2020 Hot Stove

JEG, Las Vegas is sin city only for the tourists. Most of the people that have the discipline to live there are very nice people. I don't know if it is still true, but twenty years ago Las Vegas had more churches per capita than any other city in America, so stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

Now as for your granite area; well, granite is solid igneous rock, and it sinks as quickly as any other rock. Don't tell me about "your area" because you know as well as I the "Big One" will be at the San Andreas Fault, inland, and that is why we can kiss Califruity good-bye. Heck, your little granite peninsula may slide all the way into the Marianas Trench and your lard butt will be further under water than Mt. Everest us above it,

Sac, your problem with Wisconsin is it is full of Swedes, Norwegians and other kinky people. They can smell a Pollock before he even gets to the border. Of course they want your money but they would rather you just mailed it in and stayed home. Now, it is up to you whether you forgive and forget as the Lord told you to, or harbor vengeance in your heart.

Well played Key.

All though I think you have the demographic wrong. I believe there are more Germans in Wisconsin than any. Either way, they can smell the Pollocks just as well.

That whole region sac, including Minnesota. Swedes, Norwegians, Germans, Whatever. No love for Pollocks.

KEY I really only have a couple more weeks to try to turn you Human again,unless I can get our insurance extended and use my OLD AGE to be able to pick when I work,I am going to guess you can figure out what I need to happen,then I will have a longer period of time to try and get thru to you AGAIN..

sac Key took advantage of all those poor folks that would travel to his neck of the state as he said Sin  City got it's name from the people they fleeced of every  cent they bought and then every cent they could borrow while out of town.At least when they come to our area we feed them give them some tourist sights to visit and they feel good about their self's when they go home,big problem might be a night that they had a bit to much to drink.We know how his people felt leaving LAS VEGAS,they write books about them or they have to sign DNR letters,.

Key not sure if you remember WS 1989,the EarthQuake Series,well if you remember in SF bridges were falling apart,freeways were crushing cars that had 2 levels not to mention the buildings falling,the center of that one was much closer to us than SF and we had no damage,in fact when I got home that night after work I had power and the job had power next shift I worked after that time of Calif.dropping in the Sea.That was the Oak.-SF Bay Series so you do not have to Goggle.

I remember that game Jeg, I was 8 years old.

Key may have remembered it, unless his dementia all ready began...

Dementia, in my case and most others, is not so advanced at 44 that you cannot remember sh/t like that, sac.

The real problem now is that JEG has swallowed too much faith in his granite rock and feels it will be OK and just fine after the "Big One" which was not 1989 or just a few days ago. Compared to the "Big One" those two won't be a footnote in history. I swear, the rip tide and back flow from the sunami that follows the "Big One" will drag JEG's hunk of granite all the way to the Marianas Trench.

OK, so JEG says the life style of Las Vegas is to separate visitors from their wealth as quickly and viciously as possible. That may contain a grain of truth, but can't be all that bad since so many arrive in a 50K car and go home in a 200K bus. Isn't that a gain in wealth, sort of? The idea is worthy of pondering.

WARNING: It has been brought to my attention that the killer hornets are drawn to only one thing - HAND SANITIZER. There you go, something else to ponder. My waking hours have been hijacked by meditation of all these unique problems afflicting mankind and demanding my attention. Log COTTAGE and I will be faced with a plethora of new problems when we assume office. 

1. How to get Trump out of the Oval Office after the Inauguration (he will chain himself to the desk).

2. How to get a new, real baseball season started

3. How to extract our names from Covers and leave no evidence we were ever here.

Mom never said it would be easy.

Key, I’ll leave #1 and #3 to you and here’s my answer to #2:

Remember when players could hit the ball to the opposite field?

Remember when they moved runners over with bunts and fly balls?

Remember when outfielders hit the cutoff man?

Remember when starters threw complete games?

Remember when hitting under .220 got you a trip to the minors?

Remember when they used a real baseball instead of a Titleist?

