Bad news: the amazing hotdog costume I bought doesn't fit me
Good news: Mrs SGBear has decided to wear it during a Zoom meeting, thereby becoming a hero to her team. Hotdog Mrs SGB is now enshrined as an emoji to be used during Slack communications to mean something good.
Even better news: I bought a husky-sized costume because a family that hot dogs together, stays together.
I put out vole repellent in the yard and flowerbeds yesterday. Voles look like hamsters but are incredibly destructive. Since my cat died they have been an increasing problem with their digging tunnels and emerging to eat grass and other plants.
One squirrel won't be interfering with any bird feeders. Yesterday part of my run was around Roosevelt Island. I went around a bend in the trail and almost stepped on a hawk that had just grabbed a squirrel. I'm not sure if the hawk, the squirrel, or I was the most startled. The hawk flew forward about fifty feet and I watched as it proceeded to shake that squirrel, flap its wings, and jump up and down until the squirrel wasn't moving. I ran by again about ten minutes later and the hawk was having breakfast.
TIL: When the Pac-12 deferred their football season, Utah ripped out their football home and visitor locker rooms for renovation. Now that the season has been re-started they won't have locker rooms available and administration is scrambling.
DeSantis moves to phase 3 re-opening. No restrictions on bars, restaurants. Overrides local restrictions. Prevents local fines for not wearing a mask. Puts in fines for blocking restaurants, roadways, monument toppling.
It never looked secure, but the Los Angeles Lakers did it. After dropping Game 3 to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, the Lakers came back and won Game 4, 114-108, giving them a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals.
Any discussion about Game 4 needs to start with Anthony Davis, for both good and bad reasons. Davis was unconscious from the field on Thursday, scoring 34 points on 10-15 shooting from the field. His first seven field goal attempts went in.
Unfortunately, Davis’ night came to a standstill midway through the fourth quarter, when he fell to the floor and grabbed his ankle in pain. He was able to get up and finish the game, but now there is a big question mark about his health moving forward.
If Davis isn’t good to go — or limited in any way — for Game 5, the Lakers will need more from LeBron James than they got from him in Game 4, at least in the scoring column.
The Oakland A’s scored one run on Thursday, and recorded just three hits. That’s about all you need to know, in a game between two heavyweight clubs that already clinched their respective division crowns days ago.
The A’s dropped a 5-1 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers, completing a two-of-three series win for L.A. With the loss, Oakland moved back down a spot in the AL playoff seeding, to the No. 3 seed.
The green and gold started the game with Mike Fiers on the mound, and the right-hander worked five innings with just two runs crossing the plate. L.A. scored right away in the 1st inning, and then Corey Seager hit a solo homer in the 3rd.
Walker Buehler was solid in the 4 innings he worked, but the Dodgers are going to need more than 65 pitches from him some time soon, particularly given that Kershaw was not all that good in his 4 innings tonight. As good as the Dodgers are, I still don't trust their pitching staff as much as you should for a team with the expectations they have.
It looks like their competition may not be the Padres after all. After losing Clevinger a couple of nights ago Lamet asked for the trainer and it looks like his elbow. That's their No 1 and No 2 pitchers down for the count.
Here’s a probably incomplete list of things that San Francisco Giants could have done better to avoid suffering a 5-4, 11-inning loss to the Colorado Rockies. It’s a list of times where they came up short when they should not have come up short.
They should have already clinched a post-season berth. I keep recalling a particularly bad stretch for most of a week earlier in the season where utter mis-management led to losing multiple games after they had blown what should have been unblowably large leads.
With a 2 run lead, Kapler puts in a pitcher who CAN NOT throw strikes, and then refuses to remove him when he clearly has no control, and he ultimately gives the game away on a walk off home run into the cove. 2nd blown game of the day.
After dropping the game late last night, the Dodgers responded nicely on Thursday, picking up their 40th win of the season as they defeated the Athletics 5-1.
The biggest piece of news coming out of the game is the fact Walker Buehler made it through the start without any problems with his blister. After missing a couple of weeks with blister issues, Buehler made the start and looked good. He was on a pitch count, so he lasted only four innings.
He allowed only one hit and didn’t allow a single run in his outing. Buehler cruised through the first three innings, but Oakland made him work in the fourth as he threw 25 pitches. He made a total of 65 pitches. The most important takeaway was the fact that he threw 19 curveballs, per the box score. It looks like the blister didn’t bother him this start, so hopefully he’ll be good to go throughout the postseason.
