Musings from Charlotte

So, Jim, your blog seems to be languishing. Too bad. Maybe Smoyer can rejuvenate it.

Any chance you Bay Area geeks could be in the Bonds jury pool? Do you think you could be unbiased?

Speaking of which, aren't we near the 20th anniversary of Len Bias' death?

I spent four hours on the highway today, traveling home, so I had the time for these other musings:

--At the moment, I'd vote for Ratatouille to get the Oscar for best picture.

-- I believe that the Curse of the Bambino has been reversed, and now the Yankees have the Curse of A-Rod.

-- The Charlotte Bobcats are playing good basketball, but actual attendance at the home games is less than 5,000. What's the record for the quickest demise of an expansion team?

-- Major League Soccer will not flourish until it reorganizes into a relegation/promotion structure like every other country's pro soccer league.

-- I golfed three times in the last 10 days, and you didn't. There are some advantages to drought.

--Chris