A Day of Rest

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Yellow Bike. Some people are so clever. This recycled bike is in a garden on old Main St. in East Hartford (this is the extension of Old Main St., South Windsor).

Red Schlox Loss
Last night Dice-K Matsuzaka took the mound for the Red Sox in Baltimore. Francona should send DM out to the Bullpen and forget he’s on the roster. He gives up more homers than any other pitcher. How can Francona keep his as a starter? He started the slide and the Bullpen, which had been good for a change, kept things going down hill. At this time of year, an 11-5 loss to a team like Baltimore is totally unacceptable. The Yankees won their game 11-5, but beating up on KC is no big deal. What is a big deal is what A-Rod is doing these days. In the last two days he has hit 2 home runs in each game. That’s numbers 48, 49, 50, and 51. That is remarkable. He’s an exceptional athlete. Maybe hitting 4 homers off the KC pitchers was like shooting at sitting ducks. Looking at the whole athlete, what his numbers are this year, you have to hand it to him.

UConn Husky Football
UConn beat up on the Black Bears of Maine 38-0. Can the Pups keep it up. Let's hope. This was their second game of the season (they beat Duke last week), first game at home.

Weather Update
An update on yesterday’s temps: official high reached 95° which broke the old record of 94° set in 1945. I wonder how many others were done in by the heat during Bike Hartford?

More on Bike Hartford
I have to comment on the bikes. There were the usual men’s and women’s frames from every manufacturer you can imagine. Some of them might have been home-made custom bikes. Then you had the single recumbent and the tandem recumbent. There was one bicycle built for 3; a couple others were built for 2. Among the riders were youngsters, maybe 9 or 10 years old. They did the 10-mile ride. I enjoy seeing families riding together: moms, dads and kids. It's the kids who are the future of riding a bike instead of driving a car.