I Could Play This Game

Confession time: When it comes to the printed word, I'm kind of a nit. Especially if it's something I've paid money to read.

Shocking, I know. Really. Shocking.

From the sports section in today's newspaper:

"The South Course [at Oakland Hills Country Club], which was just under 4,000 yards long for the 1996 U.S. Open, was lengthened by 346 yards by altering 15 holes".

Really? 4,000 yards? Did someone shoot ninety-six under? 4,000 is a good length for a pitch-n-putt course.

Argh. AP no mean no quality writing boss.

Next story down:

"Quad Cities continued to play well at Fifth Third Ballpark, where the Swing has won 9 of its last 7 games, including an 8-4 victory over the Whitecaps on Monday."

Sigh.

And people wonder why newspaper sales continue to decline.

And don't get me started on books ... sportswriters who can't spell Cal Ripken's name correctly. Glaring inconsistencies in simple "facts" within the same novel ... I could go on and on.

But I won't. Consider yourself lucky, nits tend to not ever give it a rest.

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All quiet on the poker front. Probably no live play for a few days, maybe the Mookie tomorrow night. I'll probably be awake, as the sauna-level humidity makes trying to sleep an exercise in futility.