Brad

I would commute to New York City from Stamford, Connecticut on the Metro North, about a 50 minute ride. Lots of time to read. My hats off to you for reading on the subway. Too distracting for me.

Details of the upcoming season: Designated hitter in the National League 10 games vs. each divisional opponent; four games vs. regional interleague opponents Runner on second base to start extra innings Aug. 31 trade deadline Players tested for COVID-19 every other day Full prorated pay for players Spring training to start on July 1

Iconoclasm it seems.

Did you look at Discogs or eBay. Even if they don’t have them currently, you can have a saved search. Try estate sales. You never know what you find.

I have to confess I haven’t read Farewell to Arms, although I do have it. His booms about Spain are my favorites.

If you’re thinking about going to the gym once they re-open in your state or country, the following may be useful: How to Lower Your Coronavirus Risk at the Gym Exercising While Wearing a Mask (weights, etc. will be easier than cardio). Another useful article: Looking at Masks and Respiratory Health

You might want to post your requests on the Hoffman forum; you’ll probably get a better response there.

When I used to commute to NY by train years ago, I got a lot of reading in. The bikes are for music!

Sounds painful. If so, why bother? I’m making another run at Berlin Alexanderplatz. If it won’t take off, I will probably sell my copy.

His wife has it too. He’s an anti vaxxer and was objecting to the procedures the USTA was going to put in place for the US Open. I’d like to think he will now have a different perspective but I doubt it.

Demonstrators tried to pull the Jackson statue in Lafayette Park in DC but were eventually repulsed by police. This follows on the heels of statues of Washington and Grant being pulled down. Although I have no issue with getting rid of Confederate statues, I’m not sure how I feel about Jackson. Washington and Grant? No, those shouldn’t be touched.

The compromise has been rejected. Buster Olney tweeted that “And the dominoes are now likely set to tumble: 1. Implementation of a short season by MLB 2. Some players choosing not to play. 3. PA grievance 4. Upcoming free agents get destroyed in market 5. All major labor issues merely deferred to next spring. Mutually assured destruction.” I think you’ll see a lot of players not choosing to report.

A lot of people seem to think they have the right to go anywhere they choose. Wrong. When you’re on private property, the property owner can make any reasonable rules it wishes to impose.

That’s all you need to know.

That’s a good question. I assume we will find out in the near future.

40 players and other personnel have tested positive. It’s time to give up on baseball for this year. However, I don’t see the situation being any better come next March. If that is indeed the case, we may see several franchises filing for bankruptcy protection. In addition, I can’t see the NFL, NBA and NHL being able to play this year.

Princeton Record Exchange, the largest record store in this area, only specifies that buying collections is by appointment only. I looked at their FB page and since they are allowing only 25 people in the store at a time, this weekend there was a 45 minute wait to get in.

One of the better movies I’ve seen in a long time and without a doubt the best movie dealing with Vietnam.

Picked this up at an estate sale yesterday. They had others which unfortunately I didn’t pick up.

This is a rather peculiar thread.

Our local record store opened yesterday and I went there late in the day. Only the owner and one other customer was there, and they wore masks. I wore a mask and gloves. I didn’t find the experience particularly enjoyable, especially as it was quite hot and the place is not air conditioned. Looking through the stacks while trying to properly breathe was not easy. It may be awhile before I return there, sad to say.

Based on the current state if “negotiations,” we don’t have to worry. I do t know who is worse, the owners or the union. Frankly, the leadership of both should be replaced. Although other leagues seems to have agreement and plans in place, the problem is that the virus has not been tamed in this country due to the fractured state of our politics. In Europe it has and this has allowed football to return first Germany, then Italy and Spain and even in England. Without unanimity on fighting the spread, the best laid plans, etc. as Burns said.

Cases in our county have been slowly inching up again. As the outbreak in Beijing shows, this is going to be with us for some time, with the fall and winter expected to be bad. I believe that we will see things looking like they did in March and April when we were locked up in our homes. With that in mind, I will be stocking up on PPE to get us through the fall to the spring.