Briefly. (albeit, Saturday)
Trivia #1: The other day Detriot’s Tyler Anderson set a major league record for a reliever by striking out 9 consecutive batters. Who holds the MLB record with 10 AND bonus, which one of the following did not strike out 9 consecutive: Tyler Anderson, David Cone, Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, Aaron Harang, Ricky Nolasco, Jake Peavy, Mickey Welch
Trivia #2: Lord & Taylor, which has filed for bankruptcy, was founded in what year? – 1800, 1826, 1851, 1894, 1902, 1949?
So it is written, so it shall be done.
The University of Connecticut became the first, not the last I’m sure, FBS school to cancel its 2020 football season.
With the plethora of home deliveries since this whole Covid bullshit began, “Prime Time” has taken on a whole new meaning with Amazon Prime.
So what happens nowadays with the MLB’s foul balls? I imagine they first need to be disinfected? Then what? Are they donated?
Speaking of MLB, why aren’t announcers at the game ballparks? I should first say that I am talking about the Red Sox because I haven’t bothered watching other games. I mean, they are announcing while watching the games just like we are, on TV! What kind of analysis is that?
For you (us) Red Sox fans, our leadoff hitter, Andrew Benintendi, is batting .061 and has struck out 15 times in 33 at bats.
We have all had that moment in our youths when we found out that the Who’s song “Baba O’Riley” was not entitled “Teenage Wasteland”
So Mike Tyson says that he thinks he can beat Conor McGregor in a boxing match. Hmmm. Tell me, which one do we root for???
Don’t blame a clown for acting like a clown. Ask yourself why you keep going to the circus.
How in God’s name are kids allowed to graduate high school without taking, and passing, a course in dishwasher loading?
Trivia #1 answer: The other day Detriot’s Tyler Anderson set a major league record for a reliever by striking out 9 consecutive batters. Who holds the MLB record with 10 AND bonus, which one of the following did not strike out 9 consecutive: Tyler Anderson, David Cone, Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, Aaron Harang, Ricky Nolasco, Jake Peavy, Mickey Welch – Tom Seaver struck out 10 batters in a row and David Cone never struck out 9 consecutive batters
Trivia #2 answer: Lord & Taylor, which has filed for bankruptcy, was founded in what year? – 1800, 1826, 1851, 1894, 1902, 1949?
“There are places I’ll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I’ve loved them all”
– The Beatles
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