This afternoon I listened to the Mariners vs. Padres exhibition game on the radio. I've missed the sound of baseball. Mariners lost, but they're throwing so many scrubs into the game it's hard to make any sort of evaluations of the team.

from the AP

That's Willie Bloomquist being slightly suggestive. Willie got the first RBI of the season. He also got caught stealing. Seems to me that this afternoon summed up WFB's career rather aptly. The man can't do anything right without screwing up at the next opportunity.

Some good news: I received a copy of Miguel Batista's novel today. Watch this space for an in depth review! I know you're all just dying to know how good of a writer this guy is.