Advertising & Baseball

 All right - now enough needs to be enough,,,,I hate - yea thats a strong word - but  I Hate the look of todays baseball stadiums.... there are ads on essentially every Square foot of the Outfield walls, the space in between the decks, the are above the outField wall - Minus the Batters eye areas- heck I even see that stadiums - Like Fenway and Dodge stadium to just say a couple - others have done the same - they added bill board above the Stands in the outfield to sell advertisement space.

here is present day Yankee Stadium.. just so you don't think I'm picking on the Dodgers and Red sox. 

It's awful in my opinion.....  and TV broadcasts are worse- and they now have to technology to impose an image where there is not really one there,,, AKA the back side of the pitchers mound...

Seriously - how long before this is added to the Infield  dirt and / or the Outfield grass - even if they just do it between pitches,,,, and speaking of inbetween the action -  MLB is taking a page from NASCAR - that they (NASCAR)  think the Feature of NASCAR NON STOP means that they show you the Race During the Commercials - I take that as Showing me Commercials during the GD race - and now  - MLB broadcast are sicking ads in the middle of at bats,,, when the batter steps or the catcher goes to talk to the pitcher and again when a new hitter is coming up....  - they split the screen and run a 10 -15 second AD - I mean are you fucking kidding me !   

Now - I get that stations - some owned by the TEAM- pay for the rights to air games,,, and count on advertising dollars to off set that cost -  but where does it stop - Ads on Bases - Uniforms....  the more high profiler the payer the more the Banner on his back costs,,,,  Aaron Judge - is in Pepsi ads - so they then impose that Decal on his uniform back superimposed over the  99 ???  PEPSI is added down the legs of his uniform......  might seem far fetched right now...  but - and I'm going back a ways for this picture ,,, but only a couple of ads - GEM and Ballantine  above the Seats and Nothing on the actual outfield wall.... or on the levels between the decks.... 

this new ad trend is out of control - and needs to STOP ..... 

 

Oh Really ???

 The Jan 6th Committee has subpoenaed the Urine soaked Orange asshole to testify before them,,,He wrote some 14 page letter to them in response..... and for guy who says he has nothing to hide.... I am wondering why...   

Listen - come testify. You pick the time duration... ..  We ( I am using me and the Committee)  has to be 2 hours or more.... we will do it on prime time,, (we know you love the exposure) - No taking the 5th - this ain't court of law - Questions and Answers will be limited to say - 3 minutes 

...  IMHO they should agree to whatever - I guess there is a limit to that - but don;t let his say that the Committee was to blame for him not showing up.  I do not think he can stand up to 2 , 3 , 4 hours of Testimony without going completely off the rails...  he thinks he is so fucking smarter than everyone ,,, come show us... do it with no Legal rep  (aka Lawyers) if you dare..... So we watch you contradict what you have said in the past....   Can't wait to see how this plays out..

I hate to do it,,,, but MTG did a Debate with Marcus Flowers who she is running against.... she said a few crazy things..... 1) she was a victim of the Jan 6th assault on the Capital - Really - this was I think her 3rd  day...  this was in response to Flowers calling her an insurrectionist...  What I found interesting is that she called it  a RIOT - after  others said it was similar to a Guided tour of the Capital . Now she will win reelection as that area of Georgia is 60 - 70 Republican ... so a St Bernard could defeat a democrat there....  Second point - she said that her Husband - umm he is divorcing her - has  proof of Election Fraud...   "There was election fraud in the 2020 election, and my husband has the proof!" OH Really ???  If that was True - why has it not been shown before  ??? Why did you not leave the debate - and stand in front of what would be ALL the Media in this country and present what he has ....  Why has he not come forward on his own- as is his responsibility  as a citizen - to show us the Proof he has...  I'll tell you why - ITS A FUCKING LIE !!!  A LIE - you can repeat it and repeat it ... and Repeat it...  but IT's a LIE ! and you Ms.Empty G  are a LIAR .... 

 

again,,, and again

 seems that once again the Yankees have a team that is built to win in the regular season,, but not the  post season...  They scored right at 50% of their runs via the home run,,,  and for the most part - because you face better pitchers in the playoffs #1,,,, and #2 - teams do not let their starters hang around for a 3rd and 4th time thru the line up = you see the better relievers...  so that equates to less home runs,,,   

ok - there is still at minimum  two more games to play.... in Cleveland,,, win them both and get a day off - then travel to Houston (or Seattle - NOT) to play in the ALCS.  Split and travel back to NY to play a winner takes all GAME 5 - Yankees have Severino .vs Guardians McKenzie....   then in Game 4 it's Cole .vs the Undecided - and I wonder if the yankees change up Cole to Game a potential Game 5 IF they win today...... and start Tallion ion Game 4 - he threw 18 pitches yesterday, gave up 2 runs on three hits,,, and did not record an Out.... I will say that for the most part - starters do not do well coming ion as a Reliever.... Hard to ask someone that started all year... 32 Starts - to then come in as a reliever,, ok - its to start the inning,, but still not what they're 100% used to doing...

