Upcoming Press Conferences

In anticipation of the Philadelphia Phillies impending first world championship since 1980, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have scheduled dual press conferences in Seattle and Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning. It will be announced that in the 1st 100 days of an Obama administration, Phillies stars Cole Hamels and Ryan Howard will be assigned to the Mariners and Pirates without compensation to Philadelphia as "it's only fair that some of the teams behind the Phillies can share in some of their success."

On a related note, the federal government is planning to announce a 1 billion dollar bailout package for the New York Yankees and Mets. It seems that, in order to save our beloved national pasttime, these organizations cannot be permitted to be excluded from any future post season play. Rumored to be part of the package are cabinet level positions in the next administration for Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado, and Jason Giambi. Wow, talk about buying up bad assets.

And there go another 5 minutes of your life you're never getting back.

TOC, FFL, and MLB

First things first. In my fantasy football league, I sold from strength and bought for my main weakness. Greg Jennings for Matt Forte. Barring byes, my weekly lineup is going to be Palmer (once he finally gets health), Forte, Ronnie Brown, R. Moss, TO, Gates, Crosby, and the Giants D. Could be worse. In week 6, I already have a 5th win locked up regardless of how the NY football giants do tonight.

Speaking of tonight, my Phillies need to pick a 3rd win. I'll feel much better knowing that if the series needs to come back to the Bank, it will be with a 3-2 lead. I'll also feel better about getting to 3-2, again if necessary, if we get it tonight. Joe. F'n. Blanton. Wait, Derek Lowe is pitching again already? We never make it easy on ourselves, do we?

Anyway, yesterday was the riverchasers TOC. The goal? A seat in a 2 table winner take all SNG at the Borgata. That prize? I think it's something like an entry to a $5,000 buyin at the Borgata. The first table was already set a couple of weeks ago at the Central PA TOC. This time, 230 Eastern PA donkeys got together to play down to 10. There were individual prizes for the last 10 of varying value, but the real goal was the final table.

There's absolutely no way I can remember more than a small fraction of the day, but some of the more memorable hands once we got to push-fest time:

1. JJ vs A9o, A on the flop but the miracle J on the river
2. KJ vs A9o, Q on the river for broadway
3. AKs vs 77, A right in the door
4. KT vs A9, trips tens on the flop, and a rivered boat to rub it in
5. Blind vs blind and I raise almost 1/3 of my stack with K5o. BB comes over the top and I let it go. He showed AA. He actually went on to pick up AA 3 more times during high blind play.
6. One of those times, we were heads up and I folded my small blind to him.

Nuts. I gave it away. Yes, I got heads up after 228 others hit the rail. We started with me at a 6:1 chip disadvantage, but I battled back to a 3:2 deficit. Until... we got it AIPF with my JJ against his AT0. Ace right in the door, and I didn't have one more miracle in me. I'll take my second place and the seat in the grand championship. 1 of 20 for a $5000 prize. Therefore, I put my odds at approximately 165:1. Anyone planning on being in AC on Sunday the 26th? Besides me, Riggs and LuckTruck?

And there go another 5 minutes of your life you're never getting back.