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45 minutes ago, mahantango#1 said:

Hit 91 today first 90 since July 17th.

Beat 'ya today. Got up to a steamy 94, still 93 here approaching 6pm.

How's our storm chances look today? I see that the LSV is Marginal.

5 minutes ago, canderson said:

Fair, Snyder is a giant piece of human garbage for many reasons. I was more focused on on-the-field results only. 

Again, much like the Orioles, all it takes is a horrific owner to decimate a franchise at almost every level. When I was growing up, Washington was a team that NFL fans had a lot of respect for. Sad to see what Snyder did to that fanbase. 

3 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

Not a lot to be excited about on the 12z GFS, but this is...interesting:

That almost looks like a map from springtime...96 in Richmond and 61 at Harrisburg?

That's one crazy gradient for this time of year. 

49 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

I mean the Pirates aren’t far superior to the D-Backs, but I agree with the above point for sure. Just wish Pittsburgh could field a competitive team again someday.

Me too. Well deserved. 2015 feels so long ago. 

11 hours ago, TimB84 said:

On the heels of getting swept by the Diamondbacks. 

That is the great thing about baseball though...any given series a bad team can get hot and string a few wins together, even against a far superior team. 

The O's have swept a total of 2 series this year. Both on the road. One was at Boston, the other at Houston.

Go figure. 

1 hour ago, Bubbler86 said:

We have those WGAL signs way out this way.  They have a big reach.  If Americanwx gets a sign on the road then some of us need some kicks backs.  LOL. 

We proudly greet tourists to the Historic District with a WGAL sign. 

High today was 83. Brats are going on the grill. Great summer evening ahead.

79 at noon. Going to be a great evening for some grilling. Bratwursts are ready to go...

12 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

So Cleveland is officially going to be The Guardians now??  WTF!?  Haha, I mean I just can't with this stuff anymore.  Has anyone told Native Americans they are being canceled yet?  Since when is it considered anything other than laudatory or a sign of admiration to name a sports team after something/someone?  Who's next, the Braves?  The Chiefs and Blackhawks?  Maybe the Warriors?  What about half the high school mascots in America? Who know where the fun goes!?  *eye roll*

Preach it! 

We've been waiting for Donegal to be forced to change their name...

8 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Mostly cloudy and still only 69 here.   Cooler than yesterday at this point. 

Sunny and 74 here. Should add a few/several degrees on to yesterday's high of 79. 

20 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Interesting Tampa news.  I bet his move was part new work and part retirement.  If I had to go back to Florida, Tampa/Bradenton/Sarasota would my choice.  Would need someone to pony up and get me living accommodations though as its out of control down there. 

 

Blue Jays headed north for the summer. 

Baseball is back at Rogers Centre! 

Speaking of Centre, why was the former home of the Caps and Bullets spelled Centre, and not Center? 

1 hour ago, Bubbler86 said:

Looks like Delta made an unscheduled stop at TPA.

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2021/07/22/battling-coronavirus-lightning-anthem-singer-sonya-bryson-kirksey-encourages-others-to-get-vaccinated/

 

 

 

Thanks for sharing, troubling story to read. I hope she can recover. 

Hershey connection to Tampa, Dave Mishkin was the radio voice of the Bears in the mid 1990s through their Cup championship in '97. He left Hershey to become the radio voice of the Lightning, where he remains today. 

Also of note from yesterday - I just read last evening that the Blue Jays are heading back to Canada! They begin playing up north on their next homestand...final game in Buffalo was Wednesday night. 

4 hours ago, Bubbler86 said:

And not really directly related but the whole Colts debacle is still something that people think about when they think about Baltimore.  IMO,  Baltimore is the better city of Washington and Baltimore but Washington gets all get attention.  Even down to the Washington Capitals/Baltimore Skipjacks thing that used to exist before skedaddling to Portland, ME. 

 

 

Skipjacks and Bears had some legendary games in the 1980s. Those were the glory years of the AHL. 

I can't talk about your first sentence...to this day, still too painful. 

I refuse to root for the Ravens. 

High for the day was 79...not sure the last time we failed to reach 80 on a day that was pretty much wall to wall sun. 

