White Sox @ AL West Champs September 19, 2017

[HudsonHawk]

T1:

Sanchez...0-2...strikes out swinging
Moncada...grounds to SS...no one there on the shift...shiftfuck single
Abreu...3-0...3-1...walks, Moncada to 2B
Delmonico strikes out swinging
Garcia grounds into FC, Abreu out 5-6 at 2B

0-0

[HudsonHawk]

B1:

Springer...0-2...1-2...2-2...Springer strikes out swinging
Reddick singles to CF
Altuve flies out F9 on the first pitch
Correa...takes strike one...takes strike two...foul...1-2...soft, broken bat liner to SS

0-0

[HudsonHawk]

T2:

Davidson...0-2...strikes out swinging
Anderson strikes out swinging
Smith grounds out 6-3 on a sharply hit ball

0-0

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I could eat 5 maybe 6 dollar hot dogs but I would regret it.

[HudsonHawk]

B2:

Marwin grounds out 3U
Bregman...0-2...1-2...grounds out 4-3
Beltran grounds out 3U

0-0

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I had a tomcat come home once with a gaping gash over his right eye. I was too late to take him to the vet so I superglued the gash together and took him to the vet the next morning. All the vet did was give him a shot, he said I did a good job with the superglue and no need to stitch. RIP Slick. He was a good boy.

[HudsonHawk]

T3:

Engel lines out to deep CF
Sanchez...full count...flies out to deep LCF on the track
Moncada grounds to 2B on the first pitch, but no one there on the shift...another shiftfuck single
Moncada steals 2B
Abreu...1-2...McCann crossed up again...2-2...3-2...doubles to LF, Moncada scores...left fielder no where to be seen on that one
Delmonico...3-0...3-1...3-2...taps back to the mound...1-3

1-0 Sox

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I had to buy new tires today. I thought about Hankook but ended up buying the Michelin again.

[HudsonHawk]

B3:

Gurriel singles to LF
McCann...0-2...1-2...2-2...3-2...pops out F4 on a pitch over his head...Gurriel doubled off of 1B as he leisurely walks back to the bag
Springer grounds out 6-3 on the first pitch

1-0 Sox

[doyce7]

What the fuck yuli? Goddamn that was stupid

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[MikeyBoy]

That was fucking terrible.

[HudsonHawk]

I had to buy new tires today. I thought about Hankook but ended up buying the Michelin again.

I buy Michelin almost exclusively.  I made the mistake of buying Falcon tires once for the Infiniti, because it takes a weird size and that's all they had.  They were mediocre tires and loud as fuck.  Never again.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Giolito is going to be a bad ass mothefuckerr. But he isn't yet. The Astros need to crush him.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I buy Michelin almost exclusively.  I made the mistake of buying Falcon tires once for the Infiniti, because it takes a weird size and that's all they had.  They were mediocre tires and loud as fuck.  Never again.

I've come to the realization, you can't go wrong with Michelin.

[Texifornia]

I had to buy new tires today. I thought about Hankook but ended up buying the Michelin again.

I just switched to Hancook. I've always put Michelins on this car, but I realized it was now 17 years old and didn't need fancy tires anymore. It turns out the Hancooks are every bit as good as the Michelins.

[doyce7]

I buy Michelin almost exclusively.  I made the mistake of buying Falcon tires once for the Infiniti, because it takes a weird size and that's all they had.  They were mediocre tires and loud as fuck.  Never again.

I almost always go with Goodyear for my old 1996 Dodge Ram and I have no complaints

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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I have a friend that swears by Yokahama Tires.

[doyce7]

I have a friend that swears by Yokahama Tires.

My dad uses them, he's had some problems with getting holes in them, but that may also be job related.

