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Tom Chase

It's basically because the Yankees stink, and because the Royals have strong starting pitching and good defense, and because most nights, if you score 3 or four runs, which the Yankee defense and bullpen basically give you before the game even starts, all you have to do is walk Aaron Judge at opportune times and you will hold the Yankees to one or two runs.

I have followed the NBA for 50 years and I don't think I have ever watched a game all the way through and I doubt I have even watched 30 games total. I just followed the standings, perused the box scores, and read articles. The last few years I have "watched" the box scores as they change, since there is much more action in basketball than baseball. I follow MLB the same way now... I sit in front of the computer for 3 hours and jump back and forth between box scores. I am more entertained by following all the storylines going on than by watching the Yankees and watching any other team would be me with my head down, scrolling through box scores on my phone the whole time. It's also somehow less nauseating how much athletes (and owners) make if you are just looking at box scores and not at the players. My sister and brother-in-law have had partial season-ticket plans for the Mets the last couple of years and have offered to take me to an occasional game and my response has always been thanks but no thanks. They have tickets for Oct 8th, which is game 3 of the series. If they make the NLCS they have tickets for Oct 17th. That's game 4 of the series. Then If they make the WS they have tickets for games 3 and 5 of the series.

They have the best rotation of any American League playoff team and their bullpen underwent an amazing transformation, even as the team fell apart, in September. It had been a weakness for almost the whole season and now has coalesced into a strength, even though it's not as good as Cleveland's and not as versatile as Detroit's. They play great defense. And they have Bobby Witt, Jr. They are built to win low-scoring games. As for the Yankees, he typed disgustedly with a sigh, they have the worst bullpen of any of the remaining teams in either league, a one man starting rotation, and an offense with seven stiffs and two superstars, one of whom doesn't hit in the postseason. Sorry… six stiffs, one decent to good offensive player who is horrific defensively, and two superstars, one of whom doesn't hit in the postseason. I'd love it if they pull off the most dominant sweep in baseball history and make me look like a colossal moron, but I don't think they have it in them. I certainly don't think it's impossible that they win; they just don't inspire much confidence for me. Talent-wise, they are the best team left in the American League. It's really just box scores and game recaps for me at this point, since the only game that I have watched since they were knocked out of the 2022 playoffs was Jasson Dominguez's debut last year. I was so disgusted by the greed on both sides during the lockout in 2022 that I didn't watch anything for the first quarter of the season, but that was the year the Yankees got off to an amazing start so I finally got sucked in and then when they fell apart and started playing like shit I was sucked in by Judge's pursuit of the Home Run record. But by the end of that season, they had gotten so boring and lifeless that for the last week or two I basically kept my television on with no sound, kept track of where the game was on my computer, and just went to watch his at bats, so that when they predictably got knocked out of the playoffs right away I just basically realized that I don't enjoy watching baseball anymore. I like following it, reading about it, talking and writing about it, but not watching it anymore.

Red Lobster’s new CEO knows he has a lot on his plate. The chain has been rocked by closures to multiple stores and a bankruptcy filing, but Damola Adamolekun is ready to nurse it back to prominence as he takes over as CEO. Adamolekun, 35, said one promotion meant to reel in customers failed when the chain offered $20 endless shrimp as a permanent item on its menu after previously being a limited-time option. Endless shrimp may return at some point down the line, says Adamolekun. If it does, he wants to make sure it doesn’t lead to the kinds of problems it did when it became a permanent menu item. “I never want to say never, but certainly not the way that it was done,” he said. “We won’t have it in a way that’s losing money in that fashion and isn’t managed.”

Who is murdering the Royals and the winner of the Det-Clev series? The Yanks will be the first team eliminated. Royals-Mets rematch of 2015. Or Royals-Padres.

I predict the Royals in four, the Padres in five and on paper, the guardians and Phillies in five, but in the actual games, the Mets and tigers in five. I don't think any remaining American League team would beat any remaining NL team, though KC has the best shot.

A new interactive Japanese-style hotpot restaurant has opened its doors in Flushing, providing an all-you-can-eat experience featuring premium cuts of wagyu steak. Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House launched with a soft opening at 135-41 37th Ave. in mid-August and became fully operational in September. The restaurant is part of the Chubby Group, a restaurant and hospitality group operating 30 locations across the US, including 12 dining concepts. Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House is Chubby Group’s first location in New York City.

