and painful.



• Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo.



• I always thought it was invented in Minneapolis.



• Apparently the California Dept. of Transportaion is run by idiots.

They need to sweep

The Marlins are in Boston to start a 3-game series against the Red Sox this evening. Giolito has the start and I'm really hoping he is over whatever small control issue he ran into during his last outing.

I would really like to see the Red Sox take all three games against the Marlins. That would, at the very least, move them further ahead of the Judges and maybe even pick up a game or two on the Blue Jays.

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The other day I set up a camera next to my hummingbird feeder and got a picture of this little lady:

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Time for another episode of "I get the best spam"...

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I have some stuff to do before settling in to watch the game so this is short.

Here are some links:

• Another reason I don't have any tattoos.



• Oh goody, extra snow...



• Key line in this story: "...between classes..."



• I guess we finally figured out where Worcester is.

And they lost.

The Astros beat the Red Sox 4-1 last night and I can honestly say it wasn't entirely Buehlers fault.

Yes, he gave up all four of the Astro's runs but he did so over 6 innings.

The batters were just as at fault for this loss, if not more. They left a lot of runners on base, including one inning where the bases were loaded and there were no outs but they couldn't score a run.

Fortunately, the Judges and the Blue Jays also lost so the standings in the ALEast remain the same. Unfortunately, the Judges and the Blue Jays lost so if the damned Red Sox had won, they would have moved up in the standings.

No game for either the Red Sox or the Judges tonight but the Blue Jays are currently up 2-1 over the Cubs.

Maybe I'll watch some Little League World Series. The team from Braintree, Mass got beat hard by the team from Irmo, South Carolina but that's okay. It's little league.

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The Very Stable Genius and Psycho Vlad will meet up in Alaska this Friday where Vlad will tell Trump anything he wants to hear and then return to Russia to do whatever he wants to do.

Trump will believe everything Putin tells him and when he walks out of the meeting, he will hold a press conference where he'll tell the world that Putin has agreed to do whatever Trump wants him to do. He will say something to the effect of, "No president in history has been able to do what I did. This is a yuuuge deal. We'll call it the Trump Peace Plan."

Putin will continue blowing up Ukrainian hospitals and schools.

This, of course, is just my wild guess about what will happen. I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong in the future. But the big problem here, as I see it, is there is a very good chance I am right about this.

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Rumor has it this was a recruiter who was taking a back seat "incentive" ride in an F-15 when the ejection seat "accidentally" went off, tossing him out of the aircraft.

The cost of an ACES II ejection system, which is what is installed in the F-15D, is classified but estimates put it well above $100,000. On article I read used the sentence "hundreds of thousands per seat".

I wonder who is going to pay for that...

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Here are some links:

• Canada isn't taking any of Trumps shit lying down.



• This is the second time that Avi Loeb has claimed an asteroid was actually a space ship. He's a bit crazy...



• Stay proud Texas, stay proud...



• Ouch.