1) Boone is an idiot. In both losses, he left the starter in too long when it was obvious there was no gas in their tanks.
3) Boone is an idiot. Reyes at third? WTF? And he missed a catchable ball that helped open the floodgates in Loss #1. Because he's not a major league-caliber player, offensively or defensively. Boone also had him batting back to back with Peraza, who can at least play great defense.
In other news, I've discovered one way of surviving here in the German version of an upstate New York town that's seen better days: I haven't been outside in three days. It's because I've been working my ass off trying to get this apartment in shape while my wife works at her job. My hands are swollen, my fingers are sore, my back is barking, and my legs are not happy. This is not a long-term approach, granted. And watching American television on IPTV is fairly depressing, since the time difference means all I can see in real time is basically very early morning and shitty daytime shows. TCM is some respite since I do love obscure 1930s and 40s movies. Evenings have been covered by watching Antiques Roadshow UK episodes on YouTube.
It's a fairly depressing existence. Maybe I need a trip to Paris. Or Berlin. Or London.
When what I really need is a return to New York. Eyeing a Queen Mary trip in late September...but so many factors have to fall the right way...
If you wash up on these shores, we can convene. Hang in there. It will change.
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DeleteThat trip September in the Queen Mary sounds wonderful. Would you mind if I stowed away in your luggage?
ReplyDeleteAh, the stupidity of Boone. 'Twas vintage Baboone in this series. Even the first game, he nearly gave it away pitching their worst relievers before hanging on for a 9-6 win.
ReplyDeleteBest to you, my friend..
ReplyDeleteThanks as always, gents.
ReplyDeleteHang in there, JM!
ReplyDeleteFirst, try to get out and see other German towns/cities as soon as you can. It was the country that my wife and I wanted to hate—but on two different bookselling trips, we found it quite beautiful, amazingly well-run...and very friendly. Really, to our surprise, everyone was quite willing to talk about the Nazis. Probably because they were too young to remember them, but still!
I recommend, especially, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Tubingen, and Frieberg. Nuremberg is a little eerie and dark, but still worth a trip. Great train system, by the by...
I can second regarding Berlin, Cologne (Koln) and would add Worms. Also concur regarding the trains. Avoid Duren and Beach.
DeleteSilly me, I only know the queen Mary from long beach.
I don't know why autocorrect hates me, but Essen is the town to avoid, not beach.
Delete...Also, HIGHLY recommend the Queen Mary idea! Ellen and I did it from NYC to Southampton. A GREAT time! I'd say spend a little more and get a nice room. There are a million things to do, and you can also just sit in, watch the ocean go by, and relax.
ReplyDeleteWe had our own, little, two-person table for meals. The same waiter/sommelier each night, so you could do things like order a bottle of wine, have a little, and put it back until a later night.
We had to dress for dinner in that room—but there are others where you don't. And THAT was fun! I had an old white dinner jacket, and one night we put that on, and we went into the casino. We're not gamblers, and my wife was not allowed to sit at the 21 table because she wasn't playing (even though there was plenty of room). But I played about 5 hands, we won $20 or so, and quit. It was like cosplaying James Bond!
There are daily/nightly karaoke contests, ping-pong tournaments, trivia contests, etc. (The Brits, especially, love to do these things.) Dance clubs, a Broadway-style revue, a library, a gym. You can also run around a deck.
Best thing? At night, when there were no other ships around, and we were on our own, no sign of anything manmade, save for our wake. You really understood how daring it must have been for people to cross the ocean in those little sailing boats.
Avoid those new high speed, super-sized dirigibles.
ReplyDeleteNever a big fan of this type of travel, regardless of the high-end amenities . . .
There's just something about them.
Can't really put my finger on it but I too believe that the Queen Mary is the better way to go.
Boone is a Professional Idiot.
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