Buffa's Buffet: 5 things on my mind
Topics in BOLD. Get a drink, and let's air my weekly grievances.
Goodfellas remains a flawless classic. No offense to Kevin Costner’s wolf dancing, but Martin Scorsese’s film was robbed.
It gets on my mind, because Netflix rightfully has it placed near the top of their queue which resulted in me clicking PLAY about thirty minutes ago. Three of its cast members have died in the past two months and change. It’s another reminder to take advantage of every day and charge the damn basket of life. Rest in peace to Ray, Tony, and Paul.
Cardinals fans can’t rest. Juan Soto left the weekend series with St. Louis-one that the Cards won two of three-still a Washington National. A quote from John Mozeliak that I placed on Twitter got some unusual attention. He’s been super candid during this pursuit. Keep in mind they don’t do a lot of deadline pushing. The John Lackey trade was the last big one.
Get the bowtie guy a stiff drink, because the thunder dome is just commencing.
There are two days left for the Cards. Alright, a little bit less than 48 hours at this exact moment (5:24 pm CST). What will Bill DeWitt Jr, Michael Girsch, and Mo do before the deadline on Tuesday evening, the same one that Yadier Molina was scheduled to return from his too-short minor league assignment? My bet is a starting pitcher for sure. Instead of sacrificing Soto trade chips for sore-shouldered Frankie Montas, look at Noah “Thor” Syndergaard. He’s still got it, and wouldn’t cost much more than money. And the Angels front office is stupid, and may throw in Shohie Ohtani.
Whatever happens, the sun comes out Wednesday. At the moment, St. Louis can barely hang with the Brewers. They need help or kiss the playoffs goodbye. Mozeliak feels a little pressure, since the team hasn’t won an NLCS game since 2014.
Will Mozeliak be Murray from Goodfellas or Doug Armstrong with the Ryan O’Reilly trade? We shall see.
Note for QT customers: The roast beer and cheddar wrap for $5.69 is better than expected. When Taco Bell can only accept door dash orders or refuses to work faster or cook 75/25 meat, I check down like a good quarterback to the gas station that subs like a grocery store. Beer, great iced tea, candy, cheap yet good hot dogs with all the toppings, and a lot more. No, this isn’t an ad. I just love QT. When cannabis is legal all over, they’ll sell it.
If you have extra change to spare, send it to my favorite St. Louis restaurant, Southwest Diner. The rain storms last week left them with two feet of sewer water in their dining area and a ton of good food and supplies lost. There were also wages lost, so in a plea to recover some of the losses, a Go Fund Me page was set up. Give what you can.
We can’t take restaurant workers for granted, especially after the government told many of them to get fucked during the pandemic. It’s rather unfortunate that the places we depend on for hot meals, genuine service, and a mood boost can’t get some instant help for its contribution to society. Instead, help the cause at the GFM page. Jonathan and Anna Jones took a chance on this rookie radio host back in 2016, giving me a featuring sponsorship that they had no real reason to do. Invest in people, and they never stop looking out.
Gas is down to $3.65, at least in St. Charles. Is that Joe Biden’s doing, since every dumbass blamed him for rising gas prices? Just checking for future note-taking. It doesn’t have to SOLELY do with the President. They’re not throwing darts at a board to indicate gas prices. They’re making moves to keep the entire boat balanced. Keep that in mind.