Just Wasn't Happening

On another note, one of the perks of being in the eastern hemisphere is that it's a little easier not to pay any attention to how the Pirates are doing, though Mike would check scores and we'd chat bitterly about it now and then. There's not much to say, really. It's a good thing the Pirates only have to play baseball; if they had to do something like run a water treatment facility, say, some people would really be screwed.

But look, you get home again and suddenly there's news: the Matt Morris era has ended. I guess if you're going to spend $10 million on Matt Morris, you may as well give yourself the pleasure of kicking Matt Morris off the team. It sounds like a sensible move to me. A quick economic analysis would immediately write off the Matt Morris situation as a clear case of a sunk cost. (A fuller economic analysis would require the application of quite a bit of complexly graphic profanity.)

It's really too bad I'm not interested in pro hockey instead, considering how the Penguins are playing. Steelers-wise, meanwhile, I'm happy to leave it to the front office whether they actually need to draft any offensive linemen, as long as they pick up some players who aren't in the habit of beating up on their girlfriends in the off-season.