I know what ‘it’ means well enough, when I find a thing. It’s generally a frog or a worm. The question is, what did the archbishop find?- A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale Usually in my writing MBS stands for Mortgage Backed Security (kind of a bad thing that ought to be closely regulated) but …
October 2018 archive
Oct 15 2018
The Breakfast Club (El Cumbanchero)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Oct 14 2018
2018 Junior League Championship Game 2: Astros @ Red Sox
So not the result I hoped for. Ok, since it’s entirely possible that we won’t get a chance to worship at the altar of The Great God Citgo again I’ll tell you this story which is relevant and self contained. Among the things I have done is chasing L’Hermione up and down the East Coast …
Oct 14 2018
About Last Night
Last week is still a bit painful. This week Seth Meyers returns and he’s one of “ours”. Now, if they could just get Sam and Trevor and Stephen, heck, even Jordan Klepper. You know, he was derivative (mashup of Stephen on steriods and Jon) but he was funny. How about Larry Wilmore? Haven’t forgotten about …
Oct 14 2018
Signs of the times.
I’m not really spoiling anything if I tell you that the Republican Party is withdrawing funding from many candidates who’s chances of winning are marginal. It is, of course, a sign of desperation and a recognition that Democratic candidates are outraising their opponents, sometimes by margins of 2 to 1 or more. No, what’s interesting …
Oct 14 2018
The Breakfast Club (Saudi Edition)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Oct 13 2018
2018 Junior League Championship Game 1: Astros @ Red Sox
I don’t hate the Red Sox any more than I have to. I mean sure I’m a Metropolitans fan but I mostly don’t care what happens in the Junior League at all and to the extent that some of my fellow enthusiasts hate the Yankees (basically envy, Yankee fans don’t notice us at all), I …
Oct 13 2018
2018 Senior League Championship Game 2: Dodgers @ Brewers
Pitching Fest! Well, kinda sorta for a while. The Brewers went with a strategy called “Bullpenning” where you don’t expect a pitcher to last more than 3 Innings, something that you can only do if you have a bench full of Relievers. In the Regular Season it’s of limited utility (162 games) but in Playoffs …
Oct 13 2018
Babies
Pitching Fest! Well, kinda sorta for a while. The Brewers went with a strategy called “Bullpenning” where you don’t expect a pitcher to last more than 3 Innings, something that you can only do if you have a bench full of Relievers. In the Regular Season it’s of limited utility (162 games) but in Playoffs …
Oct 13 2018
The Breakfast Club (Strangest Dream)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Oct 12 2018
2018 Senior League Championship Game 1: Dodgers @ Brewers
First, a word about how we got here. The Brewersswept the Rockies which was only to be expected. Coors Field is a pitcher’s nightmare and a batter’s friend. The elevation makes the ball carry farther and in consequence the Ball Park is larger than most. Ok, that solves your Home Run problem but leaves acres …