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[HudsonHawk]

T4:

Garcia grounds to 2B...but no one there...shiftfuck single.  Again
Davidson...0-2...strikes out swinging
Garcia to 2B on a wild pitch
Anderson...0-2...1-2...2-2...3-2...grounds out 5-3, Garcia to 3B
Smith flies out F8

1-0 Sox

[HudsonHawk]

I just switched to Hancook. I've always put Michelins on this car, but I realized it was now 17 years old and didn't need fancy tires anymore. It turns out the Hancooks are every bit as good as the Michelins.

In my mind, I don't see what the age of the car has to do with the quality of tires I buy.  I don't view it as "fancy" vs "plain".  I want the best tires I can get for safety, not for decoration.

[HudsonHawk]

I have a friend that swears by Yokahama Tires.

I had Yokohama tires on an old Datsun pickup I had back in the day.  They were very good tires. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Altuve goes oppo to tie the game!!!!

[doyce7]

I thought that was gonna get caught off the bat

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[HudsonHawk]

I almost always go with Goodyear for my old 1996 Dodge Ram and I have no complaints

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My experience:  Goodyear are garbage.  Your mileage may vary though.

[austro]

I had Yokohama tires on an old Datsun pickup I had back in the day.  They were very good tires. 

We put Yokohamas on my daughter's car a few years ago and I thought they were very good.

[NeilT]

Altuve!!  I need new tires.  And a new battery. I'm on my second ML, at about 300,000 miles between the two of them.  I've liked how the diesel has held up, but I need a new battery too, and I won't buy another.  To get to the battery you have to remove the back seat, and I don't like the notion of a car where you can't change your own battery.  Bregman!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I've had Toyo and Firestone in the past that were less than expected.

[HudsonHawk]

B4:

Reddick strikes out swinging
Altuve homers to RF on the first pitch
Correa...works the count full...rolls over on a meatball...grounds out 6-3
Marwin slaps a single to LF against the shift
Bregman doubles to LCF, Marwin scores
Beltran chops out 4-3 on the first pitch

But the Astros take a 2-1 lead

[doyce7]

My experience:  Goodyear are garbage.  Your mileage may vary though.

I imagine most of what one might think of tires being "good" or "bad" mostly can be attributed to luck. I've gotten as much as 5 years without needing to change tires. Maybe it's the fact I use Goodyear, maybe it's good luck. Then, I know very little about tires

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[HudsonHawk]

I've had Toyo and Firestone in the past that were less than expected.

Never been a fan of Firestone.  To me they're like Goodyear...sort of "builder's grade" tires that you get from a dealer. 

As for batteries, the last few I bought have been Interstate, but I honestly haven't had much good/bad experience with any brand.  I buy my tractor batteries at Walmart. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

To get to the battery you have to remove the back seat, and I don't like the notion of a car where you can't change your own battery.

That is just wrong. You need a Cayenne next.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Sears Die-Hard batteries are the best. That said, I've got the brand AAA sells....

[HudsonHawk]

I imagine most of what one might think of tires being "good" or "bad" mostly can be attributed to luck. I've gotten as much as 5 years without needing to change tires. Maybe it's the fact I use Goodyear, maybe it's good luck. Then, I know very little about tires

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If I don't get at least 5 years out of tires, I feel cheated. 

[HudsonHawk]

Sears Die-Hard batteries are the best. That said, I've got the brand AAA sells....

I used to be a fan of many things Sears...tires, batteries, appliances, tools..not so much anymore.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Yoan Moncada is a superstar in the making.

[austro]

Yoan Moncada is a superstar in the making.

It seems that everything he hits he hits hard.

[HudsonHawk]

Four of the Sox's five hits so far have been shiftfuck groundball singles

[NeilT]

I've come to the realization, you can't go wrong with Michelin.

I like their travel guides too.  I went to a Michelin three star restaurant once.  It was right after Christmas, and not many people were there.  They didn't sell tires, which you'd think if Michelin was going to like them they would do.

[HudsonHawk]

It seems that everything he hits he hits hard.

Except that last one...

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I used to be a fan of many things Sears...tires, batteries, appliances, tools..not so much anymore.

