I Watched Baseball Today (and Other Random Rants)

Ahh, March 1st. "Spring" is 20 days away and the baseball season is just a mere 30. Devo is absolutely right, there's really no reason to watch Spring Training games. We're far away from things that matter, far away from fangasms, and (hopefully) very far away from end-of-season collapses. With that being said, I still gave a little yelp yesterday at the gym when I saw actual baseball on ESPN. It was Braves/Dodgers and Atlanta was winning 10-2. STILL it was baseball. Semi-known players were on the field. There was sun and warmth. Eye-black was involved. I was happy.
Today I watched the Mets play the Dodgers in their first Spring Training win (took them long enough, not that it matters). Some young pitchers impressed Gary, Keith and me. They interviewed Pat the Pin Lady. Probably the worst thing that happened today is that Ryan Church and Marlon Anderson had a collision. They both walked off the field, Marlon by himself, Ryan Church (he's new, so I'm not sure what I'll be calling him yet) with some help. RC (no, I don't like that nickname) didn't look too good though. As he was being escorted to the dugout, he kinda had that blank, woozy look on his face: kinda like he had spent the entire night before and afternoon at the Tiki Bar at Tradition Field and one of his buddies had to walk him home. After seeing that, I wasn't surprised to find out that he had a concussion. We'll see how long he's out and if Marlon is out for any time also. Carlos Delgado is having an MRI in New York today, so the injury news isn't so great for the New York Mets.
Meanwhile, there was a little program on TV last Sunday called the Academy Awards. I thought it was great! I got to see Persepolis on Saturday. That was one of the nominated Best Animated Features, but it lost to Ratatouille. How exactly do you compare a movie about rats cooking to a movie about a girl growing up in war-torn Iran? Is the award based on animation? Plot? Voice acting? Either way, my favorite moment was when Marketa Irglova from Once got to come out and give her acceptance speech. My favorite dress was Katherine Heigl's and my least favorite dress was Jennifer Hudson's (eek).
Last Saturday, the first new SNL after the writers' strike aired. Tina Fey did a great job, but she did talk about how Hilary Clinton was a bitch and mentioned that women kinda need to be bitches to get ahead in the world. I dunno how I feel about that Liz Lemon!