Packers odds, ESPN/Yelich,

A few quick things before a journey north for a day. 

My buddy Zak has been moved out of the ICU into a private room.  All tubes are out and he asked why he had a broken arm. Does not remember a thing but does know and is able to communicate that  he has two kids and their names.  He was one of the elite tall crane operators, typically the tallest cranes in Wisconsin for Findorf.    

I see so many people on bikes and cycles with no helmets just rolling the dice thinking ONLY about themselves and not about how their loved ones would miss them if a drunk driver pulls out in front of them.  Sickening. 

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DON'T GET ME STARTED with the gravel pit on the other side of the 16th fairway - something real estate people seem to gloss over when looking to buy a home.  5:15 in the morning this week 45 Db of gravel grinding is waking everybody up in our area.  Not only do we have a constant amount of dust and dirt in the air but now it's FREAKING LOUD at 5:15 in the morning. 

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Congratulations to Balderdash for winning the league team championship on a VERY windy night at The Oaks.   I came in 3rd in the individual championship and would love to blame the wind but no . . . . .  it was ineptitude that did it. 

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Should finish Season 3 of Game of Thrones by Labor Day.  

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Packers are favored tonight but who cares.  They are +3 -100 dogs vs. Chicago next Thursday.  Means you pay no juice if you go with the +3.   Does anybody really have a clue? 

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In SOM I am preparing the last months 40 man roster and starters and all the logistical issues.  August went almost as planned as I wanted to go .500 but ended 12-15. The problem now is that Sheldon, the team I did not think I had to worry about went 19-8.  

So while I WANTED to be the best team NOT to make the playoffs (7 games out) so I could get Anthony Rendon a Gold Glove 3B with an OPS of  1.022 I'll have to fight a little. 

Screw pitching LOL  I'm going all in on hitting. 

Trout CF 1.087   Gold Glove

Yelich RF  1.099 Gold Glove 

Rendon 3B 1.022 Gold Glove 

Santana 1B  .885

Mancini RF .862

3 catchers average .792

Galvis SS .772 Gold Glove 

Then change stadiums (once ever 3 years) to a hitters park.  I just need to score more then my pitching staff will give up.  

A lot of people are complaining about Hieura the Brewers 2B and his fielding. It's not as bad as you think.  He has major league average range which is more important then then this throwing arm.  There are many second basemen that make less errors because they never get to the ball in teh first place. 

Lo Cain - yea - his hitting REALLY sucks this year but statistically he is the best fielding CF in the majors.  Nobody runs on his arm, he makes no errors and covers an amazing amount of ground. 

and of course Yelich posing nude for the ESPN body issue. Well . . . we all remember this cover from the past!