Yep. It's kind of sad but the corporation lacked innovation and failed to keep up with the dynamic market trends, first Walmart kicked them in the nuts and then Amazon drove the stake in their heart.

[HudsonHawk]

T5:

Engel flies out F8
Sanchez flies out F9 in RCF
Moncada...full count...chops one off the hands towards 3B..no one there on the shift...another shiftfuck single
Abreu grounds to 3B...Bregman kicks it right through the wicket...E5.  Moncada to 2B
Delmonico pops out F6

2-1 Astros

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Half way home. McHugh hasn't broke anything yet.

[HudsonHawk]

Yep. It's kind of sad but the corporation lacked innovation and failed to keep up with the dynamic market trends, first Walmart kicked them in the nuts and then Amazon drove the stake in their heart.

The irony (yes the real kind of irony) of Sears' demise is that they became what they were through the mail order model.  At one time you could get anything through sears...clothes, appliances...hell you could buy a house from Sears and they'd deliver it to your...well...maybe not your door.  But no matter what it was, if you wanted it, you just ordered it from Sears.  They let Amazon kick their ass via internet sales, putting their eggs into the brick and mortar basket. 

[HudsonHawk]

Half way home. McHugh hasn't broke anything yet.

He's through five and has had to get 20 outs already.

[HudsonHawk]

B5:

Gurriel flies out F7
McCann pops out F5
Springer flies out to medium RCF, Kalas wets his pants

2-1 Astros

[HudsonHawk]

Someone else grab some PBP

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I cancelled Direct TV today. The difference on the discount between an active employee and a retired employee for the package I had was $109.00. fuck that shit. MLB charged me $3.99 for MLB TV for the remainder of the year. I'm in Spain and Portugal from the 3rd to the 19 of October. I'm guessing I need to add some kind of international plan so I can watch the playoff games while traveling. Fucking AT&T's website suck balls.

[MikeyBoy]

Springer flies out to medium RCF, Kalas wets his pants

Kalas got me on that one.

[austro]

hell you could buy a house from Sears and they'd deliver it to your...well...maybe not your door.

When I was in high school we lived in a house that started out as a Sears house.

[austro]

Decent inning by Harris. Nice to see him back out there.

[MikeyBoy]

The irony (yes the real kind of irony) of Sears' demise is that they became what they were through the mail order model.  At one time you could get anything through sears...clothes, appliances...hell you could buy a house from Sears and they'd deliver it to your...well...maybe not your door.  But no matter what it was, if you wanted it, you just ordered it from Sears.  They let Amazon kick their ass via internet sales, putting their eggs into the brick and mortar basket. 

Like many, Sears didn't have the foresight or capability to transition from print catalog to digital/ecommerce.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Harris pitching top of 6

Garcia hits a hard grounder to Correa who snaps a throw to Gurriel.
Davidson FO to LF
Anders strikes out


middle of 6

Astros lead 2-1

[NeilT]

When I was in high school we lived in a house that started out as a Sears house.

We owned one in the Norhill Heights.  Knowing us, it was probably the same house. 

[HudsonHawk]

I cancelled Direct TV today. The difference on the discount between an active employee and a retired employee for the package I had was $109.00. fuck that shit. MLB charged me $3.99 for MLB TV for the remainder of the year. I'm in Spain and Portugal from the 3rd to the 19 of October. I'm guessing I need to add some kind of international plan so I can watch the playoff games while traveling. Fucking AT&T's website suck balls.

You don't need any sort of international plan from MLB to watch.  It's available anywhere from your standard subscription. 

[HudsonHawk]

Altuve has seen three pitches tonight and hit three fly balls to RF.  Luckily, one went a little deeper than the others.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I'm super impressed with the 23 year old  6'5" 255 lbs Giolito.

[chuck]

I'm a Hankook man myself. Although six months ago or so I had to replace a tire and didn't feel like buying an entire set. Nor did I feel like driving all over hell and half of Georgia loking for a Hankook so I now have three Hankook and one who knows what.

