Baseball Is Finished.....

A wonderful weekend in Chicago with the beautiful Sarah! We visited the Chicago Art Institute, the Lincoln Park Zoo, some friends of hers, some friends of mine, Wrigley Field, John Hancock Tower, Millennium Park..... to name a little bit of what we did this weekend. Pictures of our experiences all week! This week should be "normal" with no plans to travel, no rehearsals, and no hardcore plans for this weekend.

Well that was an uneventful World Series! Would not have guessed that Boston would have won so easily, but that's why they play the game. At least baseball is finished before November (barely). Boston now jumps higher on the list of teams to cheer against - still not as hated as the Yankees - due to their overspending on a yearly basis for the top players. Some thoughts on baseball before we put it on the back burner till April:

• Does A-rod need more money for next year? At what point are baseball salaries considered "out of control"?
• Does Bud Selig ever smile? Does he really have a purpose?
• Since basketball has been exposed as having referees betting on the games, has anyone looked into baseball? Since there's no instant replay in place, what's to keep an umpire from swinging the calls?
• At what point does baseball save itself and its image by installing a salary cap?
• Does anyone really want Barry Bonds to play next year?
• Is there any station worse for the World Series than FOX? Joe Buck is disliked by just about everyone, Tim McCarver is growing more and more senile every year, and Jeanne Zelasko annoys me.
  
• What do a Mama Bear on the pill and the World Series have in common? NO CUBS!!
• Braves have some $$ available next year with Andruw leaving, get some pitchers who actually play the entire season!!
• Why do the post-season awards take so long to hand out? MVP announcements won't be till Christmas. And the post-season performance doesn't have anything to do with the voting (supposedly)! Hockey awards take in the playoffs as part of the voting (as it should be), NBA announces right before the championship series... gotta love the inconsistency!
• For the record - of the past 4 World Series played, only 1 game has been won by the losing team (and only 10 games in the past 10 years)! Boston 4 Rockies 0, Cardinals 4 Tigers 1, White Sox 4 Astros 0, and Boston 4 Cardinals 0. Hoping that changes next year!

I lost again in Fantasy Football.... well, I need a miracle performance by Green Bay tonight (like 52-0, all running Touchdowns and 6 field goals) to win. Not very good at this stuff I guess.

Iowa State had a decent showing on Saturday, but still lost! On paper, we had a better game in most every category - and that's great for us playing on the road against a good Missouri team. And since the Big12 North is playing pretty well this year, doubt any more wins are in our future with games against Colorado, KSU, and Kansas.

Haiku of the Day
Chi-town.... Illinois
Leave late to avoid traffic!!
A five hour drive

Entertainment of the Day - Watched Office Space this weekend.... too dang funny and too darn close to what I work in (as do most of us). Still some of my favorite sound clips to play throughout my work day.

Weblink of the Day - Anyone looking for new tattoo ideas? Here's one that will get you noticed! Simpsons Treehouse of Horror part 1,000 or something is on this Sunday!!