Recovery

First things first:  Team XI won last nite...by six.  I didn't do all that well; I blew a couple of Presidents questions I should have known, but did know some pop songs and other goodness.  Small crowd, not a large payout.  We survived. 

The Tribe also won.  I don't know, but watching Zach pitch right now is pretty painful.  It's obvious he can only throw his fastball right now for strikes, and everything else could go anywhere.  Ok, it's been obvious for a couple of starts...I know the Tribe needs every arm on deck with Masterson out, and the rotation not exactly a powerhouse, but...honestly, with 15 relievers -- including Tomlin and Carrasco -- why not just use all three?  I mean, they all throw two or three innings.  I know LaRussa did it a decade or so ago, or no one liked it, but that was with crafty vets; here we have one guy who is hurt, who guy off TJ surgery...hell, so is Carrasco, and he has struggled as a starter.  I realize it's not artful, but it would give you a better chance to win games, let some guys pitch, and maintain some semblance of a rotation.

http://www.edexcellence.net/cities-are-for-strivers

I made a post on fb about public schools...now this, which I think is interestng and 110% percent.  I've always thought it was completely douchey for the new wave of urban residents -- mainly Hope and Changers -- to brag about the diversity of school options for their children, when it was the GOP idea of vouchers that has created this....not that they figure it out. One would think this is the first step to attract them back....