Friday I haughtily derided Mr. Baker (a reporter for BusinessWeek) for wondering IF Royce Clayton had been paid for discussing the Taco Bell promotion in the World Series:
Yeah, if that was a coincidence then pass the tiara because I’m Princess Marie of Roumania.
Well, I wear a size 7 and 7/8 tiara. Quoth the Globe:
It’s Clayton who seems the big loser here – shilling for Taco Bell without getting a dime.
Mr. Baker took a skeptical view of things and was right. I took the cynical view and was wrong. That’s pretty much always the case.
BTW, I’m writing this during the 2nd inning of game 4 and I can say without cynicism or any chance of being wrong that there’s no way my prediction of the Rockies in 6 can come true.
Whatever the outcome of tonight’s duel it’s been a good day for the area’s sports teams. The New England Cheaters demolished Washington 52-7. I loathe the Washington football team with a passion and love to see them humiliated. This isn’t that enjoyable type of sport hatred like I feel for the Yankees. This is an actual feeling of moral disgust. That there is a team with that nickname never ceases to appall me. I am not sure how any reasonable news outlet justifies printing the team’s name. The only thing that could have made today’s victory better is if the Sox Jacoby Ellsbury, who is of Navajo descent, could have helped. Well at least he got to beat Cleveland and it’s mascot.
Collateral Damage 