Just now, Bubbler86 said:

Opiniated speak (drivel?) ahead:

I look at the O's as the common man's team. I say that in a good way.  They are based in a big city but the city is sort of a sister city to neighbor Washington.  I know very few O's fans who are working for investments firms or work at the largest law firm around.  I am sure they are plenty of them I just do not know them.  All the O's fans I know work normal jobs, have mortgages, and live outside the City.  Almost all the Yankee fans I know are the exact opposite.  They live in a world of Go Big or Go Home as to their lives.  Same as a lot of Red Sox fans (no Offense Canderson).  A lot of people at Yankees games are there as part of a business deal of some kind.   If I had to break down in front a Yankees fan or O's fans house I would choose the O's in a heartbeat.  LOL 

I totally understand and agree with your sentiment. Once the novelty of Camden Yards subsided, all of the people you spoke about disappeared for the most part and the true fans remained. And 10 years ago or so, long after OPCY had become another ballpark, the team averaged 2 million plus per year. Baltimore has great, great fans, but how long can we be patient with Mr. Angelos leading us into an oblivion of ineptness? 

31 minutes ago, paweather said:

ItsTrainingTime = O's. NO please NO! LOL. 

Nothing greater than winning the World Series than in Veterans Stadium.

Too bad that was 38 years ago.  

29 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

He’s representing the 2nd most recent of his pro sports teams to win a championship.

This is a true fact, and a testament to my suffering. 

26 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

There are so MANY O's fans in the southern third of Central PA.    He is in good company.  They seem really concentrated around Hanover where most O's fans are also Nascar fans.    Maybe it is time for you to add a new Cowboys logo to counteract? 

People make fun of our lack of attendance - what city would support a team as bad as we are? 

Here's a fact - the Orioles are the fastest team to 50 million fans in any city after they opened a new ballpark. O's reached 50 million in just over 16 seasons. Prior to that though, there were years of 2 million plus numbers at the old stadium. 

Give us a competitive team, we'll be there. 

@Bubbler8679/59 here matches that map you posted perfectly. 

Temp is running a few degrees under the projected high - again, have to think some of that is smoke/haze induced.

6 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Someone/thing needs to pay the exorbitant salaries of athletes.  Back in the days you speak of, athletes made similar salaries to Joe Q Business guy. 

3 minutes ago, sauss06 said:

back in those days we knew everyone's roster. Then again, back in those days we had everyone's phone number memorized too. 

 

All so very true. Pretty soon we'll be anxiously awaiting the initialization of the State Farm GFS run. 

Remember the days when you'd hear the name of a stadium or arena and immediately knew who played there?

14 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

I never knew they crossed the border.  I am 0-2 now.  

Yeah, I didn't realize that until a couple of years ago. There's actually a bunch in Buffalo, including one that's right down the road from Rich, I mean Ralph Wilson, I mean New Era, I mean Bills, actually I mean Highmark Stadium. 

@TimB84 there you go - both the Riverhounds and the Buffalo Bills play in Highmark Stadium.

4 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Yea, I do not know.  I see your point with the dates being different each way.    Maybe US citizens can come back but no Canadians.  

Just don't fly Delta.

Lucky 7s...77.7 here at 1pm. #perfectsummerweather

5 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

Actually they just extended that, I forgot.  No Blue Jays game for you.   New date is Aug 21 for now. 

Blue Jays be playin' in Buffalo this season, I believe. 

20 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

Wait, weather isn’t supposed to be our whole lives?

Edit: I forgot it’s supposed to be balanced with sports and talking about Pillow.

12 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

In the winter some here check the 0Z GFS and Euro while lying on their pillow with a West Coast sporting event on in the background.   Speaking of sports it looks like the Olympics will at least get started so the US Men's BkBall team has a big matchup with France.  France has two NBA All Star Level Players.  Vive Le Upset Alert? 

Weather isn't everything, but everything else revolves around the weather. 

I long for the days when we sent amateur athletes to compete. Those were the Olympics I loved when I was younger, and what made the Miracle on Ice one of the greatest sports moments of my life. 

30 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said:

It is definitely still smoky above and some at the surface here.   Only 68 at this point.  Filtered sun fighting the smoke.  Do not think A/C has turned on yet today...that is a miracle in its own right. 

It's 76 here. A/C enjoying yet another day of full operation here in the Historic District.