(Get) A Sporting Life

I have a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel. Damn. Another great start by Piniero and Ankiel seems to be out of his rut the past two games. 5-10 with 3 runs, 3 RBI, 3 doubles, a long ball, 11 TB and 0 Ks is music to my ears. Mind you, I'm not holding my breath over this club, but they are certainly more fun to follow than last year's version. If they keep this up for another few weeks I'm going to need that cunning plan to convince Mrs. Southlandish to let me purchase the MLB Extra innings package.

Today's NYT's Headline: Selig Says Report ‘Is a Call to Action’ and Vows to Act Swiftly TRANSLATION:My head will be in the sand with such speed, I'll become a god in the ostrich community. It's been refreshing to read and listen to a large percentage of Mitchell Report punditry that feels little can be done and it is only the beginning of any potential change. There are few things more annoying than commentators who should know better, taking to the microphones to pontificate on the latest event, be it a player's death, arrest, drug OD, or whatever and proclaim it a turning point that will alter human behavior for all eternity. While I wish it were otherwise and I hope that the Players Union gets the kick in the balls it deserves over this one, I'm not holding my breath that the Mitchell Report does anything more than provide the slimmest of openings for meaningful change. Let's face it, the track and field and cycling federations haven't been able to ...