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Around Town

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A terrific opening day game for the mighty Padres! ...as they took it to, one of their arch enemies of the past, MadBum ...now, sporting a new 5 yr contract with the DBacks...in lieu of the SF Giants...the team that is in rebuild mode...never works...anyhoo, back to the Pads... scored 7 ...aided by TWO bases loaded doubles by lB Eric Hosmer ... 6 ribbies, a new opening day record for SD ...and solid pitching from the Sheriff ...the pen held up, and VOILA!...game number one is a VICTORY! ... As I was returning from my golf in El Cajon , I ventured by the Gaslamp...must be the weekend, but, the numbers of restaurants that are extending out into the walkway and street are multiplying...like tenfold ...resembling a fair atmosphere...hey, whatever it takes to survive...could see the same in the village of El Cajon while there, too... The hoss racing out at Del Mar is on, again...full fields...and, of course, no patrons...geez, I miss going out there and tipping a few, and watching t...

Let's Talk Baseball

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The opening games ...the 2 that have gotten much of the notoriety, the Yankees and the Bums ...did NOT disappoint their believers...as they both won...as Dr Fauci opened it all, with the 'first pitch' in DC... let's say, it is not his forte...ha ha... The NY Yankees ...loaded...the biggest lineup I can recall...and I mean the bulk of the bods of these guys ...fear is what I hear...and yes, I think they are the team to beat in the AL ...oh my...add the pitching that they have, well...turn out the lights... The Bums ...their ace was a late scratch, Kershaw, and is out for a bit...but, they just reload...they pounded the hapless 'new look' Giants. ..who are absolutely awful...made so many mistakes, that they did NOT resemble a MLB team...that bad...back to LA, the addition of Mookie makes them even better...duh...as above, the team to beat in this half of the league...the NL... The rest of the league gets going, starting today...which means we are in the sp...

Opening Day

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Some how, some way, MLB is kicking it off... OPENING DAY is today...a series of games, and ours is tomorrow. ..sure, it doesn't have the impact of other years, well, all other ones...but, in this era of Covid, we will take what we can get...am talking beisbol, for those of you out there, unaware... The mighty Padres culminated their 2 game pre-season, with a 5-4 win in Anaheim...with a bizarre 5 run inning...where we left the at bat, with only 2 outs...still can't figure the situation...oh well, just a non-counter...but, really... Portland ...combatting Trump's troops... the PDX Mayor went out and walked the streets with the protestors...and yes, he too, got gassed by the storm troopers ...as Donny is vowing to send his forces into Chicago, next...this being, not wanted by the local police...chaos is ruling, even more so... VOTE! ... The other candidate, Kanye ...can it get more bizarre?...KK is sayin it is a bipolar thing...and, we should understand what that i...

Feeling Groovy

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When I peruse through my 23 sources in the am, most every single day...am amazed at how often, the main topics are quite the same...perhaps, different angles...nonetheless, the similarity is incredible...of course, the Covid gives very little wiggle room in daily life importance... Huge Orange, another, ha ha...now is acknowledging that the virus could live on...has threatened us with another round of daily briefings...unfortunately, his top two doctors...are left out of his meetings...as yes, 'He knows more than the doctors do'... he knows more than his generals do, too...he knows more than anyone, anywhere, any time...Jared, where are you?... It's been about 3 weeks since the story broke about the Russians paying money for dead American soldiers in Afghanistan...nary a word from Trump about this...this bother you?... Watching empty stadiums for baseball, is so diff from watching empty golf courses... Stay tuned to the debacle in Portland...which will NOT go away...

Tuesday Thangs

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We have a brief respite in the weather, down here in way south SoCal ...the real heat, is centered up north...like in the PNW, right?... 90+ ....for them...have to comment on the protests in Portland ...the Q is, who are those Feds that have shown up? ...from WHAT agency?...rumors abound that they are Trump's...ah, what? ...and he is thinking about sending them elsewhere, too...like Chicago...what am I missing here?... where have they been trained?...secret service?...does this bother you?...alarm you?...how many more days until he is gone?... The new and mighty Padres started their very short exhibition season last eve...alas, the locals, like in our condo...couldn't watch it...as the COX cable system was blacked out ...for like 6 or 7 hours... no cable, no wifi, no telephone, no nuttin. ..well, as it turned out, that is exactly how many runs the Pads scored... nuttin ...got beat 1 nil ...guess I am glad I didn't get to see the ACTION, or lack thereof...well now, it...

Mixed Bag

Morning, kids...an early tee time...so this will be brief...but, I had to talk... The apparent attempted shooting of a Federal Judge...did not get her, but her son and husband, yes...what are we doing?...in her home...New Jersey, I think...with all the degradation of them by Orange...it could have been...well, let's wait for the facts...we must have 24 hour protection... Jon Rahm emerged as the champ at the T in Ohio...Memorial...listen, he deserved it...there were some bumps along the way...but, his strength and ability won out...for me, just an awful golf course...so poorly maintained...sorry, Jack, but it's the truth... The 2020 version of the mighty Padres gets going today...versus the Angels in an exhibition game...dang, it's hard to follow the games without the fans there...but, a must do...reminds me of Legion games... Kanye had his 1st (and last?) rally...oh my...$1 million for each family that has a child...ah, what?...time to let this facade go away... I...

Right Here, Right Now

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Hey, kids...there are times that I take you on a journey to the past...as I sees it...today, will be a slight different...as I will talk about the Right Here, and the Right Now ...this Sunday, the 19th of July, in the year 2020... The PGA in Ohio , really at Jack's place...the Memorial...Mister Nicklaus...as just as soon the tourney ends today, the course is going to be torn up and redone...well, adjusted...the greens will all be...sand traps will be plopped in, to combat the belters...the Hulk's tee balls...and so on...kind of reminds me of when Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) came into the hoops world, and 'they' banned dunking of the rock....alter it for one bloke...I might be one of the only ones, but Mr Nicklaus seems way too into himself...anyhoo, Jon Rahm , carved out a 4 shot lead going into today's final...I hope Finau makes a run at him...the course, as it is, is way hard and fast...so, no lead is safe... The exhibition season for MLB got kicked ...