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I am going to London to see a football game at Wembley in a couple weeks. Would like to be close to the stadium and not too far from the airport. Please give me some travel tips. Do you have a flight itinerary from KC International to London that you've heard of I must take? Early plan was to stay at Hotel London Wembley Park. Is that place OK or a dump? Am I close to their version of Broadway and is it a must to go to a show or two. Also do I need their money or are my credit cards OK to use. Do they take US currency or no way? Do they have Uber and Lyft? Is it dangerous in London? Is the food acceptable? And will I be able to handle cramped coach for 8 hours? Thank u in advance. Some folks here prolly have been to London a lot. Please advise me. Thank u and go Sox.

He's magical. He's everything and then some. He even has a decent batting average in this era of not caring about batting averages. I love this guy. He's like Posednik times 3. He's like Rowand times four. Love this guy.

Talk me off the ledge. Everybody in KC has the Royals continuing this sizz and making the playoffs. Is it possible? Likely? It would be annoying to have them continue this domination and make the postseason.

Hopefully this Castillo guy can find the lost magic. He's likely to be the guy that opens the playoff series. Can't afford him to get rocked.

Sox are amazing this year. Man it's hard to believe the sadness of the tank years has faded away. Sox have so much talent it's incredible led by my grinder faves: Antonacci, Meidroth and Banana Ball Man. Peters is such a breath of fresh air. Who the hell is responsible for bringing him aboard. Getz is GM of the year; our manager is manager of the year. I still say Sox-Cubs WS is finally coming.

What's the early word? Is he enjoying football up in Wisky? Best wishes to him. It's different playing at the level he's at now. You really have to love the game.

Oops. I was afraid of the "year after the amazing state title season blues" hitting the program. Then I read the story. We got beat on a flea flicker and late field goal on the road. Team will show if it still has the eye of the tiger next game or if it's gonna be a down year. All that excitement after winning state ... we've not been a football school in the past so the boys might need some time to want to dominate year by year. Then again ... a flea flicker won them the game and that's a gadget flukey play. Champs aren't dead yet.

St. Norbert College ranks #5 for best college food in America and #1 in Wisconsin. I bet the brats are amazing.

Meidroth and Antonnaci are going to be fitted for WS rings at some point as South Siders. Ditto Colson. Bet the house on it. Love those three.

I liked all the speeches. Konerko and AJP said some things about Ozzie that were precious. Ozzie went slowly, thanked a lot of people. As an Ozzie lover, I savored every word. ... He's probably my No. 1 Sox of all time with Gary Peters No. 2, Big Hurt prolly No. 3, Konerko 4, Buehrle 5. So glad the team retired his 13. Ozzie deserves criticism for things he's said as a manager but hey, it was his flaw. The mouth that roared couldn't help himself. Like Konerko or AJP said, one of the two, Ozzie took the spotlight off the players by his outrageous statements and that ultimately helped the guys play ball. Ozzie forever.

Hi Lip Man. How's your 2026 going? Do you go to many games? U live on da South Side?

Has your son reported yet? Let us know after his first week how he likes the food, the weight room, the coaches, his teammates. Best wishes to him.

It's almost football time. Where will BR be ranked. Still can't believe we won a state football title.

Agree. Agree. Agree. The guy is a perfect modern day hitter. Lots of homers and K's. Nuttin wrong with Colson.

Am I a clown for being a Getz-lover (as a fan) at this point? I haven't been on the board much so I don't know what the board veterans think of him. I see all this talent on the field and can't help but think Mr. Getz knows baseball.

I agree with Plesac. As far as media attention Muni makes Sox nationally relevant. Then when the media gets interested cause of Muni there are a bunch of other players worth talking bout and writing about as well. Sox are a dandy team to dissect.

I only watch highlights on mlb and I must say his calls of spectacular plays/HRS do not annoy me anymore. I'm willing to give him a new 3 year deal.

