Mid-Morning Art Thread

The Dugout
Norman Rockwell

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (AnEIe)

2 Good morning good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (cYBz/)

3 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

4 Man, hitting F5 like a minkey on crack!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:31 AM (AnEIe)

5 I take it the game is going well.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (ittVa)

6 Cubs lose again?

Posted by: dantesed at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (Oy/m2)

7 Who the player manspreading!!

Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 09, 2026 09:32 AM (cYBz/)

8 I think this needs to be a little more "dugout" to keep us safe.

Posted by: 3rd String Ayatollah at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (JCZqz)

9 This is fine art. Needs a dog, though.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (lFFaq)

10 I'd jeer Chicago too...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (AkEZC)

11 Those blokes look bored.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (WKdEz)

12 The manager was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

13 Cute and seasonality appropriate.

Posted by: Tuna at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)

14 is that skippy jacobson?

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

15 You're not cheating hard enough.

Posted by: Houston Astros at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (2Ez/1)

16 grammiewinger will spend all day smiling at this, I hope

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (+zKoH)

17 It's a hot and muggy July afternoon, and we're already out of the pennant race . . .

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (LzLR8)

18 9 is goat now.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

19 Oh, put me in coach, I'm ready to play today
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be centerfield

Posted by: John Fogerty

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (AnEIe)

20 Shouldn't that batboy be in school, absorbing transgender ideology?

Posted by: The Teechers Union at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)

21 Two fags evaluate boy's ass

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 09, 2026 09:35 AM (Kt19C)

22 There's no crying in baseball!

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:35 AM (XuXeR)

23 I like Rockwell. Knowing that he used his friends and neighbors as models, I wonder if the dejected young player was someone he knew.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (ufSfZ)

24
Give dat bum the raspberry!!!!

Giv'em da razzberry!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (iJfKG)

25 "Swing and a miss! …and that one was juuuust a bit outside."

Posted by: Zombie Bob Uecker at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (cYBz/)

26 Shouldn't that batboy be in school, absorbing transgender ideology?

He was promoted. The Cubs just ran out of relievers.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 09:37 AM (ittVa)

27 Where are all the players, fans, and children of coler?

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein Of Brattleboro, VT at April 09, 2026 09:37 AM (oftw2)

28 Love it. And would be appropriate for the Man Cave. I'm always attracted by baseball nostalgia. I'm not a collector or anything, just a lighthearted fan.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:37 AM (DgMqy)

29 Thanks for the Rockwell, CBD!

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at April 09, 2026 09:37 AM (7skvk)

30 Baseball team names Id like to see:

The Louisville Sluggards

The Winslow Homers

The Homburg Sliders

?????

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)

31 Cute and seasonality appropriate.
Posted by: Tuna at April 09, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)
*****
Was expecting this ⛳️, but got this ⚾️
It's all good.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (NpAcC)

32 This is over. Put the kid in.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (bss/y)

33 Interesting backstory to this painting:

https://tinyurl.com/5aubdjrx

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (jB7fc)

34 Baseball team names Id like to see:

The Louisville Sluggards

The Winslow Homers

The Homburg Sliders

?????
Posted by: muldoon

How do you feel about the Lansing Lugnuts?

Posted by: Zombie Bob Uecker at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (cYBz/)

35 This is that Japanese game.

I think they call it (phonetic spelling) bay-su-bo-ru.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (BHrzb)

36 30 Baseball team names Id like to see:

The Louisville Sluggards

The Winslow Homers

The Homburg Sliders

?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)

Louisville is actually the 'River Bats.' It's wierd.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (bss/y)

37 That's a beautiful painting. Thanks.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (Sco7b)

38 Looks like they are losing, 9 -0

Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (EZIW5)

39 I'll bet a beer didn't cost $18.50 in those days.

Posted by: Get Your Scorecard Here! at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)

40 23 I like Rockwell. Knowing that he used his friends and neighbors as models, I wonder if the dejected young player was someone he knew.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (ufSfZ)
——

See my link above. It’s the actual batboy from the other team ….

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 09, 2026 09:39 AM (jB7fc)

41 Classic!
Love how his painting tell a story, or really, set up a story that you get to fill in because it's sparked your imagination.

There's a reason why two of the biggest collectors of Rockwell are Spielberg and Lucas.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2026 09:40 AM (Suwql)

42 Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: The Savannah Bananas at April 09, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

43 Baseball team names Id like to see:

The Louisville Sluggards

The Winslow Homers

The Homburg Sliders

?????
Posted by: muldoon

Mudville Nine
Toledo Mud Hens

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:40 AM (AnEIe)

44 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Can't go wrong with a Rockwell.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (2WIwB)

45 Bull Durham, just a great movie . .

‘Show us that million-dollar arm, because I got a good idea about that five-cent head of yours.’

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (LzLR8)

46 Is this the final sketch? Because when I saw the Post magazine cover, it was much more detailed, IIRC.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (BHrzb)

47 17 cubs mathematically eliminated from playoffs in april.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)

48 [sorry, but not everything is gay [CBD]

Posted by: the sassiest batboy in chicago at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (ZHv3n)

49 Baseball team names Id like to see:

The Louisville Sluggards

The Winslow Homers

The Homburg Sliders

?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)

The Kissimmee Astros.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:41 AM (2WIwB)

50 The Gotham City Batboys

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:42 AM (qgHp7)

51 The Florence Y'alls

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:42 AM (DgMqy)

52 This painting brings me to the conclusion that baseball fans are assholes.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 09:42 AM (ExV1e)

53 The Kissimmee Astros.
Posted by: Diogenes

********

Snort!

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:42 AM (qgHp7)

54 Lollygaggers!

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 09, 2026 09:42 AM (LzLR8)

55 I dunno much about baseball, but it doesn't look they are the winning team at the moment.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 09, 2026 09:43 AM (ESVrU)

56 The Tampa Dispensers

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:43 AM (qgHp7)

57 The Tahlequah, Oklahoma Redskins.

Sorry, I had to. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at April 09, 2026 09:43 AM (cYBz/)

58 The Tampa Dispensers
Posted by: muldoon

ISWYDT

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:43 AM (AnEIe)

59 The Gotham City Batboys
Posted by: muldoon

Sounds more like a union than a team.
The Gotham City Batboys Local 590.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:45 AM (AnEIe)

60 The Mobile Agile Hostiles

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:45 AM (qgHp7)

61 Amazing that chewing gum could fund a real estate and business empire. The Wrigleys also owned Catalina Island.

Posted by: Had Their Own DC-3 at April 09, 2026 09:45 AM (oftw2)

62 It was 1948, so just 3 years after the last Cubs' pennant before the Chicago Ice Age.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 09:46 AM (AlhUl)

63 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: cry more at April 09, 2026 09:46 AM (9vFyc)

64 62 that is a great andre williams song.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:46 AM (R11M+)

65 Was expecting this ⛳️, but got this ⚾️
It's all good.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (NpAcC)

Woohoo!
It's not baseball, but today is an extra edition of Geezer Golf! Great weather and no wind.
(Notice how I included baseball so as to stay within the 100 comment rule?)

Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:46 AM (2WIwB)

66 I love this... The Bat Boy's face says it all...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 09:47 AM (F1quE)

67 100 comment rule. [CBD]

Posted by: Zombie Jeffrey Epstien at April 09, 2026 09:47 AM (cYBz/)

68 'Murrica fvck yeah!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

69 And, oh yeah, they were playing the Braves (still Boston then) who went to the WS that year. Lost to Cleveland. It was the last year for quite a while that neither team in the WS was from NY. Even more if you count former NY teams (Dodgers and Giants in CA.)

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 09:48 AM (AlhUl)

70 If you paint it, they will come.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 09, 2026 09:49 AM (AkEZC)

71 the el ride was a quarter both ways, a bleacher seat was a buck fifty, as was a frosty malt. day games only, ditch school if you could scrounge up five bucks. and we didn't have to deal with ronnie wicker woo woo. yet.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:49 AM (R11M+)

72 The Bad News Bears Go To Stockbridge.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 09, 2026 09:50 AM (kgE5c)

73 The Whiz Kids had won it
Bobby Thomson had done it
And Yogi read the comics all the while

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:50 AM (DgMqy)

74 Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet! 🎶
Well. Three outta four is ok.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (2WIwB)

75 Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little at April 09, 2026 09:35 AM (Kt19C)

Compensating much?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (n9ltV)

76 A Rockwell, huh?

Well, it's no Rockwell Retro Encabulator...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (XuXeR)

77 Baseball team names Id like to see:

The Louisville Sluggards

The Winslow Homers

The Homburg Sliders

?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)

The Base Desires

The Glove Boats

Posted by: naturalfake at April 09, 2026 09:51 AM (iJfKG)

78 From Art Institute of Chicago

On May 23, 1948, Norman Rockwell went to Braves Field in Boston for a doubleheader where the Boston Braves swept the Chicago Cubs.

The renowned artist had received a baseball-related commission from the Saturday Evening Post and ultimately focused his attention on the contrast between the losing and dejected Cubs players and the elated Braves fans behind the dugout. The result was The Dugout, which has become an iconic portrayal of the 1948 Chicago Cubs.

This painting, a large, early oil study for The Dugout, was recently given to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (Sco7b)

79 rounda bouts bleacher seats were three bucks, and we did have to tolerate ronnie woo woo, i ate a batch of hash cookies and spilled my beer on the guy seated in front of me three times. he was not happy, but i kept nodding off.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (R11M+)

80 Never had an interest in baseball. Don't know why. Just didn't. Maybe it's because it's fucking boring.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (g8Ew8)

81 Baseball team names Id like to see:
....
?????
Posted by: muldoon

The Pittsburgh Butt Pirates?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 09, 2026 09:53 AM (JCZqz)

82 The Homburg Sliders

?????
Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 09:38 AM (qgHp7)

The Eaton Beavers

Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 09, 2026 09:53 AM (PSEDc)

83 The minor league team here in Jacksonville used to be called the Suns but now it's the Jumbo Shrimp.

Posted by: dantesed at April 09, 2026 09:53 AM (Oy/m2)

84 82 Never had an interest in baseball. Don't know why. Just didn't. Maybe it's because it's fucking boring.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

I believe South Park, The Simpsons and Futurama all have episodes suggesting boredom of baseball is a sign you aren't drinking enough.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:54 AM (JCZqz)

85 the el ride was a quarter both ways, a bleacher seat was a buck fifty, as was a frosty malt. day games only, ditch school if you could scrounge up five bucks. and we didn't have to deal with ronnie wicker woo woo. yet.

And we wore an onion on our belt, which was the style at the time.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 09:55 AM (ufSfZ)

86 The Dugout (Bottom of the Ninth) by Norman Rockwell measures 29.00 × 23.00 inches

He has the sad confused look of someone paid a visit by a time traveller telling him in the future the Cubs would play a team in Montreal.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)

87 Howdy, dudes and dudettes. It is Another Day in the Life.

At first glance at today's art, my immediate thought was, this looks very Rockwellian. Turns out, there's a reason for that.

This calls for some good old late great Steve Goodman.
https://youtu.be/7xBxZGQ1dJk

Posted by: mindful webworker - Leaving some wrigley room at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (C2uPD)

88 82 Never had an interest in baseball. Don't know why. Just didn't. Maybe it's because it's fucking boring.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

Never had you pegged as a Communist. Looks can be deceiving.

Posted by: Faithful Follower Of Brother John Birch at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)

89 It's the expressions and postures that make this sort of funny and ironic. The crowd cheering (or jeering) loudly while the older players are just quiet, dealing with losing the game. The disappointment on the bat boy's face and his slumped stance is such a contrast to the guys in the dugout and the noise from the stands.

The more I look at the scene the more complex it seems. The reaction of the boy makes it rather touching, not just funny.

Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2026 09:56 AM (yTvNw)

90 I believe South Park, The Simpsons and Futurama all have episodes suggesting boredom of baseball is a sign you aren't drinking enough.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:54 AM (JCZqz)

One of my favorite South Park episodes was when the kids were in Little League and kept trying to lose on purpose so they could avoid the playoffs and enjoy their summer. And all the other teams were trying the same thing. Very funny.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (PSEDc)

91 Yeah, for baseball, you need to slow down your internal clock, have a cold beer, and enjoy the sunshine.

Like fishing.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (DgMqy)

92 Interesting backstory to this painting:
https://tinyurl.com/5aubdjrx

Just plain wholesome. The art world must have been aghast.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 09:57 AM (ittVa)

93 85 ha, more like chukka boots.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

94 >>we didn't have to deal with ronnie wicker woo woo. yet.

Wicker started his shtick at Comiskey Park, thinking late '70s when the Sox had some good years. He moved to Wrigley Field in '84.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 09:58 AM (NcvvS)

95 I believe South Park, The Simpsons and Futurama all have episodes suggesting boredom of baseball is a sign you aren't drinking enough.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 09, 2026 09:54 AM (JCZqz)

When I was still drinking, I went to a few games. Still boring. I correlate it to watching soccer.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:59 AM (g8Ew8)

96 I believe South Park, The Simpsons and Futurama all have episodes suggesting boredom of baseball is a sign you aren't drinking enough.
Posted by: Moron Analyst

Mmmmmmm. Muff beer.
Posted by: Homer Simpson.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:59 AM (AnEIe)

97 When I was still drinking, I went to a few games. Still boring. I correlate it to watching soccer.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:59 AM (g8Ew

May I suggest curling?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (Sco7b)

98
The End of an Error - a limerick

If the Cubs win this game they'll advance
And finally make the Big Dance
There's a grounder on the way!
Can they turn the double play?
Tinker...to Evers...no Chance!