The bullpen was solid in relief of Buehler, as five different arms combined to allow only one run on two hits.
Once a week I run through a small part of the Georgetown campus on my way to some trails. The campus isn't closed but there are signs about masks all over. So far I haven't been busted for not having on a mask while running. I've taken to carrying one just in case.
so basically only students and faculty can go through on the way to a building? It looks like it's just preventing non-students and faculty to be on campus.
Reminder: Oct-Dec is rut, which means deer, moose, and some other large herbivores get aggressive. Drive carefully around tree groves because white-tail bucks get especially stupid.
Go Bears.
And now there will be a season after all.
If you can call it that
Bad news: the amazing hotdog costume I bought doesn't fit me
Good news: Mrs SGBear has decided to wear it during a Zoom meeting, thereby becoming a hero to her team. Hotdog Mrs SGB is now enshrined as an emoji to be used during Slack communications to mean something good.
Even better news: I bought a husky-sized costume because a family that hot dogs together, stays together.
I love everything about this story.
🌭🌭!
Squirrels
I put out vole repellent in the yard and flowerbeds yesterday. Voles look like hamsters but are incredibly destructive. Since my cat died they have been an increasing problem with their digging tunnels and emerging to eat grass and other plants.
One squirrel won't be interfering with any bird feeders. Yesterday part of my run was around Roosevelt Island. I went around a bend in the trail and almost stepped on a hawk that had just grabbed a squirrel. I'm not sure if the hawk, the squirrel, or I was the most startled. The hawk flew forward about fifty feet and I watched as it proceeded to shake that squirrel, flap its wings, and jump up and down until the squirrel wasn't moving. I ran by again about ten minutes later and the hawk was having breakfast.
Today in Covid-19
Florida reopening bars and restaurants at 100% capacity. No fines for contravening mask bans. Localities cannot override.
This is gonna go well.
I went to a food festival yesterday. Ate a beef curry mozzarella beef dumpling.
Indiana is doing the same thing beginning this weekend
Localities cannot override.
This is the worst part.
More of the Republican base dying off...
Elsewhere in college
TIL: When the Pac-12 deferred their football season, Utah ripped out their football home and visitor locker rooms for renovation. Now that the season has been re-started they won't have locker rooms available and administration is scrambling.
https://utahutes.com/news/2020/9/24/general-pac-12-announces-return-to-play.aspx
They also laid off (furloughed?) like 20% of their staff?
OUR SO-CALLED DEMOCRACY
DeSantis moves to phase 3 re-opening. No restrictions on bars, restaurants. Overrides local restrictions. Prevents local fines for not wearing a mask. Puts in fines for blocking restaurants, roadways, monument toppling.
https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-ends-restaurant-capacity-cap-moves-onto-phase-3-of-reopening
PRO
Anthony Davis suffers injury scare while leading Lakers to crucial win in Game 4
https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2020/9/24/21455477/lakers-vs-nuggets-final-score-recap-nba-playoffs-game-4-lebron-james-jamal-murray
It never looked secure, but the Los Angeles Lakers did it. After dropping Game 3 to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, the Lakers came back and won Game 4, 114-108, giving them a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals.
Any discussion about Game 4 needs to start with Anthony Davis, for both good and bad reasons. Davis was unconscious from the field on Thursday, scoring 34 points on 10-15 shooting from the field. His first seven field goal attempts went in.
Unfortunately, Davis’ night came to a standstill midway through the fourth quarter, when he fell to the floor and grabbed his ankle in pain. He was able to get up and finish the game, but now there is a big question mark about his health moving forward.
If Davis isn’t good to go — or limited in any way — for Game 5, the Lakers will need more from LeBron James than they got from him in Game 4, at least in the scoring column.
Oakland A’s Game #56: Quiet 5-1 loss to Dodgers
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2020/9/24/21455470/oakland-as-game-56-los-angeles-dodgers-score-result
The Oakland A’s scored one run on Thursday, and recorded just three hits. That’s about all you need to know, in a game between two heavyweight clubs that already clinched their respective division crowns days ago.
The A’s dropped a 5-1 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers, completing a two-of-three series win for L.A. With the loss, Oakland moved back down a spot in the AL playoff seeding, to the No. 3 seed.
The green and gold started the game with Mike Fiers on the mound, and the right-hander worked five innings with just two runs crossing the plate. L.A. scored right away in the 1st inning, and then Corey Seager hit a solo homer in the 3rd.
