"Bring Back Buck! / Kanye / Diamond and Silk's Movie"

"Bring Back Buck!"  I am NOT surprised that my Yankees tanked early in the playoffs (see my Oct. 3rd blog.)  However, I never expected Luis Severino. our starting pitcher in Game 3 of the ALDS. to only warm up for 8 inadequate minutes before game time, and for us to lose that game 16-1!!!

It was an absolute disgrace.

Last year at this time. the mantra was "Joe (former Yankee manager Joe Girardi) Must Go" and THIS October I think we need ANOTHER managerial change.  As much as I like Aaron Boone as a person, the team's failures, as I laid them out on Oct. 3rd and what has happened SINCE then, point to a team that needs to learn fundamental basics of baseball and to be motivated by a disciplinarian who'll help them reach their potential.  I'm probably the ONLY one saying this, but I think we need to bring BUCK SHOWALTER back.  Yes, I say the mantra for THIS October should be "Bring Back Buck!"

     AND OF COURSE I'm well aware that the Yanks fired him in '95, but it was HE (Showalter) who laid the foundation for our success in '96, '98, '99 and 2000. And, TORRE reaped the benefits of it all.

     AND, YES!! I know that he got fired by the Orioles this year after managing them to the WORST season EVER, but he'd be highly motivated to "come full circle" and win a championship with the Yanks before he retires, if asked to (I think).

     NOTE: I'd prefer Miami Marlins manager MATTINGLY for this role, but he is presently under contract, whereas Buck is available.




Kanye.  I'm glad to see the Democrats mad that Kanye West is now friendly with President Trump.  Anytime the Dems are mad, it means they are frustrated about something and any time the Dems are frustrated and whining it means they DIDN'T GET THEIR WAY, and that's good news for America.

Having said all of that, while I admire anyone willing to think for his or her self, and in THAT sense I appreciate Kanye taking the heat he's taking, I still don't like Kanye West.  It's like when boxing promoter Don King said he's Republican....was I supposed to forget what an unsavory dude he was just because he's a Republican, like me??*  Let Kanye renounce his LIFESTYLE, not just change his political affiliations, and then I may view him differently.




Finally, "Diamond and Silk" have a movie coming out, in theaters THIS MONDAY, Oct. 15th, FOR ONE DAY ONLY.  Now, these ladies are TRUE black Conservatives (I'm yet to be convinced about Kanye.)  I'm not going to miss Men's Bible Study to see it Monday night, mind you.....but my heart is with these ladies, they are VERY brave and smart and THEIR endorsement of Trump means a lot more to me than Kanye's self-serving, publicity-garnering efforts on Trump;s behalf!!




     * I was appalled to see the convicted murderer Don King's plaque in the Boxing Hall of Fame when we visited recently.  However, regarding "Bring Back Buck," when we visited the BASEBALL Hall of Fame I didn't see a plaque honoring his managerial achievements EITHER, Lol!!