Taco Tuesday
This is only partly political, but it is baseball and some crazy stuff.
Okay, first off, do not eat tacos at a baseball game. Hell, I don’t even eat hot dogs on Dollar Dogs night, much less try to eat as many as I possible can at one time. Tacos have hard sharp points to them. Shoving them down your throat is like swallowing a garbage disposal while it’s running. Crispy tacos are meant to be eaten slowly with drinks of your favorite adult beverage in between bites.
I realize that minor league baseball is all about the entertainment, but for gosh sake, watching people go into severe digestive distress is surprisingly unpopular with the kiddos. So, you gotta wonder who came up with this idea.
Following this event, the Fresno Grizzlies, the farm team for the Washington Nationals, announced …
A taco-themed festival set for Saturday at the ballpark, “The Taco Truck Throwdown,” will go on as planned — but that event’s eating competition has been canceled, the team announced Wednesday.
Well, that’s just damn thoughtful of them.
I want remind customers that the Fresno Grizzles had to apologize to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for calling her among those who are “enemies of freedom.”
On Memorial Day, the Grizzlies played a famous speech by Ronald Reagan between games of their doubleheader against the El Paso Chihuahuas
As Reagan’s words extolling American values were heard, images were beamed on the scoreboard of North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un, late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro — and Ocasio-Cortez, the outspoken first-term Democratic congresswoman from New York City.
They say it was a mistake. That’s what they say.
I don’t understand how the minor leagues are set up vis-a-vis MLB. The Nats minor league affiliate in Syracuse somehow severed the relationship and the only team available to hook up with was the Fresno Grizzlies. It’s a lot farther to DC from Fresno than from Syracuse. And, the Nats have been shipping players back and forth all season, what with all the injuries and all. Needless to say, the shenanigans in Fresno have been embarrassing. Not to mention damned inconvenient.
1“As Reagan’s words extolling American values were heard, images were beamed on the scoreboard of North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un, late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro — and Ocasio-Cortez, the outspoken first-term Democratic congresswoman from New York City.
They say it was a mistake. That’s what they say.”
Well, there *was* that ersatz presidential seal when 45 spoke at TurningPoint USA. I guess someone at the Grizzlies thought turnabout was fair play.
We’ve become a country of juveniles. *sigh*
2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBWxqcvH7Dk
AOC could give a crap about your apologies, to wit:
Fiery left-wing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy tangled on Twitter Tuesday over organized labor in a clash of the social-media titans.
“Hey @aoc welcome to thunder dome,” Portnoy, a well-known right-leaning agitator, challenged the New York congresswoman. “Debate me.”Portnoy threw down the gauntlet after AOC injected herself into a battle Portnoy was waging on another front over the recent formation of a union by workers at The Ringer, a sports site in competition with Barstool Sports.“Heard @ringer employees want to unionize.
Little refresher how I feel about unions,” wrote Portnoy on Monday.Portnoy fired back on Tuesday, “If you work for @barstoolsports and DM this man I will fire you on the spot.
”It was at that point that famously far-left Ocasio-Cortez dove into the fray. ‘on the spot,’” wrote the Capitol Hill freshman. “ALL workers in the US have the protected freedom to organize for better conditions.”
Portnoy fired back on Tuesday, “If you work for @barstoolsports and DM this man I will fire you on the spot.”
“If you’re a boss tweeting firing threats to employees trying to unionize, you are likely breaking the law & can be sued, in your words, ‘on the spot,’” wrote the Capitol Hill freshman. “ALL workers in the US have the protected freedom to organize for better conditions.”
3I saw a post on Lawyers, Guns and Money about Netflix’s mini-series The Taco Chronicles. Yum!
http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2019/08/the-taco-chronicles
4Three cheers for organized labor! Management controls the billboards and ran the st00pid attack on Representative Ocasio-Cortez. Think Marge Unnewehr Schott and a mouth nearly as bad as IQ4.5’s. No, Ms. JuanitaJean Herownself, not trying to sneak a cuss word past Mama. German cussing is much more colorful than unnewehr, although that surname could cause some fun with English cognates. But I digress.
Management and/or Republicons attack. Baselessly. Players and workers unite for a common cause. Think Colin Kaepernick and taking a knee. Only Steve King and the Republicons would think summarily executing citizens, especially children, is a good idea.
Have been reading about Senator Harris during an interview with Blitzer on CNN. Her reaction to the st00pid stuff said by Steve King and Cuccinelli was perfect. “…but before it was even over, Harris could only laugh, speechless. “These guys are just out of their minds! What is that?,” she laughed. “What is going on with these people?” I think I am in love. Am now officially a Democrat. ;D
5Should you find yourself in Oaxaca, try to take in a Guerrero’s ball game.
6They serve the finest tacos on a soft wheat tortilla. The beer might not be as cold as you would like, but what ball park has truly cold beer ( save Target Field in April ).
Fresno might as well be smack in the middle of BF County Mississippi.
It’s where that freak/idiot Nunes comes from also too.
7Remember: when tacos are outlawed, only outlaws will have tacos.
8Go, AOC! That woman is going to be president someday.
Also, the El Paso Chihuahuas? Because they think they’re eight feet tall and bulletproof? Because they’re tiny but fierce? Because they’re incredibly determined (for which read stubborn)? I have two of the canine variety, and can vouch for them as all those things.
9Fresno is a political sh!thole.
Hey, it’s a known fact!
10h/t to John Ratzenberger, aka Cliff Clavin
We watched the baseball games that our Houston Astros played in Monterey, Mexico. We were both fascinated by the sideline reporting featuring the ballpark food! It looked absolutely delicious (and way cheaper than at Minute Maid)
11Dollar Dawg night at Wednesday softball doubleheaders is a very inexpensive dinner.
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