The Astros (read that as CHEATERS) are up 2 games to none on Seattle - gotta believe they win that series today or tomorrow ,, and go home to await either NY or Cleveland....

Surprisingly - the Padres lead the Dodgers 2 to 1 ,, and can close out the Series today at home in San Diego.

Same for the Phillies - they lead Atlanta 2 games to 1 and can win that series today also.... 

elimination games are always great as you have the possibility of one team going home...  If they can both get to a Game 5 - thats even better - as its Winner takes all,,, loses goes to play golf till Spring Training...

What did I see Ray ???

 Check for Binoculars, radios and Garbage cans,,,, ..

I'm telling you ,, once cheaters - always  cheaters...  Astros......   

and let me say that I at least thought about,,, even though I did not hear the announcers bring it up...  You are teh underdog,,, on the road against the best team in the AL... you gotta do something crazy.... 

You got one of your best Pitchers in the game,,,,  ok - 1st and second,,,  - third base is open ... listen if you would have walked Alveraz if 1st base was open - then you should walk him - as 3rd base IS OPEN .....   Alveraz is already 2 for 4,.... yes,, you are putting the Winning run on base,,, but you are also setting up  force at ANY base,,,  I would have walked him..  They bring in a guy that is a starter,,,  and poof - the game, the series - probably is now over,,,, you are down 1 game to zero - and have to win 3 of 4 ... Ain't gonna happen...  See you - the Mariners -  in Spring training....

- we have entered once again the Realm of the unthinkable....   a tv - not news show host  - airs a voice mail conversation between a Father and son - where the Father tells the son he loves him... and that he needs to get help for his addiction....  it is meant to make the Father look bad...  and the son look bad... Forget for a fuck minute that this is the President of the US, and his son....  Sean Hanity has once again proven to be a despicable human, and a living walking piece of SHIT... 

#2 - I saw a slice of another not news host  saying this....  If you want more  abortions ( a women right to choose) ,, If you want more Drugs (the Federalization of LEGAL  Pot Laws) ... Porn (No restriction on Open WEB ,.. and first amendment rights) and More Hearing on January 6th - (hopefully leading to an indictment, and arrest of the Former Potus ) then you should vote Democratic....   YEA -  that is exactly what I want !!  So - perfect - thanks for pointing that out !!! 

Lowest denominator ETC

 We are driven to discuss and focus on , what is these days,, the Lowest Possible denominator...

The Lauren Boborts ,, the MTG, Matt Gates, Paul Gosar....I'm sure that they have their Democratic counterparts.... but we constantly read stores about these assholes..  and why,,, they are smart enough (cause no one can be this stupid) to keep them selves in the news,,,, they make statements that they know the news can't help but carry,, and re-quote them,, and show their photos,,, this I believe is similar to other performers.. Madonna,  the Kardashians - those types... they did and do outrageous things, so that they stay current... they make people cover them... they know what they are doing...   Maybe it it time to at least spend the same time and energy on the other part of humanity - the TOP half instead of the bottom half....   Just sayin,,

We have been in the South now for 4 months......  not that long huh,,,, but things are different here..  A) it is difficult to find many people ,,,  specially older folks that are from HERE...  everyone came here from elsewhere....  mostly up North - - Like us !   The nurse at my DR is the only person that I can think of that sad she was born and raised here,,, damn near right here,... B) Yes - its hot and humid  (it was) every day in June July , August and into September,.. only now is it beginning to get really nice... C) i'd say - folks here do not drive very well,,, but remember - most of them are NOT from here...... D) people calling you Honey, Baby, Darling, Sweetie,,, is normal... I think it is at times a derogatory term...  but most of the time I think they really are trying to be nice.... E)  

Let's talk about the Mets for a second,,,, now I do not follow them near at all,,, not the way the Redsox fans follow the yankees....  but - they did win 101 games this year..... they had - had a 10 1/2 game lead in the NL East over the Braves....   yes ,,they lost the season series to Atlanta - so when Atlanta tied them - yup the Mets lost a 10 1/2 game lead - so when the Braves tied them for the NL east lead - Atlanta won the East and the Mets ended up being the 4th seed - and had to play the Wild card Series.... now as the 4th seed they got the 3 games at HOME - Citi Field - over the Padres that were the 5th Seed at 89 and 73... I think the Padres knew coming into the Series that they would face Both Scherzer and de Grom... and they had to beat one of them to win the Series..... and damn if they did not beat Scherzer - putting 7 runs on 7 hits against him in 4.2 innings,.... while they held the Mets to 1 run on 7 hits,,, then the mets won with deGrom - no surprise ,,,, bu then Game 3 - the Mets were shutout on a ONE HITTER - they only had 2 base runners a walk and that one hit !!  Just like that - Whoosh ,,,,,  your season is OVER  !! 101 wins meaningless - ...... So yankees and yankee fans beware !!! Even though the Yanks have a better record than the Guardians,,, won 5 of the 7 head to head games agains the guardians,,,, it can all go away in a flash - don't even be looking ahead to Houston (if that is who wins that series) Focus on the task at hand and win game one,,, Scheerzer DID NOT pitch like the guy the Mets thought they signed,,, Let's see If COLE does....  this is a Dangerous best of 5 .... Winning GAME ONE is imperative !!

