I know I haven't posted in a few days, but we went up to the Storyland amusement park up in New Hampshire for a long weekend. We all had a great time, and it was great to get away from reality for a bit.

J. and I are off to the Pawsox tomorrow night with a friend of his and his father. I'll post about the game, New Hampshire and other random thoughts later in the week.

One question, though. How can Nomah be third in the National League All-Star balloting for shortstop? The guy played, what, 10 games this year, and was injury plagued in a subpar season last year. Do some people really just vote for the guy they've heard of?