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Wednesday, August 12
The 224th day of the year with 141 days left
We are in the 32nd week of 2026

14 days until school begins

My Blog for the past month & the past 18 years

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Records for Clarion, August 12
97° (1993) 39° (1986)

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Clarion, PA

Verse of the Day

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A Look Back

It's On My Calendar

The Rays have won 8 straight\
Boston has won 23 of their last 30 while the Rays, Braves, Cubs and Tigers have each won 20 of 30.

Rooting For These Playoff Bound Teams In This Order

Tampa Bay Rays - This team consistently contends each year despite having one of the lowest payrolls. They've never won a world series. They are exceptionally good at developing players, they find players other teams overlook: The Rays develop a player → he becomes good → his salary eventually becomes expensive → they trade him for several young players/prospects → they develop those players → repeat.
Milwaukee Brewers- 19th in payroll, never won a world series in their 57 seasons. They develop pitching extremely well, They are willing to trade their stars, Their farm system keeps replenishing the major-league roster, They are excellent at finding talent other teams don't value highly,.
Chicago White Sox - 27th in payroll, haven't won a world series in 20 years, Big surprise this year after going 60-102 last year.
Boston Red Sox - Big comeback, 37-48 on July 1, in last place 14 games out.
Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Field and their fans are interesting -only 3 world series titles: 1907, 1908, and 2016
Texas Rangers - only one world series title (2023)
Arizona Diamondbacks - surprised their payroll is as high as it it.
Houston Astros- they have built a good organization though I really don't care to see them in the post season again in the near future
Philadelphia Phillies - They're in Pennsylvvania
Atlanta Braves - I dislike them less than the Yankees and Dodgers
New York Yankees - I dislike them less than the Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers - whoever they play, I am rooting for the other team.

ESPN's Top Players of Yesterday

Players of the Week

Wilyer Abreu (Boston Red Sox) and Jake McCarthy (Colorado Rockies) were named MLB's American League and National League Players of the Week for August 3–9, 2026.

AL Player of the Week — Wilyer Abreu (OF, Red Sox): Batted .438 (7-for-16) with 3 home runs, 9 RBIs, 5 walks, and a 1.584 OPS across five games. This marks Abreu's second AL Player of the Week honor of the season.
NL Player of the Week — Jake McCarthy (OF, Rockies): Hit .519 (14-for-27) with 2 home runs, 3 doubles, 5 RBIs, and an .852 slugging percentage across six games.

Current Hitting Streaks