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Home for the Halladays
Jul. 3rd, 2011 12:54 am
Currently at Toronto Pearson: 22. High today: 26. Long, mild thunderstorm pulling away.
Today was the fourth time I've gone to a Jays game to see a particular player; first time I've gone to see someone who wasn't a Blue Jay, but all four times it's been Roy Halladay. He pitched a complete game and won, and Jose Bautista hit a 450-foot home run. So, everyone went home happy, I guess, except for Jon Rauch, who today became the first player I have ever seen have his shirt ripped off by his manager on the playing field. I have to say, I would've felt better about standing and applauding Roy Halladay if not for the large scattering of Phillies fans. You'd think they could've had the decency to give us this time alone. But, again, we can all happily agree that the Yankees suck. It's not as touching as when we agree with the Massholes on that point, but nevertheless.
You know who was booed loudest today? Not the ump whom we all decided, following Jon Rauch's lead, had cost us the game--rather, the two cops who came out to collect the idiot who ran out onto the field. This, I think, is instructive.
I keep coming back to the idea that I'd like to say something about Brian Mulroney and unpopular decisions in politics. Brian Mulroney wore his unpopularity as a badge of honour--when you're as unpopular as he was, and probably still is, I guess you might as well. He liked to say that in government you have to make unpopular decisions for the good of the country--the GST being his prime example of that. I keep wondering about that. One of the Reform Party's early platform planks was that when they had eliminated the deficit, they would reduce the GST, "the most hated tax in Canada", as a "reward" to Canadians. They didn't claim they would do it because it was good policy; they would do it because it would make people feel better.
Today was the fourth time I've gone to a Jays game to see a particular player; first time I've gone to see someone who wasn't a Blue Jay, but all four times it's been Roy Halladay. He pitched a complete game and won, and Jose Bautista hit a 450-foot home run. So, everyone went home happy, I guess, except for Jon Rauch, who today became the first player I have ever seen have his shirt ripped off by his manager on the playing field. I have to say, I would've felt better about standing and applauding Roy Halladay if not for the large scattering of Phillies fans. You'd think they could've had the decency to give us this time alone. But, again, we can all happily agree that the Yankees suck. It's not as touching as when we agree with the Massholes on that point, but nevertheless.
You know who was booed loudest today? Not the ump whom we all decided, following Jon Rauch's lead, had cost us the game--rather, the two cops who came out to collect the idiot who ran out onto the field. This, I think, is instructive.
I keep coming back to the idea that I'd like to say something about Brian Mulroney and unpopular decisions in politics. Brian Mulroney wore his unpopularity as a badge of honour--when you're as unpopular as he was, and probably still is, I guess you might as well. He liked to say that in government you have to make unpopular decisions for the good of the country--the GST being his prime example of that. I keep wondering about that. One of the Reform Party's early platform planks was that when they had eliminated the deficit, they would reduce the GST, "the most hated tax in Canada", as a "reward" to Canadians. They didn't claim they would do it because it was good policy; they would do it because it would make people feel better.
