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  1. Just saw this (actually had to work today....) I'm sure it's already been stated multiple times, but these are great deals. Hats off to management.
  2. Agreed. With last night's loss, it looks like they need a bit of a miracle now.... The run differential you mention is crazy, but it just looks like a number until you examine the historical context: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/blue-jays-missing-the-playoffs-would-be-historically-bizarre-143548562.html What's really depressing about this situation is that it's likely that the Jays will be unable to afford to keep Semien and Ray. Couple that with the fact that Vladdy and Teo will have a difficult time replicating their numbers from this year and what was a fun season to watch still looks like a colossal waste....
  3. Loved the bit where he was talking about the people in Hawaii....looking at him and saying, "So, what are you, about a medium, brah?"
  4. One of my all time favorite lines from that show was when they had a guy in the lockup who claimed to be possessed..... Barney was shrugging off the guy's "excuse" and then Steve Landesberg's character (Arthur Dietrich) says, "I don't know Captain, I heard of a similar case up in Vermont.....They decided that possession was nine tenths of the law".....
  5. Uhhh....it's supposed to be easy..... If the plane is on fire, do you want to have to answer a skill testing question, before you can open an emergency exit?
  6. I'm guessing they already have a pretty good start in the area around Duncan....
  7. Hey Doc, any insight on this? Looks promising. (at first glance anyway) https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57553602
  8. Yeah, the bats picked a bad time to go cold.....even the 2 wins against the Twinkies were underwhelming. As much as I hate to do it, I have to give the Yankee hitters a lot of credit. the bloop single by Rizzo came off of a good pitch and the Stanton homer came off a pitch that was far enough inside that it should have tied up most hitters... It looks pretty dismal now.....Gerrit Cole starting tonight and the Jays in a must-win.....
  9. The lineups are apparently pretty long, but you can get them printed out at Service BC. Then you can get them laminated at a printer, or maybe even a library, depending on where you live.
  10. Personally, I wouldn't bother....I'd just ask @smithers joe what it was like....
  11. Roger, Roger.... When you were working there, were you over Unger or under Dunn? PS: I think Kareem gets best supporting actor, if not for the scene stealing of Robert Stack in that movie...
  12. I think Dak was in, but I didn't see any proof in the replays....
  13. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is not only one of the most intelligent athletes ever, but one of the most intelligent people, says that the NBA should mandate the vaccine for all players, coaches and staff....Those who refuse should have to find another line of work....
  14. They don't even care what anyone thinks....just throw out some BS reason, even though it's completely obvious that they're lying. Now lets see if they rescind that death penalty on Robert Schellenberg....
  15. Long time Bills fan here. I can't tell you how nice it is to have a team that looks like a contender after so many years on the outside looking in.... Funny thing is, I was always kind if indifferent to the Browns......until they drafted Baker Mayfield. I've been an Oklahoma Sooners fan even longer than I've been a Bills fan, so now I cheer for both Mayfield and Kyler Murray. I even cheer for the Eagles, now that it looks like Jalen Hurts is their starter....
  16. It was....except of course, if you're a Lions fan....
  17. More evidence of this in tonight's game.... In the 7th, the Yankees have runners on 2nd and 3rd with Aaron Judge at bat....Adam Ottavino strikes Judge out....except that it was a foul tip that Christian Vazquez drops....Judge gets another chance and takes advantage, hitting a 2 run double.... But the Vazquez drop was obviously on the transfer. Zero doubt about it, but some some reason, the Red Sox don't challenge....
  18. So it appears that the 66 yarder by Justin Tucker should never have happened. I just watched a replay of the previous play, where Jackson threw the ball away to avoid taking a possible stack....problem was, the snap of the ball occurred at least 2 seconds after the play clock had expired.... It should have been a delay of game call, which would have taken the Ravens out of field goal range....even for JT....
  19. BTW: It was nice to see the Jays get back in the win column last night, but the W overshadowed a couple of brutal baserunning mistakes. First, Grichuk, tries to stretch a double into a triple and makes the third out at 3rd base.....and then a couple innings later, George Springer is still standing on 3rd after Vladdy hits into a double play. I'm not sure if that's on Springer or Luis Rivera, but both blunders are absolutely inexcusable in the midst of a Wild Card race....
  20. What worries me a bit more that that is the fact that the Rays have clinched and knowing what I do about them, I could see them fielding the "B" team in the final series against the Yanks. The fact that there's now bad blood between the teams just reinforces that worry....
  21. I'm here to eat a little crow today.... This season, I've been critical of White in the striker's position and over the past several seasons I've been critical of Teibert. (I love his compete level. I've just always thought that he lacked the skill to go along with it) But....last night's goal was a thing of beauty from both of them.... Also: Props to Max for saving the penalty, but it was a really poor effort from Jara.....and Metcalfe....WTF?
  22. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory..... I hate to rag on the guys, because they've both been good, but the kicking game caused that loss.... A 43 yard FG in a game like that has to be made. If Camacho makes it, the game is out of reach. However, sometimes your job as a player is to pick up your teammates and a 26 yard punt is anything but....
  23. Yeah, and I'm pissed about it.... ....back to selling single cigarettes and DVDs that haven't come out yet, I guess.....
  24. I actually expect the Chinese to be more competitive than most people...look at how they do in curling now....they just decided to be competitive and made it happen.... When you have over a billion people and an unlimited budget, I think you can make a lot of things happen and I suspect they started thinking about it as soon as they were awarded the games. I don't expect them to challenge the top tier teams like Canada, Russia and the US, but I think they might surprise teams like France, Denmark, Italy, etc....
  25. Montoyo got a 1 game suspension, which is automatic, as I understand it. John Schneider ran the bench in last night's loss to the Twins. Borucki got 3 games, but is appealing, so he's still available. TBH, I think he'd be better off serving the next three games in Minny and be available when the Yanks come to T.O., but maybe he thinks he can run out the season and serve it next year....
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