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So... only a month into the season and it looks like most of the playoff teams are already obvious. NL: Mets, Dodgers, Brewers, Giants and 2 of Padres/Cards/Braves. AL: Yanks, Rays, Angels, Astros, the Central champ, and either the Jays or the Central's 2nd place team, who might get in by slaughtering the Royals & Pussy Cats Tigers. What say you?

By the way, Reid Detmers of the Angels has no-hit the Rays through five. There seems to be a lot of that going around the last couple of days. Korey Cluber, who'd been off to a great start, gave up 8 runs on 11 hits through 3. It was just about this time last season that he no-hit Texas then went on the IL shortly thereafter. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) Detmers through 6 on 64 pitches. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) Detmers through 7 on 83 pitches. An error upped his pitch count in the 7th. One more out before it ends, I guess. Ironically, Mike Zunino, one of the worst hitters in the game, bats 2nd in the 8th. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) Detmers didn't get the memo, and is through 8 on 94 pitches. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) He did it! 108 pitches. Oh, and BTW... baseball's biggest weather nerd is back to being the best player in the game.

Probably only if it was with a 19 year old virgin. 😁🤣😇😜

I noticed in the 'todays birthdays' column that it's occasional contributor @algernon1985 's big day.

It's just for the opportunity to see Jesse's special "deluxe package" live and in person.

Mr. Kate Upton is perfect through 4 versus the Twinkies tonight. 43 pitches. 11 of 12 first pitch strikes. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) Mr. Upton walked the first batter of the 5th, but Gio Urshela hit into a DP on the next pitch. No-hitter through 5. He'd be the 3rd man with 4. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) Another walk, but he's through 6 on only 66 pitches. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) The former Yankees are doing their bests to help out. Gary Sanchez just ended the 7th on the 76th pitch. UPDATE: (UPtonDATE?) The former Yankees are no longer doing their bests to help out. Gio got a single with one out in the 8th. So, like Nasty Nestor yesterday, Mr. Upton can only manage 7 1/3 hitless. (And before you ask, @WilliamM , these are Mr. & Mrs. Upton:) https://celebsfap.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kate-upton-nude-_001.jpg https://fish-m.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/28140547-8786-fish-m.com.jpg

You just described every episode of DATELINE or every based-on-a-true-story movie on Lifetime or USA.

Because what is life without silly jokes? (A werewolf, a rabbi, and a porcupine walk into a bar...)

It's not a pretty story. Not to be too ghoulish, but he's in something on Netflix called UNBREAKABLE which chronicles his comeback from a ruptured bicep in 2017; I just watched the first 20 minutes or so and it's just one scene after another of a stunningly beautiful man.

That would make it even more interesting -- a hybrid of two shows -- PRISON BREAK OF THE WALKING DEAD.

DeJong has been DeMoted so he is probably DeJected and DePressed. (DeJong was not a gold glove winner, another reason why he is probably DeJected and DePressed.)

https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/86952-calum-von-moger-specimen-of-the-day/ Calum von Moger has been left fighting for his life after jumping through a window. The Australian actor and bodybuilder, 31, is said to have plunged from a second story window last week. Moger is best known for his portrayal of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 2018 film Bigger. Moger seriously injured his spine in the fall on May 6 and underwent a major operation. Fellow bodybuilder Nick Trigilli said the three-time Mr. Universe winner was still in the hospital in an induced coma. Trigilli claimed he was under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident. Moger, who has 3.2 million Instagram followers, suffered a large number of cuts from the glass, according to reports. Trigilli, who runs the BodyBuilding & BS YouTube channel, said in his video: “Calum is hitting a rough spot… I hope this is rock bottom for him and he can get his life back.” According to reports, Moger was recently kicked out of his family’s house in Australia. In an emotional post on Instagram last week, he said: “Everyone has a past. We’ve all been through hard times. I admit, I messed up bad many times. “But I don’t care about dwelling on negative thoughts of the past. All I care about is that I learn from my mistakes and become a better person. “The positive achievements I’ve done in my life far outweigh the muck-ups I had along the way. “All I can ask is for your forgiveness so I can keep moving forward on the right path again.” https://nypost.com/2022/05/10/former-mr-universe-fighting-for-his-life-after-jumping-through-window/

This is a very aptly-titled song, and if you listen to the lyrics (or read them on the screen) it probably explains Vicky's mindset.

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Trail Blazers To Name Joe Cronin As General Manager Yo no comprendo!

