Baseball

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It's perfect.

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Tonight:

If You Build It: 30 Years of Field of Dreams
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM ET ON FS1 • TV-PG • Stereo • CC

Following the community of Dyersville, Iowa, over the more than 30 years since the 1989 release of "Field of Dreams," as the town prepares to host its first Major League Baseball game on August 12.

Cool!

Looks like a high school game being played on it now.

Edit: Actually I think that's the original field.

Where's Ray, Terrence Mann and Moonlight Graham?

Good show.

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It's perfect.

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The teams were cool, but who is the ham that walked out first?

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Great game!

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The teams were cool, but who is the ham that walked out first?

Method acting

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Great game!

That was wild!

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Great game!

That was wild!

Thst was fun. Baseball does nostalgia and sappy better than any other sport!

I'm a bit of a sucker for it.

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... Guess Rizzo won't be joining the festivities.

Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who declined vaccine with Cubs, tests positive for COVID-19

Good thing y'all got rid of the COVIDiot trash. NYC, of all places, should have known better.

The Cubs released Jake Arrieta after he told a reporter to take his mask off during press conference

The Cubs brought back former ace Jake Arrieta this season in hopes of rediscovering some of the form that won him the 2015 National League Cy Young Award. Instead, Arrieta has put together some of the worst performances of his career, and his off-the-field remarks haven’t helped his cause either.

Arrieta had already opened the season with irresponsible anti-vaccine comments, so it wasn’t exactly surprising to see his thoughts on masks fall into the same realm. But when Arrieta chose to mock a reporter over wearing a mask after allowing 8 runs in four innings on Wednesday, it appeared to be the final straw for the Cubs.



... Arrieta posted a 6.88 ERA in 20 appearances this season, but it’s one thing to tolerate an underperforming vet who at least adds value in the clubhouse. Arrieta, though, choosing to bully a reporter after a question about mentoring young players clearly sent a message to the front office where the pitcher’s priorities were.

He made this comment to @MLBBruceLevine. I heard the audio (which we'll play on @BernsteinRahimi). Bruce was perfectly audible. Zero sound issues or muffling. Arrieta was just being a jerk. Imagine worrying about someone's mask after getting humiliated on the mound like that.

Is there something in the clubhouse (Cubhouse?) water?

Ex-NFL QB Jay Cutler announced on Twitter that he was dropped by Uber Eats ad campaign over anti-mask views

Ouch, dumped by Uber Eats and Kristin Cavallari, dinner and dessert. Rough couple of years for Cutler. Awww.

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Yada

Yeah, Chicago sports radio wasn't having it.

AFAIK, Arietta has been a pretty good citizen, but I didn't know he was a Covidiot. Being pissy last Wednesday was pretty understandable, he sucked and knew he was gone.

More bridges being burned in Chi Town.
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Yeah, Chicago sports radio wasn't having it.

AFAIK, Arietta has been a pretty good citizen, but I didn't know he was a Covidiot. Being pissy last Wednesday was pretty understandable, he sucked and knew he was gone.

A lot of otherwise good people have been revealed by their COVIDiocy. Eric Clapton really bums me out. I think I'll remember it every time I hear one of his songs.

... Ex-NFL QB Jay Cutler announced on Twitter that he was dropped by Uber Eats ad campaign over anti-mask views

Ouch, dumped by Uber Eats and Kristin Cavallari, dinner and dessert. Rough couple of years for Cutler. Awww.

Opps, you beat me to it . Guess I focused on Urlacher and forgot about Cutler.

More bridges being burned in Chi Town.
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Is it something about Chicago athletes, or am I just noticing it more because you're a buddy?

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Is it something about Chicago athletes, or am I just noticing it more because you're a buddy?

FWIW, these guys aren't FROM Chicago, they're imports. Cutler from Tennishoe and Urlacher from Arizona.

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Oh Javy.

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Unbelievable game, tied at 12, bottom of the ninth.
Even Joe Buck can't ruin it.

Something he can ruin:

Joe Buck didn’t listen to his wife, daughters and sister on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ and it didn't end well

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Unbelievable game, tied at 12, bottom of the ninth.
Even Joe Buck can't ruin it.

Something he can ruin:

Joe Buck didn’t listen to his wife, daughters and sister on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ and it didn't end well

Q. survey question: Name a woman in your life who’s smarter than you.

A. Any woman in Joe Buck's life.

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Who is Joe Buck?

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Who is Joe Buck?

Sports announcer that everyone loves to hate.
Did a guest stint on Jeopardy - got hated on that too.
He's apparently a highly popular hated person.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://www.google.com/
https://www.goodshop.com/search

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OK, thanks. The name is slightly familiar, and I can sort of picture his mug, but wasn't sure what he did.

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Joe Buck didn’t listen to his wife, daughters and sister on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ and it didn't end well

Hall-of-fame sportscaster Joe Buck ...