And I'm about to need to change the Hankooks. This'll be the third time in ten years so I guess I'm right on the every five years cycle.

What I really should do is buy a new car but I HATE spending money on cars.

[HudsonHawk]

I don't get it...whenever the Astros have a runner on 1B and he runs to 2B on the pitch, he's out.  Whenever opponents do it, he's safe.  Something's not fair. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

You don't need any sort of international plan from MLB to watch.  It's available anywhere from your standard subscription.

But don't I need some kind of international data plan through AT&T wireless at well?

[chuck]

I cancelled Direct TV today. The difference on the discount between an active employee and a retired employee for the package I had was $109.00. fuck that shit. MLB charged me $3.99 for MLB TV for the remainder of the year. I'm in Spain and Portugal from the 3rd to the 19 of October. I'm guessing I need to add some kind of international plan so I can watch the playoff games while traveling. Fucking AT&T's website suck balls.

T-Mobile, the greatest carrier in history, gives you free international roaming.

You'll find that in European cities free wifi is fairly ubiquitous. You should also just be able to get a local chip with pre-paid service that will give you data if you're going to be off the beaten path a bit.

Where the hell are you going to go, anyway?

[HudsonHawk]

But don't I need some kind of international data plan through AT&T wireless at well?

If you want to watch it via cellular data, yeah, you'll need an international data plan, or pay a million dollars in roaming charges.  You can do wifi for free, if it's available. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

King Marwin.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Giolito pitching in the bottom of the 6th

Reddick - leads off with a single to RCF.
Altuve - FO to LF
Correra - works the count 2-1, Josh thrown out at second trying to steal. Full count on Correa, Ball four.
Marwin - strike, ball, ball, strike, ball (WP allows Carlos to advance to 2nd), full count on Marwin, stays alive by fouling pitches off, still fouling, fouls the 11th pitch off his instep (ouch),  foul, swings and misses at the 13th offering.

end of 6
Astros lead 2-1

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Where the hell are you going to go, anyway?

I'm going to Madrid, Porto, Nazaré, and a town called San Miguel de Salinas that close to Alacante.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Gregerson in for the 7

Smith - strike out.
Engle - strikes out.
Sanchez - GO 4-1

Middle of 7

Astros lead 2-1

[Navin R Johnson]

Pretty sure you will need a VPN to mask your IP as well.

[HudsonHawk]

I'm going to Madrid, Porto, Nazaré, and a town called San Miguel del Salinas that close to Alacante.

If you get to Pillarno, Asturias, you can visit my ancestral homestead.  Most of the relatives have moved to Oviedo, however. 

[HudsonHawk]

Pretty sure you will need a VPN to mask your IP as well.

Why would he need to mask his IP?

[NeilT]

I cancelled Direct TV today. The difference on the discount between an active employee and a retired employee for the package I had was $109.00. fuck that shit. MLB charged me $3.99 for MLB TV for the remainder of the year. I'm in Spain and Portugal from the 3rd to the 19 of October. I'm guessing I need to add some kind of international plan so I can watch the playoff games while traveling. Fucking AT&T's website suck balls.

I haven't been to Portugal, but the green soup in Porto is supposed to be worth the effort.  In Madrid, visit at least one guitar store.  I like Felipe Conde near the opera house (if it's still there).  And at night visit the bars on the streets between the Puerto del Sol and the Plaza Mayor for tapas.  It feels stupid until about the third glass of wine, but there's no reason to eat anywhere else.  And the Prado is the greatest museum in the world.  Do you need somebody to carry your bags?

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Top of 7 Giolito still on the bump

Bregman - FO to LF
Beltran - LO 3U
Gurriel  - double to LF

pitching change

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

  And the Prado is the greatest museum in the world.

Yes.

[Navin R Johnson]

Why would he need to mask his IP?

I guess it depends. I can watch MLB App as long as I am in Houston.   When I travel it doesn't work because I am out of market.  When I was in Italy it didn't work and I had to use my slingbox to watch.   

