IdahoBert

When I was a kid, I thought the Bears were kind of lovable because Bobby Douglas, their scrambling quarterback, would run for more yards than he could pass. I no longer really care, but if it’s a choice between Green Bay and the Bears, it’s the Bears all the way.

You make it sound so bad… but most everyone in baseball seems to be doing their version of running with the big dogs so you’ve got a point. I was never expecting Bregman. But I was expecting a lot more than what’s happened.

So do we need to condemn Scott Harris for being cheap and not offering him $45 million a year to play in a ballpark far less suited to his abilities?

And Ted Williams missed six years due to war. And he didn’t face the kind of pitching that he would face today but still he was basically unbelievable and even facing today’s pitching I get the feeling he would’ve made the adjustments necessary to still be reallt really good.

I am totally boring. I’ve never had success betting so I’ve never had a chance to get addicted. I also don’t drink or smoke or use drugs or buy sex… anymore.

Watching Jason announce Arizona v Kansas State in Big 12 play on FS1. Basketball is a pretty fast-paced game and there’s not much time for Jason‘s witticisms to take flight. He can do it all. I love his voice and after listening to him on Tigers broadcasts, whenever I hear him anywhere it feels like I’m home. It’s the Wildcats versus the Wildcats. I’m really happy for this man’s success. He’s a joy to listen to. “Bear Down“ Arizona, as we Tucsonans say. And even though I haven’t lived there in 38 years that’s where my formative development took place. A part of me still considers it home.

Get well Mark.

I loved Marvin. His voice made you feel like you knew him, like you were on a first name basis with him, and it’s tragic how he died. It makes me sad.

I don’t know how I missed this thread discussion about Ernie and Feliciano. I was there at the fifth game of the World Series in 1968 when José Feliciano sang his version of the Star-Spangled Banner and by my recollection, people in the third base box seats where I was sitting were more stunned than angry about it. When I got home and became aware of the news regarding it, I was really perplexed. It makes me love Ernie even more.

Losing on purpose sounds Avilaesque.

Nobody from California was damn fool enough to come to Indiana that I knew of. No, we were hicks in the sticks, making it all up. Making a reference about “Californians“ was a way of acting like you knew something when you didn’t.

When I lived in Indiana merely slowing down at a stop sign and then continuing was referred to as a “California stop.“ I’m not sure why, but I think we just all thought that everything was legal in California for some reason.

Although I’m just a bandwagoner in all this, I’m rooting for a .500+ season because I don’t know any better. And my local FOX affiliate in Idaho is actually letting me watch a game with two Midwest teams. I’m sure simply because of “da Bears.” But I’ll take it if they’re giving it to me.

This is one of these places where I can’t join you all in celebration of Michigan basketball because I lived in Tucson for 13 years and enjoyed the beginning of Lute Olsen era of University of Arizona Wildcat basketball after a 4-24 record the previous year. But I wish you all the best and think that Michigan’s number one standing in several poles is well justified.

I think the guillotine and the terror of the French Revolution is a good solution.

In terms of Vince Gilligan‘s Pluribus it appears he is in no hurry to get going on a second season. He said he’s tired he’s old and if you want quality work, you can’t just grind it out mechanically. So people will have to find something else to divert their minds from reality. Apparently he’s telling us in a roundabout way to “get a life.”

Yeah, it’s low hanging fruit. And I’m not proud of contributing to its harvest I mean, I’m not mentally and emotionally strong, but I’m not paid to produce an alternate reality that other people can identify with and feel that they have “won” or accomplished something. But I wish him the best, and when he was blossoming at the end of 2024, it was beautiful. Let’s hope he can come around and do it again.

Ripped from the headlines: A healthy Meadows could be game-changer for Tigers' lineup I thought he was healthy when he couldn’t hit squat this season…

When major league players make fun of McGonagle by calling him “shrimp“ or asking him “how’s the weather down there?” I hope he just doesn’t go back home and cry on his mother skirt.

So what you’re parodying in pre-analytic terms is that “he doesn’t look like a ball player.“ I can see that being a problem for some.

What are his physical limitations?

If McGonagle is the shortstop, what do we do with Baez? I’m tired of expecting Mr. Glass Meadows to repeat what he did in 2024. I’d rather see Baez in center because he seemed to hit better playing that position. I’m not sure how much worse a fielder he is than Mr. Glass but I’m not expecting his hitting to rebound. And I really enjoyed not disliking Javy last year.