SinceThe70s

SNY just posted a great stat, wish I had a screen cap to share. In the past 7 years or so bullpens went from pitching around 33% of innings to 40%. In the same time their ERA went from around 3.5 to 4.5. Keith, Ron and Gary offered their typical great analysis: the shift to bullpen reliance is based on post season success and may not translate to the 162 game season. And sometimes post season bullpen success is the result of starters pitching out of the bullpen.

Turned on the Mets game tonight in time for the Mets and umpires taking the field. First and second base umps (both older looking gents) were having a foot race down the first base line when one reached back to his leg...clearly tweaked (or worse) his hamstring. Never saw that before.

I used to be ultra competitive but got soft as the years passed. I once came in first and third place in a jerking off contest. Nobody could beat me. Ya dig?

What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender?

The old folks say that ya gotta end your date by ten If you're out on a date and you bring it home late it's a sin There just ain't no excusin', you know you're gonna lose and never win I'll say it again And it's all because your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll

New Orleans queens Sure know how to schmooze it Maybe for some that seems alright When I step out, strut down with my sugar She'd best not talk like Barry White

And lasts two at bats before returning from whence he came.

Looks like equal parts happenstance and lack of hustle..I think it started because he slipped after the swing and it wasn't a very high pop-up. But after slipinghe should have been busting it down the line. The first baseman notices and may have told the second baseman to let it drop.

"If you met him in person you would change your mind in 5 minutes" suggests to me that either he is incapable of presenting himself as polite/kind/gracious through his posts or he is not being polite/kind/gracious intentionally. I could care less either way, just think that 'If you met him in person" is weak.

First game this year at Citi Field tonight. All good until the wheels came off top 10. Regardless, there's nothing like a nice summer night at the ball park with good friends.

Suzy you were such a sweetie Yeah, yeah, yeah Once you were my one and only Yeah, yeah, yeah Blow your mind on too much kool-aid Yeah, yeah, yeah Took my stash and left me lonely Yeah, yeah, yeah Suzy creamcheese, oh, baby, now What's got into ya?

There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown, Because she was crippled for life, and couldn't speak a sound And she wished and prayed she would stop living, so she decided to die. She drew her wheel chair to the edge of the shore, and to her legs she smiled "You won't hurt me no more." But then a sight she'd never seen made her JUMP AND SAY "Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way" And it really didn't have to stop...it just kept on going. And so castles made of sand slips into the sea, Eventually

Running around robbing banks All whacked off of Scooby Snacks

Well, I'm running Police on my back I've been hiding Police on my back There was a shooting Police on my back And the victim Well, he won't come back I been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

This doesn't answer your question about price but your concerns about the heat, young kids and a short day hit home for me. If you aren't staying on Disney property I think you have to take the monorail from the parking lot. This adds time, get there as early as possible. I can't stress getting into the park as early as possible enough. Also, figure out your must rides and plan ahead with either fast-pass or getting to them early. Given your kids ages, get a fast-pass or go straight to Peter Pan. The Seven Dwarfs Roller Coaster should be fast passed too if your kids are up for it. I have a hate/love relationship with Disney. I think my sister-in-law put it best: It's not really vacation, it's just going away. I hope you and yours have a great time!

Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal I walk the corner to the rubble that used to be a library Line up to the mind cemetery now What we don't know keeps the contracts alive an movin' They don't gotta burn the books they just remove 'em While arms warehouses fill as quick as the cells Rally round the family, pockets full of shells Rally round the family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round the family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round the family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round the family! With a pocket full of shells Bulls on parade

Out of the rain, under the shelter I've been so long where the sun don't shine Standing at the cross-roads, could have went either way But now I've found you and the storm is behind

Glory Hallelujah I raise my glass up to you And I bow my head with utmost respect But I think it's only fair to warn you That there's a storm that's coming up on you And like the wind and the rain My words are direct They're gonna hang you from the cypress tree The crowd gonna cheer when they see you swing Yeah they're gonna hang you from the cypress tree Tell me now do you believe?

So take your hat off boyWhen you're talking to meAnd be there when I feed the tree

I despise the 'appropriate cruise tip' mentality. That rubs me the wrong way. Feels like something that should be built into the cost by the cruise lines, but maybe it's just my mentality since I don't cruise very often. How about this: do/should we tip stewardesses (or whatever we call them these days) when we deplane? They performed a service with the safety demonstration and may have passed out a kindergarten size bag of pretzels and ginger ale or maybe even a pillow or blanket. Should I tip them on the double Bloody Mary I need to make it cross country?

Anyone catch Dom Smith's half-swing/bunt attempt in the 5th tonight? It was awesome, more guys should be doing that. I'm shocked at how my opinion of him has changed since last year when I had no use for him.

I don't leave a tip behind at the hotel room either. Maybe it's an out-of-sight, out-of-mind thing for me. On the other hand, I've been on 2 cruises, both with young kids. Room keeping set up some awesome/hilarious towel 'sculptures' during the day and they got tipped.

I haven't listened to FM radio regularly for awhile but saw this article about the death of tri-state area radio station WPLJ (95.5) https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wplj-shuts-down-1.31758864 And was reminded of the song the Mothers covered:

In honor of the late great John Bonham, a bad-@ss Zep song that doesn't get enough play IMO:

I hear what your saying. I have my own tipping habits which probably range from modestly generous to downright cheap depending on your perspective. I was just trying to acknowledge that another countries customs might differ and calling them stupid seemed kind of stupid to me.