Texsox

This way I'm happy with whatever happens. But I'm feeling a letdown tonight.

If you watch a movie in a theater, you're bad at math or hate money. If you go to a baseball game instead of watching on TV . . . If your losses stay in entertainment levels it doesn't seem any different to me than any other nights out.

No need to rush.

Let's lose a game tonight. Play gawd awful. Maybe Tony could do some old guy shit like call for a bullpen arm but not have anyone warming up.

They gain two "historic" programs that "travel" well and will lock up the westernmost southern states.

If you are a top high school recruit you want to play in the SEC.

So when I move into my neighborhood we had a couple excellent Mexican and Texas BBQ restaurants. Over the past seven years most of the fast food and chains moved a few miles down or closed, a few other joints came and went. Now all we have are Mexican and BBQ. But somehow, the competition is making them all better. I'm in a new BBQ place and damn it's going to be tough picking the top brisket from five choices within a couple miles. If I want Mexican I can close my eyes and walk into any of many and be happy.

Hopefully there will be plenty of good options come playoff time.

Pre gamed a little too much and hoping to stay awake for the game. My waiter / former student / son of the owners, kept filling my glass and bringing food samples. Damn I'm old. Not TLR old, but I have to compliment him on staying awake for late games.

I just bumped into one of my former students today. His plan had been to save money on his undergrad and then spend on his grad degree. Funny thing happened on the way. He earned great grades, heard his friends who were not going to grad school discuss what will eventually be their payments and decided to again save some money. Instead of applying at the best environmental science schools and accepting what was issued, he targeted scholarships and has almost a full ride set at UWM. He's been told Madison is a cold weather version of Austin.

August is the worst month, just killing time waiting for the opportunity to clinch in September and the playoffs. Yawn. Play around .500 and get folks healthy. How about a Go Fund Me to buy Jose some armor? Bubble wrap Eloy?

I should have been more specific. I wasn't trying for click bait

Great plays

I was surprised to learn how many deals start from "are you interested in x and what do you have to give?". Not will you trade x for y? And since the Sox ane Cubs had two deals going was one done first because the Cubs had more offers or the Sox had others opportunities? It seems both had to be going on simultaneously.

https://deadspin.com/all-they-had-to-do-was-check-clevelandguardians-com-and-1847403859 Oops. There already is a team in Cleveland named the Guardians.

I hope he's packing, tipping the clubhouse staff, checking out of the hotel . . .

I think you misread my post.

It's like the Big 10. Lol

Can you image teams prepping for the Sox thinking about the 7 - 8 - 9 innings? If we were playing against a team like that we'd say there was no chance.

The best part was all the confidence in the game thread. ?

And that doesn't even sound pessimistic.

Yet when Stone said Moncada wasn't working hard enough and dogged it at times most thought Stone was crazy. Crystal ball?

I agree. Between the two, I see the Padres with a better team but a tougher path.

San Jose Sharks' Evander Kane denies wife's allegations that he bet on NHL games https://flip.it/4M8A32 It's easy to dismiss this as the allegations of a pissed off wife in a divorce. It's equally easy to believe a desperate gambler facing bankruptcy would bet on his sport and bet on games involving his team. I'm not ready to believe he threw games, but it will be interesting to see if there are any anomalies in his play.