tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post3356789845228894038..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You ShouldJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-84513163400506985882012-02-17T13:52:51.024-06:002012-02-17T13:52:51.024-06:00I really don't think that the Royals are a jok...I really don't think that the Royals are a joke franchise (or the Cubs, for that matter). They've been a bad team, sure, but that's not the same thing, IMO. <br /><br />Now, the Kansas City Athletics -- that was a joke franchise.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-26100014519167654982012-02-17T12:31:19.360-06:002012-02-17T12:31:19.360-06:00I was going to second this emotion, until I ran th...I was going to second this emotion, until I ran the numbers. Do you know that the plucky KC Royals have managed to win 2 more games, total, than the Pirates since realignment? <br /><br />Yep.<br /><br />The Royals win 0.16% more often than the Pirates do.<br /><br />But both teams are just, just terrible.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-26634982540448148452012-02-17T11:31:17.315-06:002012-02-17T11:31:17.315-06:00Question.
If Newt Gingrich’s only purpose for stay...Question.<br />If Newt Gingrich’s only purpose for staying in the race is to bring down Mitt Romney; would it not be better for him to get out before Michigan and let Santorum do the job for him?<br /><br />KenKenneth LaRonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-75677713176029668282012-02-17T11:13:41.955-06:002012-02-17T11:13:41.955-06:00"You know -- we don't really have joke fr..."You know -- we don't really have joke franchises any more in baseball"<br /><br />Ever hear tell of the Chicago Cubs?JGNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-20076977448834794562012-02-17T10:58:07.798-06:002012-02-17T10:58:07.798-06:00Aren't you forgetting the Kansas City Royals, ...Aren't you forgetting the Kansas City Royals, notwithstanding their scrappy third-place finish in 2003?Erik M.noreply@blogger.com