Benjamin Grimm

I don't believe I've ever attended a game that was played under a roof. I went to two games in Seattle in 2014, but for both games the weather was fair and the roof remained open. I also attended a game in Olympic Stadium in Montreal, but that was long after the roof stopped functioning.

I just checked the Tigers website. They say the game starts at 1:40 pm EDT.

These are the stadium names I have in the UMDB. (See below.) For those that had a non-corporate name, even briefly, (such as in Houston) I stick with that name forever. (Anaheim, White Sox, Cleveland, Miami, Toronto.) I really haven't been paying close attention to these sponsored names. Looking at Edgy's list, I see that some of these are out of date. (Phoenix, Atlanta, Seattle, Milwaukee, and San Francisco.) And also that I'm going to have to add a new stadium for the Rangers for 2024 when the Mets play a road game against them. For some of these, I'm tempted to go with the stadium address instead of an ever-changing corporate name. Seattle would be 1250 1st Ave South. The Giants would be 24 Willie Mays Plaza. The Diamondbacks play at 401 E Jefferson Street. The stadium in Milwaukee is at 1 Brewers Way. And the Braves are at 755 Battery Ave SE. Angels StadiumAnaheim, CA Astros FieldHouston, TX Ballpark in ArlingtonArlington, TX Bank One BallparkPhoenix, AZ Busch Stadium IISt. Louis, MO Camden YardsBaltimore, MD Citi FieldFlushing, NY Citizens Bank ParkPhiladelphia, PA Comerica ParkDetroit, MI Comiskey Park IIChicago, IL Coors FieldDenver, CO Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, CA Fenway ParkBoston, MA Great American Ball ParkCincinnati, OH Jacobs FieldCleveland, OH Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO Marlins ParkMiami, FL Miller ParkMilwaukee, WI Nationals ParkWashington, DC Oakland ColiseumOakland, CA PETCO ParkSan Diego, CA PNC ParkPittsburgh, PA Pacific Bell ParkSan Francisco, CA Safeco FieldSeattle, WA SkydomeToronto, ON SunTrust ParkAtlanta, GA Target FieldMinneapolis, MN Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL Wrigley FieldChicago, IL Yankee Stadium IIIBronx, NY

Split double header tomorrow.

Edgy MD wrote: It's only so long before he doesn't return from the shop right, experience would suggest. Perhaps he should try returning from the ShopRite.

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I watched it for the first time about a year or so ago. One thing I noticed is that all (or most) of Travolta's friends got laid during the course of the film, but he never did.

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I was curious about two things: Does Mr. Paint Can have a name, and what's with the letter Z on his chest? I found an answer to the second question, but not the first: In 1948 the team changed its name to the Zollner Pistons in honor of Fred Zollner who owned the franchise at that time. That's rather egotistical! Imagine how we would have reacted if the Mets had had their name changed to the "Wilpon Mets"!

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Me too. I think it means that somebody reported one of the posts, but I don't see any record of that anywhere.

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I'd like to think of a clever way to mention Gore Vidal in this post, but I can't. He wrote a book called Washington DC, which, as I recall, was about a bunch of people watching tonight's game on TV in a DC apartment. Does that count?

Has he said or done anything recently that prompted this?

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Much better. It would be better if it wasn't there, but if it has to be, this is much better than the original.

Yeah. I've moved on. I'm as interested in him as I am in Rick Porcello or Michael Wacha.

I've never been sure what it means to "swear on someone's life". Are they saying that if they're lying, their loved one will immediately be struck by lightning?

I'd be ok with this suspension if Max had not totally sucked as a Met to date 11-5 in 2022 with a 2.29 ERA. That's not "totally sucking". By my math, he'll be eligible to return on April 30. Does that sound right?

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