Damn.  Lots to mention while I was away on vacation.  Where to start?

Chris Benoit.  I used to follow the WWE, then I found UFC.  Every now and then I check out Vince and crew to see what’s going on.  Most of the story lines are beyond horrible but occassionally the wrestling is entertaining.  I know that the recent plot involved Vince supposedly being blown up in a car.  I was real curious to see how that was going to play out, but understandably so with the Chris Benoit mess, it would seem that the Vince storyline has been undone.  Chris Benoit was a very entertaining wrestler who had little personality that could keep him on top or make him a major headliner.  I don’t believe the whole ‘roid rage’ issue in this case.  I believe we have a case of two stressed-out people (Chris and his wife) dealing with a child that needed a lot of attention and care.  That would be enough stress for normal people but wrestlers and their families are not average people.  The chosen career places a lot of strain on families and can take its toll.  Put steriods and pain meds on top of that and you have a voilatile situation.  Which in this case ended horribly.  We don’t know what went on in the Benoit house that weekend, but I cannot imagine what was going on in Chris’s head we he decided to smother his son.  From what we are being told about the situation I have to say the WWE was wrong to do that 3 hour tribute.  They should have done their standard bell count to 10 and performed their normal show and then if the police said it was nothing criminal do a tribute show for him.

Red Sox dropped 3 to Seattle – not happy about that.   Especially the two one run loses.  I also think it might be time for Mike Timlin to call it a day.  I like Timlin a lot but he doesn’t seem to helping them win games anymore.  I know the game was already lost but still you have to make outs.  I believe that makes the road trip 4-5.  Not too bad considering the Yankees are 11 out, and look at those Blue Jays coming on strong.  Good for them.

And lastly the US Senate actually did something to protect tax paying citizens, the Senate drove a stake Thursday through
President Bush’s plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections.  Yea!!!!!