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (qgHp7)

99 94 that sounds exact. mom took me to wrigley. papa miliato to comiskey...

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)

100 Nearly 100 and no Meatloaf/baseball?

Sad.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (XuXeR)

101 When I realized it was the Cubs my first thought was of Grammy Winger, our resident Cubs fan.

Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (yTvNw)

102 Ok, 100 it is, then.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (XuXeR)

103 We need a pitcher, not a belly itcher. But I'd settle for a richer witcher.

Posted by: Geralt of Rivia at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (5LMbM)

104 Looks very different from the usual Rockwell. Still darn good.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)

105 98 and watch keith moreland drop a routine fly

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (R11M+)

106 May I suggest curling?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:00 AM (Sco7b)

LOL

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 10:01 AM (g8Ew8)

107 23 I like Rockwell. Knowing that he used his friends and neighbors as models, I wonder if the dejected young player was someone he knew.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 09:36 AM (ufSfZ)

Family lore has it my Mom's cousin did some modeling for one of Rockwell's paintings. He grew up with and was school friends with Rockwell's kid(s). Apparently Rockwell had a big trunk with costumes and he would let the kids borrow stuff for Halloween.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 09, 2026 10:02 AM (w/O5Q)

108 I like this. It beats the Holdout (not pictured) and the Lockout.

Posted by: Rex B at April 09, 2026 10:02 AM (DqQS/)

109 Never had an interest in baseball. Don't know why. Just didn't. Maybe it's because it's fucking boring.

Baseball is speed cricket.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (ittVa)

110 Random thought, but it seems there were many more redheads around when I was growing up than there are now.

Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (lCppi)

111
Yeah, "Rockwell's just an illustrator" said the people splashing paint on canvas.

Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 10:04 AM (Y8DZL)

112 >>that sounds exact. mom took me to wrigley. papa miliato to comiskey.

Started paying attention to baseball in the mid-60s when the Sox had God's own starting rotation and the Cubs were horrible. Family of 6, we didn't go to many games, and Dad was a Cubs fan, so it was Wrigley when we went.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:04 AM (NcvvS)

113 Mmmmmmm. Muff beer.
Posted by: Homer Simpson.
Posted by: rickb223

Muff beer?!?!?! I've seen creepy, hippie Lefty girls make sourdough bread with, uh, their "personal yeast", but never beer!!!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (JCZqz)

114 I was at the Reds game when Sweet Lou got triggered and pulled first base out of the ground and threw it. Then fans started throwing garbage on the field.

Priceless.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (DgMqy)

115 Over 100 - news feed item (usual doom) featuring France buying (and this is an exact quote) "newer higher quality gold"

That's some weapons grade stupidity right there..

The newz is gone.

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)

116 Never had an interest in baseball. Don't know why. Just didn't. Maybe it's because it's fucking boring.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 09:52 AM (g8Ew

I'm told, by people who enjoy baseball, that if you understand more about the game then it's more exciting. Of course, people who like soccer say the same thing so it's suspect reasoning.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (ExV1e)

117 The Conquered Grapes

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (qgHp7)

118 Family of 6, we didn't go to many games, and Dad was a Cubs fan, so it was Wrigley when we went.

My sports fandom is definitely on the decline. Seems to be the same for those around me.

Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (SD7rz)

119 The New Hampshire Hampsters

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (qgHp7)

120 LMAO CBD

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (8X0wm)

121 Random thought, but it seems there were many more redheads around when I was growing up than there are now.
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026

***
Real redheads, I can believe it. The ex-Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 was one. We have plenty of what she used to call "bottle-baby" redheads now, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:07 AM (wzUl9)

122 The Tennessee Williams

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:08 AM (qgHp7)

123 Since we're past 100, Kate at small dead animals posted a link to this. I like to think their just trying to push the limits of human memory...

MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
Regional Engagement on the Development of the MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan
In May and June 2021, the BCAFN and the AFN Women’s Council co-hosted a series of virtual engagement sessions on the development of the National Action Plan on MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+. A “What We Heard” report based on these sessions and the written, audio, and video submissions that were received, has been prepared. This report will be integrated into the AFN Women’s Council’s contribution to the National Action Plan, “Breathing Life into the Calls for Justice”. It will also serve as a foundation for BCAFN’s advocacy at the provincial and federal levels

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:08 AM (Sco7b)

124 The Lansing Boils

Posted by: Rex B at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (DqQS/)

125 Over 100 - news feed item (usual doom) featuring France buying (and this is an exact quote) "newer higher quality gold"

That's some weapons grade stupidity right there..

The newz is gone.
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (XuXeR)

None of that 99.999 fine crap for us. -- France

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (ExV1e)

126 The Conquered Grapes"

The lake Erie crushers..

(A real team)

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (XuXeR)

127 >>My sports fandom is definitely on the decline. Seems to be the same for those around me.

Agreed. Haven't watched a whole game in more than ten years. When a game was finished in less than two hours, it was a lot more interesting.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (NcvvS)

128 The Fargo Woodchippers are coming this season (special jerseys for 5 games during the season, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the movie).

Posted by: Vendette at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (PrsTH)

129 I'm told, by people who enjoy baseball, that if you understand more about the game then it's more exciting. Of course, people who like soccer say the same thing so it's suspect reasoning.

Same for modern art. Ballet. The WNBA. And on and on.

I'm just not going to work that hard to like something that I don't naturally like.

Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (SD7rz)

130 The painting reminds me of Grammie Winger.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (8z5RA)

131 MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ "

I have the same password!

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (XuXeR)

132 They're....Sorry

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (Sco7b)

133 Rockwell had a real gift for faces and character

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (xcxpd)

134 I was at the Reds game when Sweet Lou got triggered and pulled first base out of the ground and threw it. Then fans started throwing garbage on the field.

Priceless.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (DgMqy)
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Piniella is the sort of manager you never see any more, for whatever reason, and he was entertaining.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)

135 130 The painting reminds me of Grammie Winger.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 09, 2026 10:10 AM (8z5RA)

How is she doing?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (xcxpd)

136 I'm told, by people who enjoy baseball, that if you understand more about the game then it's more exciting.

Maybe that's why the Cubs look so bored! Just kidding. And golf is probably the same.

Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (ittVa)

137 Saw Roger Clemens pitch once. Sox had 5 errors. Lost of course. Clemens pitched well.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 09, 2026 10:12 AM (KAi1n)

138 What paint brand was Johnny Bench pitching (SWIDT?) with the "No runs, no drips, no errors:" tagline?

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:13 AM (qgHp7)

139 110 Random thought, but it seems there were many more redheads around when I was growing up than there are now.
Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:03 AM (lCppi)
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More souls to feed on, I guess.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:14 AM (AlhUl)

140 Piniella is the sort of manager you never see any more, for whatever reason, and he was entertaining.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)

Loved him in Seattle. The look on his face when Junior and the others put a cow in his office.
Priceless!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 09, 2026 10:15 AM (2WIwB)

141 A young Harry Caray in above in the booth, shitfaced from pounding Falstaff's all game long.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:15 AM (Y1sOo)

142 Didn't even have to read the artists name to know that was a Rockwell...

Posted by: Denny Crane - Man, I've Got Great Taste In Art. at April 09, 2026 10:16 AM (dmDsy)

143 The Lansing Boils
Posted by: Rex

**********

Nicely done!

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:16 AM (qgHp7)

144 I'm told, by people who enjoy baseball, that if you understand more about the game then it's more exciting. Of course, people who like soccer say the same thing so it's suspect reasoning.
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The key isn't "understanding it" which is kind of a high and mighty concept, so much as having a stake in it. If you care about the outcome of a baseball game, and it's a good one, there is likely no better game on earth.

That said I stopped giving a fuck about baseball around 2008.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:16 AM (8X0wm)

145 136 I'm told, by people who enjoy baseball, that if you understand more about the game then it's more exciting.

Maybe that's why the Cubs look so bored! Just kidding. And golf is probably the same.
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (ittVa

It's fast, but car and horse racing probably fall into that category too. Unless you're betting...

And darts. Football is a lot of waiting around. Basketball up and down a court. Tennis?

A lot of sports are pretty boring without pretty women in lingerie playing.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (Sco7b)

146 127 >>My sports fandom is definitely on the decline. Seems to be the same for those around me.

Agreed. Haven't watched a whole game in more than ten years. When a game was finished in less than two hours, it was a lot more interesting.
Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:09 AM (NcvvS)
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Mine isn't on the decline. It's dead. And I used to be a big fan of college basketball and the MLB.

A friend says that the people who run sports today are trying to increase sales by getting rid of everything hard core fans love, to appeal to "modern audiences". Sounds plausible.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (AlhUl)

147 The Poughkeepsie Cutie Pies

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (qgHp7)

148
No bat dog. Not art.

https://youtube.com/shorts/LZQbYbagKBc

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (VRx6o)

149 The Boise Gulls

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (qgHp7)

150 Anything by Norm is cool.

Posted by: Weasel at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (qdktZ)

151 My grandfather gave a framed copy of this to my mother one Christmas in the early 90s. On the matting, he hand wrote "Forgive me for making you a Cubs fan." It made her cry when she opened it. Both have passed on and I've got it hanging in my house now. Good painting, for a Cubs fan at least...

Posted by: bearski at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (Bhsk7)

152 Piniella is the sort of manager you never see any more, for whatever reason, and he was entertaining.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)

Mister, we could use a man like Billy Martin again. . .

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (ufSfZ)

153 As a lifelong Cubs fan, I'd hang it.

Posted by: Roy at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (1Cncb)

154 A lot of sports are pretty boring without pretty women in lingerie playing"

Thus the beach volleyball conundrum... how to watch without....watching.
Esp with the spousal unit nearby...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)

155 The Denver Piles

Posted by: muldoon at April 09, 2026 10:19 AM (qgHp7)

156
A young Harry Caray in above in the booth, shitfaced from pounding Falstaff's all game long.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:15 AM (Y1sOo)

___________

"I never raped anyone." - Caray after getting fired by the Cards for banging Gussie Busch's daughter-in-law

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 10:19 AM (VRx6o)

157 Mine isn't on the decline. It's dead. And I used to be a big fan of college basketball and the MLB."

It's the sports betting...

Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (XuXeR)

158 MLB is uniformly awful now and so is the NFL. These were once excellent institutions taken down by the usual human failings of greed and stupidity.

And that is beyond the abject cuckery I mean.

Bud Selig is probably the worst thing to happen to a modern sport. That fool should have stuck to selling used cars.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (8X0wm)

159 Joke used to be that a White Sox fan's second favourite team was whoever was playing the Cubs. When interleague play started and the Cubs played the Yankees, that was, um, complicated.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (NcvvS)

160 113 you can control inffections by microwaving your panties. if it's too late, you get one fek of a croissant.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (R11M+)

161 152 Piniella is the sort of manager you never see any more, for whatever reason, and he was entertaining.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 09, 2026 10:11 AM (NGWiW)

Mister, we could use a man like Billy Martin again. . .
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (ufSfZ)
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Pinella played for Martin. Martin for Stengel. Stengel for McGraw. That's to the Victorian age.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:21 AM (AlhUl)

162 'm told, by people who enjoy baseball, that if you understand more about the game then it's more exciting. Of course, people who like soccer say the same thing so it's suspect reasoning.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:06 AM (ExV1e)
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People who like soccer are people who are willing to spend time and money to watch a sporting event where it's entirely possible that nothing happens.

Also the concept of a stopwatch is anathema to them.

You should ignore these people.

I would rather be duct-taped to a bleacher seat for ten straight baseball games than I would be forced to pick up my remote to turn a single soccer game on my TV.

Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:21 AM (oqH4h)

163 The Frankfort Wieners.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:21 AM (NcvvS)

164 116 "game of inches"

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (R11M+)

165 I loathe Commie Kickball, in case I wasn't clear.

lol

Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (oqH4h)

166 154 A lot of sports are pretty boring without pretty women in lingerie playing"

Thus the beach volleyball conundrum... how to watch without....watching.
Esp with the spousal unit nearby...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)
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Why God invented sunglasses.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (AlhUl)

167 A friend says that the people who run sports today are trying to increase sales by getting rid of everything hard core fans love, to appeal to "modern audiences". Sounds plausible.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:17 AM (AlhUl

It's worked wonders for Hollywood.

It's heartwarming to see inner city youth taking advantage of the occasional riots to run away with armloads of comic books and Star Trek and Star Wars memorabilia...

