.@lzhernandez02's first pitch pic.twitter.com/bEUdnq1y7B
— SportsNet New York (@SNYtv) September 4, 2016
.
Happy thoughts from the Washington Post — “Can Democrats ride an anti-Trump wave to retake the House and Senate?”:
… As of Labor Day weekend, the unofficial start of the campaign’s final stretch, the electoral map is bigger than Republicans are comfortable with. Bolstered by Republican nominee Donald Trump’s unpopularity with non-white, female and suburban voters, Democrats have recruited candidates in enough Senate and House races to potentially flip control of both chambers.
Democrats’ chances are strongest in the Senate, where they now lead in enough races to eke out a majority, with hopes of putting more in play should Trump continue to falter throughout the fall.
Republicans, playing defense, are asking voters to look past Trump and to question whether they really trust Clinton’s party to fix Washington…
============
What’s on the agenda as we wrap up “official” summer?
For the Pink Floyd fans, via NYMag‘s Vulture blog:
… To coincide with the band’s upcoming box set, The Early Years 1965-1972, a nice, soothing video for the Roger Waters-penned “Grantchester Meadows” has been released. The video features a rare performance of the song taped for the BBC — juxtaposed with modern pastoral scenes — with Waters and David Gilmour providing the acoustic vocals and guitars, and Richard Wright joining in on the piano…
I’m not sure there’s ever been a musical group of whom I felt I needed 27 discs’ worth, but it looks like there will be smaller samplers available as well.