[chuck]

I'm going to Madrid, Porto, Nazaré, and a town called San Miguel del Salinas that close to Alacante.

That's a damned odd itinerary.

Oviedo is an oddly pleasant place for a city with basically nothing going on. You can say that about a lot of places in Spain, though.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Top of 7 Giolito still on the bump

Bregman - FO to LF
Beltran - LO 3U
Gurriel  - double to LF

pitching change

McCann batting against Bummer and grounds out 6-3

Middle of 7

Astros lead 2-1

[chuck]

I guess it depends. I can watch MLB App as long as I am in Houston.   When I travel it doesn't work because I am out of market.  When I was in Italy it didn't work and I had to use my slingbox to watch.

Something is bizarrely fucked up in your settings because mlb.tv only cares if you are in market.

If you're in Zanzibar you can watch whatever you want.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

That's a damned odd itinerary.

Oviedo is an oddly pleasant place for a city with basically nothing going on. You can say that about a lot of places in Spain, though.

I'm visiting friends in Porto and San Miguel De Salinas. I've always wanted to see the 100 foot waves off the coast at Nazaré, and Museo Del Prado.

[HudsonHawk]

I guess it depends. I can watch MLB App as long as I am in Houston.   When I travel it doesn't work because I am out of market.  When I was in Italy it didn't work and I had to use my slingbox to watch.

I can watch MLB app from anywhere in the world.  In fact, it only works when I'm out of market.  I'm watching right now from Sumatra. 

[Navin R Johnson]

Something is bizarrely fucked up in your settings because mlb.tv only cares if you are in market.

If you're in Zanzibar you can watch whatever you want.

As long as your billing address isn't Houston.   The way I access MLB app is through my directv account, it is only good while you are in Houston.   

From the FAQ
What if I travel out of town; can I still stream the games?
Not at this time.
http://southwest-attsn.att.com/about-us/viewer-faq/

[HudsonHawk]

Astros just intentionally walked the go-ahead run...unconventional strategy.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

As long as your billing address isn't Houston.   The way I access MLB app is through my directv account, it is only good while you are in Houston.   

From the FAQ
What if I travel out of town; can I still stream the games?
Not at this time.
http://southwest-attsn.att.com/about-us/viewer-faq/

Well, you have to subscribe to MLB TV also to see games anywhere.

[HudsonHawk]

As long as your billing address isn't Houston.   The way I access MLB app is through my directv account, it is only good while you are in Houston.   

From the FAQ
What if I travel out of town; can I still stream the games?
Not at this time.
http://southwest-attsn.att.com/about-us/viewer-faq/

You're not using an MLB.TV account then, you're just viewing using the "in-market" streaming option. 

[NeilT]

That was a nice out.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Devo for the 8th

Moncada - goes down swinging.
Aberu - reaches base E6
Delmonico - strikes out
Garcia - is intentionally walked
Davidson - goes down swinging at the circle of death
Middle of 8

Astros lead 2-1

[HudsonHawk]

I've never been to Spain, but obviously want to.  Mrs. Hawk wants to visit her homeland of Italy first though, so we'll probably compromise and do what she wants. 

[Navin R Johnson]

Correct.  But I thought you couldn't get the MLB.TV app and watch Astros games, if you lived in Houston.   I know that was the case for several years when the Astros weren't carried on DirecTV.

[chuck]

Yes.

If you go in the winter and exclude the central rooms with Las Meninas and all that, there is basically no one around to bother you. I have on any number of occasions found myself basically alone in the Goya area on the south side of the museum. It is a truly glorious experience.

It was probably the last time I was there I was leaving, dark outside, and I was walking down the Paseo del Prado. Some idiot woman pulled out nearly into a bus and I almost laughed myself sick when the irate busdriver flung open the door and screamed at her, SUBNORMAL!, as this is a word I myself regularly employ in similar situations.

Why, just the other day I shouted it out the window at someone doing god inows what. My poor mother and my son were in the back seat. Mom leaned over and told my son, He just called that guy Superman!

