They lost the series

The Red Sox lost 4-3 last night after a two hour rain delay.

This afternoon, they once again gave up a lead and the Twins beat them 5-4. This means they lost the series and are once again at .500 & 2½ games behind the Aaron Judges.

Yes, it's early in the season and standings don't matter but before you know it, it's going to be August and the standings will matter.

A lot.

Tomorrow they are off. This Tuesday they start a three-game series against the Rangers. Giolito will get the start against Eovaldi.

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When Trump stood in front of the world at his swearing in ceremony, he took the following oath:

I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, so help me God.

Now he is saying, "Just kidding!"

He swore before all of us and his God that he would uphold the constitution and now he's saying he's going to do what he wants and to hell with the constitution.

And one more thing - how come he never has himself depicted in his natural shade of orange? He always has his cartoon characters drawn as being strong and tanned.

And for the record, if he was part of the Star Wars universe, he'd be a member of the empire, not a jedi.

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I'm pleased to say there was no mulch spreading today. We actually focused on cleaning the house because for the last three days, we tracked in a lot of mud, sand and mulch.

We're not clean freaks but having chunks of mulch and clots of mud on the floor are definitely not something either one of us wants. I mean we used to put up with it when we had kids because that's what kids do, they drag all kinds of shit into the house. Baseball, lacrosse, field hockey and soccer cleats alone can haul in a half an acre of mud. But it's just us now and trust me, we aren't kids.

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Enjoy these links:

• Catch of the Year.



• I hope they don't offer him a job. I was never overly impressed with him when he was with the Yankees and obviously the Yankees weren't all that impressed either since they let him go.



• This is what happens when you don't say 'Please' and 'Thank You' to Alexa.



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



• Why are all these nutcases "former Pentagon/CIA/Military officials"?



• 2.1, 2.7. Whatever it takes.