oblong

The Deuce still lingers

Posted this in the minor league thread too... Gabe Alvarez fired in Toledo for violating club policy

Gabe Alvarez fired in Toledo.

Violation of club policy

When success in something means failure 60% of the time, then human nature means its easy to only remember the 60% and not the 40%.  That's why you use data and context.

Maybe they didn't want him messing around in a start/stop weather situation.

Hopefully.

26 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Did you know that it's actually a law that if you produce any film or documentary about Vietnam that song MUST be included? 

and fortunate son

Game time has been moved up to 6:10 due to weather forecasts.

36 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

summer of 46 he would have been a returning war hero campaigning for his 1st House seat in Boston.

Joe Sr arranged for some dude with the same name as his opponent to also be on the ballot, splitting that vote even further.  The grandson of the former mayor of Boston and son of a wealthy, if disgraced somewhat, ambassador didn't need much help winning a seat.  His campaign would announce fundraising opportunities and send them out to all the single women in town with the promise that the rich young eligible bachelor may show up... thus all the mothers of these women would push their daughters to go in the hopes of finding a husband.

7 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

Future President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, meeting with Hank Greenberg and Ted Williams at Fenway Park in 1946. 

The guy next to Ted is like "Can you ****ing believe this?"

I'm going to miss all the TikTok videos of spirit customers in the airport terminals fighting and arguing with the poor gate agents.... especially those who complain that that they can't get on the plane that is leaving at 7:45 when they got to the airport at 7:40.

On 4/25/2026 at 4:57 PM, chasfh said:

@oblong

Map of the Moon If Its “Seas” Were Really Seas

For reference 

the dark area are called seas because of older beliefs that they were water based. Now we know it’s basalt formed from volcanic activity.  

4 hours ago, casimir said:

I thought it was cash.

He’s dead. He can’t come back 

That hotness has carried over into 2026. She’s going to end up like Helen Mirren… 

I watched the 1st in total.   When the second started my wife got home and we had to give my son his testosterone shot which can be an ordeal.  It took the whole second quarter to get thru that when I walked out and saw the score going into halftime. “That’s it” I thought.  Sat down kind of exhausted from the shot, opened a beer, and resumed texting with an old friend who lives in Denver that was watching and reached out before the game. I had intentions of putting the Tigers on but since this was on prime the remote to do tha was just enough out of reach that I didn’t want to move. Then as the lead for Orlando dwindled I stayed interested   My friend said she was bailing but she apparently didn’t as she frantically texted me to put it back on. 
 

it wasn’t even just the win… it was a freaking blowout. I’m trying to position this historically.  I guess that depends on tomorrow too. 
 

so chalk one up for Prime. If it were on something else I may have cut over earlier. 

Traffic won’t be an issue even if the games were at the same time. 18K for the Pistons and maybe that for a Tiger game on a cold Sunday night in May. That’s less than a lions game or well attended Tiger game. 

Xfinity customers in the Detroit area cannot get ABC thru xfinity. The have no deal with scripps. It’s been awhile too. 

McMorrow has some things, right or wrong, that she'll have to sort out.  She is fine as a state legislator and gave a great speech a few years ago, I like her, but she might not be ready for DC post.  I don't think she survives the primary.  Stupid MI with their term limits.

14 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Not that it changes his point, but that gas station is near the airport is notorious for being $1 more than nearby stations.

does it have any kind of references to native americans?  that would be my guess.

The MI GOP in some locations is especially weird... like LDS kind of weird.  Remember, we got the Amway family.  that's a cult.

3 minutes ago, chasfh said:

This is like asking a bear to de-escalate wanting to eat you in the woods.

At the risk of yet again being accused of hailing Trump as an evil genius, I'm pretty sure he is accomplishing pretty much what we wants to, which is making a lot of money for himself and his allies from the chaos and disorder, and he's enjoying the results so far. I think we're well beyond seriously ascribing to him any statesman-like intentions such as seeking to contain global conflict.

I agree with you mostly.  Trump doesn't care about electoral politics anymore.  He's not beholden to the GOP.  He wasn't before 2016.  He doesn't need them.  He doesn't need voters.  His only goal is satisfying his ego and enriching himself and his family.  He doesn't care about what happens to Vance or Rubio or anybody else who might run in '28.   He doesn't even care if the GOP loses congress.

20 hours ago, NorthWoods said:

Any theories here on why this shunning has stuck?

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/trevor-bauer-says-hed-play-mlb-free-asked-30-teams-isnt-back-big-leagues

 

I'm not especially familiar with the case other than this woman accused him of rough sex?

Because even though he wasn't convicted or charged I believe the teams have enough evidence to not want the guy around.  The standard for charging is pretty high but if his teammates and coaches saw and heard things... that's enough in their eyes.

My cousins, to the extent they are baseball fans, are Braves fans.  I just didn't know a location could get dinged for two teams.

Does every bit of space have to get assigned to someone?  Should just simply be a radius around whatever stadium the team plays in.  
It wasn't a big deal but I just happened to have found myself with a few minutes of downtime and thought "Let me put that on and rest"

I was in TN last week and tried to watch the tigers on my phone. Middle TN is apparently Reds territory. It’s a 4 hour drive past Cincy. It’s also Braves territory. 
 

That dude is a billionaire. 

If he votes with the Dems then it’s a plus.