Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 6:00 a.m. in "The City."

The current temperature is 58° under partly-cloudy skies.  the sun will rise this morning @ 7:48 a.m. and set later @ 7:16 p.m.

Today there is joy in Beantown, as my beloved Red Sox dispatched those Damn Yankees, 6 - 2 in a Wild-Card victory dominated by the superb pitching effort of RHP Nathan Eovaldi, the sparkling fielding by the Red Sox' defense, which included a great throw from center-fielder Kike Hernandez to the X-Man, Xander Bogaerts, who relayed the ball to Sox' catcher, Christian Vazquez to gun-down Yankee OF Aaron Judge at the plate. 

Bogaerts, the longest tenured member of the Sox, also added a 2-run home-run in the bottom of the first inning to give the Sox a 2 - 0 lead. He was aided by DH Kyle Schwarber, who also homered. The Sox move on to the ALDS series versus the Tampa Bay rays, in Tampa Bay for an 8:07 p.m. game Thursday night. Be there or be square.

Elsewhere, the Tigers are hoping to add a shortstop to their roster next season. This is a year with many good free-agent shortstops available. In addition, Tigers' GM, Al Avila, says the Tigers need a front-line starting pitcher to go with their young pitchers like Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize. 

The Cubs, well where do I begin? They need a solid starting pitcher, they need a leadoff hitter, they need an everyday shortstop, and they need a miracle to contend next year. One bright spot, 30 YO rookie, Frank Schwindel was named September Rookie of the Month in the NL. Okay then. But will he be able to repeat his 2021 performance? The Cubs; do have the seventh overall pick in the upcoming draft, so...Wait until next year?

I made it to my P/T appointment yesterday and that went well. I just have to force myself to do what I can at home to aid in my progress. We collectively accomplished the indoor chores too. 

Today, we have only a bit to do on our list. A trip to that big-box nearly everything store and a stop at our auxiliary gardens to get them ready for some winter plantings and also to make them ready for next year. 

That looks like enough for one day. Ciao.