Let's talk a little baseball this hot Friday, June 25. First, a reminder: It is only six months until Christmas. Planning on shopping early? Start today. Buy a Home Mortgage for a friend. They are the lowest ever. Buy someone you don't like some BP stock. Want to splurge before the Neiman's Catalog comes out? Buy a baseball friend the Texas Rangers! They are in some bankruptcy court now; pulling shenanigans that will allow them to sock a bunch of creditors and then sell to Nolan Ryan, Inc.. Maybe he will move them to Corpus Christi.
The Rangers are the second best team in baseball today, one game behind the fabled Yankees! They have an eleven game winning streak. For yesterday's game they drew a paltry 19,567 to their 50,000 seat stadium. Over in Houston the Astros, with their 28-45 team drew 26,662 to their 41,000 seat stadium.Does that make any sense? Sure it does. Texans like AC in the summer! Close that hole in the roof and turn on the air! The best crowd at a ballpark yesterday? It was in Phillie where 45,085 came to watch them whip up on Cleveland. Philadelphia is in THIRD place in their division and Cleveland.....they are hopelessly in last place 13 and a half out. Out in the West the last place Seattle Mariners drew 41,329 to their ballpark that holds 48,000! Put all that together and sift through it and you will discover....nothing! It simply doesn't make sense. You are in first place and bankrupt. You are in last place and making big money. Ummmmm let's see. By some remote chance might it be the bezillions they pay these guys to scratch and spit and ever so often hit one out or throw a strike? Let's think about that.
