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DB Super #87

At times I’m still so lost in Overlord, too many characters and places to keep up with, but there were a couple interesting developments this week.

Also, lately Shadows House has been more interesting than ever before. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

LycoReco and Yurei Deco are both still v. good I had comments about each new episode but I didn't post them in time and now I forgot... In any case, this week's episodes were good stuff.

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Akane!!!! I don’t want to wait seven days for the next chapter

Big win last night in New York! Berrios had a great start. One or two spots it looked like it could go off the rails, but he self-corrected and got back on track. Seems like he had some extra zip and movement on his fastballs last night. Kikuchi even pitched a clean(ish) inning out of the bullpen. You don't like to see him walk the first guy on four straight balls, but the positives were that he was hitting 97 mph and throwing more pitches in the zone (aside from against the first batter). If he's only throwing one or two innings out of the 'pen, he can pump that fastball, and who cares if he's a bit wild in the zone. 96-97 mph from the left side, with some nice natural movement, is not easy for hitters to handle, even if he misses his spot in the zone. He can shelve a couple of his secondary pitches and just use the fastball and one off-speed pitch. It's just one inning, but it's a good sign, and I hope he can show us more of that.

That would be great, but I doubt it. Four-gamer coming up against the Jays and they're probably going to come back to life all of a sudden and crush the Jays It's killing me watch the Yankees slump like this and the Jays haven't been able to gain any ground. Imagine if they were going into this weekend series only 4 or 5 games back instead of 10! That would have been exciting, especially since it looked like NYY's division lead was going to be untouchable. The Jays have been borderline unwatchable the last few weeks. August has been an effing nightmare for the most part. Thankfully, Stripling came back from the IL yesterday and gave them an incredible start, and then they strung together some hits and scored some runs, and FINALLY beat the O's. Getting swept by Baltimore at home before travelling to NY would have been soul crushing. If the Jays turn it around and get back on track, back to winning and looking like a good team, then that game yesterday, and Stripling's performance, will have been the turning point. It might have been a very important game for them. The M's are looking like they could run away with the 1st WC spot. They have a fairly soft schedule to finish the season. Their record in July was very good, and they're keeping up the winning ways in August so far.

The final episode was a great ending (if that is indeed the end..?) The Eraser Drop segment was fantastic stuff

I only have one episode left to go. That part with the ripped tights-- Yamai had me in stitches

I finished the first part of the new Bastard!! ONA on Netflix last night. Overall, it was a pretty mixed bag, but I guess I enjoyed it well enough to keep watching it. I think the second part is coming in September. I'm sure I'll end up watching the rest of it, even if it isn't at the top of my watch list...

Yeah that was huge news last night. He’s saying it was in a medication he took for ringworm… I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and believe, but so many players before Tatis Jr. have come out with ridiculous excuses after positive tests, it’s hard to believe any of it. He’s been working all year to come back from injury. Honestly, I could understand if any player considered taking something to help speed up rehab from injury. Just be honest about it and admit the mistake.

I liked this week’s episode of Overlord better than the last few. Curious to see how things play out with the Dwarves and Quagoa. Oh, and Ains facing off with Frost Dragons!

Yay

'Gimmicky' is not a bad way to describe it Also, Earthchild continues to not be over...

Elusive Samurai #73

Chapter #66 — Several great Anya moments this week

Akane is the best Mimin too! Her crazy hair never disappoints either

LycoReco just keeps getting better! No doubt about it now, AOTS for sure.

Not just Dodger fans loved Vin!

And for the final acquisition of the day, the Jays got Whit Merrifield. As recently as a few weeks ago, he missed a series in Toronto due to his vax status Either the Jays’ front office knows something has changed there, or they’re taking a bit of a gamble here They didn’t get those starters from LAA…

I don’t think staying quiet was the plan. They were probably in on guys but didn’t want to meet the asking prices. There was a lot of competition between buying teams, I think. Toronto got a couple relievers from Miami, which will help, and it seems like they’re trying for Iglesias (and maybe Syndergaard too?) from LAA. That would also help. That Soto deal is nuts. Looks like they also got rid of Hosmer to Boston after they couldn’t include him in the Washington deal. edit: An added complication for Toronto is that, due to public health rules in both Canada and the U.S., they basically cannot sign or acquire any non-vaccinated players. They would only be part-time players. So depending who teams want to send in Toronto in trade negotiations, sometimes it just won’t work well for Toronto if they happen to not be vaxxed.

Also, PPPPPP: Saiba

Chisato is rapidly becoming one of my favorite characters (in any show, ever) Her personality is infectious and the voice acting is so good too. Episode