Another victory for progress

It was a striking display of the progress Americans have made in the advancement of racial diversity today as I turned on the TV and saw a press conference with Caucasian Vice President Joe Biden standing next to African-American President Barack Obama as they listened to their nomination for Supreme Court. Sonia Sotamayor, educated at Princeton and Yale, a former bulldog prosecutor who is currently a justice on the United States Court of Appeals, assuming she gets approved by Congress, would be only the third woman Justice and the first ever. As far as her politics, I can't say that I have studied her legal briefs so I don't have a lot to comment from that front. I am sure as the days pass, we will all know everything about her. The early criticism has actually been from liberals. She was first appointed to the Circuit Court of Appeals by President G.H.W. Bush - hardly a friend of liberals. She is probably a true moderate; which is exactly what the country needs.

1. Is it possible Joe Mauer is the best player in baseball. After missing the first 22 games of the season, this is what he has accomplished in his 81 at bats this year. (Info courtesy of Kfan.com):

16 walks -36 hits - 5 doubles - 11 home runs - 31 RBI - 25 runs - .444 batting average - .530 on-base percentage. - 914 slugging percentage - 1.444 OPS

Wow! Mauer is 26, already has one gold glove award winner, and he is only the second catcher ever to win a batting title. Mauer has won two. I truly believe that Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau is the best one-two combination in MLB. Finally, finally, finally, the state of Minnesota has a sports team with some big name talent.

2. One of the coolest things about living right across from Wrigley Field is I can hear everything that is going on in the game. Including the national anthem and the 7th inning stretch. Last night however, Mr. T "sang" the Star Spangled Banner. Epic Fail: http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=4735881