No optimism

Today, the Dodgers won their 100th game of the season. This means that they are doomed to fail to win the 2023 World Series.

The Dodgers have won the World Series 7 times: 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, and 2020.

The Dodgers have won 100+ games in a season 10 times: 1899, 1941, 1942, 1953, 1962, 1974, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2022.

Did ( Read more... )

The current playoff system in MLB is grotesque and absurd ( Read more... )

The Dodgers set a franchise record with 111 wins this year. I have no optimism that they will win the World Series ( Read more... )

Today is my 71st birthday. I'm meeting Shelly for a celebratory late lunch st Café Fiorello in half an hour.

You might guess, now that the Dodgers have won the 2020 World Series, that my anger over the Houston Astros having cheated during the 2017 World Series has cooled off. It has not. The scandal is at least as bad as the 1919 Black Sox scandal and this time it was mishandled by the Commissioner of MLB ( Read more... )

Today is my 70th birthday. Celebration is subdued due to the fact that all theaters, bars, restaurants, and cinemas are closed due to the Corona virus.

The Dodgers won 106 games for the first time ever this year ( Read more... )

My partner and I did very well at the ACBL Regional bridge tournament today. We placed first overall in a two-session event (with 65+% in the morning and 58+% in the afternoon) to win 7.81 gold masterpoints. :) :)

My 69th birthday was yesterday. I got three cards, one phone call, one email, and text messages from four people.

At today's ACBL Regional tournament, my partner Ron and I finished second overall (out of 63 pairs) to win 6.72 gold masterpoints. I am very happy. :) :) :)