26 thoughts on “August 11, 2021: Bombs Away”

1. I’m here in Dubuque, Iowa this week and Iowans have a clear message they want Commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB to see/hear. They want to “End The MLB Black Outs.” This changing billboard can be seen off of Dodge Street (Highway 20) by the Inn Plaza. pic.twitter.com/ueKCIfnKh4

   — Xavier Sanchez (@Xavier_Sanchez4) August 10, 2021

   Choice.

   1. They could line I-80 with Manfred billboards, and none of them even need repeat themselves.

2. Outdoor hockey on New Year's Day! Who's getting tickets?

   

   1. That's $$$$ing expensive.

      1. I am closer and closer every day to never attending another major American sporting event

         1. What, you don't want to spend $125 per person to see a flea circus?

      2. A single upper deck nosebleed ticket is the equivalent of an entire season’s MLB.tv subscription fee.

      3. You think that's spendy. It looks like the Field of Dreams tix of White Sox v. Yankees are $375 each (with fees).

         1. My brother was going to that game, I thought, but he hasn't said anything about it lately, and I can't see him spending that much cheddar

         2. It’s almost like MLB is producing an event that is antithetical to the theme of the source media…

   2. I'll just go to a Mankato St Mavericks game for 25 bucks

   3. I'm working the Hella Mega Tour concert specifically so I don't have to work the Winter Classic.

3. I think I just saw a Nuthatch? Might be a first? As you can see, my birding is pretty basic.

   1. Heh, nuthatch

   2. The upside-down bird.

   3. As mentioned, not a birder. We just have a couple of feeders right next to the kitchen window, but it's been fun fumbling though some identifications. This simple chart we have next to the window has been a huge help actually:

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      I think we've seen pretty much all of these. No crows, and I might have seen a hawk a few houses over. A few miscellaneous missing after that. We were excited to see a goldfinch again a few days back.

      1. I’ve got a murder of crows I can lend you.

         1. I really wish there were some crows around here.

            1. Create your own crow army.

               1. I’ve always liked crows. I made friends at our previous place, but they just don’t show up by the current house that often.

      2. I've seen most of these in our neighborhood, too, except for the tufted titmouse and maybe the purple finch. And I have to go to the pond half a mile away to see red wing blackbirds.

         1. I never saw a titmouse in the Twin Cities but I do see them all the time here in CT. I had to take down the bird feeders last month because of the mysterious illness affecting birds so it's been a while since any birds have visited.

            1. We have a Tufted Titmouse at the feeder this year. Never saw them before. Also have never seen in Scandia, MN.

         2. Yeah, I think we're missing those two as well. And exact same, the park and pond with the RWBs are about a half mile away (though we've seen one or two in the yard before).

   4. Currently in Florida for vacation. Seen a good number of lifers, including a Brown-headed Nuthatch, which was also a lifer for my more experienced guide.

4. Early farm report:

   St. Paul has overcome a 4-1 deficit to lead Indianapolis 6-4 in the sixth. Jimmy Kerrigan is 3-for-3 with two homers.
   Wichita leads Tulsa 5-0 in the third. The Wind Surge has hit four home runs. Bryan Sammons has pitched two perfect innings.
   Cedar Rapids leads Peoria 3-0 in the fourth. Ben Gross has struck out six in three innings.
   Fort Myers trails Bradenton 3-1 in the third. Landon Leach has not allowed a hit, but has hit five batters, walked three, and balked. Aaron Sabato homered for the Fort Myers run.

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