Batting Gomez second gives new meaning to the phrase "#2", a sentiment shared by many fans.

The Crew has struggled to find a second batter for years now, so why not remove the second batter & move everyone up? Weeks, Braun, Fielder, McGahee, Hart, etc. Give your best hitters more AB's.

Plushdamentals on hold for 2-4 weeks.

Boggs slyly accepts his AAA assignment & rejoins the Crew in St. Loo tonight.

Just got back from the customer's plant & I think those changes did the trick. Now I have to buy lunch for my team for all their great ideas. One more trip to General Labels tomorrow to watch a little more material & I can go home.

So where to eat in El Paso?

Dining at Fire Restaurant... this steak better be good, since it's price would fill my gas tsnk 3/4 full.

EDIT: It was so good I want to sew my ass shut!

Back in El Paso. Kinda strange to fly the day after we get bin Laden. My wife said this morning that when the news came in, the Mets/Phillies game was in the 9th, tied 1-1... numbers are fun.

On my way out of WI at CWA this morning, I got to watch an Honor Flight board & leave. The flight was full of WWII vets on their way to Washington, DC. Very cool & very humbling. I love those guys.

Anyway, here's a pic of sunrise at 17,000'

Fans in Philly at the PHI/NYM game let out a loud cheer & started chanting USA... what a country!

Bin Laden Dead

Osama, O-snuffed! Thank you to the military for being the best in the world & taking up the fight with scum like Bin Laden. A quick tip o' the cap to President Bush for starting it & to Obama for keeping it going.