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I've never been to Spain, but obviously want to.  Mrs. Hawk wants to visit her homeland of Italy first though, so we'll probably compromise and do what she wants.

Been to Barcelona and the Basque country. This will be my first time to Madrid.

[HudsonHawk]

Correct.  But I thought you couldn't get the MLB.TV app and watch Astros games, if you lived in Houston.   I know that was the case for several years when the Astros weren't carried on DirecTV.

You can now get in-market streaming, provided you have a subscription to ATTSportsNet and otherwise get the games via a cable or satellite provider.  That is new this year. 

But to get all games, you have to have an MLB.TV subscription.  Then you can watch any game from anywhere in the world. 

[NeilT]

The first time I went to the Prado, we spent a half-day.  I knew quite a bit about Spanish art, and we hired a guide who ran us through the highlights.  It was fine.  The second time we spent a full day, and spent most of it looking at Goya.  Who knew there was so much Goya?  It seemed like there were about 9 rooms just of the late stuff.  It was exhausting but unforgettable.

[HudsonHawk]

Well that sucked

[hostros7]

How does one apply to be, and be qualified for, the job of holding the headset?


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[chuck]

I've never been to Spain, but obviously want to.

Throw a dart at a (Michelin) map and go there for a week. Can't go wrong.

I've been fortunate enough to go all over and I've been to all sorts of places I had no expectation of and as I left I'd think, I really could have spent a lot more time here.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 8

Fartwire Farquhar pitching

Springer - doubles to RF
Reddick - sac bunt, Springer to 3rd
Altuve - GO 5-3. Springer is called out at home. He looks safe on replay, under review. SAFE

[HudsonHawk]

Well doesn't suck so bad...a fingernail scores a run

[NeilT]

If you have time, going to Toledo for the El Greco isn't bad either.  Toledo is kinda weird but the art is good.  And of all of it I like the Velazquez/Zurbaran/Murillo best of all.  Just an amazing place.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Bottom of 8

Fartwire Farquhar pitching

Springer - doubles to RF
Reddick - sac bunt, Springer to 3rd
Altuve - GO 5-3. Springer is called out at home. He looks safe on replay, under review. SAFE

Correa - FO RF

End of 8

Astros lead 3-1

[Knoxbanedoodle]

I'm glad they scored, but Jesus Christ Jose...

[HudsonHawk]

Throw a dart at a (Michelin) map and go there for a week. Can't go wrong.

I've been fortunate enough to go all over and I've been to all sorts of places I had no expectation of and as I left I'd think, I really could have spent a lot more time here.

One of my cousins who was born there now lives in Miami, and we've been talking about a trip to do some family history stuff.  I think that would be awesome. 

[hostros7]

The only way to fuck up a Spain trip is to try too hard to be a sightseer and tourist.


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[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

The first time I went to the Prado, we spent a half-day.  I knew quite a bit about Spanish art, and we hired a guide who ran us through the highlights.  It was fine.  The second time we spent a full day, and spent most of it looking at Goya.  Who knew there was so much Goya?  It seemed like there were about 9 rooms just of the late stuff.  It was exhausting but unforgettable.

I think Hironomous Bosch will be orgasmic.

[chuck]

The first time I went to the Prado, we spent a half-day.  I knew quite a bit about Spanish art, and we hired a guide who ran us through the highlights.  It was fine.  The second time we spent a full day, and spent most of it looking at Goya.  Who knew there was so much Goya?  It seemed like there were about 9 rooms just of the late stuff.  It was exhausting but unforgettable.

I could go to the Prado three days a week for a full month and not get tired of it. By the way, you don't want to miss the other two art museums in town, either, especially the Reina Sofia.

Another place I could spend an exaggerated amount of time in is the Museu de Catalunya in Barcelona. Stupidly I have only been there once and because I am an ignorant fucker I was completely unprepared for the outrageous excellence the place offers in staggering quantity.

[chuck]

I think Hironomous Bosch will be orgasmic.

