you lose. Last night, I noticed that there was a fourth coach in the Lynx dugout, only this one was wearing a Phillies jacket with an American flag on the right shoulder. Knowing that Tom Gordon was experiencing more shoulder problems, I wondered if the Phils weren’t looking at someone in Ottawa to replace him. I was going to publish my speculation, but never got to it today. Now we find out that Yoel Hernandez has been called up to take a spot in the bullpen. In all honesty, I was going to guess that they were taking a look at Joe Bisenius, who by the way, was awfully good last night, or Brian Sanches.

Just a quick update on my post from yesterday. I’ve received a few e-mails on this one and I guess I have some clarifying to do. First, I understand that a casino is different from the baseball stadium in that the profits are shared directly with the province and the local community. I get that. I also understand the difference between the “public-private partnerships” which were formed that lead to the construction of the various ice pads, and the agreement struck to build Lynx Stadium.

What I was attempting to point out was the appalling irony here – the City goes off in search of new “revenue streams” while it systematically and concurrently cuts off others. It borders on negligence, if not certainly incompetence.

In any event, I think the examples cited illustrate very clearly one of the central themes of this blog: My frustration and disappointment about the gap, the disconnect between what this organization deserves and what it gets.

Having said that, and since the matter is being litigated, it may be time for me to move on and let this issue go. And the email isn’t all critical: To a friend south of the border – thanks for the note. I hope you get out to Durham and catch up with the team.