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(And no fair pointing out that in the actual game, you put the block back on top.)

From AZ Phil a couple weeks ago: "Chafin has been exactly the same each outing so far this Spring... his command and consistency never seem to waver... "
Plus that stache.

You know, the Padres have always sort of held a special place in my baseball heart. 
They're that chunk of burnt fat off an Italian beef I got at some bar on Lincoln that stuck in my artery since I watched that Garvey homer in 1984.
You'd think it might be getting better after all these years, but now with this Yu Darvish trade to Garvey's old team to clear some money?

Tums won't help.

We knew change was coming, but whatever, man.
2020 sucks.

A tad off topic, but whatever. 
Happy Monday!

I heard this rumor on The Score last night out by the grill, and it seems to be all over the place.
Tony La Russa to manage the White Sox?
Trick or treat, I guess.

I believe we're all optimists at heart or the being a Cubs Fan thing falls apart.
But there's a tug of war illustrated here that's happening, too.
Yes, we're all thrilled that baseball is back. 
I may weep when I hear Pat Hughes' voice on the transistor out by the grill. 
But also, I can't help thinking that Lucy's holding that football and telling me to kick.

Here's hoping it all actually happens. 

Do something nice for your baseball soul.
Took me about 30 seconds, and it's way better than "Happy Birthday" twice. 
 

* Cheated throughout the 2017 season including the World Series.

 

Follow up to yesterday's gif.

As Hunter Thompson may have said, dogs licked my heart.
It can't get any worse, can it?

Been awhile for one of these...

Brewer's closer Josh Hader gave up 2 homers the other night in an extra inning loss to the Giants, which brings his 2019 total up to 9.
That's also how many he gave up all last year.
Just a crack in the Brewer armor.
A disturbance in the force.
One of those things that can live in Hader's head no matter how much he may try to forget.

Happy Sunday.
 

I'm in a cabin in the Great North Woods.
There's wifi at a nearby lodge, but it's kind of a hike.
But the really cool thing is... AM radio at night.
You can hear stations from other states.
Like AM 670.
It's magic.
One time someone explained to me why AM radio works like that, but I can't remember the deets.
Anyway, last night the game FINALLY came in.
Kinda scratchy and broken up, but... THERE'S PAT HUGHES!
I got to hear the bottom of the 9th.
Thus the gif.