September 29, 2023 News and Notes

• California Senator Dianne Feinstein has passed away this morning.  She was 90.
• Europe is all but winning the Ryder Cup right now.  All four points in the first foursomes session, and three of the four so far (about halfway through) in the second -- winning two and drawing the other two.
• End of Day One:  6 1/2 - 1 1/2, including two 4 and 3's and a 5 and 3.  Europe didn't lose a single match.
• Baseball:
• Baltimore has won the AL East and the #1 seed in the American League.
• Tampa Bay will be the #4.
• Seattle beat Texas 3-2
• Texas by two over Houston, three over Seattle
• Toronto is #5 by 1 over Houston, who is #6 by 1 over Seattle.
• Toronto is home to Tampa, Texas is at Seattle, Houston is at Arizona
• We have a problem with Miami that will necessitate a Monday trip to New York.  Miami got 2 in the ninth to go up 2-1 on the Mets.  The problem:  The game was suspended three hours later!
• NL 5/6 with the top four seeds all clinched:  Arizona is #5, 1 1/2 clear of the Marlins, 2 clear of the Cubs (who are 1/2 out of #6), 3 clear of Cincinnati (1 1/2 out of #6), and San Diego still has a Tragic Number of 1.
• The Barfs have clinched the best record in baseball.
• New gambling policy:  Bet on your own team in the NFL, and it's a TWO-YEAR "life ban".
• Chandler Jones of the Raiders -- violation of a domestic violence restraining order.  Arrested today in Las Vegas, had to post 15 grand...  Hey, NFL, think having a team in Las Vegas is a bad idea YET???   
• Gabe Kapler is the first Black Monday of the baseball season, and it's the Friday before -- the Giants canned their skipper upon elimination.