Baseball and other things

Baseball pennant races are heating up. Granted the Phils and Dodgers have big leads, the other 4 division races are really tight. Yanks, Cubs, Angels and Tigers all have less than 5 game leads. The Cards added Holliday to gain on the Cubs, Tigers added Washburn to hold off the Sox, who added Peavy in a last second trade. The Red Sox added Victor Martinez to boost a struggling offense to catch the Yanks. Don't count out the Rays. Suprising Texas is making things interesting in the AL West. I like the Phils getting Cliff Lee, but not as much as I would have liked to have gotten Roy Halladay. Boy did Toronto screw that up. They wanted the Phils best 3 prospects and the Phillies turn around and trade 4 mid-level prospects to get Lee. Meanwhile, Toronto lost its best suitor and basically decided to hold onto him. Now, in the off-season, they may have to get less for him just to get something because he's gone after 2010. I still say the Giants are the most dangerous team in the NL. They have the best pitching, and I like the additions of Garko and Sanchez to boost their offense. Most dangerous AL team is Detroit. They have a big 3 in the rotation (Verlander, Jackson and Washburn) and they can score runs with anyone in the AL.

As for me, i'm enjoying my time off. My severence pays me until mid-October and then who knows where i'll end up working. The summer of Bri kicks into full swing this weekend with Cash X. I can't believe its here already. There is only going to be a handful of awards this year, but it should be a record attendance this year. As for August goings on, i'm looking to get in another round of golf to debut my new clubs. I'll be in Baltimore with Asher, Duke and Ed in a couple weeks. As for what else, i'm going to be helping my parents get settled into their new place, quizzo Wednesday's, and whatever drinking events there will be. I hope there will be some poker in my future, but I won't hold my breathe on that one. I also hope that Asher will give me a shot at filling in for him at quizzo. Its something i'm interested in trying. I think people would like my game. Plus I won't use other peoples catch phrases like some people (yes I mean you Asher). Well enjoy your summer folks and i'm sure i'll be back later with my NFL predicitions.

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