I told her I put Leone in for 1 batter and BAM - I lose!
Well, we all saw what happened when for the first time in MLB history a game started with back to back home runs and ended when MY pitcher gave up back to back Home Runs. The good thing was I also have Yelich who hit one so . . . . . .
Then at the Home Opener I heard a friend we call The Black Cloud say he was taking the OVER on the Brewers winning 84.5 games. Well, I said right here that I was taking the UNDER. I feel better now that I know he is taking the OVER. The Brewers are just too thin at Starting pitching.
Then this morning I read on ESPN that Brewers / Cubs are the next best rivalry in baseball . . . "fake rain outs, feisty fans and two good teams". REALLY? ESPN is just seeing this? Next thing you know they will say Packers/Bears are a rivalry!
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Then in Columbus. A drug dealer who's facebook page is full of gun loving, NRA backing alt-right fake news garbage gets held up at gun point when selling drugs in Columbus. What does he do? Well, the next thing you know the guys with guns are arrested for assault and the drug dealer is arrested for . . . . dealing drugs. That is a drug dealer FAIL in so many ways LOL
Well done Police Department. (no really I mean it).
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Latest job numbers came out and it's MUCH lower then anticipated but still a winner. The 90th straight month of job growth. The PROBLEM is that wages continue to lag behind and there are just not enough workers to fill jobs.
The new IKEA in Milwaukee had to ship in 100+ workers from other states to fill positions for the store. So . . . .where will FoxConn get their workers? They need like 13,000 low paid workers right? Remember, Wisconsin residents are paying part of THEIR wages (I guess we do that now).
Here is the break down for jobs
2.6% are unemployed AND looking for jobs
49.2% are working full time
11.1% are working part time
1.9% are not looking BUT want a job
35.3% are unemployed and DO NOT WANT a job
Basically America is at full employment. YET - the GOP keeps harping on how they need to fix the economy.
Take the job numbers and add or subtract 120,000 to get a real idea as every month is revised. 10 of the last 13 months have been revised downward.
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OH - Fanduel. I decided to get into a MASTERs fanduel contest. I took all the odds for everybody in The Masters and then took all the "salary's" for each golfer and matched them up. That way I could see who was overrated and who was cheap.
After one day I'm in the money because I have Jordon Spieth and Matt Kucher on my team of 6 golfers. I also have Ian Poulter, Bubba Watson, Bryson DeChambeau and Alexander Noren.
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Amazon is creating a new series that adapts "The Lord of the Rings" and the cost is $1 BILLION. I swear there was a movie that did this. Maybe it was a dream.
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OH - Trump already has 50 BILLION in tariffs (also called taxes for Americans) in play and today said $100 BILLION more because China pissed him off. OH - IT'S ON. Trade war here we come.
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Sergio Garcia named his new daughter Azalea, the trademark flower at Augusta. Yesterday he took a 13 (thirteen) on the 15th hole at August after he dumped 5 (FIVE) balls in the water. The worst score for a hole in Master History.
ODDLY - I have done that "virtually" at Augusta. When you have a lot of back spin on those slick greens and are landing the ball on a downhill, you just can not hold those greens. It is a nightmare.
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I, of course voted and one person said "YOU QUIT" (in a friendly way). No no - I just didn't run. I said 5 years ago I can do more for Columbus NOT being an alderman. So many projects were put on hold. Have you seen many NEW photos of Columbus the last 5 years? NO!
It's like a cook that does not cook at home. I was so engrossed with city stuff I just had to get away from city . . .. stuff.
BOY I will miss being part of it though. I didn't think I would like it as much as I thought I would.
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There is a link between crime and immigration. Since 1980 the immigrate population has grown 118% while violent crime in america has decreased 36%. Cities with the highest rate of immigrants have also seen the biggest decrease in violent crime.
Of course border crossing at the Mexican border is at an all time historic low as our groper in Chief lies about a surge so he is mobilizing troops.
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SO - Weather. Can't get much worse right? TRUE!! High of 30 today which is about 24 degrees BELOW normal. I see no above normal days in the next 10. The good news is that 40 is fine. Yesterday did not feel too bad actually IN THE SUN.
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