Isolation Thought

I was at the Indians game last night and they blasted the Twins. The Twins resembled the Twinkies of old. It's amazing how many games you can watch and then you will see something you've never seen before. Last night, Matt Lawton bluffed a steal of second. First of all, why Minnesota thought he'd be stealing with a 4-run lead was questionable. Anyhow, Lawton bluffs and it wasn't even a great one. The pitch is a ball and the catcher, Henry Blanco, gets up and fires one into centerfield. Obviously, no one was covering and Lawton was actually heading back to first when he finally realized what happened. We've seen hundreds of catchers (Chris Bando, most prominently) wing balls into centerfield on steal attempts, but I've never seen a throw tossed out there on a non-steal attempt.

The Tribe is looking very good right now and could be termed a juggernaut. It will be interesting if it continues in the future, because I think we may have at least three new infielders next year.

Meal of Links

This is what happens when you blindly pass something called "The Patriot Act". It seems the Border Patrol has been "expanding" the border a bit to haul away a bunch of people. I don't care if these folks are illegals, when you allow law enforcement any sort of expanded authority, they will stretch it to the maximum.

In case you need some sneakers. Here is the new "John Lennon Peace Chuck" from Converse.

It's the 50th anniversary of the most famous jazz festival, the Newport.

Exercise Yard

Saw a bit of the Olympic opening ceremonies last night. Two things stood out for me. What the hell does Bjork have to do with Greece? And that dress was just stupid. The other was Del Harris marching with the Chinese delegation. It further cemented his resemblance to Frank Drebin, especially in the context of someone inserting themselves into a sporting event.

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