Sports Blow

Unusual autumnal weather here in New Jersey. As we write this it's 37 degrees out [Scorching!-Ed]. We're using American numbers, not the stunted British numbers, love. By midafternoon the mercury will climb to 80. We'll probably barbeque a couple of times this week and...SMASH...oh look, Oldest Daughter knocked a dish off the counter. We didn't know Pyrex could shatter like that at 6:47 AM... 

Beat the Mets, cheat the Mets, step right up and defeat the Mets. The Dodgers blew out the Mets once again to advance to the World Series. The Dodgers are a better team, that's all. This was probably Pete Alonso's last game with the Mets, he had a down and very un-clutch year. We wouldn't break the bank to sign him back, but someone will. 

Speaking of sports futility, Mrs. Stroock's Eagles blew out our own New York Giants 28-3. A dear friend of ours is an Eagles fan, we've spent all morning telling him how much we hate his guts. Former Giant Saquon Barkley had a revenge game, rushing for 176 yards. Some morons at the Meadowlands were booing Barkley. Giants' ownership didn't even make an offer. The Giants had 104 yards in total and head coach Brian Daboll lifted QB Daniel Jones. What can we say? at 2-5 the Giants blow. The sad thing is that the Eagles are...okay and their head coach is a madman who needs a SSRI medication adjustment. A really good team would have put up 40 + points on the Giants. 

And wrapping up New York sports generally blowiness, the Steelers defeated the poser Jets 37-15. Aaron Rodgers must be wondering why he ever wanted to go to the Jets. Never go to the Jets. They're nicknamed Gang Green for a reason there, boyo. At 2-5, Aaron Rodger's Jets are the same old Jets [And the Jets haven't made the playoffs since the second Obama Ministry-Ed]. That's right, Ed. 

Hell of a night in New York sports. A hell of a night. 

In political news a bunch of swing state secretaries have said they won't announce their election results on election night. We'll have to wait days for final results of course. The Democrats are telling us how they intend to steal 2024. We'll ask the same question we've been asking all autumn, how does Trump plan to Stop the Steal? However, it is possible that Trump is doing so well it won't matter. Maybe it'll be a blowout. On the gripping hand we don't have to worry about keeping ourself busy on election night because election night just won't matter that much. 

Israel Radar has a piece about what Israel does with Gaza going forward. For years before the 10/7 genocide, we slammed people who argued that Israel should topple Hamas. Yeah, we asked, and then what? Well Israel seems to be facing that question right now. Israel occupying the strip is a moronic idea. That'll lead to insurgency and COIN and nightly announcements of Israeli casualties. Who wants to redo Iraq? We don't trust the Arabs to run the place either. There's a strong case to be made for leaving a smoldering pile of rubble and walking away. 

We've been wondering about this...the Israelis cracked an Iranian spy ring...in Israel! Also, the Israelis won't authorize a strike on Iran until the very last minute to 'prevent leaks'. Wonder who they're worried about leaking intel? Reminder, the Harris-Biden Regime is littered with Iran symps and spies. We don't know what the Israelis are planning vis a vis Iran, but it better be good. A rather talented, charismatic and good looking author wrote a novel about that once. 

Monday Metal, we just can't get enough Rory Gallagher. Used to Be, a nice bluesy rock song with some good riffs and a catchy beat: