So so very glad Congress has time for UFOs when it can't pass anything (well, except for aid for Ukraine, I will give them that). Of course, a hearing on UFOS doesn't cost much, but still. (I am royally pissed that the federal government is out of money to fight COVID and no one seems to care.)
On the bright side of the Mets game, the bullpen didn't allow any more runs?
The "highlight" of the day for the Blue Jays was Vladdie breaking his bat over his knee after striking out. I wonder what that bat did to deserve such a fate. (Dear lord, the whole Yankees rotation is dealing.)
The lockout this Winter & Spring was ugly but some good stuff did come from it. In Atlanta, long time minor leaguer Jackson Stephens got to pitch in front of the big league management and impressed. He is a big fat guy from rural Alabama who kicked around in the minors and winter leagues for a decade. He has now reached the show and is doing well in his - ahem - cup of coffee. He would probably still be in AA or AAA but for the lockout driven exposure. Nice little paywalled article on him at The Athletic.
I'd love it were this a sign of the end of crypto, but I'm far from convinced that is the case. Crypto is way down, but the stock market is way down too and no one is suggesting that's the end of Wall Street. Crypto is down far, far more than the stock market of course, but it is by nature far more volatile so I don't read too much into that.
In the end, an imaginary thing (the Bitcoin) is still worth $27,000 so I think people will still hoard computer parts and waste enormous amounts of electricity to generate them.
Craig I am in the mood to bitch this morning so bear with me.
This trend of “what is a no-hitter?” is getting out of control. I hate the idea of any asterisk in sports and it boggles my mind how many people seriously believe a combined no-hitter isn’t a no-hitter.
Why does it matter???
Look, we all agree baseball is drastically changing. Why not just accept things for what they are in some regards? There are going to be more combined no-nos, and that’s fine. Can’t we just celebrate it for what it is? Why do we have to make it seem like what 10-year-old Johnny or 50-year-old Jane experienced at Citi Field wasn’t really real?
And it’s people in the media saying this, too! The same people who are all about “letting the kids play” and “death to the old white men complaining about unwritten rules” are now complaining about no-hitters and implying an asterisk should be in the place. What the fuck????
Im a little surprised you skipped the Noah Syndergaard twitter flap that had Mets twitter burning hot all day. Thor mocked the Mets combined no-no and things devolved from there. Not one to back down, Noah fanned the flames: Noah Syndergaard
@Noahsyndergaard
Oh and to be clear, I don't think a combined no hitter is the same as "real" 1 pitcher no hitter.
And Ban the Wave
And Mr. Met is a creep
Mets fans went off! It might have been fun if Mets fans could just take a little ribbing but, you know, twitter, mets fans...people got downright ugly.
One of my favorite genres (books, movies) is non-fiction Cold War spying. Based on my reading and viewing, I think we will never know the truth about "UFO" sightings in our lifetimes. There were all sorts of flight tests going on as we tried to perfect our overhead spying on the Rooskies. The story of the development and testing of the U2 is especially fascinating. And all that stuff remains classified so people who reported seeing strange aircraft in the skies above them were right, only it was just a bunch of test pilots taking their planes out for a run. And if you're ever in DC I recommend a visit to the International Spy Museum. Talk about "Trust No One"
And Michael Kay thinks everybody else it f'ed up! He's always looking down his nose at the rest of the world, slighting and insulting other people who don't live the perfect life he does.
But where does the Yankees fan go? You've got Kay and Oniell arguing about who didnt pick up the check for their $100 steaks, then you mute it and hear that John Sterling has lost the ball again while winding into another cannned call.
This is why Im not paying for YES and instead am watching the Mets this year.
"This was the highest-scoring game in baseball so far this year."
How was that calculated? I'm curious, because this wasn't even close to the most total runs scored in a game this season. The Cardinals scored more runs on their own than these two teams combined when they beat the Nats 29-8 on March 30th.
So so very glad Congress has time for UFOs when it can't pass anything (well, except for aid for Ukraine, I will give them that). Of course, a hearing on UFOS doesn't cost much, but still. (I am royally pissed that the federal government is out of money to fight COVID and no one seems to care.)
On the bright side of the Mets game, the bullpen didn't allow any more runs?
The "highlight" of the day for the Blue Jays was Vladdie breaking his bat over his knee after striking out. I wonder what that bat did to deserve such a fate. (Dear lord, the whole Yankees rotation is dealing.)