Don't really watch baseball but I do go to the site and see how Ohtani and Judge are doing.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:22 AM (Sco7b)

168 Take out gambling and nobody really cares about sports anymore.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:23 AM (z0fc5)

169 Never forget soccer was invented because British aristocrats thought Rugby was too violent for the proles.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 09, 2026 10:23 AM (AlhUl)

170 127 they went to great pains to shorten the games.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:24 AM (R11M+)

171 Baseball is a good sport.
The MLB is an abomination.
Pitch clocks and ABS are garbage.
Nobody needs to play a game 161 times to see who is good enough to go to the playoffs.

Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (oqH4h)

172 138 krylon

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (R11M+)

173 It's a great day for baseball.
Let's play two!

Posted by: zombie Ernie Banks at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (ufFY8)

174 Cheapest World Cup tickets for the 3 US games are $1500 on secondary markets. Thats for nose bleeds. Decent seats are $2500 and up. There’s definitely a demand for those tickets. Helps that they put those games in Seattle and LA where there’s a lot of tech bro money available to buy them.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:26 AM (z0fc5)

175 Bezeball been bery bery good, to me.

- Chico Escuela

Posted by: Mr Wolf at April 09, 2026 10:26 AM (kUtz9)

176 Joke used to be that a White Sox fan's second favourite team was whoever was playing the Cubs.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:20 AM (NcvvS)

Mine was whoever was playing the Red Sox, but the Houston Astros have supplanted the Red Sox as my most hated team!

When the Sox and the Astros play, I cheer for lightning strikes.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)

177 Shouldn't we have a golf picture for first day of the Masters?
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?

Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)

178 166 polaroid "girl watchers"

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:29 AM (R11M+)

179 >>When the Sox and the Astros play, I cheer for lightning strikes.

LOL, CBD!

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:29 AM (NcvvS)

180 Thus the beach volleyball conundrum... how to watch without....watching.
Esp with the spousal unit nearby...
Posted by: man at April 09, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)

Start the match by saying, "Look at those asses! But can they play."

It'll signal to the wife that you're watching for the game.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)

181 The Baton Rouge Redsticks

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (n5tGW)

182 We played, or were forced to play, softball so often when I was in school -- along with volleyball -- that I really have no interest in the game. But I could watch a baseball game much more easily than I could a basketball or football game. Soccer is probably more fun to play than to watch; I had a gym teacher in ninth grade who had us work out in soccer games, and they were kinda fun.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (wzUl9)

183 Toronto banned the unjabbed from the stadium.

Not enough bad things can happen to the teaml, fans or country.
That sounded angry and bitter.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (Sco7b)

184 Mmmmmmm. Muff beer.
Posted by: Homer Simpson.
Posted by: rickb223

Muff beer?!?!?! I've seen creepy, hippie Lefty girls make sourdough bread with, uh, their "personal yeast", but never beer!!!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar

Groening really missed poking a finger in the eye. He could have called it Muff Beer or Milf Beer.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 10:30 AM (AnEIe)

185 Mine was whoever was playing the Red Sox, but the Houston Astros have supplanted the Red Sox as my most hated team!

When the Sox and the Astros play, I cheer for lightning strikes.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)

Sinkhole of Biblical proportions?

A Sharknado?

IRS audits for everyone on each team?

Posted by: Vendette at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (PrsTH)

186 171 Baseball is a good sport.
The MLB is an abomination.
Pitch clocks and ABS are garbage.
Nobody needs to play a game 161 times to see who is good enough to go to the playoffs.

Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (oqH4h)

Yep. MLB has gotten in bed with the sports betting vermin, and that has ruined baseball. But so has NFL, NBA, NHL, and every other sport. The gambling industry has taken over, and society is much the worse for it. Daughter said she watched a couple of boys in one of her college classes making bets during a lecture.

Posted by: moki at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (wLjpr)

187 Shouldn't we have a golf picture for first day of the Masters?
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)

I have a pic of my uncles 2-iron wrapped around a sapling tree.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (g8Ew8)

188 Sports worked in a world where there wasn’t much else competing for people’s attention. Today there are endless ways for people to waste time online. No need to go to a sports stadium to do it.

Only thing keeping it going is gambling. Nobody really cares who wins or loses just the spread and individual player stats.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (z0fc5)

189 Baseball is dead. But this painting is, IMHO, very in-Norman Rockwell like.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (E6xSb)

190 173 he used to be a greeter at a bank across from the sear roebuck on lawrence. momasked if i wanted to meet him. i couldn't believe she made that happen.
his son attended a kegger party my friend was throwing.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:32 AM (R11M+)

191 >Shouldn't we have a golf picture for first day of the Masters?
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)

Funny you should ask.

Posted by: leroy neiman at April 09, 2026 10:32 AM (rJ48h)

192 After the Nats won the World Series in their Cinderella season in 2019 the MLB went full woke. That was my last link to team sports. (Just as well. The Nats have been terrible since then.) NBA, NFL, MLB, etc., gone. More time for worthwhile hobbies.

I approached baseball the same way I still watch a few golf tournaments. Each swing of the bat or golf club can mean something significant, good or bad, to the outcome. That attitude brings some drama to the event. And for the Masters, which starts today, you can see some gorgeous grounds.

Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2026 10:32 AM (yTvNw)

193 19 Oh, put me in coach, I'm ready to play today
Put me in, coach, I'm ready to play today
Look at me, I can be centerfield

Posted by: John Fogerty
Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 09:34 AM (AnEIe)

Ah, I used to play that when going to Houston to watch the Astros play. Back when there was a sport called baseball and they were in the National League.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:33 AM (E6xSb)

194 Nobody really cares who wins or loses just the spread and individual player stats.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (z0fc5)

Sadly, this holds for most of the players as well.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:34 AM (ExV1e)

195 Daughter said she watched a couple of boys in one of her college classes making bets during a lecture.

Gen Z is obsessed with online gambling. And not just on sports.

Posted by: Yep at April 09, 2026 10:34 AM (SD7rz)

196 Shouldn't we have a golf picture for first day of the Masters?
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026
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I have a pic of my uncles 2-iron wrapped around a sapling tree.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026

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That would have made a great Rockwell Saturday Evening Post cover!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:35 AM (wzUl9)

197 Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!

Let's check the leaderboard....

Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!

Posted by: NBC Sports at April 09, 2026 10:35 AM (3LMJN)

198 No evidence yet that wars in the middle east all stem from the designated hitter rule, but historians believe it to be the case.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 09, 2026 10:35 AM (n5tGW)

199 Baseball is a good sport.
The MLB is an abomination.
Pitch clocks and ABS are garbage.
Nobody needs to play a game 161 times to see who is good enough to go to the playoffs.
Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:25 AM (oqH4h)

Baseball WAS a good sport.
Analytics / Moneyball changed it (killed it, IMHO).
The strike zone is way too low and every game is overmanaged.

Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 10:36 AM (LVvlK)

200 Nobody really cares who wins or loses just the spread and individual player stats.
Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (z0fc5)

Sadly, this holds for most of the players as well.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:34 AM (ExV1e)

The "free agent" concept has ruined all professional sports, including college ball.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 09, 2026 10:37 AM (g8Ew8)

201 >>I have a pic of my uncles 2-iron wrapped around a sapling tree.

'Whoever thinks a Vulcan has no emotions has never golfed with one.'

Posted by: Nazdar at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (NcvvS)

202 And darts. Football is a lot of waiting around. Basketball up and down a court. Tennis?
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Men's Tennis is who has the biggest serve.

Woman's Tennis is who has the nicest ass while volleying.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (n17eQ)

203 192 After the Nats won the World Series in their Cinderella season in 2019 the MLB went full woke. That was my last link to team sports. (Just as well. The Nats have been terrible since then.) NBA, NFL, MLB, etc., gone. More time for worthwhile hobbies.

I miss following my Spurs, Broncos, Astros…but the NFL made lots of stupid changes and embraced being political, which killed the escapism element. The NBA just went full political, which again killed the escapism element. I stopped following baseball after 2012 which was the last season the Astros were in the NL. I guess I could have adopted my father’s team, the Cardinals, but especially after the stupid rule changes, baseball is dead to me.

When the hockey teams punked Canada out of gold medals that was the most fun I had with sports in years. Yeah, I know, it’s the Olympics which are deeply unpopular here, but that was a feel good moment. Especially hearing Jack Hughes saying in the post game interview “I love the USA”. Good stuff.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)

204 The first baseball game was the double header between the Bethlehem Braves and the Jerusalem Giants. Harry Carey did his first play by play

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (LOZbR)

205 Woman's Tennis is who has the nicest ass while volleying.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (n17eQ)

I had a huge thing for Maria Sharapova.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)

206 Daughter said she watched a couple of boys in one of her college classes making bets during a lecture.

Posted by: moki at April 09, 2026 10:31 AM (wLjpr

Hopefully it was during a class of advanced statistics.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:39 AM (Sco7b)

207 My BIL took me and The Missus to a Cubs game at Wrigley last summer.
A former GF back in the day took me to Fenway to see the Red Sox.
Me and the guys saw the Royals at Kaufman Stadium on a road trip.
We used to go to Omaha for the CBWS too.

All wonderful memories.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:39 AM (DgMqy)

208 When the hockey teams punked Canada out of gold medals that was the most fun I had with sports in years. Yeah, I know, it’s the Olympics which are deeply unpopular here, but that was a feel good moment. Especially hearing Jack Hughes saying in the post game interview “I love the USA”. Good stuff.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:38 AM (E6xSb)

The Olympics had a few woke asswipes who got all the media attention. They were a small minority. And of course that traitorous cunt Eileen Gu.

But overall it wasn’t the woke fest people made it out to be. As hard as it may be to believe things were exaggerated online. Lol.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:41 AM (z0fc5)

209 as a kid, clark and addisson was very much a skid row. now, it's an embarrassment of riches attended by throngs of naperville nudnicks. in between it was really cool... but that's all gone.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:41 AM (R11M+)

210 Hockey is basically the last bastion of professional sports being fun to watch.

I never really cared a lot about the NFL. Stopped caring about the MLB after being a Braves fan during the Glavine/Smoltz/Avery/Maddux years. Goes without saying that the NBA has been a hot pile of steaming crap for decades.

I stil try to root for my alma mater in college football, but NIL and the system of free agency it created have all but ruined it.

Posted by: ballistic at April 09, 2026 10:42 AM (oqH4h)

211 My first baseball game: July 1985, my father found an opportunity to see the Cardinals play the Giants at Busch Stadium. So naturally I went. Good times. Years later I returned the favor by taking him to his first NBA game. The Spurs, of course, versus the Los Angeles Fakers.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:42 AM (E6xSb)

212 Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!

Let's check the leaderboard...

*holds envelope to forehead*

"Who has the most DUI's while headed to the Masters"
Posted by: Carnac the Magnificent

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 10:42 AM (AnEIe)

213 Pawtucket Red Sox, triple A feeder for Boston. Great games, great seats, inexpensive. See folks going up and down the Sox roster.

Posted by: RI Red at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (o19x0)

214 202 if i ever see chris evert i'm going to smile at her and i'll bet she winks back.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (R11M+)

215 It's now happening to college sports, sadly, but for a long time now, pro sports have been geared toward businessman and bookies rather than the fan base. And that's without getting into all the weird political shit that spoiled the pros.

Whatever. If you want to suck the fun out of everything, I can always watch high school ball. I'm not a degenerate gambler, and I'm not rich enough to wear $10k suits and bizarre haircuts, so why should I watch the games?

*shrugs*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (BI5O2)

216 I just bet Football. Have no idea about basketball or base ball. I keep it simple - I look for the worst and best teams and bet big on the best beating the worst. You can make some serious money this way. First rule - don't root for any team just focus on who is the Godzilla and who ain't.

BTW - I made a shit ton of money shorting UNC last year. They qualified as the worst. Belichick was too busy fucking his 25 year old girl friend then to be bothered coaching a team. Way to go Tarheels.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:43 AM (n17eQ)

217 205 you don't have it anymore?

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:44 AM (R11M+)

218 Who was it that said it’s hard to live on a $100M contract recently? I want to say Odell Beckham. Shit like that doesn’t help attracting fans back either.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:44 AM (z0fc5)

219 Shouldn't we have a golf picture for first day of the Masters?
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?
Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)

A great photo, called The Home of Golf II, Scotland by David Yarrow - features Gary Player as a 1920s Scottish golfer. Pretty neat.

Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:44 AM (lCppi)

220 My first baseball game: July 1985, my father found an opportunity to see the Cardinals play the Giants at Busch Stadium. So naturally I went. Good times. Years later I returned the favor by taking him to his first NBA game. The Spurs, of course, versus the Los Angeles Fakers.
Posted by: Cow Demon

My first would have been in 1967 or '68 at Busch Stadium.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (AnEIe)

221 The Olympics had a few woke asswipes who got all the media attention. They were a small minority. And of course that traitorous cunt Eileen Gu.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:41 AM (z0fc5)

Absolutely. During the Tokyo Olympics I found myself rooting AGAINST Team USA women’s soccer because of that bitch Megan Rapinoe. They were beaten by Canada and denied medal contention.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (E6xSb)

222 Like the painting, but those in the chairs... bring out the lions!

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (ZRzmB)

223 211 odd that you said "favor."

