+1 Investigation.

That’s why effective fastballers are rare, and guys who can throw high 90s and hit the strike zone time after time? They end up in the hall of fame, because they’re extraordinarily effective, Randy Johnson being one of the best of them.

A few years back we had one of these big hail storms hit Chicago, it did a real number on the greenhouses in the Garfield Conservatory. I was on the L heading home from a work trip when it hit us.

And before that, for the LIGO gravity wave discovery. One of the two LIGO inferometers is at Hanford, because it’s a big open area of nothing, so there’s less noise in the signal.

Gotta be honest, I am so tired of that dog being so appropriate.

Hockey could really use it’s own form of SAFER barrier. It’s not just as simple as putting padding up. The puck is small, so you’d want the padding all the way down, then you end up snagging skates/skits and breaking legs, plus playing the boards is part of the game. If you can dump it in and have it always stop?…

+1 prefunctory exam.

My problem here is they say the boards. Well, the top of the boards (the “glass”, which is actually plastic) is quite flexible. If your head hits that, the glass moves and bends, stretching out how long it takes for your head to stop reduces the chance of concussions.

Not even with mustard and onions.

Yeah. You’ll fly the next day’s starter out (usually) so they’ll have rest, doubly so if it’s a day start. But you show up otherwise in the NL, because you might go 18 innings and be needed, even if only as a pinch runner.

+1 Shower.

There a problem in all pro sports about not wanting to been seen as “weak” and playing injured, but Hockey takes it to a new level. Look at the St. Louis Blues, eliminated last weekend. One player (Steen) was playing on a broken foot, another (Tarasenko, tied for fourth in goals scored) has a report out that he’ll…

+1 starting pitcher issue.

+1 Paul Schaffer laughing.

The problem with the B-21 Raider is it’s just going to move to Las Vegas.

Michigan is for lovers....who want to break up.

One factor here is how hockey works. Three 20 minutes of nearly constant action, mod a couple of TV timeouts, and two 20 minute intermissions. So, moment the horn sounds ending the period, EVERYBODY runs for the restroom.

Ooh, right in the G-Spot!

JUUUST a little outside! One strike and one ball-nose.

Damn I even heard that in Jack Buck’s voice!