05/03/2026 7:20p EDT Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers

[casimir]

Series wins for the Pistons, Walleye, and Tigers.  Laundry done.  Grass mowed.  Today has been a very productive day.  Good night, y’all.

[gehringer_2]

Just now, chasfh said:

I will tell you this about playing softball now: the guys are a lot bigger, the girls are a lot better, and the ball is a lot livelier. At least here in Big Shoulders, it is. Personally, I don’t think a softball should be allowed to travel 350 feet in the air. But everyone digs the long ball now, ad spot and social clubs need to stay in business, so … 🤷🏻

Before I even gave up playing, our league had gone to the lower flight ball  - the diamonds we played on weren't big enough the high travel balls.

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, SoCalTiger said:

make that $48,000. "Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph Red refractor " rated PSA 10.

Hell I used to put those bad boys in the spokes of my bike back in the day. Made cool sound.

For about six seconds.

[casimir]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

I will tell you this about playing softball now: the guys are a lot bigger, the girls are a lot better, and the ball is a lot livelier. At least here in Big Shoulders, it is. Personally, I don’t think a softball should be allowed to travel 350 feet in the air. But everyone digs the long ball now, and sport and social clubs need to stay in business, so … 🤷🏻

Oh, now you tell me.  I was shocked to see softballs clearing the 300 feet fences.  I didn’t know about two piece bats.  But, if I don’t get back into it now, it’ll be tougher next year.

[chasfh]

Just now, gehringer_2 said:

Before I even gave up playing, our league had gone to the lower flight ball  - the diamonds we played on weren't big enough the high travel balls.

I play left field at Brands Park where there is a tennis court maybe about 275 feet away from the plate. In the mid 2000s, I never once saw a ball get hit into the courts. Nowadays, there’s at least one a game. It’s beyond ridiculous. But CSSC encourages it because it keeps teams signing up and paying their $1,400 team fee to keep playing. What can you say? It’s a business.

[holygoat]

18 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

https://kubuntu.org/download/

If you go this rout, make sure to get the more stable LTS release as opposed to the newer one. I made that mistake, and have since changed to Linux Mint, which is another solid choice for those looking to ditch MS.

[Sports_Freak]

That play where McGonigle went to 2nd base (and ended up scoring) on that throw to 3rd base was a heads up, veteran type-like play. He plays way above his experience and age. Amazing.

[chasfh]

2 minutes ago, casimir said:

Oh, now you tell me.  I was shocked to see softballs clearing the 300 feet fences.  I didn’t know about two piece bats.  But, if I don’t get back into it now, it’ll be tougher next year.

They used to use what were called red-dot balls, which were flight restricted balls that you could tell had a bit of give when you held it. Nowadays, softballs are as hard as hard balls. Plus, I know some guys are using BSER bats even tough they’ve been outlawed for over a decade, but most umpires are as clueless about that as they are about the throw-out-of-bounds rule. I don’t like it, but what am I gonna do? Quit? As if.

[IdahoBert]

We’re closing in on the Magic 40-Game benchmark…

[Sports_Freak]

28 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I'm just not sure this McGonigle kid is ready for the Show.   I need more evidence. 

 

And I need Microsoft to end this ****ing Efficiency Mode, which is anything but.   What a disaster.    Chrome is frustratingly slow now.  Like  Dial-Up slow

Duck Duck Go.

[chasfh]

37 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

McGonigle has incredible poise as a player. Held up at first but when he saw Texas trying to throw down the runner at third, took the unprotected base at second. Then scored on the next at bat. 

Kevin has good field vision, too, because he went when he saw the shortstop abandon second and also saw the second baseman was nowhere near the base.

[IdahoBert]

Only 5 of the AL teams are at .500 or above and only NY and the Rays are playing at high levels. 

[Tiger337]

12 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Only 5 of the AL teams are at .500 or above and only NY and the Rays are playing at high levels. 

And the Rays have been lucky with a run differential just +7.  The Tigers are +18. 

[gehringer_2]

23 minutes ago, holygoat said:

If you go this rout, make sure to get the more stable LTS release as opposed to the newer one. I made that mistake, and have since changed to Linux Mint, which is another solid choice for those looking to ditch MS.

I've been using Fedora for more than 15 yrs. It's the opposite of an LTS, releases come 2'ce/yr and updates every day. But Linux updates so painlessly, even the full release updates take less than maybe 1/2 hr. 

TBH, I probably still wouldn't advise someone to use linux if they are not open to learning how to maintain it. It's not particularly hard but you have be willing to do a searching when you have an issue and a little typing to fix it. OTOH, when stuff is broke, linux developers fix it FAST - usually a day or two.

[gehringer_2]

27 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Plus, I know some guys are using BSER bats

That's crappy. It ought to be a DQ when a team brings an illegal bat.

[Motor City Sonics]

May we never see .500 or under .500 again this season.    

I knew the White Sox would be better, but not this much better.