Congratulations Cardinals and Rays

Six weeks ago I gave up on the St. Louis Cardinals and declared them to "officially suck". Apparently, I was wrong. The team completed an improbable run to the playoffs with an 8-0 win last night over the hapless Houston Astros and finished the season as the National League Wild Card champion.

This Cardinal team trailed the Atlanta Braves by 10 1/2 games in late August and to be honest I had stopped watching. I just couldn't stand the poor defense, mediocre relief pitching and crappy management by Tony LaRussa. But, with the aid of one of the biggest chokes of all times by the Braves, the Cardinals are now in Major League Baseball's 2011 World Series tournament.

As amazing as the Cards were in overcoming that huge deficit, the Tampa Bay Rays overcome even bigger odds. The Rays clinched the Wild Card spot in the American League with a come from behind win over the evil New York Yankees. The Yanks led at one point 7-0, but the Rays kept battling and came back to tie it with a two out solo homer in the bottom of the ninth. Then in the bottom of the 12th Evan Longoria hit a walkoff homerun to win the game 8-7. At the same time an even bigger choke artist, the Boston Red Sox, blew a lead to a bad Baltimore Orioles team, and the Rays are in the playoffs. Hey Boston, don't let the door hit you in the ass.

Watch out now, because while the Yanks (the best team money could buy) had the best record in the American League this year, I believe the Rays are to them what Kryptonite is to Superman. It should be a fun post season.

Lee Enterprises Sued by yet Another Post-Dispatch Union

If you've read this blog with any regularity, you'll know I believe Lee Enterprises is in over it's head.

Well, the large media company out of Iowa has been named as a defendant again by one of it's labor unions at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Riverfront Times has done a nice job with the story so I will just refer you to this link.

If You Want to Call Them a Team

As I write this I am watching Georgia Tech, stomp the living crap out of the Kansas chickenhawks. I am taking great delight in this as it is 52-17 Tech in the third quarter.

This reminds me of a conversation a couple of years ago while watching football with some friends. A buddy's wife says "I didn't know Kansas still had a football team". Almost in unison everyone responded..."they don't". Stupid Jayhawks.

The NFL is Back

What a great day. I just got back from watching the 10 year old play his first tournament of the fall season...and he played well.

Now, I'm watching football at a local watering hole that has the NFL Sunday Ticket. It Rocks. This place has over 500 beers and WiFi. I think this is (outside of sex) as good as it gets!!!

Whew What Happened to Summer

So, here it is the weekend after Labor Day and the weather for now is cooler and crisper than all of those 100 degree days this summer. But, what happened to those hundred days between Memorial Day and Labor Day? Just like life in general, they come and go much too quickly. I know I have been busy working a full time job, a part time job and many side jobs. Not to mention a lot of volunteer work at Church and the Church's school. Oh and did I mention taking care of my home and two yards?

I'm not complaining because I would much rather have way too much on my plate than not enough. But, I'm just saying summer sure did fly by this year.