Daily Dirt: You never know what you’re going to find on Facebook

Daily Dirt for Friday, July 8, 2022

Never in my life have I ever tried to figure out how women think, and I have no plans to start now … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 333 of The Daily Dirt.

1. Much like the pictures of and notes about license plates readers have been emaling me, others have now taken to sending in the favorite things they have “Found on Facebook,” which is another of this space’s regular features. The following are three of the best ever. I laughed out loud at each of them. Hopefully, you will too:

• Gold medal: “Do women ever sit back and think, ‘My man sure does know a lot. Maybe I should just be quiet and listen to him?'”
• Silver medal: “What do you call a paternity testing facility in Indiana? Hoosier Daddy.” 
• Bronze medal: “Eat food off other people’s plates. Those are their calories. They don’t count.”

2. Still looks like an all-New York World Series if our MLB rankings hold up:

The Top 5

• 1. New York Yankees: The unsung hero of this talented bunch might just be closer Clay Holmes.
• 2. New York Mets: Max Scherzer is back, and Jacob De Grom is on the way. Once both show they are healthy, it will hard to keep the Mets from that No. 1 post.
• 3. Houston: No team has a deeper starting staff than the Astros. No one.
• 4. Atlanta: It’s easy to forget these guys are defending world champions. If closer Kenley Jansen comes back from this current heart issue he’s battling, the Braves will definitely be in the hunt for October — again.
• 5. Los Angeles Dodgers: I’m not sure they Dodgers are the best team, but they might just be the deepest. Injuries fail to deter them.

The Most Improved (from 2021)

• 1. Baltimore: The Orioles actually are becoming fun to watch.
• 2. Arizona: Pitcher Zac Gallen is one of the league’s elite.
• 3. Philadelphia: If only Bryce Harper had not broken that thumb …
• 4. Miami: The Marlins are much like the Cleveland Guardians. Both have above-average rotations, but have a difficult time scoring runs.
• 5. Texas: The Rangers are a year away. With little fanfare, they have (finally) put together their best pitching staff in a decade. The playoffs could be waiting in 2023.

The Bottom 5

• 1. Oakland: What a disastrous season for this once-proud franchise.
• 2. Kansas City: It’s hard to stay awake when the Royals are playing, especially since Bobby Witt Jr. got hurt.
• 3. Cincinnati: The only goal the Reds have between now and the finish line is to not lose 100 games.
• 4. Washington: Ditto.
• 5. Colorado: Those purple jerseys are arguably one of the top 10 looks in MLB. There, I said something relatively nice about the Rockies.

3. A popular college sports site, 247sports.com, posted its most intimidating college football stadiums (for visiting teams, that is). Writer Brad Crawford’s top five picks and comments:

• 1. Clemson: “You’re not going to find a more raucous environment in the ACC when the Tigers are elite — and there’s a strong chance in 2022 that will be the case.”
• 2. Ohio State: “This is not always the loudest stadium in the country, but it’s going to be especially lively this season when you consider the sheer number of quality opponents who are coming to Ohio Stadium.” (Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan.)
• 3. Tennessee: “The Tennessee faithful can get downright nasty.”
• 4. Georgia: The Bulldogs have not last at home since 2019.
• 5. LSU: A “terrifying” environment.

Steve Thought O’ The Day
It occurred to Steve the other day there have been 13 U.S. presidents during his time on earth. Thirteen!

Steve Eighinger writes daily for Muddy River News. Do you think his wife has ever thought, “My man sure does know a lot. Maybe I should just be quiet and listen to him”?