Hey There:
All of you who read this know how much I lament the end of summer, which happened officially this past week. But even a summer kid like myself has to appreciate that first taste of fall weather when it comes. It came, ironically enough, on Thursday, the firt full day of fall.
Usually, it's still quite warm through September into early October, but this week here in NY, we had temp dipping into the high 40's. That I'm really not ready for, but these 60 degree afternoons are very enjoyable. Walking up from Pen Station on Saturday was a particular treat. I hope you all got to go out and enjoy some of this great weather.
LAWSUITS: New York State vs Trumps
Just minutes after President Biden finished addressing the UN General Assembly, New York's Attorney General Letitia James announced the state had filed a massive lawsuit against Capt. Orange and three of his adult children, that accused the 4 of them of fraud. Namely, that they were overvaluing their assets in order to secure loans and insurance. The suit is looking to bar them from owning and operating any business in New York State.
Obviously, this all has to play out, and Trump will have his day in court to refute all of these allegations. So far of course, all he's done is what he does best, lie and call people names. Had the audacity to call AG James a racist if ever there was a scenario of the pot calling the kettle orange.
But I think my favorite part of this entire mess was when former US Attorney General Bill Barr criticized James for "dragging the children into this."
From The Hill.com this is Barr speaking to Fox News
Trump’s adult children did have roles in the former president’s businesses, Barr said, “but this is his personal financial statement, prepared by the CFO, accounting firms were involved in it. … The children aren’t going to know the details of that, nor are they expected in the real world to do their own due diligence and have it reviewed independently.”
Well isn't that special??
First of all, Trump made it clear that his two oldest sons, Don Jr. and Eric, were going to run the Trump Organization while Orange was in the White House. So either that was more bull$h-t from the master of BS, or more likely, Trump kept his hand in the business with help from Don Jr. and Eric. The idea that those two (and Ivanka) didn't know what was going on is to say the least, hard to believe.
I mean it's almost as if Barr is saying. "Look, those three are so dopey, that they couldn't have known what their father was doing." He may have a point, but again, the idea was that the former president was supposed to divest himself from his businesses while he was in office, and that Jr. and Eric were in charge. That's why they had to be included in the lawsuit.
And I also think it's awfully rich of Barr to be yelling "Leave the kids out of this" when they are all still going after Hunter Biden for whatever it is they think he did. I've heard Hunter Biden's name so much these last two years, I feel like he's been the one running for office.
Trump has two other children, Tiffany, who is 28 and not involved in the Trump Organization, and Barron who is still in high school. Now, someone wants to go after them, yeah that's an issue. They are off limits, since Tiffany isn't involved and Barron is still a kid.
Don Jr. is 44, Ivanka is 40 and Eric is 38, and again, all of them are in senior positions at the organization. They're fair game. If they did nothing wrong, then hopefully the case will prove that out.
But it seems like Letitia James and Co. has the goods on them. And I think they know it.
We'll see how it all turns out.
AUTO ACCIDENTS-Follow the Silver Can Road..
Picture this...you are driving on a long lonely highway when you look over on the other side and see all the beer you can drink lying on the road. What's more, it happens to be your favoprite brand.
That's the predicament I would have been in had I been driving on I-75 in Florida on Wednesday morning instead of at my desk on Long Island.
There was a 5 semi truck pileup on I75 in Brooksville, FL, a suburb of Tampa. Two trucks had already collided, two more were able to stop in time. It was the 5th truck, that was unable to stop and pushed the second 2 into the first two. It was also the 5th truck that was filled to capacity with cases of Coors Light.
Three lanes lined with cases of Silver Bullets. Lord have Mercy!
There were no reported injuries as a result of the accident, (thank goodness) just beer, lots of beer.
I'm sure most of the cans of Coors were damaged beyond repair. Or in this case beyond drinkability.
99 bottles of beer on the wall
99 bottles of beer
If one of the bottles should happen to fall
what a waste of alcohol!
Coors Light for the Road- photo credit Florida Highway Patrol
BASEBALL: Mets Mess out West
Jacob deGrom has been so good (when healthy) the past 5 years, that when he throws a clunker like he did on Saturday afternoon in Oakland, it's quite jarring.
SNY put a stat up that even after watching deGrom these past 9 seasons, still caused me to do a double take. They noted that when deGrom let the A's 4th run score the other day, that was the first time in 40 starts he had allowed more than 3 runs. He broke a record that had stood since 1913. Amazing, but that's not what caught my eye.
No, that was the stat that said that deGrom had allowed 1 run or fewer in 49% of his starts. Almost HALF of all the games this man has started he has allowed one run or less.
That is flipping IN-SANE!
And again, it's a painful reminder of how little run support this guy has gotten throughout his career. Unfortunately that wasn't the issue in Oakland on Saturday. Jake simply didn't have it. He didn't get any help from that waste of life umpire Angel Hernandez, but the hard hits he allowed were all on him. And after scoring 3 runs in the first and another in the second, the Mets could get no more against an awful A's pitching staff.
I suspect this was just a bump in the road and that deGrom will be back on his game in his next start. He has to be, for that start could very well decide who wins the NL East and gets a bye to the NLDS.
As for the Yankees, as of this writing, Aaron Judge was still stuck on HR number 60.
A few years ago, when I was still listening to Mike (Sitting Bull) Francesa, Timmy told me that if he ever got to meet Mike, he would ask him if he thought Aaron Judge would ever be as good as Babe Ruth. I figured being that Francesa has three kids at or around Tim's age, he would gently explain to Tim that Ruth could do something that Judge couldn't do, and that was pitch. (This was before the days of Shohei Ohtani.) Obviously, if an adult called the big guy and asked such a question, he'd be told to "Get LAWST"
I thought about that conversation with Tim as Judge was hitting that 60th home run, which of course ties him up with the Bambino. I'm tellin ya, not to dad brag or anything, but my kid was onto something back then.
I'm publishing and posting this masterpiece early on Sunday cuz the fam and I are taking a road trip for a couple days. By the time you read this, Judge may have caught Roger Maris and the Mets hopefully bounced back against Oakland. I'm hoping to do a special next week that I hope you all enjoy. Till then..
Stay Safe
and Have a Great Week
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