#3 - a Little Morning music

 Let's hear from a band out of Detroit Michigan,,,  the Raconteurs  - Steady as she goes....

The Tedeschi Trucks band started their week long concert series at the Beacon Theater..

here is THE STORM  from Mountain Jam.....

If you are a NASCAR fan - you notice this guy - Marcus King - 

doing a self edited version of The WELL as an opening to all the Races Series...

We're Talking Baseball.....

  Let me say that despite what Aaron Judge and Aaron Boone say about pitchers not pitching to Judge - they are doing exactly that....  in all the plate appearances that I have seen,, and that most of them going back to the Boston Series,  Teams - Loston and Baltimore have nothing to play for ! NOTHING ..... but yet they won't - for the most part challenge him - now  a few have,, but you can can see - they are throwing him crap - High and Fast ,,, Low and away- and not even low and away to the point of being a pitch that you might swing at,,, I am talking ankle high in the other batters box.... it's pretty disgusting,... 

Judge - to his credit - is taking all the walks that they will give him ....

Playoffs are nearly here,,,, Houston (cheaters) are going to be the 1st seed in the AL as the Dodgers are in the NL ... #2 in the AL will be NY (so they and the Astros get a 1st round bye) ... and in the NL - right now it's either the Braves or the Mets,...  with the team that does not win the Division playing the Padres (I think) in the Wild card series,,, but at least as the 4th seed they get all three games at home (Atlanta or NY)_ ..

The Yankees have some hard playoff roster choices to make....How many starters do you want for the Division series..

 I'm going with  4 - Cole, Severino, Cortes, and Tallion,,,  German and Montas are the Odd men out 

DO you take Chapman in the Bullpen ?  

how about Hicks ????   Can Carpenter play -  ??  Is LeMahieu OK ?? 

Obvious :

Cole

Cortes

Severino

Tallion

Peralta

Luetge

Loasiga

Marrinaccio

Holmes 

Schmidt

Effross

Fielders

Judge

Bader

Cabrera

Donaldson

Kiner-Falefa

Torres

Rizzo

LeMahieu

 Higashioka

Trevino

Stanton

Locastro

Gonzales

That is 24 - so You either get another Pitcher or another Fielder - 

If Carpenter is healthy - it's him,,,, if not Chapman

Make it make sense

 In the same week that Republicans from the state of Florida called for FEMA help and Federal Dollars to aid in the Relief of victims and the devastation fo hurricane Ian in Florida ,,,,  they voted AGAINST a bill  that included an $18.8 billion fund for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help states with natural disasters.........  Ummm what ???

Not to make it political but,,, the Now Gov of Florida , then a member of Congress voted against a Hurricane relief bill that gave help to victims of Hurricane Sandy in the tri-State area ! 

TO his Credit - the Current POTUS - called the Florida Governor  , and is giving full FEMA , and Federal dollars to aid Florida,,, he is NOT - Like the former POTUS did , with holding aid to the state because the GOV is a different party than the POTUS ..... 

this week - a FOX entertainment host - interviewed Ted Koppel and a few things happened...

Koppel called out FOX and Hannity as being Bad for America.... He - Koppel  - said that is because Hannity is very good at what he does - and has  "attracted people who are determined that ideology is more important than facts."  Hannity said in the interview that Ted was not giving the American people credit for knowing the difference between an Opinion show and a News Show -  Hannity count son people NOT KNOWING the Difference !!!  an Opinion show is  - I can say what ever the fuck I want - and it does not need to be or even tied to the TRUTH ! and a News show has to be True ....  Now Hannity did a piece on his own show - that started down the - hey they only want to show / Edit that part of the interview and not show the 45 minute interview in it's entirety - now I say it started down that path but Hannity quickly went down teh WHATABOUTISM part - what about this CBS host ,, and that CBS HOST ...  even to the point that within that 7 minute , what I guess was to be a discussion of EDITED FAKE news - he even manages to bring in Obama's Economic numbers,,, and Hillary Clinton - like that has anything to do with Ted Koppel  !!!  and OF course - he NEVER EVER discusses what Koppel said about Truth and Ideology .....  of course not.....  ASSHOLE !