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Swine Foolery

The war on pigs is underway.

• Iraqis slaughter wild boars (pigs not people).


• Egyptian pig farmers protest slaughter of all pigs.
  (Christian pigs, pork is an anathema to Islam.)


• Singapore quarantines all arrivals from Mexico for 7 days.
  (Swine flu is in decline in Mexico)


• Progressives attack pig industry.
  (Barbeque owners are counter protest)


• The Vice President tells everybody to stay home.


• Robert Gibbs (poor guy) cracks up White House press corp.

Meanwhile elsewhere...

• Swine flu has claimed just one victim (as of April 29th), less than the common flu.


• The World Health Organization calls the a “threat to humanity”.

Read more at InfoWars.Com or here.

There's a couple of ways to approach this.

1. When in doubt, panic.


2. Then there's Franklin D's approach.

10 Things to Make Baseball Better

1. Real grass - Always.


2. Play outdoors - Always.


3. Cut salaries by 20%


4. Cut ticket prices 20%


5. Serve better food - No day old hotdogs and stale popcorn.


6. Start using nicknames again for player and teams, i.e. The Bronx Bombers, The Gashouse Gang.


7. Cater to markets of all sizes, small towns to big cities.


8. Build neighborhood stadiums in cities.


Shockoe Bottom

9. Cut holes in outfield fences so kids can peek in.


10. Build asymetrical stadium with short fences and wierd bounces.

The Top 10 Reasons Why Baseball Rules

There is a Disturbance in the Force

I've been trying to be the kinder, gentler Paul. I get strokes for it. Even Don Harrison said something nice in my comments section, but there was a Disturbance in the Force and I was being tempted by the dark side. You'd think it was some kind of obsession, but I just can't stand it when someone gets their jollies from trashing my city.

I will give him his due, he can put together a sentence or two and he's got potential. Style has an unhealthy infatuation with him. Jason says I'm wrong, but we agree on at least three Back Pages this past year. I say more, but twice in three months is definitely accurate. I also did some more checking and I've only gone on one Don Harrison rant in the past 10 months. I need to vent. Dark age physicians knew that a little bloodletting was good for the soul. I'm not sure about whose blood.

I've already invoked the wrath of one Richmond icon who felt the need to spew, but then he needed the material, so I was glad to help out. One thing needs to be made clear, Don Harrison does not speak for Richmond and when he does, you will never hear a dissenting voice, at least on Save Richmond. So I have to waste my valuable real estate to offset his negativity. I'm willing to make that sacrifice, up to the point of reprinting his reprints. What's odd is that while Don is (apparently) having less and less fun, I am having the time of my life.

This time Don is just sleep walking. Go read Save Richmond's latest and greatest, "The City That Fun Forgot, and inform me if there is any substance in it. It's like a stale white bread, all puff and no stuff. If I could make a living scraping from the comment gallery, Shockoe Bottom Dweller would be a famous man (gender assumed).

OK, maybe now I can get back to talking about baseball.

Richmond, VA 23219

The Top 10 Reasons Why Baseball Rules

1. It's THE American sport, once known simply as the National Pastime.


2. There's no instant replay - Umpires often get it wrong, badly, and life goes on.


3. There is no clock. They play till someone wins.


4. It's better on radio than TV. The announcers don't shout unless something really important happens, which isn't that often


5. The announcer are sometimes national icons. I grew up with Harry Carey in St. Louis. Note the following Harry Careyisms:
   
   
   a. "It might be, it could be, it is, A Home Run" Then there's the variation.
   
   b. "It might be, it could be, ... a fowl ball.
   
   c. "Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball.
   
   d. "Whole-leee cow!" - He said this a lot.
   
   e. Take Me Out To The Ball Game)as only Harry could sing it.
   
   


6. Its got its own song.


7. Its buried itself in the English language. Have you ever gotten to first base?, second base, or even scored? (excluding Jack)


8. They play it in a park.


9. Sleeping during the game is acceptable.


10. There's no crying in baseball.