I drew the short straw. Castillo. Sacramento. Civale: 5-1. This is my Memorial Day 5/25 GT

[D-train]

[D-train]

I just flew in a two seat plane over Lake Coeur d'Alene. Unlike the Mariners we did not crash.

[rockycola]

I just flew in a two seat plane over Lake Coeur d'Alene. Unlike the Mariners we did not crash.

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I jumped out of one of those two-seaters once. The parachute opened like it was supposed to (static-line), I descended, pulling the toggles left and right following the directions of my spotter on the ground, and actually landed in the target circle of pea gravel. Scared? Yes! Exhilarating? Of course.
One of my brothers joined a club back in the late '60's in Kalamazoo. He and his 4-man team went to World Titles (I think Australia, Germany, S. Africa & some place here in the U.S.). They took the Gold 3 of those 4 years. I remember when he he got a phone call early one morning that weather conditions were right to make his virgin jump. I've never seen someone so excited. HE CRASHED! The 'chute did open properly, he just landed on top of an airplane hanger and fell the rest of the way to the ground. He was okay. Next day he went to make his 2nd jump...he landed in a tree. He was okay again. Obviously, he got better.

Glad you had a safe flight, Darren,

Go M's! May my game thread streak uplift us and soar above .500.

[Sibelius Hindemith]

Who was the pilot, Coeurd’Alene Jay?

[Donn Beach]

yeah, Memorial Day, the official date to review the ongoing season. ESPN's article on the subject. Most disappointing team so far. Mariners with some votes. So it's not just us

Rogers: Pound-for-pound, the Mariners rank as a major disappointment considering two factors: They were a game away from the World Series last year and they're playing in a really, really mediocre AL West. There's a version of their season that could have gone like this: The Mariners are a fully formed team now, with both experience and the disappointment of last season, which fuels them to a runaway 2026 campaign. That version would have them up high in the division, like the Atlanta Braves are in the National League East. Instead, Cal Raleigh is bad and hurt. There are a bunch of other guys hitting below .200, and Seattle's vaunted pitching staff isn't getting it done enough in high-leverage moments. The funny thing is there's a good chance the Mariners still will run away with the division. It just hasn't come close to happening yet.

Doolittle: I'd go with Seattle. First, there is expectation: With a very complete roster and a strong near miss in the 2025 pennant race, the Mariners seemed poised to take another step forward. Second, there is the landscape in the AL West: exceedingly mediocre. At the individual level, you have Raleigh's 63 OPS+ and Luis Castillo's 60 ERA+, but those are just the headliners among several underachieving stars in Seattle. The Mariners are still the AL West favorites in my book, but they blew a golden opportunity to seize control of the division early.

[D-train]

Who was the pilot, Coeurd’Alene Jay?

A friend of his that was a United Airline pilot. He even let me fly the plane from the back seat. Pretty wild. We spent the weekend in our trailer on his plantation an are about to head down to Hells Gate campground near Lewiston. TLO is coming over for a BBQ late afternoon....

[rockycola]

I fear that today's Memorial Day game is gonna be fugly. Really, really fugly.
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Heading out to mow the island between the even-numbered houses and the odd.
Then, the jungle frontage down the hill on the Butternut Autobahn. It strikes fear in the feint of heart. Before I start I must go with a bucket and pick up bottles and debris. If you never hear from me again, this is reported to you from my Memorial Day Game Thread.

Long Live Luis Castillo!