That, Mr. President, was “real” baseball and it ain’t never coming back.

Yeah, well, L.C., our eyes ain't what they used to be either, so I guess whatever we get is what we have to put up with. I pick my viewing pleasure by who is starting and how silly he can make the hitters look. I get belly laughs out of some .200 hitter going back to the dugout all pizzed off because Max Scherzer struck him out. Like he ever stood a chance in the first place, haha. As for getting Donny out of the O.O., I thought maybe some of your friends in low places could handle that. Secret Service will turn their backs, or go outside for a smoke. Number three we can probably higher a hacker to take care of. Considering how often Covers gets hacked it must not be too difficult. 

Unfortunately, Key, I’m still in the process of repaying favors to my friends in low places. Bad timing....

You’re right JEG, that was the period that I respected.

Ahhh...the IRONic era

Speaking of which, wouldn't it be IRONic if we were all tuned in for the first pitch of the year, the home plate umpire coughed, and the catcher  and hitter fled in different directions? Instant panic! Time out! Season over!

My initial thought to their blueprint for social distancing was: how does a first baseman hold a runner on?

What is baseball?

undermysac asks: "What is baseball"

A game of physical activity formerly played by two teams (or "sides") of 9 each, 16 of whom are incompetent and 2 that wonder what the heck they are doing there. Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far, away, Thousands of spectators known as fans (short for fanatics) used to pay exorbitant prices to park their cars, eat bad food, drink warm beer, and cheer for their favorite participants, most often a few of the incompetent ones. Not all, even most, of those fans (see description above) could not or would not pay the exorbitant prices, or preferred to leave their car in the garage, eat good food, drink cold beer, and watch these games on television, for free or at a very reasonable subscription price. These folks saved enough on expenses to be able to wager (bet) on the outcome of these events. This activity was known as gambling, and that was why the Internet was created. We have a seldom remembered politician named Al Gore to thank for this invention called the Internet. Another short lesson in history given to you by that master of wisdom (and presidential candidate) Papa Key. Thank me later.

Baseball is the only team sport where the one who possess the ball is playing defense.

The catcher is the only player facing the opposite direction of his teammates.

Hitting a round ball with a round bat is the most difficult single endeavor of baseball, or any other team sport. No one can convince me otherwise. For arguments sake, returning a Pete Sampras serve may be harder. But that's one on one.

Anyone feel free to add anymore quirks and bits about this sport.

Tackling Barry Sanders 

"For arguments sake, returning a Pete Sampras serve may be harder. But that's one on one."

Your racket is broad and flat, not small and round.  

The New Baseball will be much better,

Pitcher and Catcher facing the hitters,still in process of how many hit,:Meaning do we have a 8 on 8 plus Pitchers,the issue being should we allow the 200 hitters and Pitchers to hit?

No fielders in play,The Umps will decide what is a hit or did he ground out or fly out,;example being- ball off the wall based on a computer program of a 50 year period which will decide every hit and out,hit off the wall in left is a double to finish example; 3ks are needed for out like old baseball program decides all my arguments now as before edge is given to home team as we are used to that.

Of Course they will be 9 innings and if tied after 9 extra innings are applied same as other innings in new format,no switching back to old Format as TV is not able to handle that esp. if you have 6 Pitchers pitching at one time,system is not set to handle that much.

Games will be tweaked as needed for your enjoyment and my winning:Thanks and all ??s refer to Mr Key.

Say it ain't so Jeg...that would be awful.

The guy's who invented "Babip" and "xFip" are waiting with  hard ons

2500 rpm is 2500 rpm. He averaged 115 to 130 mph on his serves.

That's not considered fast compared to other guys like Colin Dibley, Steve Denton, Greg Rusedski, and the record holder at 155 mph is Andy Roddick.

But Sampras's top spin with that incredible rpm made it nearly impossible to track after the bounce.

I still agree that it's harder to hit a baseball in general. Personally, I couldn't hit a high heater if my life depended on it.