Bronxie the Turtle

 

News just in that the NY Yankees end-of-season push for a wild card is not on the back of Stantonian home runs (over the Green Monster and out of the park) or the Kraken kracking one. But Gio Urshela's the most happy fella, (for more John Sterling-isms present and past see here and here) because a sweep of the BoSox at Fenway with just 6 more games to go means that there may be a post-season yet in 2021. And the reason it is all happening, according to Sam Borden at ESPN, is that the players have acquired a pet, one Bronxie the Turtle. For details, the article is here.

The power of mascots & superstition is not to be underestimated in sport. I know on occasion I have doomed my beloved team by wearing the wrong shirt or taking a different route to the stadium or watching them instead of going to synagogue.

Yankees veteran Brett Gardner said before the final game at Fenway, "Lucky charm, whatever you want to call it; I know a lot of guys believe there's a connection here. At the end of it, it would be great if we could go out and get him a little World Series ring."

Let's go Yankees!

Slider Turtle Zen

As per doctor's orders I went to get my blood pressure checked today but the machines at the Farmacia did not work and by the time we'd tried 4 times I was a bit too stressed to get a decent reading. We decided I would try again another day. On my way home I stopped by the pet shop to pick up some pappa for Sara the Cat, and the air-conditioning was so refreshing that I wandered to the back of the store to have a look at the fish tanks. The goldfish were a bit boring, although their colours were very jolly. And then I saw a tank of slider turtles, teeny weeny little turtles swimming around and jostling with each other for the best spot on the stones. Watching them and trying to take a couple of pictures whilst they swam was quite calming. 

Thank you teeny tiny turtles!