Of course the owners are unbelievably stupid, mostly incompetent and pretty much corrupt, but once in awhile an idea makes sense. Kinda. Look, contraction has merit. Sorta.

I've said this before. The French are toast, remember? Let them eat cake, remember? Let them eat fries with vinegar. See if I care. French mustard yes, French baseball no, remember?

Ex the Expos, remember? Off with their heads already. And please, take those ridiculous Tampa Bay Devil Rays while you're at it. Like, duh. That took a lot of thought. Whose idea was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays anyway?

And tell me it wouldn't be totally cool to have Wade Boggs go into the Hall of Fame representing a team with no jerseys to retire.

86ing the Twins was just a ploy, obviously. Bud Selig knew exactly what he was doing on this one (yes, sometimes he has a clue, if only by accident). Threaten to take away our cute little Twins, cause a stir, and back down later, pretending to look like good guys. Talk about telegraphing your pitches. What's the difference really? The owners are so lame you know they'll expand again just as soon as it comes to mind...

Mac and Scott Brosius went out the right way. Tony Gwynn would have. Cal didn't...

Dave Stewart did the right thing. It was clear when he took the job in Toronto, that the GM gig was what he went there for. Stew's dues were more than paid. He's more qualified to run the Blue Jays then the guy they hired. Period. He didn't get the job because he's black. Exclamation point. I'm not afraid to say it. This is commentary, and it's my freakin website. I make peanuts (sometimes Cracker Jack). I'll do what I want...

Bob Watson should be in charge someplace too. He hasn't gotten anywhere near the credit he deserves for fixing the Yankees, not even close...

Since Buzzie Bavasi, the Dodgers have had a grand total of one general manager who'd actually been employed in such a capacity before taking over at Chavez Ravine. No, not Tommy, not Fred Claire, certainly not Dan Evans or Dave Wallace or even Al Campanis. Yeah, that's right, Kevin Malone was the guy. Worked for that team up in Canada, the French squad Rusty Staub used to play for...

Now that Tom Kelly has retired with as many World Championships as Tom Lasorda with a whole lot less to work with, is he a lock for the Hall of Fame???

I guess I have to say something about the Arizona Diamondbacks. Fine, they're the best team in baseball. There, I said it. Happy now Phoenicians, or Phoenixites, or whatever it is you go by. You're the best, Phoenixonians, party on...

The Yankees will be back again next fall. Mark it down. They're ready now...

The Los Angeles Times likes to call Gary Sheffield, "the mercurial Gary Sheffield." Great word, mercurial. Here's what it means, according to Webster's: "...as: swift; active; eloquent; commercial; money-making; thievish; volatile; as: a mercurial youth, temperment..." I love when they use the word in the definition. Always helpful. Webster's also mentions the god Mercury and says something about mercurial ointment, but we won't go there...

Bob Vila is a five-tool player...

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