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The New York Times profiled Peter-Ayers Tarantinoβs Manhattan apartment, which is teeming with books (over 4,500), packed into a 1,100-square-foot apartment; nothing short of paradise to many bibliophiles.
Photo Credit: Annie Schlechter
Hat tip to Canada!
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Should we put him to sleep?
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The Silver Slugger Award has been awarded annually since 1980 to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball.
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L.A. Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia wasn't on the World Series roster due to an undisclosed personal family issue.
It was recently disclosed Vesia's wife, Kayla, lost her baby during her pregnancy. Alex and Kayla were expecting their first child.
This is the note that the Vesia's posted on Instagram.
Through a sea of Dodger Blue, the L.A. Dodgers World Series championship parade began at Temple Street and Broadway in downtown L.A.
Photos: L.A. Times
Random Pregame Notes for Game 7 of the 121st World Series
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The Dodgers last hope rests with Pope Leo XIV, the 266th successor of St Peter.
Prayers to St Jude, the patron saint of impossible causes, is next on their list of pleas.
Best Places to Spend Halloween?
β’ Scarville city, Iowa
β’ Slaughter Beach town, Delaware
β’ Tombstone city, Arizona
β’ Bad Axe city, Michigan
β’ Kill Devil Hills town, North Carolina
β’ Munster town, Indiana
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Photo: David Butow/L.A. Times
Even if this preposterous idea was permitted, a third term would just pave the way for Barack Obama to throw his hat in the ring again.
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Halloween inside the Kennedy White House.
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Random Pregame Notes for Game 2 of the 121st World Series
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The World Series comes during the best time of the year; with a nip of a cool, soft breeze, the rustling of leaves gently falling on the ground against a clear blue sky, and best of all-no humidity.
I compiled some feats, facts, and historic firsts.
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βPresident Trumpβs desecration of the White House is an insult to the American people and betrayal of the obligation to safeguard our history and heritage. The White House does not belong to President Trump; it belongs to the American people.β
--Senator Angus King, Maine Independent
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I just witnessed one of the greatest games in the history of baseball, sparked by arguably the greatest player on the planet, Shohei Ohtani.
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βA horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!β
--William Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 5, scene 4, line 13
Proton, a purebred Arabian, was given to Pope Leo XIV by Andrzej Michalski, founder of the Michalski Stud Farm, in KoΕobrzeg-Budzistowo, Poland.
Photo: Vatican Media
It's a Miracle!
56 years ago, October 16, 1969, the "Miracle Mets" stunned the Baltimore Orioles, beating them 4 games to 1, to become the first expansion team to win a division title, a pennant, and the World Series, and winning in only their eighth year of existence.
Cartoon by Guy Venables
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Just an INCREDIBLE 11 innings of baseball.
I feel bad for all those that think baseball is too boring for them.
There will be a lot of subplots and postgame analysis to game 4, but one of the biggest factors was Roki Sasaki mowing down 9 consecutive Phillies.
That was HUGE!!
Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki are the first Japanese-born starter/reliever combo to earn both the win AND save in the same #PostseasonΒ game. πβΎοΈπ―π΅π
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Shohei Ohtani striking out 9 Phillies was upstaged by Dodgers' right-fielder Teoscar Hernandez stunning the Philly crowd with a 3-run blast in the 7th, to put the Dodgers up for good, 5-3, in superbly pitched game by both teams.
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"The past three government shutdowns led to an estimated 56,000 years of lost productivity over 50 cumulative days due to furloughs."
-PBS
End of an Era!
Cleveland Indians: 1915-2021
Four years ago today, September 27, 2021, the last baseball game at Progressive Field in which the team was called the "Indians" was played.
As the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted former FBI Director, James Comey, for, among other charges, making false statements to Congress, PBS reminds us that "former Trump advisor Roger Stone is the most recent person to be convicted of lying to Congress. Trump pardoned him in 2020."
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The Rat Pack of the L.A. Dodgers: Roki Sasaki, Shohei Ohtani, Hyeseong Kim and Yoshinobu Yamamoto!
Congratulations! to the Dodgers for clinching their 12 division title in 13 years.
Well said, Jimmy.
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He's Back!
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return on Tuesday evening.
When Jack Paar walked off the show on Feb. 11, 1960 (because of a joke the network cut) and didn't return until March 7, the first words out of his mouth to the audience was: "As I was saying..."
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