OK, I have to admit.  I am catching a little baseball fever now that the Rockies are in the playoffs.  I haven't been a big baseball fan since moving from Southern California and watching the Dodgers growing up.  But, hey, the Rockies were founded one year after I arrived in the Rockey Mountains, so in a sense, they are more 'my team' than the Broncos.  I liked Don Baylor way more than I like Clint Hurdle - so I really haven't been following them.  I also abandoned the Dodgers during they time they were owned by Murdoc.

However, today I decided to click on espn.com and bring up the cool little 'gamecast' so I can keep track of the game while working on the computer.  The front-page article was about the success of wildcard teams in the playoffs.  Please join me after the break for a key graf, right at the top of the article.

I want to stray away from politics tonight, seeing as it is the night of baseball's All-Star Game. Hey, people have talked about more off topic things on this blog before ;-).

Often too much credit is given to steroid abusing baseball players and not enough attention is paid to those who earned their career through hard work. Paul Lo Duca is one of the good ones, working his way up from the farm leagues, working for years until he finally made the majors with the Dodgers. he always hit above .300 and was loved by Dodgers fans. He may only be 5'8'', but he made a huge impact. Then sad news came that Lo Duca, the Dodgers only All-Star, had been traded away to Florida for pitcher Brad Penny. He literally cried in the dug out when he heard the news of what is now seen as one of former GM Paul DePodesta's worst errors. Now he is a member of the New York Mets, but is still cheered at Dodger Stadium everytime he comes up to bat. So best of luck tonight, Paul. LA fans are still rooting for ya. You will always be a Dodger in our minds.