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I do want to let you guys know that there is a hole in my chest where #1947league typically operates ... but by setting aside the time that usually goes to that and putting in enough time to create three viable new minutes of stage time each day, I am writing, I think, the best stuff of my life
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Well into final scene of Act I. Aim = complete the whole thing by Oct 31. On track!
Something else to celebrate -- my beloved A's just logged their 41st win, which means we've achieved Yusuf's goal of leaving the '62 Mets in the rear-view mirror. Sept 3. I'll take it.
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Okay, so, play update: done with first draft of acts I and II, well into Act III(last act).
I will find out if there is an opportunity for you guys to watch the Zoom reading in November.
In the meantime ... #Catwoman gets all Hannibal Lectery with #Batgirl... #batman
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Actually, come to think of it, she's more Buffalo Bill in that clip.... but I love Hopkins and will take advantage of any opportunity to talk about him...
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I love the fact that my beloved A's are tormenting the AL West. That's what a last-place team is supposed to do. đ
Here's something else I love:
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:::Gets popcorn ready. And wonders if Yusuf will pull a âMajor Leagueâ and write in an Aâs World Series victory into the plot::
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Nahh... No Oakland bias in the piece... but '47 Dodgers may just figure into this.... :-)
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Okay so #baseball #pennantrace: In the #NL it's clear who I'm rooting for down the stretch. #Dodgers are embedded in my DNA; A's fans don't root for the #Giants.
In the #AL I'm open to arguments about the respective merits of #Twins, #BlueJays, #Mariners.
Thoughts?
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For sure.
I fear the Atlanta team.
But because Atlanta/Georgia didnât roll over for Trump, I have a good feeling about the team that I havenât had since Henry Aaron.
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Officially rooting for LAD and TOR in this #baseball #pennantrace, except in the alternate universe where beloved A's win a pennant.
Sorry, Nolan; the War of 1812 thing put it over the top for me.
We can all root for a 1-3 DP and Houston losing 2 in a row to OAK, yes?
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxx8-WbXbxVeSFSdL39mmlmcX5E7BFt2lS?si=hqjv__KDa1Mz0sfS
16 seconds ¡ Clipped by Yusuf Toropov ¡ Original video "A's vs. Astros Game Highlights (9/12/23) | MLB Highlights" by Oakland Athletics
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Lol fine. Remember that when the Twins beat the Blue Jays in the playoffs that there was room for you on the bandwagon. ;-)
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UmmmâŚ. Nolan?
Just out of curiosity ⌠and totally hypothetically, of course, but, in the off-chance that it would be required, would there be room for more on that bandwagon?
Asking for a friend.
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Perhaps you are envisioning a playoff scenario in which Toronto is not there. Yusuf, if such a scenario occurs Iâll reconsider letting you on the bandwagon. ;-)
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Hey, Yusuf, welcome aboard, eh!
To make you feel more at home as a Jays fan you will be provided with a guide (in both official languages) on Bullpen Angst and an LOB calculator: simply enter the Jaysâ LOB for that game and the calculator displays every possible mathematical function for that number (square root, factorial, etc.)
And, of course, honourary membership in the Alejandro Kirk fan club.
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Jays, Dodgers roll, A's take it on the chin ... TOR half-game out of WC.
#FionaApple's song SO SLEEPY features (for me anyway) a Dodgers reference, figures prominently in act III of the play.
A chat about the meaning of this song: https://chat.openai.com/share/cd24ee9d-5e1c-4114-8d01-5a7576c87e7f
The song:
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Excellent! On track to send it along October 31
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You clearly donât know me, Yusuf!
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So the final hour and a half of this play has the most actual baseball. 1600+ new words over past two days. Dramaturgy word Greta, Bill and I am riding hard: MAXIMALISM
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So Dodgers and Braves clinch berths... I guess that is the statistically likely NLCS. Jays back in the WC circle. And KC gains ground on my beloved A's in the race to avoid worst record in the bigs....
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I will not add any further comment that could tempt the wrath of the baseball gods.
People say that Iâm superstitious but I would never act that way. In the words of the great American philosopher, Mark Grace, âPeople shouldnât be superstitious: thatâll bring bad luck.â
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So even though I can't post a #1947League #baseball update right now, I *can* point out what #JOMBOY failed to notice in this superb clip: #Caballero channeled his inner #JackieRobinson for #Seattle.
750 words today. About halfway done with first draft of Act 3.
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Nice to see, especially 2nd to 3rd.
How many acts will there be in total?
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Okay.
So the light at the end of the tunnel is NOT another train. : )
Yusuf Toropov
Nolan
Ruth OâDay
tcduff