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)

224 Priceless.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:05 AM (DgMqy)
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Piniella is the sort of manager you never see any more, for whatever reason, and he was entertaining.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Lou was . . . well . . . hmm. I can't say anything bad about him. Except, he was the only manager in the history of the game that I know of that got into a shoving match with one of his own players on camera in the locker room. Its probably happened before. But Lou did it on camera, knowing the camera was right there . . . interesting guy.

Posted by: grew up watching the big red machine at April 09, 2026 10:46 AM (anL5R)

225 Detroit Tigers' left fielder Willie Horton throwing Lou Brock out at the plate (which was expertly blocked by catcher Bill Freehan) during the '68 World Series is my fondest MLB memory from childhood.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:46 AM (Y1sOo)

226 212 "it's a letter."

Posted by: peter boyle at April 09, 2026 10:46 AM (R11M+)

227 As a yuute I went to a lot of baseball games. Bleacher seats were $4 for kids. My friends and I would go often, take the bus/subway to the stadium.

That was a lot of fun. Today those seats are probably $40 and the bus/subway is full of homeless and illegals.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:47 AM (z0fc5)

228 If you want to suck the fun out of everything, I can always watch high school ball.

Back in the day, I followed the Cowboys. Yeah, yeah, whatever. Then they took a knee and I stopped. And I discovered that I'd been paying attention out of habit rather than interest.

I still enjoy watching clips of someone doing something awesome - which doesn't include some professional basketball player doing a layup - but that happens rarely. Mostly I just ignore it all and waste my time on other pursuits.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:48 AM (ExV1e)

229 Shouldn't we have a golf picture for first day of the Masters?
Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?

Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)

https://is.gd/8NcyTV

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (n9ltV)

230 The Masters is an oasis, surrounded by hopeless ghetto all 'round. Sad.

Posted by: Darktown Is A Mindset And Way Of Life at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (oftw2)

231 I haven’t really watched The Mets in the 2 years I’ve been in Pa, tuned into a game the other day.

Did not recognize anyone.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (swX25)

232 https://is.gd/8NcyTV
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (n9ltV)

Appealing to the "but she has big tits" crowd, I see.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (ExV1e)

233 if you've never seen/ heard it, search up the lee elia rant about cubs fans. priceless, continues for an impressive while. nsfw.

Posted by: peter boyle at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (R11M+)

234 I remember going to a Seattle Pilots game at Sick's Stadium with my family. Before that, we went to minor league games . I don't remember the name of the team, but they always had fireworks and the peanuts in the shell. Beautiful Seattle summer nights, back when it was sane and lovely. Good times

Posted by: LASue at April 09, 2026 10:50 AM (lCppi)

235 Spahn and Sain, and pray for rain.

Posted by: Ancient Braves Fan at April 09, 2026 10:51 AM (oftw2)

236 The NFL is a reality TV show starring 32 quarterbacks and 32 head coaches.

Posted by: And it has been that way for a long time at April 09, 2026 10:51 AM (dsret)

237 Posted by: Doof at April 09, 2026 10:36 AM (LVvlK)

My theory on baseball managers was always this - 90% of managers could be at least "good" simply by doing normal expected things and getting out of the way. The other 10% were hopeless cases.

In reality about third of the 90% ALWAYS had to stick their nose in and make their mark and they were idiots who had no business managing a baseball game. Those along with the other 10% were your "bad" managers, some select ones worse than others.

Then you had your roughly top 4 or 5%, the Bobby Cox's (piss be upon him) that knew enough about what they were doing to actually make a positive difference and be a GREAT manager.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (8X0wm)

238 225 Detroit Tigers' left fielder Willie Horton throwing Lou Brock out at the plate (which was expertly blocked by catcher Bill Freehan) during the '68 World Series is my fondest MLB memory from childhood.
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Denny McClain was the last 31 - 6 winning pitcher to exceed 30 wins in 31 starts. I was living in Detroit then.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (n17eQ)

239 The lesson there is unless you bring something to the table stay out of the way and you can keep your managerial job for 6 or 7 years.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (8X0wm)

240 if we flipped the seats up the grounds crew would give us tix for the next game.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (R11M+)

241 I'd think the minor league games would be kind of fun. Maybe that's from movies.

I always thought they did things to get people in the stands.

Now I'm in the mood for hot dogs.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (Sco7b)

242 The NFL is a reality TV show starring 32 quarterbacks and 32 head coaches.
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Huh. Here I thought it wasn't possible to make it more unappealing than it actually is. Kudos.

Posted by: No I'm not going to spend 3.5 hours on that thanks at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (anL5R)

243 Correction 31 wins in 37 starts. I don't think pitchers do that anymore.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:53 AM (n17eQ)

244 241 I'd think the minor league games would be kind of fun. Maybe that's from movies.

I always thought they did things to get people in the stands.

Now I'm in the mood for hot dogs.
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The seats are cheaper as is the beer.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (n17eQ)

245 I don't bet at all anymore - my risk tolerance is too low because I have kids now. I used to bet politics occasionally, but never sports.

I think if I did bet sports, I'd basically go at it by dividing the given league in two just prior to the beginning of the regular season - "doomed" and "possibly could do something, even if it takes a miracle."

Then, I'd divide my gambling budget between the crappiest two teams in group #2, and bet them to hit various milestones through the season, but before it begins, when the odds against are highest.

That how I won money on Trump, and others.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (BI5O2)

246 I have the door open to let in fairly pleasant air. Unfortunately the sun has come out and my neighbor's big white Hyundai Equus is parked right in front -- so I get glare from the paint and the chrome. I'll probably shut the door when my movie comes on. (The Letter w/ Bette Davis, if if matters.)

Big black Stirling has emerged from whatever cave he was in to stare out through the door. If there's a wasp out there -- or, God help me, in here -- he'll spot it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)

247 Good God.

Do House Republicans like Salazar and the at idiot Lawler really believe at this pint wha the voters want is an amnesty bill? This is their priority.

We can read the bill. It’s amnesty and even for criminal illegal aliens in certain categories, or admissible under discretion ? Really?

This is why people hate Republicans and we always lose. It’s feckless, pretend Republicans like these idiots who keep undermining the party. You have to believe at this point it’s on purpose.

You all suck. Every last one of you.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (vhFJq)

248 If I told you what my first baseball game was no one would believe me. And they should not. But it's true.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (8X0wm)

249 Masters is an oasis, surrounded by hopeless ghetto all 'round.
Posted by: Darktown Is A Mindset And Way Of Life at April 09, 2026 10:49 AM (oftw2)

So like University of Chicago.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (z0fc5)

250 Denny McClain was the last 31 - 6 winning pitcher to exceed 30 wins in 31 starts. I was living in Detroit then.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:52 AM (n17eQ)

My late father, hard of hearing, were on the computer following MLB Gameday as Cabrera won the Triple Crown.

