Game 108: Mariners (Anderson) at Yankees (Cortes)

An entire game with Boone's bullpen management, can't wait.

Boone will be giddy with all the opportunities to make bullpen moves. He might not be able to sleep tonight with the anticipation. In his defense, what the heck else can he do?

Some of you might remember when the first NFL pre-season game was the College All-Star Game in which the NFL champions played a team of college seniors. It wasn't terribly competitive although the college team did win a few times. The game was played at Soldier Field and ran from 1934-1976, which was longer than I would have guessed. It actually generated a fair amount of interest until its final years.

Even further down the "Is This Game Necessary" scale was The Playoff Bowl, which pitted the second place finishers from the NFL's then two divisions against each other. To make it even less appealing, it was played AFTER the NFL Championship game. Vince Lombardi called it "The Sh@t Bowl" and he was right. It was played at the Orange Bowl and ran from 1960-1969.

There is a locked thread on this forum that was dedicated to COVID-19. Unfortunately, it was locked because too many posters could not discuss the issue without becoming angry, which led to some leaving the board permanently. There is tons of information on that thread and tons of misinformation and disinformation on that thread.

The reason I am telling you this is that this will be my last reply to you on this topic, in respect to our moderator. Please understand it has nothing to do with you or your questions or your position. I am more than willing to discuss the issue but not here, as the issue has been designated off limits on a baseball ⚾️ site.

Sorry to hear about people you know and care about who have had adverse effects after getting the vaccine. Fortunately, no one in my family or friends or acquaintances of mine have had any ill effects other than a day of malaise, a sore arm, or one who had flu like symptoms for 24 hours. In fact, each time someone on this site received the vaccine, we kept each other aware of any negative symptoms. Happily, no one here reported any problems other than the aforementioned.

As you can see, you and I have much different experiences and therefore opinions regarding the vaccine. That is the problem with anecdotal data, which illustrates the importance of scientific methods for information gathering. Frustratingly, the issue has been politicized, just as the virus was. Hence, left leaning and right leaning cable news networks and websites and social media platforms have pandered to their core customers, distorting real information and fomenting fear and anger against dissenting points of view. Essentially, sacrificing health and wellness for ratings, views, and clicks creating monetary gain.

Chances are, and my apologies for incorrect presumptuousness, your mind is already convinced based upon the political slant of the sources of your information and personal experience. If that is the case nothing I say is likely to sway your preconceptions. So, I wish you good health and good luck, as you roll the dice 🎲. Personally, I hope you continue to research the issue with an open mind and actively seek out medical advice and even opposing views and sources to ensure you have enough information to argue either side of the proposition successfully.

What is troubling in today’s social media dominated and politicized world is that most people know just enough to think they are correct but not enough to know they are wrong. If you believe the numbers, supposedly 90 to 95 % of people now hospitalized and dying from symptoms of COVID are unvaccinated. That last sentence either makes you anxious or angry, depending on where you receive your news. That is a tragedy in and of itself.

Hopefully, some posters shall see this and message you privately, as I do not wish to continue this conversation for reasons already mentioned. I hope you take this in the spirit in which it is intended and my apologies for stopping the discussion here.