I Know Nothing About Baseball Or Chess

That will teach me to try to sound sophisticated! Yesterday, I mentioned how Laura and I were playing a fair amount of chess lately, and an hour later, she beat me unmercifully in about 15 moves. This is just another piece of evidence to support my theory that Laura is actually Bobby Fischer. First, they're both good at chess. Second, has anyone actually seen Bobby Fischer since June of 2005, when "Laura" moved in with me? Third, they both vehement anti-semites. Tonight there's a rematch; I'm winning it for me and the people of Israel.

An email from Chip reminded that I haven't yet said anything about the Rangers' firing of their manager, Buck Showaltar. My stance: yay. Everything I've read about him suggests that he's a micromanager, and on a personal level, I can't put up with that. I once had a boss who used to review any envelopes I'd addressed that day to ensure my hand writing was appropriate. Oh, it infuriated me. Then I'd read the stories from the DFW sportswriters about Buck, and my mind would be consumed with the image of Buck throwing envelopes around at Michael Young and Mark Teixiera. "You can't treat adults that way," I'd hiss at my monitor. There was another good reason to fire him, in that the team didn't seem to improve. Still, I can abide that if the manager seems like a good guy. It's my opinion; it doesn't have to make sense.

Who will I be rooting for in the MLB playoffs? The order of my favorites go Tigers, A's, Cardinals, then the Mets. The Tigers have been bad for years, thus earning many points in my book, plus they feature my fantasy baseball boyfriend from this year, Mr. Justin Verlander. I remember watching his first or second start of the season against the Rangers when he was still hitting 100 MPH on the radar gun in the 5th and 6th innings. I thought, "Ye gods, these guys are beastly." The A's are my second choice, as they're a small market team and I like all of that Moneyball crap. I won't say anything about the Cardinals or the Mets because the National League is for losers.