Friday, March 20, 2026

Merry Vernal Equinox

Today is the day when we can expect the number of hours of daylight to equal the number of hours of darkness.

Considering that this was all figured out by a greek guy named Hipparchus about 2,200 years ago who probably wrote his calculations with a burnt stick on papyrus and had no functional timepiece, he wasn't too far off.

Today we will have 12.1 hours of daylight and 11.9 hours of darkness. Not quite equal but pretty damned close.


The Bruins beat the Jets 6-1 last night, tying the Canadiens at 84 points. The Canadiens held on to third place in the Atlantic division because they have played fewer games and have a higher win percentage.

If the Canadiens can lose their next game, the Bruins stand a real good chance of moving into the divisional race. Their next opponent is the Red Wings and a win against them will put them two points ahead of the Red Wings and two points ahead of the Canadiens.

They play the Red Wings tomorrow. Puck drops at 8:00.


The Rays beat the Red Sox 2-0 this afternoon. The Red Sox starting pitcher was some kid named Wenhunt who faced 15 batters over 4 innings, striking out 3, walking 1 and giving up 1 earned runs. The other four pitchers were guys named Moran, Rivera, Gamboa and Keller.

In other words, the Red Sox pitchers were guys that not only did I not know who they were, I'm thinking Cora probably wasn't certain who they were either.

This evening the Red Sox prospects will take on the Orioles prospects. It should be an interesting game to watch.

Tomorrow, the Red Sox will take on the Braves. First pitch is at 1:05 and NESN360 will be streaming the game. It is currently unknown who will be pitching.


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