Random Thoughts of the Day - October 31, 2024

• Today is Halloween.  In recent years only a few kids came to my apartment trick or treating.  I bought a bag of Kit-Kats for them.
• Yesterday, the World Series came to an end as the Yankees lost to the Dodgers 4-1.  The Yankees should have won game one since the wrong pitcher was brought in to face Freddy Freeman.  The fifth inning of game five was a disaster as the Yankees committed three errors that allowed the Dodgers to score five runs.
• The Hot Stove League starts today.  For those who are not baseball fans, that term means speculation and rumors about free-agent signings and trades in the off-season.  The big question marks are will Pete Alonso sign with the Mets and will Juan Soto sign with the Yankees?  In any event, the salaries are outrageous.  Is any athlete worth $40 Million per year?  Both teams also must make decisions about other players whose contracts have just expired.
• This afternoon I passed by a building in my neighborhood where a construction crew was installing sidewalk sheds.  It was obviously their lunch hour as all eight of them were lying on the grass looking at their cell phones.  There is a love affair with the American public and their cell phones.