Flushing welcomes Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House: An all-you-can-eat Japanese hotpot experience

Stat of the day… Corbin Burnes was removed after giving up a hit on the first pitch of the ninth inning yesterday. The last time a starting pitcher pitched into the ninth inning in a one to nothing loss in the first game of his team's postseason, the winning pitcher in the game was Babe Ruth. That was part of the babe's 29 consecutive scoreless inning streak in the World Series, which was the postseason record until Whitey Ford had 32 straight scoreless innings. The Tigers were 10 games out of the wildcard race on August 10. The Astros were 10 games out of first place in the AL West on June 18. Only one other time in history have two teams that have been at least 10 games out of playoff positioning during a season met in that postseason… In 1973, the reds were 11 games out on June 30 and the Mets were 12 1/2 games out in July. See if this sounds familiar… The Mets fall behind two to nothing in the first inning of a postseason game, then come back to take a 3 to 2 lead, only to blow that lead and fall behind again, then come back and win... With the winning pitcher being an up-and-coming 22-year-old named Nolan Ryan. The Padres have never had a regular season game in which they threw a shut out and had at least 12 strikeouts with no walks. Yesterday they became the first team ever to do that in a postseason game.

DEAR ABBY: My older sister had an affair with an old boyfriend that lasted several months. She was 58 and had been married for 38 years. Her husband, who is a wonderful person and father of their three grown children, forgave her. He’s a devout Catholic, and divorce was out of the question. She has made every effort to ask for forgiveness from her husband and children and fix the issues in her marriage. The lingering problem is her oldest child (a daughter, age 35) who is unwilling to forgive and seems to hate her mother now. My niece refuses to have any kind of relationship with her mom. This situation is so painful for my sister that it’s kind of destroying her. Please offer any advice. — SADDENED IN OKLAHOMA DEAR SADDENED: Your sister’s husband and the other two adult children have forgiven their mother for the affair. No one can force the daughter to accept that her mother, like so many others, is flawed. People make mistakes. Your sister will have to go on with her life and hope that as this daughter matures, she will learn to forgive as the Lord forgives most of us after we have repented A CHEAP SLUT. THE LYING WHORE MUST NOW REAP AS SHE HAS SOWN.

A beloved Ohio mailman was showered with appreciation and celebrations at nearly every home along his mail route on his last day before retirement. A heartwarming video filmed by one of his daughters shows neighbors greeting the local postal worker, Bill Buda, with balloons, lawn signs, posters, cards and lots of cheers and hugs. Buda, who first worked in corporate America, was a carrier for the United States Post Office for 31 years and was assigned to the same 12.2-mile route for 24 and a half of those years. He said he watched families on the block introduce newborn babies and then watched those babies grow up and graduate from high school and college in an interview with Good Morning America. “All of a sudden a sign shows up in the yard, ‘Congratulations, we had a boy!’, and the next thing you know it’s ‘Congratulations, I just graduated from high school!’ Then it’s, ‘Congratulations, I just graduated from college!'” Buda said. “So those whole things, when you watch start to finish, [it’s] unforgettable. Absolutely unforgettable,” Buda said with a wide grin. The dad of two adult daughters said many people wrongly assume the job is a “piece of cake” and don’t realize that it’s a lot more than sorting mail and delivering it to the right addresses. “They have no idea that you’re peeking in on your elderly; you’re checking if that garage door should be shut when the kids get off of school, and for some reason, it’s open,” Buda told the program. “[If] the mail [starts] piling up, you better go contact somebody.” In doing so, the mailman left a mark on the community. He got countless “congratulations” and “happy retirement” greetings from residents who snapped photos with him on his final day. “It really hit me that I just went through 31 years of my life [in] every imaginable inclement weather. All the little things,” he said. “Taking a second to draw with the kids on the sidewalk with the sidewalk chalk, that’s what a neighbor’s supposed to be for.” He called the send-off “absolutely awesome” as nearly every stop came with a warm congratulations. “I mean, I probably could have stayed out there until midnight,” Buda joked to GMA. Buda’s last day was made even more special as his family joined him along his route, meeting many of the people he had seen nearly every day for the past 24 and a half years. “People will NEVER forget how you made them feel,” his daughter Alexa Buda said of her dad in the caption of the video she shared on Instagram. The tearjerker clip has been watched nearly 700,000 times, with many viewers saying it made them cry. Several commenters shouted out their own mail carriers’ impact on their communities. One said that when their grandparents passed away, their former and current mail carriers came to the funerals. A few comments were from people along Buda’s own route. “Your dad was always so kind & I’ll never forget him congratulating me when he delivered my diploma from Kent State,” one woman wrote below the video. “Love this! Best mailman ever, our street will miss him,” another commented. Buda said he couldn’t think of a better way to end his 31-year career. “As soon as it was over, we — we kind of all just stared at each other and literally just said, ‘This is it,'” he said. “This was the best send-off there could be. What a way to walk off.”

