Yankees 3

Yankee day games = Doctor Dummkopf posts.

The fabulous student of the game who announces for the Yankees was obviously bored with the game today, so he and his cohort were going through all the pitchers who had over 1,000 appearances, while, incidentally letting the listener know occasionally that there was still a game going on.

The issue I have with this idiot is that he was constantly commenting in wonderment ( is that a word?) that the list does not have anyone from the 30's 40's and fifties, etc. He said this over and over and over again ( as is his modus operandi.) He also said this with great authority, without even qualifying the fact that pitchers used to actually PITCH a game, usually a whole game, sometimes two a day,  or that even as late as the 60's and 70's,  certain injuries ended your career, while advances in medicine now have allowed pitchers to continue to pitch.

I think he also failed to qualify that the pitchers on the list were mostly relievers, who by definition pitch less innings per outing, and that the use of relievers has grown exponentially  in the last forty or so years. i am not sure, because I was only listening somewhat at the start of the ridiculous side conversation, but knowing him, he probably didn't mention this little important fact.

His sidekick DID have the sense to say that some on the list were "specialists", pitchers who would come in to a game for just one batter. but she didn't say it as if "listen to yourself, stupid" more like "isn't it amazing that these less famous, workhorse pitchers lasted".

Oh no, Jeter is up, I guess now he will go through all the 3,000 hit  players.

Books

There was a discussion going on in my office about the Harry Potter series. Up pops Sir Annoyus " I like Curious George and the Berenstain Bears"

I am not sure he was kidding.

Lost

I am really starting to earn this title.

Yesterday after shul I went into the back yard to move some stuff under the deck so it wouldn't get wet. As it was already drizzling, I worked quickly, then ran inside.

This morning I was looking for my Tefillin. All things get put away Wednesday morning, so I looked first in the closet, then on the table, then a side table. No Tefillin. I thought maybe I left them is shul yesterday. So I went over to check, no Tefillin. I then went back home, checked all the chairs, back tot eh closet, all the while stomping around the house muttering.

I then remembered that I had gone to the backyard straight from shul yesterday, with dread, I went into the back yard. I saw my Tefillin where I had put them, on a ledge. I approached with great dread, as it had rained all day yesterday. expecting to pick up a soggy, very heavy bag.

However, the bag was light, and the contents were dry, protected by the deck and the plastic outside bag. I breathed a major sign of relief.

As the saying in Psalms goes, G-d protects the fools. Or Dummkopfs