A Nats blowout win serving as respite for DC sports fans from yet another Caps postseason collapse? Is Obama president again, too?
[Full disclosure: I watched Grosse Pointe Blank on Amazon Prime instead.]
Norman; Lets not argue and bicker over who killed who, this is supposed to be a happy occasion.!"
The lockout this Winter & Spring was ugly but some good stuff did come from it. In Atlanta, long time minor leaguer Jackson Stephens got to pitch in front of the big league management and impressed. He is a big fat guy from rural Alabama who kicked around in the minors and winter leagues for a decade. He has now reached the show and is doing well in his - ahem - cup of coffee. He would probably still be in AA or AAA but for the lockout driven exposure. Nice little paywalled article on him at The Athletic.
I'd love it were this a sign of the end of crypto, but I'm far from convinced that is the case. Crypto is way down, but the stock market is way down too and no one is suggesting that's the end of Wall Street. Crypto is down far, far more than the stock market of course, but it is by nature far more volatile so I don't read too much into that.
In the end, an imaginary thing (the Bitcoin) is still worth $27,000 so I think people will still hoard computer parts and waste enormous amounts of electricity to generate them.
Yeah, that called third strike was brutal. If we’re not getting “robot umps,” why don’t they just make ball and strike calls reviewable?
Craig I am in the mood to bitch this morning so bear with me.
This trend of “what is a no-hitter?” is getting out of control. I hate the idea of any asterisk in sports and it boggles my mind how many people seriously believe a combined no-hitter isn’t a no-hitter.
Why does it matter???
Look, we all agree baseball is drastically changing. Why not just accept things for what they are in some regards? There are going to be more combined no-nos, and that’s fine. Can’t we just celebrate it for what it is? Why do we have to make it seem like what 10-year-old Johnny or 50-year-old Jane experienced at Citi Field wasn’t really real?
And it’s people in the media saying this, too! The same people who are all about “letting the kids play” and “death to the old white men complaining about unwritten rules” are now complaining about no-hitters and implying an asterisk should be in the place. What the fuck????
https://twitter.com/hannahrkeyser/status/1524246086336106496?s=21&t=kqOVY8tnJ0o9HTb5UmW-dQ
Ok ... ok ... I think I’m calm. For now.
What a stupid and inane take.
Also, anything Norm MacDonald related is always, always a win.
Im a little surprised you skipped the Noah Syndergaard twitter flap that had Mets twitter burning hot all day. Thor mocked the Mets combined no-no and things devolved from there. Not one to back down, Noah fanned the flames: Noah Syndergaard
@Noahsyndergaard
Oh and to be clear, I don't think a combined no hitter is the same as "real" 1 pitcher no hitter.
And Ban the Wave
And Mr. Met is a creep
Mets fans went off! It might have been fun if Mets fans could just take a little ribbing but, you know, twitter, mets fans...people got downright ugly.
One of my favorite genres (books, movies) is non-fiction Cold War spying. Based on my reading and viewing, I think we will never know the truth about "UFO" sightings in our lifetimes. There were all sorts of flight tests going on as we tried to perfect our overhead spying on the Rooskies. The story of the development and testing of the U2 is especially fascinating. And all that stuff remains classified so people who reported seeing strange aircraft in the skies above them were right, only it was just a bunch of test pilots taking their planes out for a run. And if you're ever in DC I recommend a visit to the International Spy Museum. Talk about "Trust No One"
And Michael Kay thinks everybody else it f'ed up! He's always looking down his nose at the rest of the world, slighting and insulting other people who don't live the perfect life he does.
But where does the Yankees fan go? You've got Kay and Oniell arguing about who didnt pick up the check for their $100 steaks, then you mute it and hear that John Sterling has lost the ball again while winding into another cannned call.
This is why Im not paying for YES and instead am watching the Mets this year.
I don't believe we're alone in the universe, but I do believe that Fermi's Paradox can either keep you up at night or be the reason you sleep soundly.
Good lord, I hope Michael Kay keeps a defibrillator within reach at all times if he only likes chicken parm, bacon, and steak.
Thanks for posting that Norm MacDonald video - it was a great tribute.
"This was the highest-scoring game in baseball so far this year."
How was that calculated? I'm curious, because this wasn't even close to the most total runs scored in a game this season. The Cardinals scored more runs on their own than these two teams combined when they beat the Nats 29-8 on March 30th.
I saw UFO twice in the 1970s. Don’t know if they ever played Wembley. https://youtu.be/aatjerFCRP8