Ger in the Cloud

First up ... Pitchers and Catchers are reporting, so that means another season of #BlueJays baseball is just around the corner. Exciting!!

Second, there are a flurry of news with things getting started, the biggest of which is that Anthony Santander is likely out for about 5 months for shoulder surgery. I'm not so mad he's out with injury, but I'm wondering why he didn't make this decision a bit earlier?

With a couple days to digest it, I want to say something about Bo Bichette leaving the Blue Jays. While Bo wasn't my fav player, he was a solid presence; always getting a hit, going all out to make a defensive play. Maybe that all-out play got him injured at times, but it was his approach.

I was shocked that the Jays didn't resign him, thinking he was testing the market to see what money made sense and then getting the Jays to pay that. Him and Vladdy have been key upcoming pieces for a while, and I couldn't have imagined he wouldn't be here for his whole career.

There's a new trend on the "bad site" which I have to say, I'm kind of loving. Some dork tried to dunk on a lady who was celebrating getting her PhD, with "no one says 'look at the degree on that chick'". She pushed back, and I've seen hundreds of other women replying with pics from their school!

It was a devastating loss and not the result that the Team or us fans deserved. But, I'm not disappointed in the least; they played their hearts out, they gave us a World Series run and are just the best team we've had in the last ten years. Grateful, humble, loved the entire season. #GoJaysGo

It's worse than just risk pools, it's misunderstanding how insurance works in general. If a shingle falls off your house or your toaster goes kaput, you can probably swing it to fix that. But if wind rips your roof off, you need a new roof tomorrow, and that is big $$$.

It's crazy that in the blink of an eye, you can go from down 2-1 to up 3-2. Incredibly blessed to go to the Game 5 watch party at the Rogers Center, and watch the Jays do their thing. As Vladdy says, need one more. #GoJaysGo

This team was the unlikely team; not loaded with superstars, finished last in their division last year. We expected them to compete for a Wild Card, but their determination brought them further. Every person on the team contributes, and the play as a whole team. All very humble. I'm very proud!

I'm sitting here listenting to Daulton Varsho's walk up song, hoping the boys find it deep down to win today and force game 7. One day, one game at a time. #GoJaysGo

Vladdy, loving the moment. #BornReady #GoJaysGo

Sorry, from the other place... elonmusk: In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people -- So, a few things. First, I don't follow and almost never interact with the chief twit. 2nd, dude couldn't get a court judge elected in Wisconsin. Most Amer. hate him.

Okay, my terrible #leafs take is here. They weren't THAT bad this year. Two of their loses they played well; and if one of the other two they'd played like they did in Game 6, then they had a real shot at winning the series. How do we get THAT team to show up for Round 2 and beyond?

I personally don't understand throwing a $100+ dollar item away like that, but I get the frustration. That's what it is -- we SAW this team bounce back after Game 5. It was possible. If they'd lost 2-1 after a hard-fought game, okay. But they didn't show up for this one, after showing they could.

Okay, my terrible #leafs take is here. They weren't THAT bad this year. Two of their loses they played well; and if one of the other two they'd played like they did in Game 6, then they had a real shot at winning the series. How do we get THAT team to show up for Round 2 and beyond?

Another thing - Marner. He had a sloppy turnover and missed coverage that led to a goal. That sucks. He also fed Matthews on one of the Game 6 goals. I dunno where his head is, but I really hope he stays. Whatever he decides, he's given us a great ride.

This is WORSE than I thought. Submitting an application to the NSF is not easy; there are lots of i's to dot and t's to cross, and generally a few people have to come together to apply as a group. That these bozos, without understanding or background, are weighing in IN ANY WAY on *APPROVED* apps

Senator Josh Hawley mentioned on the BadSite(tm): We just saw Trump speak for 90 minutes. Biden couldn’t even stand for 90 seconds == I watched a few minutes of him talking; it's the ramblings of a moron. He goes into a tangent every two sentences, and makes the same remark again and again.