Random Thought Monday

A few random thoughts while waiting for the coffee and chocolate to take effect...

-Half-hearted as it it was, at least Ryan Braun apologized.  Braun has admitted he did wrong and at least took a manly approach.  He let his teammates down and the Brewers fans have definitely paid the price for his decision.  Alex Rodriguez hasn't used a rather male approach to the situation.  It sure isn't what a man should do.  A great talent, however tainted, deserves better character.

-The Angels announced that either Mike Scioscia or GM Jerry DiPoto will not survive the current season.  Thirteen games under .500, payroll of $127 million, what should be the most potent offense in the Majors, it was inevitable.  The team has not executed Scoscia's calls well and the bullpen has not been very good.  The responsibility lies with the manager to make the talent work.

-Interesting point, the Dodgers have a payroll of $220 million, one of the hottest streaks in baseball history, and a top of the line record.  Toronto, a sexy preseason pick, is 15 games under .500 for their $117 million dollar payroll.  The perennially overspending Yankees are six games over .500 with a payroll of $203 million.  Whatever happened to bang for the buck?  Maybe that the fool's way to lose money in a monopoly.

-Japan won the Little League World Series with great execution and timely hitting.  Maybe there is hope for the rest of us.

-I have talked about my daughter's softball teams, but at this time of year, she is pursuing her other passions: Cross Country and Theater.  She ran over 150 miles during summer softball season preparing for Cross Country and has been performing well in her preseason practices.  She finally gets to run for real on Thursday.  During this past weekend, she received a chorus part of Socialite in Annie Get Your Gun at the Lerner Theater.  Performing here really lights her up.

So...am I off base?