Whatever the Monolith Is, We All Hate It

data-mm-id=”_fbs0b8r8h”>Eagle-eyed officers from the Utah Department of Public Safety spotted a mysterious metal monolith while peeping sheep two weeks ago. It was a whole big thing because an unexplained object like this showing up without explanation in the Red Rocks is something out of several Steven Spielberg films mashed together. No one knows what it is or how it got there. Just that we should care because it obviously meant … well … something. Then it vanished as surreptitiously as it arrived. Only for a similar object to be discovered on a vista in the Romanian city of Piatra Neamt, leading local leaders to crack wise. “Andrei Carabelea, mayor of Piatra Neamt, appears to be taking the news in stride.

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Umpire Mark Carlson Called a Near Perfect Game of Balls and Strikes This Weekend

data-mm-id=”_xope2cmuq”>The Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers, 3-2, on Sunday afternoon in front of a half-capacity crowd at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Felix Bautista clinched the win for the home team with perfect 9th inning, striking out all three batters he faced. Another performance worth celebrating from the game is that of home plate umpire Mark Carlson, who nearly called a perfect game, missing just one call out of 123 taken pitches during the game.Umpire: Mark CarlsonFinal: Rangers 2, Orioles 3#StraightUpTX // #Birdland#TEXvsBAL // #BALvsTEXMore stats for this game 👇https://t.co/Gh7hP50vAt pic.twitter.com/Ottn7ZOn6A— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) May 29, 2023We love a good bad umpire video around here, but Carlson deserves commendation for his keen…