Nice piece here in the Tampa Tribune

about the reaction Hamilton got coming back to Tampa Bay.  Agree that those that booed are wrong.  If anything they should boo the GM and staff for not protecting him. 

Anyway, it also brought to mind the Tampa heckler.  I always hear him but can't ever hear what he's saying.  Anyone have any details of the heckler's rap?  I'm also curious where he sits and would be interested to know what the Tampa fans think of him.  I wonder if he's part of the reason they don't have better attendance even though they're the best team in the AL right now?

Got a kick out of this post

from the Seattle Post.  It's from the Mariner Housewife blog which is funny sometimes.  She has snarky comments about Mike Soscia that I enjoy.

I would, however, point out a few notable differences between Ralphie's Christmas Story charge at Farkus and Richie's ... 1. Ralphie had more righteous fury 2. Ralphie landed many more blows 3. Ralphie was smaller than Farkus 4. Ralphie kicked Farkus's butt. 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8059584

Agree with his summation about what the perception will be if Wash is fired.  I've been in the camp of growing discontent with Wash, but now I'm leaning more toward letting him hang in there for a while.  The team's performance can't get worse (can it?) and a new manager probably won't save this season.   Why not give Wash a few more weeks and see what happens?