Friday, July 24, 2020

Briefly.

Trivia #1: The Walker School is a prerequisite for some actors and actresses employed to work on which television program?
Trivia #2: Other than Donald Trump, who is the only president since William Howard Taft not to throw out an Opening Day first pitch?
Trivia #3: What slugger nicknamed the “Big Donkey” is tied with two Hall of Famers for the Opening Day home run record with eight in his career? – Travis Hafner, Dimitri Young, Tony Clark, Adam Dunn, Dave Kingman, Rob Deer

The Red Sox over bet sounds good this season, doesn’t it? Looks to be 9.5 tonight. I’m in.

After all these years of NFL preseason and MLB spring training, it will be interesting to see whether more guys get hurt or if there are any other effects other than in the owners’ wallets.

This week’s sign of the apocalypse: The Washington Football Team

Tonight I’ll be watching the Boston Baseball Team take on the Baltimore Baseball Team

The guy who wears his face mask in his car, alone, with the windows up is the same guy who goes to bed by himself and wears a condom.

I really don’t mind the sound of fans being pumped in to an empty stadium. Better than soundless, says me.

Who is this guy Murphy and why does he get to make so many laws?

Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: The U.S. wastes 2 million hours figuring out where the tape roll starts.

Quote for the week: “A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it’s home or on the road.” – Yogi Berra

So some genius simulated the Patriots’ season 20+ times with three different scenarios based on Cam Newton. First, with a 78 rating, which is what he was pegged for 2020, the Pats went 6-10. Second, a rating of 85 which was his rating before the 2019 season, they went 7-9. Finally, with a rating of 88, which was his rating prior to the 2018 season and before any serious injury, Cam went off. Great season and the Pats went 11-4-1. So, what does all this mean? Well, in the final scenario, the Cowboys beat the Bills in the Super Bowl… 

Massachusetts ranked 19th in alcohol consumption among the 50 states. Now, some people lesser than me might take that as a challenge. BTW, New Hampshire was #1.

So instead of a mask, you wear a “face shield.” Like a mask, this is to capture the particles that can infect you. So, let’s say it works before you reach up and pull the mask down to speak, eat, drink, whatever. Then you pull it back up, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat 11 thousand times before you take if off. Help me with that.

Trivia #1 answer: The Walker School is a prerequisite for some actors and actresses employed to work on which television program? – The Walking Dead (yes, there is training to walk like a zombie!)
Trivia #2 answer: Other than Donald Trump, who is the only president since William Howard Taft not to throw out an Opening Day first pitch? – Jimmy Carter
Trivia #3 answer: What slugger nicknamed the “Big Donkey” is tied with two Hall of Famers for the Opening Day home run record with eight in his career? – Travis Hafner, Dimitri Young, Tony Clark, Adam Dunn, Dave Kingman, Rob Deer – Adam Dunn

“Don’t let us get sick
Don’t let us get old
Don’t let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave
And make us play nice
And let us be together tonight”

– Warren Zevon