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Many a truth is said in jest.

- This may be a bridge too far.

- I don't care your politics - this is funny.

- A little history humor.

- Funny - not funny.

Never Forget

20-years Ago Today

Linky Limls

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

-  Patriot's Isiah Bolden injured and Patriots / Packers game suspended in 4th quarter. Was watching the game just prior to the injury but stopped so as surprised to learn of it.

- The New Nuclear Moment. Put me on Team Nuclear Power. From 2021 but still relevant,

- 100 Things I know from Mari Andrew.

- From Chris Fallica

Heh Heh - Is Your Team Hitting Better Than .231?

Via

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Good for Hormel - Hawaii loves Spam (and needs it now more than ever)

-  Shouldn't laugh at this but too funny.

- Why Bill Waterson disappeared. Long(ish) but interesting read. (HT Execupndit)

- And I just keep laughing

Actual Mickey Mantle Quote

In 1972 the Yankees asked former players about their most outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium. Mantle's response was a little X-rated. (Photo via and story via)

Thinking People in New England All Agree

Just a Reminder

Red Sox 6 - Yankees 2

Balance in the universe is restored as Boston sends the MFing Yankees home for the season. Anything else that happens in the playoffs is gravy. 

Like many Sox fans - things got a little dusty for me when Jerry Remy came in to throw the first pitch. For non-Red Sox fans you must understand that Remy has been part of our lives for decades and decades. He's battling cancer and when I saw him I was both saddened and sure that the Red Sox were going to win this game. No way they were going to lose this game.

Also glad to see some Boston bleacher creatures know how to properly celebrate a home run.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Happy Labor Day! When I was a kid Labor Day was the official end of summer and time to go back to school. Now kids have been in school a week already and the significance of Labor Day has been diminished. How ironic that the significance of Labor Day was probably destroyed by a labor union - the Teacher's Union... Speaking of teachers - this time of year you always see stories about teachers who end up spending their own money to buy supplies for their students. How come you never see any stories about salespeople who have to travel for work but can't expense all the drinks they consume? Much of the costs for that alcohol comes straight out of their pockets yet you never see any Go Fund Me pages for people like me. Life is unfair... Two years ago this was the biggest controversy in the country.  Now look where we're at... Some enterprising person at a charity in Buffalo should host the Dildo Throwing World Championships with first prize being two tickets to a Buffalo Bills game. This could expand into a whole Dildo Olympics... I'm an awful person for laughing at this... As an aside - Red Sox fans truly dislike the Yankees but we always respected Mariano Rivera as a player and a person. There's no current Yankees even close to his level now - so the whole team remains unlikeable... 

Just Saying

 

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The bandwagon of people in New England clamoring for the Patriots to sign Cam Newton to a long-term deal is basically empty today after yesterday's awful performance. If Dallas or Washington offered anything in terms of a draft pick - I'd be fine with cutting bait and trading him.. Long been critical of the F-35 program. Recently though I'm starting to think the fighter may have turned a corner. If Trump is re-elected wouldn't be surprised if the cost overruns get under more control too... Had to mute Mark Teixeira on Twitter because of all the Depends ads. Normally I'm amused by Yankees' players pissing themselves but enough was enough... Can't wait until November 4th because then I'll finally be free of all the articles and posts about the importance of early voting... You could make the case that Khabib Nurmagomedov is the greatest MMA fighter of all-time.  I certainly would ague otherwise. Will be interesting to see of Khabib remains retired... 

Just a Reminder

 

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- VDH on name-changing and statue toppling. I remember a couple of decades ago being surprised that Fort Bragg was actually named after a Confederate General. It never seemed appropriate to me but VDH is probably right in that any changes should wait for a bit.

- Heh Heh

- Three indicted for throwing Molotov cocktails at NYPD vehicles face life in prison. Good!

- Why Officer Derek Chauvin may be acquitted of murder in the case of George Floyd's death. Makes a compelling case though I fear if Officer Chauvin is not convicted of at least manslaughter we may see another round of riots.

