The Orioles, Mariners, Indians, and Royals have all been officially eliminated from the playoff race. The magic number for the wild card is 23, but that’s not what we’re playing for. There are 10 teams left battling for 4 spots, with only 6 or…
It’s turned out to be something of an odd season. Injuries have taken their toll on us, and instead of a dogfight with the Red Sox, we find ourselves going toe-to-toe with the Rays. I was nervous about letting Johnny Damon go this season,…
We just returned from a family trip up to Nova Scotia. My mother’s side of the family resides (for the most part) in a suburb of Halifax, called Fall River. It was unseasonably warm for this time of year, but still cooled off in…
The Yankees, IMO, have been in a mid-season funk. They split a 4-game series with the Red Sox when they really should have won 3 or 4. This came after losing 2 of 3 to the Rays AND 2 of 3 to the Jays….
You jumped off a diving board into a pool for the first time today. I was 2000 miles away when it happened. My father missed some of my achievements as well, both good and bad. That doesn’t make it right, just a pattern. I’m…
I was lucky enough to find out that Lance Armstrong would be appearing in Denver, Colorado today. He was here to announce the return of professional cycling to Colorado. Thousands of cyclists and fans were there to cheer the announcement. Lance gave a quick…
Take a gander at this press release from AA. I was pretty happy to hear that AA and JetBlue were teaming up when it was announced a few months ago. I wasn’t really all that excited about the interline agreement, since I didn’t plan…
I’ve been a loyal supporter of Starwood for a number of years, racking up hundreds of stays. I truly believe the Starpoint is the most valuable currency in the loyalty world. I can use it to stay at world class properties (see St. Regis…
The winners of each of the competitions were: Yellow Jersey-Alberto Contador. Andy Schleck gave him a run for the money going down the stretch. I would expect Andy to be even stronger next year, especially with his brother, Frank, by his side again. I’m…
No real shock here. Thanks to a family member for pointing out a post Jay made on his blog about Lance Armstrong. Jay basically spent 15 paragraphs or so trashing Armstrong on multiple fronts. Mariotti decided to beat the over-beaten “Lance must have taken…