OK, OK - I surrender!

Before I address Marc's post, I just want to congratulate the Tigers and the A's for basically telling all of the baseball experts to shove their opinions up their [blank]. Both teams played great baseball and simply outplayed their more favored opponents. I'll probably cheer for Barry Zito and the A's only because he spent some time with my cousin, Bobby, at a JDRF event a couple of years ago.

A week ago, I thought the A-Rod Curse (Marc calls it a curse, not karma as he mentions below) was a bunch of bunk. Now I am a believer, so Marc, I surrender. I think the Red Sox will be cursed for another 86 years by letting Johnny Damon go and I think any team with A-Rod will be cursed as long as he is on their roster. Please Brian Cashman - axe him! We all know that performance in October is all that matters.

My off-season predictions for the Yankees:

1. A-Rod is traded to the Angels for some pitching. The Yanks have trouble beating the Angels anyway so it really is a win-win for everyone given some of the logic mentioned earlier.
2. Joe Torre decides "not to come back" (aka he is axed).
3. Barry Zito comes to the Yankees as a free agent. He has a terrible record against them, so being a part of the team eliminates him having to face them.
4. Bernie Williams does not come back.

I'm still soliciting donations for Team Bobby for JDRF. If you would like to donate for the upcoming walk, please click here before October 31st. This is my pet charity so any and all donations are appreciated.

Had a great dinner with Maureen, Rebecca and Michael last night. We got to hear all about their latest travels to Hawaii and Paris, plus consumed some excellent food and wine. I think the standout wine of the evening was Isenhower Wild Alfalfa Syrah from 2003, as it paired really well with the Lamb Shanks Braised with Cinammon and Red Wine from Tyler Florence's Eat This Book.

At least Big Blue beat the Washington Redskins today.