greetings from the mac store in soho. i'm waiting for a burrito from calexico, one of the only nyc burritos i'll eat, and trying out this 15 inch macbook pro. i want it. about as badly as i want o-hud and rafi to be the first team tandem with 50 steals each in a season. yesterdays dodger loss was a bummer, a typical late inning implosion that we're sure to see plenty more of in the months to come. 88-74 is a fair prediction, brother. but damn it'd be nice to get 90-95 wins and make the div championship a sure thing. too much to ask? not with our payroll, not with our lineup, not with the quality hurlers that are sure to be sold for minor league marbles once the trade deadline looms. toronto can't afford to keep halladay. can it? he looks good in blue. lets take him, at least for a third of a season.

i'm already looking a few months into the future, because this division is ours. the tigers never had the division in the first place before or after acquiring miggy cabs and their payroll never seemed sustainable. we've got that mix of youth, wisdom and unbridled talent that won the red sox those world series the past few years. with all our incestuous give and take with the red sox we always joked that we wanted to be them. maybe this is the year it's for real.