I'VE HEARD THAT SOMEWHERE...

I doubt it -- it would be a bad look... refuse to let him in when he's alive but after he's gone and can't appreciate it, let him in? And if you break the #1 rule? No prob... you'll eventually be immortalized anyway. I say keep him out, although I admit my dislike of the man influences my opinion.

Pete Rose died. 83

Kris Kristofferson, beloved actor and country music singer-songwriter, dies at 88 Kristofferson died at home in Maui on Sept. 28.

I guess even when she's dead she works hard for the money.

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I have been together for 14 years. A few months ago, his mother told us she had inherited a home that had belonged to her parents, and she wanted to gift it to us. I was skeptical because any gift from her comes with tons of strings attached. We were told it would take a few months to get the paperwork in order, so in the meantime, could we help with the upkeep of the property until we moved in? We agreed, but she dictates the day and time. My fiance and I have two days off each week. On one of them, we are off together, and on the other we aren’t. We planned it that way. Well, ever since he has been helping with the upkeep, my fiance’s mom insists it be done on our day off. She says it’s because her husband is also off. Am I wrong to be upset that my fiance chooses to do the upkeep on “our” day off vs. his day off? This has been consistent for the last three or four weeks. I called his mother and asked if he could just come on his day off. Her response was, “Oh well, you’ll be here soon enough, and he can do it whenever,” but she also said her husband will still come to help, which makes me think this will be something I will be dealing with forever. Any advice? — STRINGS ATTACHED IN THE SOUTH DEAR STRINGS: Grit your teeth, count your blessings and accept reality. This won’t last forever, and in the end, you will be richer for it IF YOU KILL THE BITCH IT WILL END MUCH SOONER. DEAR ABBY: I’m 49 and recently divorced, and I have had to stay with my mother for months during the divorce. During this time, she has made me a budget, opens my mail and treats me like I am 5 years old. She has done this all my life. I have severe anxiety, and she is part of it. For some reason, I can’t tell her to back off. Do you have any suggestions? — ADULT NOW IN FLORIDA DEAR ADULT NOW: Yes, I sure do. If you are still living with your mother, move as soon as possible or have your mail delivered to a post office box. Because you suffer from severe anxiety, consult a therapist who can help you to control it as well as give you the tools to handle your probably well-meaning but overbearing mother. Then speak up and let her know how you feel. KILL THE BITCH. DEAR ABBY: My daughter lives nearby. I am blessed to spend lots of time with her boys. We decided that gifts to them (as much as possible) should be experiences. We have gone to kid museums, been snow tubing and hired a fishing guide. We have also visited a bookstore to browse for hours before picking out books, and have taken them on dinner and lunch dates, special summer picnics and hikes. I think my grandkids will remember the times spent together far more than toys that break, get lost or become outgrown. What do you think? — GIFTING MORE IN COLORADO DEAR GIFTING: I not only “think,” I know you are right. The shared experiences they are having with you are priceless GOING TO BE FORGOTTEN BY THEM TWO SECONDS AFTER YOU’RE IN THE GROUND. . DEAR ABBY: My husband recently lost a substantial amount of weight. He’s 30 pounds lighter and has been maintaining it with up to a 10-pound fluctuation. Before he lost the weight, his family constantly commented on his weight and would ridicule him. They’d poke his stomach and say, “What’s this?” in a not nice way. After he lost the weight, they continued with comments like, “Where’d your stomach go?” They never seem to cease. If he’s on the heavier side, they comment about him gaining the weight back (it isn’t true; the scale doesn’t lie). My husband is tired of being picked on and beaten down. He is at a healthy weight and happy with his body when he isn’t being degraded. How should we let his family know we don’t appreciate these comments? To clarify, this includes not only his immediate family but also his extended relatives. What would be a good way to tactfully say — in the moment — that we don’t appreciate their commentary? — PICKED ON IN OREGON DEAR PICKED ON: I’m not sure you should handle these relatives with kid gloves. It might have more impact if your husband tells them, calmly, that he has tolerated their comments about his weight, but he finally has a handle on it and doesn’t need their constant “weigh-ins.” They are neither helpful nor funny, and they should stop. If not, they’ll be seeing less of the two of you REACHED THE POINT WHERE HE IS GOING TO BLOW AWAY THE NEXT PERSON WHO MAKES A COMMENT.