B. Curious to know why the well-respected fathom went with D. Think back to the days the Sox were 'good' before the tank job. Sox rarely made moves at the trade deadline. I feel like Getz truly is moneyball baby. Modern GM who makes moves.

Is this guy our Gerrit Cole? Gets the ball in the first game of every playoff/WS? You can see I've become an optimistic fan probably because of the fact I can't log in often unless I'm at library.

Trades galore. Mr. Getz and his analytics crew must think our Sox are true contenders. Sox have become a real organization under Getz IMO. He's not a gangster but a "Getzster."

Make sure to tell him to be aggressive and make sure he gets what was promised. Some of these schools (I know nothing of Norberts) fail to come through once the kids arrive. Just my take. My cousin's kid was a good Catholic League linemen but quickly deduced it wasn't for him any more.

Is acquiring veteran players at the break actually a winning formula for the second half of the season or merely an outdated baseball cliche? Why would a team need to add anybody if it's already doing great? Maybe try to steal a reliever for some stiff in Class A and cash but a real trade? Cmon.

Is your son still psyched for Norberts? My cousin's child was a stellar lineman at Marist and he chose one of the Wisconsin state schools like Whitewater or one of em. He only lasted a few weeks cause at some of the smaller schools it's not like the kids envisioned: perhaps the food isn't as good as expected and social life isn't as good as expected and the towns can be isolated. Also some schools "sign" kids and then wind up actually cutting them. Not saying Norberts will do any of that, just see how he makes it through fall camp and if his enthusiasm wanes. My cousin's child ended up moving back and trying out at St. Xav's then gave it up completely. Did u see the Rice kid won the high school home run derby? And the Royals took a Br Rice grad sixth in the entire MLB Draft? Wow. Rice is on fire. How's enrollment looking? Is Rice still a viable option for kids? I know our bball team looks like it's reverted back to mediocre at best after the amazing run of Conte and Fraser.

Don't forget ... the World Cup was here this time around so it's naturally going to be popular. After the World Cup it'll return to being a non watched sport in USA. Heck the Cup won't be back for what, 20 years? Although the women's World Cup could come soon and bring that excitement. As far as popularity, baseball seems to still pack stadiums. The all star game was a big deal as far as being sold out, same with the HR Derby night. If baseball truly was dead to fans, it'd show in attendance at the big events like playoffs, WS, all star game. That said baseball remains on life support because of analytics. The HR or nothing offenses are offensive to many. Strategy is dead. It's all about the HR or K. Pitchers all throw 98; nobody can go more than five innings. The pitch clock isn't working. Games are still too long. Games need to be like Banana Ball: 2 hour limit (in MLB I'd allow 2 hr, 20 minutes). NBA is now boring. High screen and drive and get hacked inside on layup tries or drive inside or pass inside and pass to a 3 point bomber. Last two minutes of games are so dull with all the time outs. That's what is killing college basketball too. NFL and college football have too many replays. College has become insufferable with the stoppages. At least NFL games are 3 hours max. College football now flirts with 3 hours 40 minutes. That is insanity. Soccer: Brutally boring. Megan Rapinoe turned a lot of people off with what seemed to be an anti-USA sentiment. WNBA: Too physical. Too controversial. All the headlines are about Clark getting beaten up and perceived jealousy of other WNBA players toward her and Sophie Cunningham. Tennis: Boring on the men's side because of their powerful serves keeping rallies to a minimum. Women's tennis is pretty exciting on TV. Golf: Believe it or not, made for TV if a guy you like is in contention. WIth all these no name golfers it also it dull though. Bowling: Addictive but I don't think it's on TV anymore. Hockey: One of the best sports to watch in person. "Bobby Hull ... A shot and a goal" - cut Lloyd Pettit.

If he likes the bunt that can be a postseason killer, playing for one run here and there rather than letting Muni, Vargas, Colson, Beni, etc do some lifting and pulling.