• Overextended?

    I read an article from the Orlando Sentinel recently (around the time the Rays were playing a series against the Texas Rangers in Orlando), which pointed to the lack of attendence at Rays games as evidence that Tampa Bay was “overextended” as a region with professional sports franchises.

    Then I noticed that the Marlins drew a whopping 11,525 for today’s game against the Rays.

    So then I decided to see how well the Rays attendance figures were when the Marlins were in town. I couldn’t find the numbers, but I did find something else that was interesting…

    In 2003 the Marlins won the World Series… and they averaged 16,290 in attendance per game. In 2006 the Rays finished with the worst overall record in baseball, qualifying them for the first overall pick in the recent amateur draft… and they averaged 16,901 in attendance per game.

    I could really tear into the Sentinel column, but I’m too tired right now.

  • Home

    My hospital stay is over and I’m back home. It was two weeks ago today that I left.

    I spent some of my energy in the hospital thinking about when I’d get to leave. Now I find myself spending energy fearing I’ll have to go back. I guess they’re right, sometimes ignorance is bliss.

  • WHAT?!?

    The oncologist just left my room. My WBC is up to 3400 and my platelets are in the normal range.

    But most importantly… he said I could go home today.

    I still have to get a sign-off from my other two doctors, but they seemed to be taking their cues from him.

    It’s a little hard not to get my hopes up at this point.