Doonesbury today ran these five names in his "comic" strip. Each one of these men is a conservative talk show host from different parts of the country.
What they have in common:
ANTI-COVID VACCINE ADVOCATES
ANT-MASK ADVOCATES
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ALL DEAD FROM COVID
Both Dodgers and Giants have won 109 games this season. The Giants won one more game when they played each other.
NONE OF THE MATTERS TONIGHT
One game to decide who keeps going and if the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers lose then in two weeks someone else will be World Champions BUT right now at this moment THEY are the World Champions.....and I love having heard that all season long.
Dave Roberts made a decision today that will either make him look like a genius or a complete idiot.
He has the only 20 game winner in baseball ready to go and suddenly he decides to start one of his relief pitchers.
IF THIS BACKFIRES it will be the greatest WORSE decision in modern day baseball history. If it works and Julio comes in after two and goes seven and gets the win DAVE ROBERTS will be elevated to mini Timmy Lasorda status.
My feeling?
The Dodgers have a great bullpen so why not DO what you have DONE up to this point?
I vaguely remember a decision with Clayton a few years ago that had people wondering?
HOPE THIS ISN'T ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT WE REMEMBER FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
I picked Cody Bellinger's number for my golf cart today because I saw him choke up the other day and get two hits. He can make everyone forget his 2021 regular season with a few timely swings. He's already responsible for them winning the second game of this series so why not keep the mo going.
With the superstars on this team why not add Gavin Lux's name to that list? Do you realize that 20 years from now he could be retiring with an Hall of Fame career? 3 time batting champ so on and so forth.
Vin Scully was quoted today.....
"To my knowledge, tonight's game between the @Dodgers and @SFGiants is the most important game in the history of their rivalry. With nearly identical records, and so much at stake, I believe this to be the case."
Dodgers vs Giants for the first time in the playoffs.
There have been final games of season events but never in a playoff.
I was 12 when the Dodgers moved to LA and the Giants moved to San Francisco. The broadcast options then were limited to radio and televised away games in San Francisco. The radio was perfect because of a gentleman named Vin Scully. The televised games in SF were generally night games so watching them wasn't a guarantee considering bedtime was in the 8 to 9 range. My tiny portable radio was easily my best friend.
I can't say that I ever hated the Giants because they really had some amazing baseball players and to be truthful it's hard to say you hated Willie Mays when Vinnie would tell you he was the greatest baseball player he had ever seen.
The episode that stands out in my mind was the Juan Marichal, Sandy Koufax and John Roseboro moment because it's not very often you see a player use a bat as a weapon
History goes out the window and the only thing that matters is that the two best teams in baseball have five games to figure out who moves on.
11 more wins to win World Series....for all the teams involved.
I'M EXCITED but nervous. They want a split in SF and then come home for two.
Always remember there are two seasons. Regular 162 season for actual baseball fans and then Post season for people who only like the playoffs. Dodgers and Giants are the only teams in history to both win 100 games in the same division......I think.
There is also no predicting in the post season. Anything can happen in a short series.
All we can do is hope for exciting baseball games and moments that will be remembered for years to come.
Ask Chris Taylor about that feeling.
Go Blue.
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