Things.....We Learned.......From the Week-end...

MLB Umpires.....are the most sensitive people.....On the planet!



ESPN - Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino was ejected from the outfield in the top of the seventh inning on Sunday.

Victorino threw his arms up after a pitch by Rodrigo Lopez to Florida's Wes Helms was called a ball.

Home plate umpire Ed Rapuano promptly tossed him. Victorino ran in from center, but was restrained by teammates.

Are you kidding me? 50,000 screaming fans.......a batter in the box........both dugouts yelling....and this umpire sees the center fielder..........raise his arms in discuss........and tosses him from the game?

Hey ........Ump.......try paying more attention to that strike zone.......and not a guy 300 yards away. Whatever made these guys think they are the kings on the diamond? There has never.....and will never .....ever be a ticket to a major league game.....sold.......because.......of the umpires.

Wear your blue.......call strikes and balls........safes and outs.....fairs and fouls.....and then....just go........preferably..... away..........and preferably........quietly.



Maybe..........Junior........is .......just not....that good!

Dale Earnhardt ....... (rest his soul) was a great race car driver....."The Intimidator".....fearless........driven.....NASCAR fans most popular guy. Dale, Sr. has passed on . And the the NASCAR gods named his son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr as the heir apparrent to the racing throne.

And while Dale Jr. remains NASCAR's most popular driver to date...........We here at 5 on Five.....beg to ask.......why? No wins this year...... one in 2008.......none in 2007..........and one each in 2006 and 2005. Not since 2004.......has Jr. won more than once (6 times in that 2004 season) while still racing with DEI (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.).

Since then.......Dale has had a falling out with his step-mom.......Left DEI........fired a crew chief....and still has trouble finishing in the top ten.

Today at the Watkins Glen road race.....his breaks locked up......at other races this year, he's blown engines.......over run pit stops.......destroyed tires.......and all the while.....rarely competing for the wins.

Maybe........Dale, Jr.......is just not that good of a driver..........bad luck is one thing........and bad driving is another.

As equal as all these NASCAR cars are..........it is the driver ....that makes the difference.

And it's becoming very clear........there is a distinque differerence........between Dale, Sr. .......and Dale, Jr.


Some stuff.......we're thinking.....

My beloved Atlanta braves took 3 out of 4 from the L A Dodgers.......should have swept...

Michael Vick..........remains .....unsigned....surprised? We're not.

In Georgia this weekend.......two teens were playing with a gun....they thought was not loaded..... Guess what happened?

We love you, President Obama....we voted for you.......but please, take a deep breath....take two steps backward........and chill.... you cannot solve all this country's and the free world's problems in six months.

I finally cut our grass Saturday........I started at 8:30 in the morning.....and was done by 11:00........Caution though.......the mower does not respond nicely .......to wet grass.

Finally......Here's to my parents.......and their 54th wedding anniversary.......

Finally, finally........54 years?????

54 years............a half a century..........plus four.......54 years......two scores, a decade, and another four years.

54 years...........that's 648 months...........19,710 days............waking up .....with the same person.........

Everyday.

Wow!

Have a great Monday......