The NBA will head to the Middle East later this year, with the Bucks and Hawks playing a pair of preseason games in Abu Dhabi on October 6 and October 8, 2022. The games will be the league’s first in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in the Arabian Gulf. The NBA’s foray into international markets for preseason games has been on hold during the last couple years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it appears it will resume this fall. In 2019, the league played preseason games in India, Japan, and China. Since ’19, regular season games have also been played in England, France, and Mexico. The Spurs reportedly hope to play more regular season home games in Mexico during the next couple seasons. umm... Greece might be interested in hosting a certain team. As Jim Owczarski of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel details, commissioner Adam Silver was asked last month about playing in the UAE despite the country’s human rights record, and acknowledged it was a “fair question.” “We look at many different factors in terms of how we travel, bring our games,” Silver said. “But our ultimate goal is to bring our games to everywhere around the world. There are lines we draw, but we’re an American company and usually we allow those lines to be drawn by our government. Whoever happens to be our administration gives us direction on where they think it’s appropriate for us to operate and not operate.” Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred Jr. announced a long-term strategic partnership that includes Major League Baseball’s commitment to hold major events in London over the next five years including regular season games in 2023, 2024 and 2026. Also announced was the formation of the MLB London Legacy Group which will include members from the Greater London Authority, Baseball Softball UK and other key stakeholders in the UK. The Group will be focused on delivering a wide-reaching and long-term legacy program that maximizes the impact of hosting MLB regular season games in London. “All aspects of the inaugural MLB games in London were an overwhelming success,” said Commissioner Manfred. “It was clear that sports fans in London had a great appetite for baseball and that passion was shared by Mayor Khan as well as the business and media community. We are confident in making a long-term commitment to London and are looking forward to returning to the city with more MLB games, special fan events, and other opportunities to play and watch the game further line our pockets.” London hosted Major League Baseball games for the first time in June of 2019 when the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox met in the inaugural MLB London Series. The two-games at London Stadium were the first-ever regular season games played in Europe. The stadium obviously wasn't configured for baseball and the first game was 6-6 after one inning and ended 17-13. In other words, a pre-humidor Coors Field pitchers' duel. To complement these events, MLB Europe will continue to conduct new London-based fan engagement events, expanded UK-focused content, baseball participation programs, and other city specific media arrangements to help continue the growth of baseball’s popularity across London. They should have hot dogs, apple pie (and Chevrolet). A prime example of this is Home Run Derby X, an electrifying new baseball format which will take place in London’s Crystal Palace Park on July 9, 2022. Home Run Derby X has been designed to frame baseball in a fun and unique way to a new audience, with MLB Legends competing alongside characters new fans trust and care about and integrated into digital platforms and live event experiences that appeal to them. English, please? (pun intended) Londoners, for better or worse, may have gotten the wrong impression of what Major League Baseball is all about. In the two games between the Yankees and Red Sox, the teams combined to score 50 runs, with New York winning both contests by margins of 17-13 and 12-8. Obviously, even by Red Sox/Yankee standards, that is an absurd amount of runs and makes MLB out to be a much more offensive product, in a good way, than it usually is. In scoring the 50 runs, the teams combined for 65 hits, 16 doubles and 10 homers, with both games going over four hours. Saturday’s game went 4:42, making it the third-longest nine-inning game in MLB history. (The two longest games are both also Boston/New York contests. A younger, healthier me spent almost 2 straight hours on a stationary bike at the gym watching the end of the longest one. It just kept going on and on, as did I. )

The famous lesbian thespian: The famous lesbian thespian and her thespian ex-husband:

A famous person is one that has achieved notoriety. A lesbian is a woman who is sexually attracted to other women. A thespian is an actor. An ex-husband is a man who has been divorced from somebody. A person who dies is one who stops being alive. You're Welcome!

ANGELS' PICTURE DAY: https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?events=775786938 MIKE PLAYS W/ HIS TROUT:

So will Romeo drink poison, or figure out some other way to fulfill his fate? But isn't it romantic that the sheriff's name is Wedding? And can we say that Vicky taking advantage of her position was a case of White privilege?

Former Alabama jail boss Vicky White and capital murder suspect Casey Cole White have been arrested in Indiana following a car chase that ended in a crash, according to a new report. Vicky shot herself in the process, Evansville Sheriff Dave Wedding told a WAAY TV reporter on Monday. Authorities plan on holding a press conference shortly. The pair have been on the lam since their alleged April 29 escape from Lauderdale County jail in Alabama.

Nasty Nestor Cortes came within 5 outs of a no-hitter today and got a no-decision for a career high 7 1/3 innings and 103 pitches (one off his career high). (1H, 0 R, 4 BB, 11 K). Sherlock Holmes' great-grandson Clay faced one batter & got a DP for the win and Tracy Chapman's identical twin brother Aroldis nailed down the save.