Sparky Anderson was a fun manager.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:54 AM (Sco7b)

251 I'd think the minor league games would be kind of fun. Maybe that's from movies.

I've been to a few minor league games. The stadium is filled with things to do so that you can forget tat you're at a baseball game.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (ExV1e)

252 I know, Sparky wasn't there at the time in 2012. That was a second disjointed thought.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (Sco7b)

253 >>Denny McClain was the last 31 - 6 winning pitcher to exceed 30 wins in 31 starts. I was living in Detroit then.

I wore number 17 on my uniform when I pitched in Little League because of him.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 10:55 AM (Y1sOo)

254
This is why people hate Republicans and we always lose. It’s feckless, pretend Republicans like these idiots who keep undermining the party. You have to believe at this point it’s on purpose.
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Uniparty. Its real, and its odious.

Posted by: Welcome to the party pal at April 09, 2026 10:56 AM (anL5R)

255 Oh yeah... I was at Reds vs. Dodgers, Riverfront Stadium the game someone hung a LASORDA IS A FAT TUB OF GOO sign.

lol

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:57 AM (DgMqy)

256 How are Trump's recess appointments going?

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:57 AM (8X0wm)

257 LASORDA IS A FAT TUB OF GOO sign.

lol

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 09, 2026 10:57 AM (DgMqy)

The truth is a defense for libel

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (8X0wm)

258 You have to believe at this point it’s on purpose.

They don't represent you. They represent who pays them. And they don't count their salary.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)

259 Any word on the "ceasefire" ? ...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (FtULh)

260 We have defacto amnesty and have had it for 20 years. I don’t get upset by “amnesty bills” anymore. It’s like a bill saying the sun will rise in the east. OK great.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (z0fc5)

261 259 mostly peaceful, i'm told.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (R11M+)

262 ny word on the "ceasefire" ? ...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (FtULh)

Yes and that word is apparently "kaboom"

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 10:59 AM (8X0wm)

263 253 >>Denny McClain was the last 31 - 6 winning pitcher to exceed 30 wins in 31 starts. I was living in Detroit then.

I wore number 17 on my uniform when I pitched in Little League because of him.
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Denny ending up playing for the Senators. He also had some jail time for being tied in to the mob. He's from Chicago. He played a mean Organ and Sang, too. Two Albums. Renaissance Guy.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 09, 2026 10:59 AM (n17eQ)

264
I'd think the minor league games would be kind of fun. Maybe that's from movies.

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More fun and less predictable because the quality of players isn't as good. You don't know if the pitcher will walk five guys in a row or there will be a little-league home run.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 09, 2026 11:00 AM (VRx6o)

265 Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 10:58 AM (z0fc5)

Sure but should it really be their focus after voters elected them to essentially specifically NOT do that? There is doing nothing and then there is slapping your constituents in the face with a wet mackerel and laughing all the way to the bank.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:00 AM (8X0wm)

266 If I told you what my first baseball game was no one would believe me. And they should not. But it's true.
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I have two notable games.

Pete Rose bumping the ump at Riverfront. Damn Riot broke out. People were going to the condiment stations getting the giant tubs of ketchup and mustard and throwing it on the field. Lot of garbage to clean up. Major game delay.

Cleveland - when jose knocked the lights out on Tim Anderson. That wasnt a riot, it was over pretty quickly.

But in a way, there are tons of games that I have been to where is leave saying . . . I've never seen that before. Its not for everyone. Which makes it even better.

Posted by: Welcome to the party pal at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (anL5R)

267 Nood munkey

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (2UnvF)

268 '05 sox. done.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (R11M+)

269 Sure but should it really be their focus after voters elected them to essentially specifically NOT do that? There is doing nothing and then there is slapping your constituents in the face with a wet mackerel and laughing all the way to the bank.
Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:00 AM (8X0wm)

They know the voters will still vote team red no matter what.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (z0fc5)

270 Are there any "fine art" golf pictures?

Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 10:28 AM (sl73Y)

https://is.gd/8NcyTV

Ok, fine part covered.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (sl73Y)

271 Oh yeah... I was at Reds vs. Dodgers, Riverfront Stadium the game someone hung a LASORDA IS A FAT TUB OF GOO sign.
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baseball in Cincinnati is a blood sport.

Posted by: Welcome to the party pal at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (anL5R)

272 what i like about baseball is that something happens everyyear that never happened before. they will never stop writing the rule book.

Posted by: cmeat at April 09, 2026 11:03 AM (R11M+)

273 Posted by: Welcome to the party pal at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (anL5R)

Game 6 1986. I had a freezing cold hot pretzel in about the 7th. It was very cold. The people next to us left in the 10th. The people behind us left in the 10th.

Relatives of mine who lived in somewhat the vicinity said the ground shook that night.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (8X0wm)

274 Demolition Disco Night at Comiskey Park. Legend.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 09, 2026 11:04 AM (Y1sOo)

275 And a guy parachuted into the stadium. I took that game as a sign that God wanted me to be a baseball fan and so I was, for a time.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:05 AM (8X0wm)

276 They know the voters will still vote team red no matter what.

Posted by: Heroq at April 09, 2026 11:01 AM (z0fc5)

2006 and 2008 said otherwise! And we all pay the price.

Posted by: ... at April 09, 2026 11:06 AM (8X0wm)

277
Game 6 1986. I had a freezing cold hot pretzel in about the 7th. It was very cold. The people next to us left in the 10th. The people behind us left in the 10th.
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Ouch.

Posted by: Bill Buckner at April 09, 2026 11:07 AM (anL5R)

278 Newsom’s Wife: San Quentin Convicts’ Crimes Were ‘Probably Accidents’

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Yeah, Charlie Manson was just a butterfingers.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:08 AM (ndZc7)

279
I don't see a lot of people of color, or indigenous MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ people in many of Rockwell's paintings.

Posted by: Lib mania at April 09, 2026 11:09 AM (IifOV)

280 Pot, meet kettle.

New York Post
@nypost
Former top Biden aide urges Va. Gov. Abigail Spanberger to stop using his playbook: 'Come out of her Biden bunker' [and debate her horrific redistricting scheme].

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Biden can always serve as a bad example.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:14 AM (ndZc7)

281 They're going to have to put it to a tune if we're to remember MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+. You know, like the ABC song.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 09, 2026 11:16 AM (ndZc7)

282
Yeah, I get the Lansing Boils gag, but in real life it's the Lugnuts.

Stadium a couple of blocks from the state capitol, you should hear the jokes.

Posted by: Auspex at April 09, 2026 11:16 AM (Y8DZL)

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