Sigh

The Braves are out of the running...again. The tear-jerking farewells to Bobby Cox left me a little cold, because I think five, maybe ten years ago would have been much better.

When a team fails you, they really ought to fail you royally, as the Sox did for most of the 86-year drought, or as the Cubs continue to do, goat or no goat. This business of almost getting there, year after year, is just playing cruelly with the fans' hearts.

So from here on in 2010, I don't have a dog in the fight, and no excuse to stay up late.