DEAR ABBY: Please give me a tactful way of explaining to my son and daughter-in-law that their “born again” religious pressure makes me uncomfortable, and I’m not interested in changing my views in any way? — CONTENT IN THE EAST DEAR CONTENT: Thank your sweet son and daughter-in-law for their concern and state that you are comfortable with your spirituality just as it is. Then ask them to please not bring this up again because, when they do, it makes you uncomfortable YOU OWN A GUN AND WILL SEND THEM TO HEAVEN IF THEY DO. DEAR ABBY: I have been talking to a man for a little more than a year. DEAR GOD! DID YOU EVER EVEN STOP TO TAKE A BREATH? Things are wonderful between us, but he doesn’t seem to want to make a commitment. It’s not that I feel he’s using me for sex, because he shows me off to his friends, we go out together and he texts or calls daily. He’s kind, and I don’t have a single bad thing to say about him. BUT, when I bring up going further, he runs in the opposite direction. He clams up and I can barely get a word out of him. How can things be so great, yet he is so unsure about wanting me to be his official girlfriend? We act like each other’s significant other without having the title. We have taken numerous vacations together and he trusts me to watch his house when he’s out of town. I feel confused, and as much as I hate to admit it, I’m hurt. I know he cares for me, but at what point is it time for me to move on? — COMMITTED IN MISSOURI DEAR COMMITTED SLUT: Your question is a valid one. You have been seeing someone for a little more than a year who has made it obvious that he wants to keep his options open. Because he refuses to discuss the issue, you need to decide how much more time you think is practical to invest in a relationship that may go nowhere. After that, set a deadline and be prepared to move on. You appear to want different things. I cannot make such a personal decision for you; this is something you will have to decide for yourself. WHY WOULD HE TETHER TO THE COW WHEN THE MILK IS FREE? DEAR ABBY: You have printed letters from readers asking what to do with old love letters (either before they die or when they are found after a death). Let me share my story. One evening, shortly after our mother passed, my siblings and I were going through some of her belongings and came across correspondence between her and our stepfather, written before they were married. My sister and I began putting them in chronological order and took turns reading them aloud. The content was spicy (their behavior was somewhat frisky!). Our brother covered his ears, claiming his mom would never behave that way! My sister and I, on the other hand, were laughing and delighted to learn about these intimate and romantic details of the early days of their relationship. My (adult) daughter’s eyes were bulging, but I reminded her that Grandma was her age once, as was I! My advice is to treasure these precious memories and preserve them for your children and grandchildren. As for us, we have scanned the letters into our family’s digital archive so they will be available for future generations. — JUST WANTED TO SHARE DEAR JUST: Thank you for sharing. Not all people are comfortable thinking about their parents as sexual beings. If your mother was as “frisky” as the letters revealed, I hope you have labeled them “X-rated” so they won’t shock more members of your family. NOW BURN THAT FILTH BEFORE YOU BURN IN HELL, AS YOUR WANTON TROLLOP OF A MOTHER UNDOUBTEDLY WILL FOR ETERNITY.

The Browns became the Orioles 1953ish.

Season 21 starts off quite well!

Judge & Ohtani both enter the final weekend third in batting average, 7 points away from a triple crown. Ohtani got to 400 total bases; Judge needs 8. Ohtani has 97 extra base hits, Judge has 95.

Happy World Cassowary Day!

So you forgot the St Louis Browns who were exactly equally the most western and Southern team for decades Ridiculous

Jose Ramirez did it tonight. With 3 games left, he has 38 doubles, 2 triples, 38 HR, & 40 SB.