Pennant race

I love a good pennant race. Or wild card race. Divisional title race. Whatever the heck we are to call them in this era of baseball. It's great that my team is in the thick of it, but their relievers currently look like minor leaguers. Bah. I never thought the Mets were going to be more than a second place team this season. Perhaps the Phillies have been the disappointing ones, since they don't have a commanding lead. What do you think about that, sports pundits world? Also, the prospect of a Cubs/Phillies NLCS fills me with dread for the actual end of civilization. That is a vortex of suck that no one will be able to pull out of.

The baseball world will be saying goodbye to two more parks soon, one beloved and historic, one utilitarian and hard to love. I've been to Shea Stadium twice and Yankee Stadium once. Newer ballparks have a lot over them both, honestly. My only visit to Yankee Stadium was, I believe, in 1990, which is also the last season when the Yankees finished in last place. Perhaps this is not a coincidence.

Politics = Many ticks, or, Get 'em off me!

As I've passively watched it unfold while CNN is on in the background, buzzing along like an annoying gnat, I've been trying to think of a single word to describe the Republican convention and campaign for president this year, but I haven't been able to narrow it down to just one all-encompassing term. Suggestions are welcome. I'll get you started:

desperate
deplorable
shameful
outmoded
craven

The Corn Blog has no problem whatsoever endorsing Barack Obama, though we wish that he had considered raising Orville Redenbacher from the dead as his running mate.