They got swept

The Red Sox pretty much sealed their fate yesterday when they lost to the Astros 7-4.

With that loss, they are now six and a half games out of the wildcard race.

Further more, they are projected as having a slightly better than 4% chance of making the playoffs.

On the upside, the Yankees are projected as having a 0.2% chance of making the playoffs...

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You know what I find amusing?

I find it very amusing that these guys all claim that they are not terrorists and the reason they did what they did was because of some unrelated problem within their family.

Let me just say to Mr Biggs, "Don't blame your daughter for your decision to attack and take over the U.S. Capitol. She had nothing to do with it."

He does blame Trump and that I can see. Trump spent most of the day imploring those people to "go to the Capitol and fight!" His attorney is employing a redirection of blame when he says, "...his commander-in-chief" but he is also not wrong. Biggs is not a member of the military hence Trump was not is commander-in-chief.

What bothers me about this whole situation is that prior to Trump, I had one solid thing I could rely on in this country and that was we elected our leaders in a peaceful manner and the transition of power was done in a way to assure us that the continuity of government occurred in a peaceful and secure manner.

We don't really have that anymore. We have a fear that our polling places might be scenes of violence. We have a fear that our personal choices could result in attacks from people who don't like the way we think. We have a fear that the solid foundations of our government have been weakened by an onslaught from Trump's cult.

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I'm going to watch some DVRs and fall asleep early.

Here are some links:

• You just gotta love dogs.



• Man, they got world records for everything.



• Pelosi, Feinstein, Neal and McConnell all need to go.



• If you ever happen to be in the arctic, don't go swimming.



• Ain't nothin' lower than a volleyball gambler.



• It's a little crazy but it seems a lot safer than that whole "running with bulls" thing they do over there.

It's not looking good

The Red Sox lost again last night, getting beat by the Astros 6-2.

They are now a distant six and a half games out of the wildcard with only twenty nine games left to play in the season.

Today's final game against the Astros started at 4:10. As I post this, they are in the 2^nd inning and the score is 0-0. Hopefully the Red Sox avoid the sweep and win this game.

Tomorrow they are on an off-day while they head to the Missouri side of Kansas City where they will start a three-game series against the Royals on Friday.

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And speaking of baseball, this line from this story about the Yankees tells me everything I need to know about the Yankees:

Harrison Bader was in the Yankees’ lunch room on Tuesday afternoon at Comerica Park when he saw his name flash across the bottom of the screen. New York had placed him on waivers.

Talk about a shitty way to find out you've just been fired. They didn't even have the decency to tell him to his face.

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My insomnia is kicking my ass so I'm glad the game started at 4:00.

While I watch the rest of this game and then probably fall asleep on the couch, you should. check these out:

• I wonder if his vice president was named Ahmed Snare Drum.



• Great. Just great. We're the new Uganda.



• They got some mighty strong wasps in Israel.



• Why does she need a mental health evaluation? Since when is being an asshole considered a mental disease?



• Attention Alanis Morissette: This is ironic.



• Oh Canada.

Short post

The Red Sox got their ass kicked last night, losing the the Astros 13-5 .

This is what happens when you have a limited number of starting pitchers.

I'm really hoping tonight goes better

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Enjoy these links:

• Australia: What doesn't try to kill ya, just meanders through your shrubbery.



• Whelp, too late for me.



• Key phrase in this story: "She is understood to have snuck it past security and through metal detectors by hiding it in the folds of her belly fat."



• Not something I ever spent any time focused on.

Another round with the Astros

The Red Sox face off against the Astros this evening and I will be watching.

Not sure how many innings I'll last because I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. I feel like I might be going into one of those insomnia phases I go through every so often.

The Red Sox put Abreu on the paternity list. They also put Bernardino and Reyes on the DL. That made room for some callups and one guy they are calling up is a kid named Ceddanne Rafaela.

Rafaela is the Red Sox number three prospect and he seems to be hitting the ball well. He's also a speedster on the basepath, which means he could steal a lot of bases.

They need all the help they can get so hopefully this kid is helpful.

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I've posted this before but I wanted to post it again. This is a link to the Internet Crime Complaint Center.

The IC³ is run by the FBI and it is a website where people can report internet scams & crimes.

If you are the victim of an internet crime/scam, do yourself, and others, a favor - go report it.

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Pat, Willie and I played golf this morning and once again, my back did not suffer any issues.

I'm telling you, it's the heat and humidity that kills me, not the actual game of golf.

And for the record, I got two pars. The rest of them were 10^s...

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Time for some news and then baseball.

Enjoy these links:

• I thought Russia was bad but apparently Bangladesh is worse.



• I'm pleased to say that I'm not one of them.



• It must be a slow news day in De Pere, Wisconsin.



• Key phrase in this story from Australia: "You don’t want to be the first patient in the world with a roundworm found in pythons..."



• I'm shocked. Shocked I tell ya.



• Speaking of Australia...

The Red Sox won yesterday's game against the Dodgers, beating them 8-5.

Today, things didn't go so well and they lost 4-7.

They are not making any headway in the wildcard race. As a matter of fact, they are slipping further behind.

They are now four and a half games out of the wildcard.

Tomorrow they start a three-game series against the Astros.

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I'm going to watch a bunch of Bering Sea Gold DVR's, make some dinner and fume over the Red Sox loss today.

While I do that, you might want to check these few links out:

• Wrong Way Sex would be a fantastic name for a German Punk/Techno band from the 1980s.



• Oh No! This sounds like a real hardship for them.



• They can destroy it all as far as I'm concerned. I don't like that shit.



• Key entry from our favorite police log: "2:06 p.m. Four dogs equipped with bark collars kept helping each other out by chewing off each other’s collars.."



• This sounds expensive.