nkypete

Bob Dylan song?

The Reds are playing good baseball through this stretch - hitting, pitching and defense.

Very sad and unfortunate.

Maybe they should have a Cardinal combine in Indy. Test them on their 40 yard times and vertical jumps.

For some people, this is more exciting than the NFL Draft.

It's tough to find two sources who agree on the Bengals pick. It seems that every time I read or listen to somebody else, a new name pops up.

What was special about the year 1978 in papal history? It was the "Year of the 3 Popes". Pope Paul VI died in early August 1978. Pope John Paul I was elected in late August 1978 and died only 33 days later. He was also the last pope from Italy. Pope John Paul II was elected in October 1978 and lasted over 26 years. I was a freshman at Thomas More College in the fall of 1978. I remember walking into class and asking someone why the flag was at half-mast. He said that the Pope died. I replied, "yeah, over a month ago". "No," he said, "another one died". That was a big "no way" moment for me. Just like this morning was a "no way" moment hearing that Pope Francis died overnight after seeing him on TV giving speeches, meeting people and taking a trip around the Square shaking hands.

Statement from Bishop John Iffert of the Diocese of Covington.

When I was young, I didn't get into fights regarding myself. However, there was this time when someone made fun of my mom who had breast cancer and had gotten a mastectomy. I held up right hand as if I was going to throw a punch. He looked at my right hand in the air. He never knew that I was really left handed until he hit the ground.

Question - does a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a Tornado Watch still result in the sirens being sounded (just like a Tornado Warning)?

Rory slayed his dragons and there were a lot of dragons to slay.

One of my most favorite weekends of the year. I can't wait for tomorrow.

HG was dealing. I missed the first part of the game. Apparently MLB had some issue with the Nike glove that Hunter had, making him switch to another one.

And Casey Stengel once said, "There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain." Well, we've had two out of three lately in Cincinnati.

Winning clubs need to be consistent. The Reds, to this point in the season, are far from that.

The Ohio River in Cincinnati is expected to crest at 60 feet on Monday. Flood stage is 52 feet. Flood gates are being installed for the first time since 2018.

Iceman

Here is what it is supposed to look like.

Maybe you are right, @Voice of Reason. I was reading it wrong online.

No, I thought that the meat of the bat is near the end and the handle having less. It ends up looking like a bowling pin.

I wonder if pitchers will try to pitch exclusively inside to players with torpedo bats to avoid the "meat" of these new bats. That might result in more hit batters which might make the game even more interesting.

Apparently De La Cruz was using the torpedo bat for the first time tonight.

Interesting stat. The Reds have a 31.1% roster turnover rate this year.

I miss Kevin Zeitler.