Colbert/Craig 08

October 18, 2007

All together now…

“Yesterday it was my birthday/
I hung one more year on the line/
I should be depressed/
My life’s a mess/
But I’m havin’ a good time.

I’ve been lovin’ and lovin’ and lovin’
I’m exhausted from lovin’ so well
I should go to bed but a voice in my head says,
‘Oh, what the hell.’ ”

Time for my yearly ritual blog posting. Longtime readers of the blog will note that I do this every October 18. Or try to, That is, if there were any longtime readers of this blog. Which there aren’t.

Apparently Joe Torre has been offered a 1 year deal to continue managing the Yankees, and he has turned it down. I can’t say that I blame him. I fully understand if he wants to take a year off, or run a farm system, or do TV.

Hard to imagine anyone else doing any better than he has done-all the division titles and 4 crowns. But, on the other hand, Yankee seasons are a disappointment unless they end in a championship. And it’s equally hard to imagine another manager, other than maybe Francona, getting more resources than Torre has. Is it fair to fire a guy based on the outcomes of a few short series? No, but that appears to be what is happening.

Great point by Robert Reich on yesterday’s Marketplace. Corporations don’t do things to be nice-they do things to make money, or at the very least, to save money. So every time a company tells you that they are being environmentally friendly, remember that they are doing so because they believe it will be a plus on their balance sheet-making a profit or avoiding a regulatory penalty. That is why it is necessary for government to continue to regulate business.

Game Five tonight. I’m on the fence again about whether or not to tune it in. I didn’t in game four, and we lost, and I did in game 3, and we lost, etc, etc, etc. It certainly isn’t impossible for us to win, but it sure is a tough row to hoe. The discussion I’ve read online seems to put tonight’s game in the bag-Beckett wins easily, and then Schilling turns into Schilling 2004 and wins, and then Dice K finds himself and wins game 7. It’s not impossible, but I don’t think it’s bloody likely.

I’m listening to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast, though, and he can be fairly compelling to listen to. I might just see that through, then pick up the game at home.

Apparently Larry Craig gave an interview to Matt Lauer, and he’s screaming entrapment, saying that he went into the men’s room to use the men’s room. Of course. And the rubbing of the officer’s foot, and the running your hand under the stall…that’s all just natural behavior, right? What a fool. Does he think anyone really believes that?

Steven Colbert for President? That should be fun to watch.