Time For Me To Fly

Fly the Partisan Skies

It's good to be able to post something from David Brooks, who suggests today (with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, I hope) that in addition to separate radio networks, liberals and conservatives need separate airlines. His column makes good hearted fun of the bitter political realities of our day.

Speaking of making fun, Barry Bonds has been the target of a great deal of mockery and speculation over the course of the off-season. I know, I know: his records are tainted by the fact that he may have been given steroids by his trainer. Nevertheless, it's hard not to be amazed by him. Check out his stat line from last night:
B. Bonds lf 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 1.000
That would be 3 at bats, 2 runs, 3 hits, 3 RBIs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts, 0 runners left on base. Oh, and he's batting 1.000, and the three hits were a home run and two doubles. We're talking about a guy whose on-base percentage has been over .500 the last three seasons. Numbers like that testify to a batters-box acumen that's second-to-none. Steroids or not, there's no one in baseball as amazing as Barry.