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1 minute ago, Itstrainingtime said:

The team I admire most in MLB? The Rays. Again this year they were largely discounted as they are every year...and look where they are...

Now real quick, someone fire off the starting 9. 

Yeah...I didn't think so.  

TB is red hot in general.  They cannot do attendance well there but man do they work wonders on small budgets in different sports. 

Just now, paweather said:

Terrible slump this year, I like him but he isn't the same as when he was with the Pirates. 

Pirates and Phillies representative pics of Cutch below.

2 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

And Cutch.

Grampy Cutch

Just now, paweather said:

and Rueben's idea was to win and win right away, it wasn't bad it worked in 2008 and they spent a ton of money in Free Agency and Trades to get the critical pieces back then. Now, they are spending dollars like Harper but don't have a complete team around him. Pitching is terrible outside of Nola and even he is up and down. Bullpen is horrible. I want them to go to the Moneyball approach like the A's did. 

Moneyball is more fun for the fans, IMO.   Plucky winners are easy to root on. 

1 minute ago, paweather said:

Look at the Phillies, last time in the playoffs was 2011. Awful. Rueben was good with going all in from 2007-2011 with a blockbuster pitching staff and awesome offense but the minor league system just went to the toilet. We had to start over now for 10 years. We would have won 2 straight WS if we didn't play the Yankees in 2009. 

I think signing Harper has doomed them for awhile. 

5 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Is this valid through the end of the run? 240 hours? 

Yes, should have clarified.

5 minutes ago, paweather said:

YARD SAVER!

Today is a nice yard saver even being dry.  Its a treat out.  Cloudy, 73, and breezy.  Another below normal day to start off summer.  

5 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

Maybe a little drier towards Baltimore, the O’s won’t get rained out as they build their 14 game winning streak.

Only 13 to go.  I approve of them taking 3 from the Ray's. 

2 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

Bullseye of 5” of rain along the PBZ/CTP border for the model run.

Just now, TimB84 said:

It’s a very unsettled pattern with a lot of rain and storms, and muggy disgusting dewpoints pushing the mid 70s.

Yes.  Not a comfortable look at all.  Instead of ridge dominated pattern we are thrown into the tropics. 

Euro went from 90+ at MDT, next Friday, to low 70's....in one model run.  Huge jump for the stodgy Euro.   Lots of rain behind some of the change. 

Just now, TimB84 said:

EC shuts off the heat rather early too.

 

But you won’t escape the humidity. You know this, we live in PA. It’s going to be humid nearly every day from whenever it starts until at least the end of August.

I was just coming on here to mention.  Out in your area it really throws any heat wave at all into question.   Drops temps 2-4 degrees from yesterday at 12Z. 

Just now, TimB84 said:

I can deal with the garden variety, relatively transient heat wave that model trends seem to be settling on. It’s days upon days of temperatures well into the 90s that gets me.

May be a good compromise between the camps here.    The heatmeisters have been patient with our Memorial day record cold snap talk.  

17 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

Saw that. We’ll see what the CMC does. It’s the last man standing when it comes to a historic early June heat wave.

CMC was still pretty toasty.  I think there is little doubt either way it is going to get hot next week.  Just how hot. 

3 hours ago, TimB84 said:

It’s difficult to impossible to get through the long non-snow season without BS-ing about off topic stuff.

GFS definitely tempered the heat wave....big time actually...due to clouds and rain from what appears to be the ridge breaking down much faster. 

1 minute ago, paweather said:

Lots of sports talk as well and winter forecasts in May. 

That too.  O's off the schneid, America's team (talk of the Dallas Football Cowboys permeates into all walks of life so no surprise there),  etc 

12 minutes ago, paweather said:

Page 100. Hit the century mark. 

Thank you Masks, A/C, GFS and CMC hitting the mark on LR temps, and other off topic items.  LOL

Just now, canderson said:

Wait, you got rain? WTF? 

You are the dry gulch of 2021 so far.  We got 12-18 hours of steady light rain last weekend while you got nothing.  LOL. 

1 minute ago, paweather said:

Meaning? Tornadoes? or just heavy storms or that they missed the rain. 

Sad because the storm misses them.  Not a stratiform type of rain.  I am fearful I or anyone could come up empty tomorrow heading into a possible smelting pot of a week next week. Training is going to need Daxx to come over and water the flowers. 

5 minutes ago, paweather said:

Yeah, I think tomorrow for sure. Let's hope the 12z suite trend cooler for next week. LOL. 

I just worry about tomorrow.  Hit or miss.  Someone may be sad.  

19 minutes ago, paweather said:

Mostly Cloudy right now here, let's see if we can get some storms popping up today and tonight. Likely tomorrow for sure. 

Long range HRR suggests most of the LSV is waiting until tomorrow AM.  At least its not sunny right now. 

3 minutes ago, TimB84 said:

 

A bit of a tangent, but we are taking a family vacation in August (my parents, me and my wife, my sister and her husband and 2 year old son, and my brother). The house we’re renting allows 2 dogs. Between us, there are 5. I think we’ve cut that down to 3 that will actually go, but pretty sure we’re going to take the chance.

We foster and have cats that are usually needing extra help and we take some or all when we go away.  I always tell them one cat but its usually two or three.  They are always clean and leave no issues behind.  I think people want to protect against a cat/dog lady bringing tons in.  Many places will not allow cats at all due to allergies.  Biggest fear for us is if they are there to meet us. 

So for my 5000th post I am going to dedicate it to @Blizzard of 93 to remind him that any snow we get this month still technically counts in the 20-21 winter season.  Keep up the hope!

1 minute ago, TimB84 said:

I mean I’m sure it costs an arm and a leg to keep a house at 68 on the Outer Banks, but it’s not like these rental properties aren’t making a killing anyway.

If I ever went to a rental place that had a "lock" on the thermostat I would have to move to another location. 

1 minute ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Generally expecting highs in the mid 80s on the coastline next week. It will be humid as crap though. 

You know, I am a rule follower through and through but I'm always challenged to follow my morals on vacation. There's a notice in our house stating not to set the AC below 74 degrees...are you kidding me? 

Yea, 74?  Really its not always the temps as well its the "conditioning of the air" unless one wants soggy papers all through the house.