So, sports fans, did you see this coming: Dodgers lose two in a row to the Brewers in best of 7 league championship series. Shocking.
Pundits are asking: WHy is Ohtani not on the bench? The player is obviously hurting. Put in a healthy player and look for better outcomes. Keeping him in the lineup tells us you are losing hope. The next pitcher has a lot on his arm in the next game. If L.A. lose a 3rd game in a row- look out: trouble a "brewin'.
So, the price of diesel fuel continues to rise. WHo needs diesel anyway? Is your car runiing on this fuel type? Do you arrive at the filling station looking for the single green hose? Of course not; and you pity those pickup drivers who need diesel to feed the beast under the hood.
It was a sad day in Chi-Town as one of the local teams went down in defeat to its nearby rival : the Cleveland Guardians. Sox Manager-Will Veneable did his utmost to win the last contest that would send the team on. It didn't happen as the Sox bats went silent in the face of dominant pitching and timely hitting by the opponent.
In a feat of rare quality, the Guardians came back after losing 2 straight at home. It seemed a foregone conclusion that the Sox would win 3 out of 5. No, it was not to be. The boys from Chicago were spent; they had little to offer during those 3 contests, unable to muster the hitting or pitching needed. SO, the game of baseball demonstrated again: it's not over until it's over!
So sayeth the baseball gods. The final score: 2-0. And it wasn't that close.
So, Mad Vlad and his Kremlin gang target public transportation-buses loaded with passengers getting to work and getting home from work. Defenseless civilians. This what Russya is all about these days. Stymied by the defense establishment in Ukraine, totally lacking manpower and equipment, the Russyan army is out of options excepting the possibility of scaring innocent civilians. Oh, and we have not forgotten the kidnapping of children by Little Green Men in the DonBass Region.
Those millitary units will be uncovered and their soldiers and leaders will be held accountable for their crimes against children. What nation other than uncivilized barbarians capture children, remove them from their mothers , and enslave them in a foreign land?
So, we have a modern nation; an educated nation, a nation with historical literary and artistic accomplishments of world class levels; but within this country are legions of madmen, ready to carry out the bidding of poisoned dictators. These children await deliverance from this imprisonment. The world waits for the Rus to return to civilization and give up its failed request to expand the borders of the largest country of the planet.
So, Riyadh City airport is bombarded by missiles fired by Houthis in Yemen. Certainly when an international airport is struck by enemy fire, a response is justified. Something wrong in Saudi Arabiaa. The government is living in an oil-filled bubble and it has been for decades. They have relied on foreign governments to provide security because the governments need the oil.
What now? The price of oil is shooting upward again, followed by interest rates which together have crippled governments around the world including China, the USA, France, and more. Isn't it time to say enough already. Most of the Middle East crisis is fueled by Iran, a dictator's theocracy whose time is way past. Iran has provided the weaponry that has been used to destabilze multiple countries iuncluding now, Saudi Arabia. The Saudis sit around and bemoan the situation but because they've neglected their own defense, they lack the power and ability to strike back against the attackers on their doorstep.
And now, as the USA stutters in its attempt to defeat Iran, the world watches. Israel is not in this mix other than its 3 year old war against HAMAS in Gaza, which shows no sign of ending in the near term. The Houthis want to remain a player in the region if for no other reason than to maintain its position as an Iranian proxy.
So, a fifth game is required now after Chicago lost 2 in a row to the Guardians. What seemed like a sweep was in the offing, now looks like a run of 3 victories ccould eliminate the White Sox from the playoff cycle.
A devastating inning not only saw a lead evaporate, but it highlighted a 5 run lead late in the contest. Up 9-4 after 6 innings, the Cleveland team was all smiles as they went to the bullpen for high=powered pitching to close the game. Chicago answered with only one more run despite putting two men on with no outs in the bottom of the 9th.
The fifth game will be played tomorrow in CLEVELAND.
As Mad Vlad Putin careens down the lonely path to his own grave, historians believe that the Eu should be prudent in its plans despite the evidence that the Russian army in Ukraine is in a stalemate.
Lawrence Freedman is one of the most respected modern era historians and specializes in military historry and political decisions related to armed conflict(s). He has been awarded many prizes related to his written work. He is also an emeritus professor off history at Kings College in London. His book list his long and distinguished by its comprehensive coverage of the 20th century and early 21st century conflicts. He is unsparing in his exposure of the Russyan ability to cause disruption wherever and whatever it sees as a future interest.
His recent writings develops a plan for the European nations to coalesce in recognizing the Russyan threat to the east, again. As the Kremlin becomes increasingly fearful of losing completely in Ukraine, Putin & Co. will become more desparate in their attempt to avoid the inevitable defeat and humiliation.
The Plan
First, Leaderss should call out Russya and tell the citizenry what's happening and the need to recognize struggles with the country and how they are best addressed.
Second, they must better defend against attacks in whatever form they arrive, stepping up intelligence gathering efforts immediately and rearming against possible confrontation along the borders,
Third, demonstrate that bRussyan efforts will fail and give more broad support to Ukraine right now.
