Yes Astros seem to be playing a bit better lately. They will get hot at some point. Maybe they aren't the Astros of old (perennial world series contender) but they are too talented to continue to play this bad.

Do you think the Pacers could beat them?

You play who is in front of you but given their recent playoff disappointments I was hoping to see if they could actually be the dominant team the regular season suggests or if they fold under pressure during playoffs.

Just turned on the game. Why isn’t Mitchell playing?

I can’t take the Celtics seriously when they keep playing teams without their best player.

Haha sounds about right

This reminds me of a decade or so ago here in Ontario Canada when the mandatory math testing scores for kids were coming in too low and the teachers union suggested we just change the way it is scored to get the scores up rather than actually teaching the kids better. Haha.

How were the 90s watered down but the current era isn't watered down when there are even more teams?

Also just because you add 90 players doesn't mean you added 90 players who weren't good enough to play in the league before to become starters. These 90 players become back end of the roster guys and other guys who maybe didn't get enough playing time because they were stuck behind all stars, play a bigger role. So 90 more players probably dilutes quality of play a bit but maybe not by a large degree.

I am not counting out Cleveland yet but they really needed to win game 3 for me to believe it was a decent possibility. I would say its unlikely at this point and if they lose tonight at home it's pretty much over.

That was a tough one.

Haha indeed.

This was my favourite title of any of my posts. Like nicknames, I try to pride myself on good titles.

You are counting out Cleveland already?

The 5 best teams are Dodgers, Phillies, Braves, Orioles and Yankees. There are other good teams but I think these teams are a cut above the others.

They are just waiting for their parents to kick the bucket so they can get the inheritance. Biggest rug pull ever would be a breakthrough in longevity and the boomers life expectancy jumps to 120.

Honestly in Canada I think it is more a make work project. I don't see these guys really going after anyone except the odd small fish here and there.

Remember the old Milton Friedman quote "If it's jobs you want give them spoons".

I think Trudeau has actually taken it a step further. Rather than saying "if it's jobs we want give them an abacus instead of a calculator" he has essentially said "if it's jobs we want, expect absolutely nothing of them".

A couple tough weeks for you. First the Blue Jays blow up against the Nationals last weekend and then the Rangers poop the bed against the Rockies.

BTW Manoah was great yesterday. Go figure. He gave up 3 runs but all unearned due to an error. Pitched 7 innings had 6Ks.

Could be worse. You could be a Blue Jays fan. At least the West is still within reach if the Astros turn it around. Blue Jays sitting in last 8.5 games out with 3 against the O's and 3 against the Rays this week. Could be ugly a week from today.

Baseball be like that sometimes.

Playing the A's for 4 but then the Brewers. Need to have 3/4 vs A's.

Sir, I ran a business for over 15 years. I can confirm the people who work at the CRA are lazy, morons. If employing a shitload of dummies who only take the job because of the benefits and cushiness of it is optimal then yes, CRA is highly optimal. Haha.

Not to mention the fact that anytime the government claims they are going to hire x amount of new agents to go after those wealthy tax cheats and corporations bending the rules and announces some magnificent additional tax revenue number it will produce, all that happens is that practically homeless kid that used to work for me gets his wages garnished because he worked his ass off and made a couple thousand more than his social assisted housing permitted. So he either needs to quit his job now or get kicked out of the small apartment he is sharing with 4 other guys on the system.

The national anthem of Canada. :)

I thought Titanic was boring and total garbage when I first watched it 25 odd years ago but my wife was watching it a couple years ago so like a doting husband I sat and watched it with her. It wasn't too bad the second time around.