That's another pretty busy section but not busy enough to keep you from being stunned by what you are seeing.

If you hang around long enough you can get some unimpeded distance on the pieces you want to view.

[hostros7]

I could go to the Prado three days a week for a full month and not get tired of it. By the way, you don't want to miss the other two art museums in town, either, especially the Reina Sofia.

Guernica is stunning in person and is worth the trip by itself.


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[chuck]

Guernica is stunning in person and is worth the trip by itself.

Since I am an ignorant fucker I had no idea that it's the size of an Amish barn. Stunning is an overused word I think but totally appropriate in this case.

[NeilT]

I think Hironomous Bosch will be orgasmic.

It was crowded, but worth the effort.  And there's a lot of Netherlands stuff. But you can only see the Spanish stuff in glimpses anywhere else. 

If you haven't read them, the Captain Alatriste novels by Reverte-Perez are fun reading. 

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Top of 9

Giles

Anderson - singles through the gap to LF
Hansen - strikes out
Narvaez - ball, strike swinging, strike, ball in the dirt, Anderson advances to second on the WP, caught looking for the second out.
Sanchez - Giles up 1-2, swing and misses a pitch McCann drops and throws out runner at first.

The Astros win!!!!

[NeilT]

Guernica is stunning in person and is worth the trip by itself.


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Yep.

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

Thanks for all the tips. I might have to go to the Prado coming and going--flying in and out of Madrid. A couple of my best friends moved to Porto from Austin a year and a half ago and they absolutely love it. The couple I'm visiting in San Miguel de Salinas are Brit Ex-Pats, my brother-in-law's sister and husband-they're crazy.

[NeilT]

I've never been to Spain . . .

Oklahoma?

[HudsonHawk]

Oklahoma?

Unfortunately

[Lefty]

Michelin for truck tires, off-brand heavy duty at the tire shop for trailers, NAPA for batteries and parts.

Hinch on Springer's mad dash home in the 8th. "I told him I was proud of his hustle and don't ever do that again until October."

[juliogotay]

I had Yokohama tires on an old Datsun pickup I had back in the day.  They were very good tires.

I did very well with Yokohama about 20 years ago. Put 80k or so miles on them.

[Ty in Tampa]

But don't I need some kind of international data plan through AT&T wireless at well?

Don't overpay for AT&T's Int'l data. Last i was in Ireland, i was able to hire a 4G cellular hotspot for the entire month for 100 Euros. It was good for all of the EU. They shipped it to my hotel so it was there when I arrived and it came with a pre-paid return envelope for when I returned. Do some research and see if there's something available to you. Here is the one I used but it's Ireland-based.

https://travelwifi.ie/

[BudGirl]

Have any of you ever watched the post game for Ford and Sparks on facebook live?  Sparks is funny.  Seriously funny.

[JimR]

Have any of you ever watched the post game for Ford and Sparks on facebook live?  Sparks is funny.  Seriously funny.

No time for baseball stuff. I was immersed in the discussion about tires and art galleries.

[BudGirl]

No time for baseball stuff. I was immersed in the discussion about tires and art galleries.

That didn't bother me.   But then again, I missed most of the game anyway.

[JimR]

That didn't bother me.   But then again, I missed most of the game anyway.

Did not bother me either. I watched the game and read the GZ this morning.

ETA: if I had still been in Calif, it would have bothered me a lot. I kept up with the games in LA and back in Houston last week through Sunday with the GZ.

[HudsonHawk]

Did not bother me either. I watched the game and read the GZ this morning.

ETA: if I had still been in Calif, it would have bothered me a lot. I kept up with the games in LA and back in Houston last week through Sunday with the GZ.

I did PBP as long as I could yesterday.  But you're not crazy about my PBP anyway...

[JimR]

I did PBP as long as I could yesterday.  But you're not crazy about my PBP anyway...

I like your pbp

[Col. Sphinx Drummond]

I like your pbp

I took over when HH couldn't continue and finished it out.