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That may be the bottom line. Pairings matter, the PBP guy may be adequate but a poor "color commentator" could actually bring down a broadcast. Monroe was bad both on TV and the few radio broadcasts I listened to. Unfortunately Gibson's health contributed to his ability to perform up to even his own standards (I listened to the old Locker Room on WXYT with Gibson, Gary Danielson and Eli Zaret) plus his early TV Tigers stuff. Shep isn't strong enough to enhance a sidekick

Didn't the Trumps Supreme Court already rule that Presidents are immune from their actions while in office? They have also seemed to lean toward excusing Trump from his out of office actions. Part of the Court's CalvinBall thinking with Trump. It's now DonaldBall, he can do no wrong

The Cubs didn't begin retiring uniform numbers until 1982 with Ernie Banks. Players like Gabby Hartnett for example played before uniform numbers became an established thing. Many of the greats played for several teams besides the Cubs. The team also has always seemed had a very conservative stance on retiring numbers, unlike say the Yankees,

I prefer the term Godfather. in the Mario Puzo sense

From CNN https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/1755870150308055e751b9ca4/raw?utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+–+Aug.+22%2C+2025&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=aGsKozmfmSTg3IEBvREQu4O28juonrwav8kUn5WCRU2nJW2nbA%2F5Vfhi%2BJOr30Mx&bt_ts=1755870150310

It's basically revenge. I would wager there are no boxes sitting in bathrooms or garages.

Shep is best suited sitting in a studio giving score updates. Nothing more

I admit that I'm in the minority. I want four eight team divisions. 4 division winners, the next 4 best records make the playoffs from each "League". I want the "World Champs" to earn their trophy. I'm agnostic about dividing among divisions, would like to keep the traditional AL and NL teams remain in their leagues. Maybe going back to the pre 1961 days. There would be a couple issues, Atlanta comes to mind. The current Milwaukee club has been in place longer than it was in Seattle. Dodgers and Giants are staples, of course on the west coast. Maybe just make the Athletics play all their games on the road considering how much they've moved

I posted this in the History thread, but for those who don't venture into the political Juan Marichal, Johnny Roseboro fight. Marichal attacked Roseboro after he felt that Roseboro had intentionally brushed him back returning a pitch to Sandy Koufax

Especially after placing our orders and waiting a half hour before being told they had run out. The one Hardeeville, SC is dead to me

August 22

So Cracker Barrel is rebranding. They have removed the dude and refreshed the sign a bit. MAGA Birds are losing their minds. That should tell you all I need to know. Let them boycott. Maybe I’ll be able to get some dumplings for a change

I think this nails it....The Supreme Court is allowing Trump and company to play CalvinBall.

First of all, I didn't mean to place this question in the expansion thread. Anyway, the past three seasons at least T-Mobile has offered customers free MLB.TV if the sign up at the beginning of the season. They make the offer during the first week of the season usually. That means free Tiger baseball since I'm outside the market. Includes minor league games as well. I am blacked out from the two "in market" teams. It's a real sweet deal. I'd hate to lose it

Is the ESPN/MLB.TV deal going to mess up the sweet deal I have with T-Mobile?

Wegmans can be a bit intimidating to those not shopping on a regular basis. The closest one to us is in the Richmond area (Short Pump) a bit more than an hour away. Not your average grocery run on a Thursday afternoon. It's interesting and better than what we find here (Publix, Harris Teeter, which is basically a Kroger) Food Lion) If we upscale a bit we'll hit Fresh Market or Trader Joe's. But bananas aren't cheap anywhere compared to 2024

For us it's almost worth the drive to Short Pump once in a while. I wish they were installing them in New Kent County rather than Buckees

Jason Stark has a new article in The Athletic on expansion possibilities. One takeaway https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6566172/2025/08/21/mlb-expansion-realignment-162-game-schedule/?campaign=14564710&source=athletic_thewindup_newsletter&userId=213687

Jason's conversations sound a bit like mine and my son's when we go to a game. Used to drive my wife a bit crazy then. She's actually come around from the days when she managed the teams' radio networks and really wasn't into sports

PBP is mostly background/white noise to me. I'm usually doing a couple of other things at the time. I like Jason, Mario was like eating Vanilla ice cream. Jason is Mint Chocolate Chip with vanilla wafers on the side

August 21 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-21

Somebody needs to stick Miller’s head in a poopie toilet for long time.

We drove by there on our trip west. There is also a park nearby where they camped for a while. If I remember correctly it honors him. It’s also where Expedition members elected a new Sargent. The first democratic election west of the Mississippi or something like that

August 20 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-20