Guard Dog

#6 The Hit King Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's career record with his 4192 hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWdtSTfAbR8&t=180s Rose ended his career with 4256. Like steals the aimed single is out of favor in the majors these days. Players and teams are so focused on gap hitting and launch angles. A bloop over the infielder's heads is undervalued. For that reason this record, like Rickey Henderson's may stand for a very time. The next closest active players are Ichiro Suzuki with 3089 and Albert Pujols with 3082. Suzuki is retiring after next week's opener in Japan. How much gas does Pujols have left? Not much. The active players on the all time 500 list are all well into their 30's. Elvis Andrus has 1558 and he's only 29. He might have a shot.

I'd like t think this is the beginning of a new trend where we turn our backs on things that are none of our f-----g business. But I know better.

You put waaay too much thought into that. Internet memes are not plumbing the depths in search of subtle truths or esoteric allegory. They are just meant to be taken at face value and elicit a chuckle. And James was right. Everyone else is running why not Cersei too. If she got nominated as a Dem their would still vote for her and say "Well at least she isn't Joffrey". If she was nominated as a Republican they would still vote for her and say "At least she isn't Ramsay". Meanwhile I'd be voting for Mance Rayder.

This is a big get for the Browns. But it didn't come cheap.It also signals what the Giants intentions are for this season.

#7 The Man of Steal Rickey Henderson steals #939 to pass Lou Brock. He went on to swipe 467 more in his career for a staggering 1406 stolen bases. Stealing is very much out of favor in the MLB right now so it may be a very long time before this record is broken. In fact, like Cal Ripken's 2131 game streak it may never be. Jose Reyes and Ichiro Suzuki are the closest active players and they have 517 and 509 respectively. Reyes is 35 so his stealing days are behind him and Suzuki is only playing in two more games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwQzsMXQ1HE

smjames in case you couldn't tell I don't take Bernie Sanders seriously as a politician, a candidate, or as a human being. He's been in elected office his entire adult life. He is a multi-millionaire whose net worth is greater than the sum of every paycheck he's ever received. Is yours? He owns three homes including a beach vacation home. He wears $5k Tom Ford suits to events where he riles people up about how terrible the rich people are. He wants to nationalize banks, hospitals, and auto manufacturers but he never needs worry about cost or scarcity. He thinks free food should be a right and even defends bread lines but he'll never need to stand in one. He thinks everyone has a right to the labor of doctors and nurses but he'll never need to wait weeks or months for an appointment. "Socialism for thee but not for me." No wonder he gushed admiration for people like Chavez and Castro. Take away all the murders and he's just like them. Poverty and scarcity for all but not for him. Edit: Spelling was atrocious

Looks like Joe Biden has finally chosen between s--t and getting off the pot: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433659-exclusive-biden-to-run-for-white-house-says-dem-lawmaker So this the the official Guard Approval rating for the current field: Democrats Joe Biden: Acceptable. We could do better. But we could do a lot worse. At least you know what you're getting. Corey Booker: Tolerable. He is in favor of criminal justice reform, drug decriminalization and using tax reductions to spur growth. He occasionally sounds like a Jacksonian democrat. Of course he would also spend tax money like a drunken sailor on a three day liberty. But who wouldn't that's running now? Pete Buttigieg: Who? Julián Castro: Unacceptable. Tax and spend and spend and spend John Delaney: Acceptable. He's pragmatic, experienced, and well liked in DC. But he has no money and no one outside the 495 Beltway knows who he is. Tulsi Gabbard: Tolerable. She's in favor of a non-interventionist foreign policy which I can support. but she has no qualms spending the country into insolvency. Kirsten Gillibrand: Unacceptable. Name any issue and you can find a video clip of her saying different and mutually exclusive statements about it. She's Hillary Clinton without the scandals and the sneering condescension. Kamala Harris: Don't know yet. John Hickenlooper: Unacceptable. The love of liberty does not abide in this man. Four words. Imminent Domain, Gun Control. Screw him. Jay Inslee: Unacceptable. Has no idea WTF he's talking about when he says the US can be powered completely by solar and wind. It can't. Amy Klobuchar: Unacceptable. Another Gun control advocate. Add to that her stance on aggressive drug prosecutions and hawkish foreign policy and you get big NO from me. Bernie Sanders: Secession! Elizabeth Warren: Unacceptable. She's Hillary Clinton WITH scandals and sneering condescension. And bad tax policy to boot. And she's a f-----g liar. Marianne Williamson: $100B in slavery reparations. Do I need to say more? Andrew Yang: Who? Republicans Donald J. Trump: Unacceptable. But probably preferable to almost every name already listed except maybe Biden, Delany and Gabbard. If we're going to hell in a handbasket no mattery what might as well go big. Bill Weld: Acceptable. If I were eligible to vote in the Republican Primary I'd vote for him. We could do a lot worse. Of course he has two chances: slim and none. Republicans are loyal. Even when they shouldn't be. Independent: Howard Schultz: Don't know. Billionaire businessman with no political experience. Where have we heard that before? But to his credit he is the only candidate other than Weld that is talking about the imminent economic implosion we as a country are spending our way towards.

I don't remember if this has been shared here or not...

OK, forget the text of this review and focus for a moment on the title: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/captain-marvel-bitch-love-her-171100986.html "‘Captain Marvel’ Review: Finally, a Hero I See Myself In" Hmmm.... you know I'd like to see myself in her too! (yes it's immature but funny usually is)

#8 Cal Ripken breaks the record for consecutive games with 2131: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLXyn1PBFd4

The 2021 WS will be the Padres vs the Blue Jays. Book it!

No argument from me there. Jason Licht should have followed Koetter out the door.

In the Washington Post today Pelosi says she is going to be a check on a President that disregards the Constitution. I find that commendable. Of course when the previous President disregarded the Constitution and she was in a position to do something about it the silence was deafening. So... f--k her.

When that decision had to be made Rosen was no available (if he really is now). Flacco was a strong alternative but by no means a certain get. After that the options fell off considerably. Maybe Arians and his staff can turn JW around. Maybe they can succeed where two other coaching staffs have failed. There is always that hope.

#9 Jackie Robinson's First Game The significance of this is self evident. However I can't find a video, audio, or even image that I know for sure came from 4/15/47 against the Giants. So, this is the next best thing:

Believe it or not butter beans have been the biggest challenge. The plants grow with no trouble. But only 3 in 5 actually produce bean pods. Dunno why. Tomatoes are a bit of an aggravation because you have to start them in trays and manage their growth with ties and lattice. But if you meet all their requirements they grow pretty well.

If you have never had Dragon's Milk Stout I urge you... no I implore you, drop what you are doing and go buy some RIGHT NOW. If you have never taken seriously a single word I've written these past 14 years, take seriously now: THIS is the good stuff:

It's that time of year again. I turned the garden soil yesterday. I put down fertilizer and returned it today. This week I'll plan out what to plant and next weekend we'll make it happen.

Having trouble getting dates ktchong?

#10 CUBS WIN A WS 108 years in the making. The curse of the billy goat is broken at last: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOp8w2PgHlM