Time

Time.

Time goes on doesn't it?  How many times have we heard this statement?  How many times have we really stopped and thought of what this truly means?

On and on it goes.  There is no way to control it.  It is measured and it is consistent.  It is something we can all count on.  The way an individual reacts to time is as varied as there are people on the planet.

Some have no concept of time.  An appointment is made for a precise time.  One may get to the appointed place whenever they get there.  Another feels pressured to get there before or right on time. 

One disappointing aspect of time is that every person on the planet is given a finite amount of time in which to react with those in their lives.  No matter how much time we have it can seem as though we do not have enough.  

How many times do we try to spend time with those close to us, to try to enjoy this time, to let them know how much we care and need them in our lives?  The finality of losing a loved one when their time has ended is overwhelming.  

Yet time goes on.  Time goes on.  We go on with our time and we try to make the most of the time we have with those who remain in our circle of love.

Time.

                                              To The Time I Had With My Dad. 

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods received a reprieve at the Masters after signing an incorrect scorecard on Friday. He has a new rule that was instituted just two years ago to thank for the reprieve. Now the pressure is on. What if he ends up winning the tournament? How will fellow competitors and fans feel about the ruling? Stay tuned for today's final round, as Tiger is still in contention for the lead.

Vacation

I am on vacation this week.  My plans are to get some work done around the house.  Lawn mowing, firewood, insulating and whatever else I come across.  We were supposed to get a load of firewood delivered yesterday.  With the heavy rains we received the seller must have thought better of showing up.  Perhaps we will get the load today.  I have about three face cord already stacked.  This is wood I cut and split from downed trees in our woods.  I have another one to two face cords cut and split still in the woods.  I have some pretty good sized tops that have yet to be buzzed up.

Today I am waiting for the lawn to dry up so I can finish mowing.  I did the bulk of the lawn Monday.  Dealing with my mower's propensity for shutting down when it gets hot prevented me from completing the task Monday as it quit running three times during the project.  Hopefully I can get her going today and can finish up the job.  It is much cooler out today after the storm front moved through yesterday.  They're calling for a high of sixty-one degrees today with cloudy skies.

Patti and I will be heading out to Met Life Stadium this weekend to see the Boss in concert.  It will be the fourth time seeing him in concert: once in the Dome in Syracuse and twice in Albany.  The Wrecking Ball Tour.  Randy Day and his wife saw him at Vernon Downs last month and they left before he ended.  Springsteen had gone for over three and a half hours when they left.  Patti and I will not be leaving before the concert ends.

What is Up at Fox Sports Baseball?

I figured Fox would have the Dodgers vs. the Nationals as their Saturday game.  What better qualifications does any of today's games have over this contest?  The two best records in the NL, Billingsley vs. Strasburg, Bryce Harper making his Major League debut for the Nationals and Matt Kemp, the best all-round player in the majors, should be enough to catch someone's attention at Fox Sports.

Instead they offer Brewers-Cardinals, Angels-Indians and Royals-Twins.  We're talking a combined record of 49-69 for these six teams with only one having more than ten wins.  Both the Dodgers and the Nationals are 14-6.  Riveting baseball!

A little preview of the Dodger-Nationals game is in order.  Billingsley is 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA, a WHIP of 0.93 with 19 strikeouts in four starts.  Strasburg is 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA, a WHIP of 0.92 with 25 strikeouts in four starts.  Matt Kemp has 10 home runs, 23 RBI (note to Mike Greenburg: no "s" after RBI) with a .453 batting average for the Doders while Andre Ethier has a .299 BA with 5 HR and a league-leading 24 RBI. Adam La Roche is leading Washington's offense with a .333 BA.  He has 3 HR, one of which was a two-run blast of Kershaw last night, and 16 RBI.  Bryce Harper, 19 year old LF for the Nationals, has been called up from Triple-A Syracuse, where he has hit .250, to take the roster spot of Ryan Zimmerman, who has been placed on the DL and will make his Major League debut tonight.

Kershaw

ESPN MLB Clayton Kershaw leaves start early

Not such a good start of the season for Kershaw.  Not feeling well he was pulled early by Dodger manager, Don Mattingly.  He did manage to get the Dodger's first hit of the season before exiting the game.   The important thing is the Dodgers got the win.  Kershaw should be back as it was flu-like symptoms.

In the interim the Dodgers have jumped to a three and O start.  Granted it is against the Padres.  They did their best trying to blow last night's game.  Walk in three runs in a row?  My goodness.  They came back to get the win in the eleventh.

How Good is Kershaw?

Clayton Kershaw won his career high fourteenth game last night versus the Houston Astros. (Click on the link to view his highlights from last night.) This makes him 14-5 on the season. This with a team ten games under .500 at 54 wins. Some interesting stats: 2.72ERA, 193 SO in 175.2 innings pitched with 46BB, a walks + hits per inning pitched of 1.03, and opponents batting average of only .212.

I knew when he came up in 2008 he was going to be good. He has more than lived up to that expectation. For his career he is 40-28 with an ERA of 3.05, 690SO in 658.2 innings pitched with 270BB, opponents BA of .219 and a WHIP of 1.20. And he's only twenty three years old!

Lindsay Is Getting Married

Lindsay Tarbell and Dan Edlich are being joined in matrimony this Saturday. The wedding is at five in the afternoon at the Ardmore Mansion at Mountain View in Glen Spey, New York. They make a great couple and I am extremely happy for them.

Debbie called Patti Monday night: Dan has a wicked ear infection and Lindsay is showing indications for a kidney stone! What is up with that?!? I'm sure all will pass (pun intended).

Bruce cut some old barn boards for signs for the wedding and Patti painted them. They are to announce the wedding and point the way to the ceremony and the reception. Another says "Thank You" of which they will have a photo taken while holding the sign to make thank you cards.

Jessie is driving home Friday and we will all ride down together Saturday and stay over after the reception. Lindsay and Dan invited us to a Sunday brunch at the Mountain View. There is shuttle service between our hotel and the reception, so it will be paartaay time!