Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be, across the nation and across the world. It is just past 5:30 a.m. in "The City.

We have a current temperature of 66° under clear skies. We had a warning of an impending storm last evening, with high-winds and possible T-storms, but that never materialized. But, this being GH, that is not surprising since we are on the shores of the "Big Lake."
At any rate, the sun will rise in less than one-hour @ 6:07 a.m. and set later @ 9:28 p.m. Once again, there exists the possibility of late afternoon/evening T-storms with a 40% possibility and our high today is forecast to reach 76°.

We did some indoor chores yesterday and I made some vegan sausages before we went to the chiropractor. My stiff neck received some treatment and I'll be going back today for a followup. My neck is feeling better, so a followup seems appropriate to keep me moving in the right direction.

Speaking of moving in the right direction, the 44 - 37, 1st place in the NL Central Cubs, were down 1 - 6 in their game against the 48 - 34 Braves @ Wrigley Field yesterday. However, with a strong come comeback effort in the 5th and 6th innings, the Cubs took the game from the Braves, 9 - 7. Newly signed relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel made his Wrigley debut and got the save for winning pitcher Tyler Chatwood. The Cubs move on to Cincinnati tonight to face the 36 - 42, 5th place in the NL Central Reds @ 7:10 p.m. EDT, when Cole Hamels gets the nod from manager Joe Maddon.

The Cubs' Javier Baez and Willson Contreras were named NL starters for the upcoming All-Star Game™. This is Contreras' 2nd All-Star Game™.

The 26 - 50, now 5th place in the AL Central Tigers, once again looked awful as starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull absorbed yet another loss when the Tigers' bats could not get it going and the Tigers lost to the 45 - 36 2nd place inthe AL West Rangers, 1 - 3. For once, the bullpen looked solid.

In an effort to shore up their bullpen, the Tigers and reliever Trevor Rosenthal are close to signing a minor-league deal. Rosenthal was released last Sunday by the Tigers next opponents, the 40 - 40 and disappointing Washington Nationals, when Rosenthal failed to get any outs as he attempts to come back from Tommy John surgery. Rosenthal is only 29 years old and worth a look, but whether he can come back is a mystery to all concerned. The Tigers welcome the Nats to Comerica Park tonight @ 7:10 p.m when Dan Norris tries to get the Tigers in the win column.

My beloved, 44 - 38, 3rd place in the AL East have been off for two days, as they flew to London, England to face the 55 - 28, 1st place in the AL East Yankees @ 1:10 p.m. EDT Saturday. For those who wonder, that's 6:10 p.m. in London.

What was that I said the other day about only needing 30 wins to get even with the MWL East? Oh yeah, any old kind of a 30 game win-streak would do it. Well, the 24 - 52 White Caps are on a roll! The Caps once again beat the toothless, 30 - 47, Dayton Dragons, this time by a score of 4 - 0. The 7th place Caps are now 3 - 4 in the 2nd half of the MWL East season, and they are ahead of the 8th place Dragons. The Caps try to make it five in a row in their game against the Dragons tonight @ 7:05 p.m.

I was going to keep this one short, but so much for that plan. I will go to the chiropractor this afternoon @ 2:00 p.m.and then to a photography session in Muskegon @ 7:30 p.m. this evening. The session on time-lapse photography will be a short classroom session, followed by some time in downtown Muskegon to put into practice what we've learned. In between, I hope to do more painting, more reading, play more music, and more relaxing. Ciao.