- Scholars raise concerns about teaching on Zoom after it acceded to Chinese government demands. (Hat tip Stephen Landry)

- In business there are four things to avoid when delivering bad news.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Congratulations to the Astros for making it to the World Series. And as a Red Sox fan I'd like to remind Yankees fans that Boston won the World Series last year... Glad to see the NBA not doing anything to prevent people from wearing Stand with Hong Kong t-shirts at their games. Let's hope these protests don't peter out... I've made this observations before but I see more Tulsi Gabbard signs when driving in New Hampshire than any other Democrat candidate. I fully expect her to finish in the top 3 in the NH primary... This is a good explanation for the basis for the hate Hillary Clinton seems to feel for Tulsi. A feeling I think is mutual...  The Athletic has become the daily sports fix I used to get from the Boston Globe Sports section decades ago. I didn't mind paying for the Globe all those years ago and I don't mind paying for The Athletic now...  Deep sea explorers have found the wreck of the Japanese carrier Kaga which was sunk during the Battle of Midway. Coincidentally there's a big Hollywood movie on Midway coming out next month. Midway was one of the most important battles in US history. Perhaps the best book on the battle is Shattered Sword which I recommend with the caveat that it is pretty dry and detailed history at times... This is so cool. I hope the people tip this busker to the max when they see him... "Hillary Clinton" a Haiku..

Top 5 - Miscellaneous Nuggets from the Baseball Hall of Fame

Went to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown last week and there were a few things I want to make note of. Here's the Top 5 of those things:

1. The Hall has these little circular emblems under the plaques of Hall of Famers who served in the military. I feel strongly that Ted Williams should have had two emblems under his plaque not just the one noting that he served in both WWII and Korea. There should have been one for WWII and one for Korea.

2. Carlton Fisk has his numbers, deservedly so, retired by both the Red Sox and the White Sox. Wade Boggs also has his number retired by two teams, the Devil Rays and Red Sox. I don't think either team should have retired Boggs' number.

3. The Yankees have retired the number 8 twice - once for Yogi Berra and also for Bill Dickey.

4. Buck O'Neil never made it to the Hall as a player but I was pleased to see the Hall recognized his special place in history with a statue.

5. Steve Garvey had his number retired but by the San Diego Padres not the Los Angeles Dodgers. I thought that interesting because when I think of Garvey it is always as a Dodger. Garvey has not been elected to the Hall but if he was I'm pretty sure it would be a as a Dodger.

This might only amuse me but I chuckled when I saw a bobblehead of Jerry Garcia in the SF Giants exhibit. What does not amuse me is the fact that the Washington Nationals do not recognize the retired numbers of the Montreal Expos. Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Rusty Staub and Tim Raines deserve better that that.

Mariano Rivera and the Hall of Fame

Yesterday I stopped at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for the first time and as luck would have it so did Mariano Rivera.

It is often said that even Red Sox fans admired and rooted for Derek Jeter and while that is true to an extent - the Yankee player who had universal respect and admiration was and is Mariano Rivera.

Have you ever heard of a negative thing about this man? The closest you'd get is silly grumbling that he never went to a Metallica concert or that he was "too Christian" for some people's tastes. I think those criticisms speak volumes more about the poor souls who would utter them than Rivera. 

I had the honor of watching Mariano being led to various Hall of Fame plaques starting with Roberto Clemente. There was fellow Panamanian Rod Carew and various Yankees. The one that touched me the most was when he stopped at the plaque for Jackie Robinson. Mariano understands the debt all players of color owe to Jackie and he knows that it is an honor to be the last player in MLB history to wear Robinson's retired 42. Baseball could not have picked a more humble and respected ambassador to be the last player to wear 42.

The final question Mariano fielded from the press was about 2001 and 2004 in which the Yankees lost to the Diamondbacks and Red Sox respectively in the playoffs. The way Rivera handled the question made me love him all the more. He pointed out that he gave his all every time he put on those pinstripes and every time he took the mound. Sometimes his best wasn't good enough to beat the other team's best. "That's baseball," he pointed out. He had "no regrets" for his career. He had to know the lows of losing to appreciate the highs of winning championships. He was pure class.

Mariano Rivera is the rarest of human beings. An adult how has no regrets for the life he's led. And a New York Yankee who is beloved by Red Sox fans.

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Any time you see him on one of those Sunday talk shows remember that Joe Biden is an anagram for "I need job"... This is awesome! USA! USA! USA!... Block Me Amadeus would be a good name for a fantasy football team (or a Twitter handle)... Speaking of anagrams - remember that the word "listen" contains the same letters as the word "silent"... Car & Drivers review of the 2018 Tesla Model S (starting at $75,000 so a little out of my range)... Would "The Taint of History" be a good name for a band or fantasy team?...  I love the Red Sox trolling the Yankees after winning the World Series...

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- This is disturbing - America's ghost legions of idle men

- This woman kicks ass (literally)

- Good question

- X-37B Military Space Plane wings past 400 days on latest mystery mission. I'm fascinated by this stuff. Am I too old to sign up for the Space Force?

- Interesting - treating peanut allergies with peanuts

- In other space news - the BepiColumbo mission to Mercury blasted off this week

- Just want Yankees fans to know that the feeling is mutual