I'm happy to see the US take it seriously and get to the WBC final. But oh my goodness was that an atrocious called strike 3 to end the game. The Dominicans must be (rightfully) livid.
I was going to watch Japan tonight, but my wife decided to start Poktopia and now I want to see how she plays it compared to me. I'm three days in, for comparison.
I don't have many criticisms of Matt Painter, but he is really bad at challenges. Purdue won that one, just to give up the possession right away on an offensive foul. Even if they'd scored, the risk was not worth it.
If someone says the time to start a war is Now or Never, pick Never. It's really that simple. To end a war? There's certainly room for debate. To start one? Pick Never.
The good news is time at the ballpark is always a good time. Had a really nice evening with my dad. Made a new friend in the new shortstop's grandma. It's always a nice time.
So we can kidnap and assassinate sovereign leaders, but we can't give military support to a friendly country who has been actively fighting off an invasion for years. Funny how that works.