Walker Buehler was solid in the 4 innings he worked, but the Dodgers are going to need more than 65 pitches from him some time soon, particularly given that Kershaw was not all that good in his 4 innings tonight. As good as the Dodgers are, I still don't trust their pitching staff as much as you should for a team with the expectations they have.
It looks like their competition may not be the Padres after all. After losing Clevinger a couple of nights ago Lamet asked for the trainer and it looks like his elbow. That's their No 1 and No 2 pitchers down for the count.
Very quiet loss indeed.
Giants wet the bed
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2020/9/24/21454922/san-francisco-giants-rockies-final-score
Here’s a probably incomplete list of things that San Francisco Giants could have done better to avoid suffering a 5-4, 11-inning loss to the Colorado Rockies. It’s a list of times where they came up short when they should not have come up short.
They should have already clinched a post-season berth. I keep recalling a particularly bad stretch for most of a week earlier in the season where utter mis-management led to losing multiple games after they had blown what should have been unblowably large leads.
With a 2 run lead, Kapler puts in a pitcher who CAN NOT throw strikes, and then refuses to remove him when he clearly has no control, and he ultimately gives the game away on a walk off home run into the cove. 2nd blown game of the day.
"The Giants went 3-18 with runners in scoring position."
Oof.
This is a bad team...
it's amazing that they won more than one world series playing this way also.
Agreed. As a Giants fan, they admittedly caught a huge break not having to win in Yankee Stadium or Fenway during their 5 year run.
The 2012 and 2014 teams caught a lot of breaks. The 2010 team legitimately ran a gauntlet (beating that Phillies team was no joke).
They had much better pitching for those.
Big Time Timmy Jim, Cain and then Bumgarner went absolutely nuts
Dodgers bounce back to win series against Oakland
https://www.truebluela.com/2020/9/24/21455529/los-angeles-dodgers-mlb-news-rumors-mookie-betts-recap-oakland-athletics
After dropping the game late last night, the Dodgers responded nicely on Thursday, picking up their 40th win of the season as they defeated the Athletics 5-1.
The biggest piece of news coming out of the game is the fact Walker Buehler made it through the start without any problems with his blister. After missing a couple of weeks with blister issues, Buehler made the start and looked good. He was on a pitch count, so he lasted only four innings.
He allowed only one hit and didn’t allow a single run in his outing. Buehler cruised through the first three innings, but Oakland made him work in the fourth as he threw 25 pitches. He made a total of 65 pitches. The most important takeaway was the fact that he threw 19 curveballs, per the box score. It looks like the blister didn’t bother him this start, so hopefully he’ll be good to go throughout the postseason.
The bullpen was solid in relief of Buehler, as five different arms combined to allow only one run on two hits.
CAL
Should we place bets on who provides our uniforms? Will it be Under Armour or Nike?
Chico’s Bail Bonds
Diane Feinstein's husband caught up in the Cal admissions scandal
This kind of thing seems to happen fairly frequently to him.
Enough already with this guy, seriously....
Not sure if poly names are unusual in themselves. And if they were, then Gentle Williams' back-up Poutasi Poutasi should make the list.
https://twitter.com/JimMWeber/status/1309162921310801921/photo/1
Fish McWilliams should be disqualified because his real name is Adarius. Nicknames don't count.
Brodarius Hamm, on the other hand, has the best name of the 2020 season.
He should make the list, too.
UC authorities may ban running, walking, and cycling through campus.
https://www.berkeleyside.com/2020/09/24/uc-berkeley-shut-campus-ban
Skateboarding it is!
Pogo sticks! Just like DC!
Once a week I run through a small part of the Georgetown campus on my way to some trails. The campus isn't closed but there are signs about masks all over. So far I haven't been busted for not having on a mask while running. I've taken to carrying one just in case.
so basically only students and faculty can go through on the way to a building? It looks like it's just preventing non-students and faculty to be on campus.
This is stupid, but yet not surprising.
Nature is healing: Family on a walk in Golden Gate Park sees 14 raccoons and one coyote https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea-earthquake/article/raccoons-Golden-Gate-Park-San-Francisco-feeding-15591893.php
Reminder: Oct-Dec is rut, which means deer, moose, and some other large herbivores get aggressive. Drive carefully around tree groves because white-tail bucks get especially stupid.
Good advice, as always
Be especially vigilant around sunrise and sunset.
A friend shared that with me yesterday. Pretty wild.