2020 Installment of MLB Bitchin' & Moanin'

[AUJarhead]

At a board meeting?  Serious conflict of interest when a board member is ripping his own child's teacher.  And you were 100% correct last night in calling him a coward.


And BTW, I have been known travel in my quest to cut a bitch.

The union president called my wife this morning and said what he said was unacceptable, and that the union was now involved.  The school principal called my wife this morning before school, and the school super met with her right when she arrived this morning.

One of his points was his daughter was receiving "2.5 hours a day instruction" (so zoom calls) and it should be "5."  My wife clarified to me that Illinois said the 2.5 hours was strictly zoom calls, and the student was to have 2.5 hours of additional homework to get them to five.  So he's confused as to what the rule is, or he's being an asshole, but either way, incompetence or being a bully, should prohibit him from being an elected official.  He's clearly in over his head.

I posted on facebook hoping that some of our mutual friends would comment.

[AUJarhead]

Wait, you mean to tell me that some of y'all don't believe that the Cubs will shoot the bed, the Cards take the Central and then we watch the Bravos and Cards in the NLCS???

Nope.  Cubs will sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS.  If they could do it in 3, they would.  

[AUTiger1]

Nope.  Cubs will sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS.  If they could do it in 3, they would. 

PPFFFFFFTTTTTTTT!!!  I need to live in your reality!

The real question is who wins.  Cards in 5 or the Bravos in 3?  

[AUJarhead]

PPFFFFFFTTTTTTTT!!!  I need to live in your reality!

The real question is who wins.  Cards in 5 or the Bravos in 3? 

Braves.  Unless the Cards get a bucket of chicken.

[Snaggletiger]

The union president called my wife this morning and said what he said was unacceptable, and that the union was now involved.  The school principal called my wife this morning before school, and the school super met with her right when she arrived this morning.

One of his points was his daughter was receiving "2.5 hours a day instruction" (so zoom calls) and it should be "5."  My wife clarified to me that Illinois said the 2.5 hours was strictly zoom calls, and the student was to have 2.5 hours of additional homework to get them to five.  So he's confused as to what the rule is, or he's being an asshole, but either way, incompetence or being a bully, should prohibit him from being an elected official.  He's clearly in over his head.

I posted on facebook hoping that some of our mutual friends would comment.

I don't know what incontinence has to do with anything.  Sounds like you're getting a bit personal here.

Srsly, it's just childish to use your position as an elected official to bring up your particular child's teacher. Leave the board out of it and schedule a parent/teacher conference and talk about what's going on.  But instead, you "tattle" to the board.

[Buzz Killington]

Nope.  Cubs will sweep the Dodgers in the NLCS.  If they could do it in 3, they would. 

They probably would sweep the Dodgers, except that they won't make it through the first round matchup with the Bravos.

[Snaggletiger]

[AUJarhead]

I don't know what incontinence has to do with anything.  Sounds like you're getting a bit personal here.

Srsly, it's just childish to use your position as an elected official to bring up your particular child's teacher. Leave the board out of it and schedule a parent/teacher conference and talk about what's going on.  But instead, you "tattle" to the board.

That's what pissed off Mrs AUJ the most, besides how everyone heard him say she's a bad teacher.  She worked in Atlanta off Bankhead highway, she can handle hostile parents, but you do it, without even attempting to schedule a one on one?  That makes you a fucking coward.  And the fact none of the other board members said "not appropriate" also pissed me off.  GEORGE IS GETTING UPSET.

[Snaggletiger]

That's what pissed off Mrs AUJ the most, besides how everyone heard him say she's a bad teacher.  She worked in Atlanta off Bankhead highway, she can handle hostile parents, but you do it, without even attempting to schedule a one on one?  That makes you a fucking coward.  And the fact none of the other board members said "not appropriate" also pissed me off.  GEORGE IS GETTING UPSET.

Not exactly relevant, but my wife taught second grade for over 25 years.  Most of it was in the public school system.  She was as proactive a teacher as I've ever seen.  She got home and as soon as supper was done, she was grading papers and on the phone to parents, literally for hours each night.  If she thought there was a problem that a simple phone call couldn't fix, she demanded a parent/teacher conference, along with the child.  Unfortunately, the schools, kids and parents got so bad that during her last year, not one parent showed up.  Not even for school sponsored parent/teacher nights.

She spent the last 6 or 7 years in a private school where people actually gave a shit about their kids' education...and making sure the teacher had everything she needed. 

[Snaggletiger]

On a baseball note, since we're about 80% through the regular season, we finally get to see what we paid $18 large for.  Cole Hamels takes the bump against the O's tonight.  I now they can't expect more than about 3 innings out of him.  We'll see.

[Buzz Killington]

On a baseball note, since we're about 80% through the regular season, we finally get to see what we paid $18 large for.  Cole Hamels takes the bump against the O's tonight.  I now they can't expect more than about 3 innings out of him.  We'll see.

He should be in perfect form for the WS

[Snaggletiger]

He should be in perfect form for the WS

Yep, he'll have that 60" wide screen tuned up, the Yeti iced down with some Silver Bullets and his Go Cubs t-shirt washed and ready to go.  Perfect form.

[Snaggletiger]

Well that was special.  Hamels goes 3, gives up 3 hits and 3 earned runs.  Meanwhile, my swing-for-the-fence-every-time Braves totaled 6 hits in a 5-1 loss.  Stellar evening.

[AUJarhead]

AL Playoff Update:
Yankees, Rays, White Sox, Twins, and As have clinched a spot.

NL Playoff Update:
Dodgers and Padres have clinched a spot.

If season ended today:


AL
Toronto Blue Jays (8) at Tampa Bay Rays (1)
Cleveland Indians (7) at Chicago White Sox (2)
Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics (3)
Minnesota Twins (5) at New York Yankees (4)

NL
Cincinnati Reds (8) at Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
Philadelphia Phillies (7) at Chicago Cubs (2)
St. Louis Cardinals (6) at Atlanta Braves (3)
Miami Marlins (5) at San Diego Padres (4)


Braves - Magic Number to clinch NLE - 5, Magic Number to clinch WC - 3 - 4 Vs Miami, 3 vs Boston

Cubs - Magic Number to clinch NLC - 5, Magic Number to clinch WC - 4 at Pittsburgh, 3 at ChiSox

Cards - Magic Number to clinch WC - 7.  3 at KC, 5 vs Brewers


And since we're scoreboard watching:
Miami - 4 at Atlanta, 3 at Mets
Reds - 3 vs Brewers, 3 vs Twins
Brewers - 3 at Reds, 5 at Cards

[Snaggletiger]

Sets up perfectly for the Cubs.

[Buzz Killington]

Sets up perfectly for the Cubs.

To lose in the 2nd round to the Braves/Cards winner

[Buzz Killington]

Small ball at its finest...

https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1308187209267318784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1308187209267318784%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cubshq.com%2Fupdate%2FWATCH-Javier-Baez-lays-down-surprise-two-out-bunt-gives-Cubs-lead-28903

[Snaggletiger]

Small ball at its finest...

https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1308187209267318784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1308187209267318784%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cubshq.com%2Fupdate%2FWATCH-Javier-Baez-lays-down-surprise-two-out-bunt-gives-Cubs-lead-28903

I do not twatters.  Readers Digest version please.

[Buzz Killington]

I do not twatters.  Readers Digest version please.

El Mago with a surprise 2 out bunt to score Schwarbs from 3rd

[Snaggletiger]

El Mago with a surprise 2 out bunt to score Schwarbs from 3rd

Poppycock.  That's fake news.