Washington: Bigger disappointment: Fred Thompson's listless presidential campaign, or the New York Mets, who blew a seven-game lead in less than three weeks?
Shailagh Murray: Well, I'm a Yankees fan, so of course I'm not surprised. And I realize this disclosure will give a lot of you a whole new reason to fill my inbox with hate mail.
But I will close on this note: I drove to Philly yesterday for the last Nationals game and it was really something to see that stadium erupt. Nice to see real joy for a change, and I'm not referring to the D.C. sports environment.
Cheers to all, and have a lovely post-season. Feel free to write back and jeer in two weeks if the Yanks are toast.
And today Rudy's here to court the anti-immigrant vote nestled deep in the Italian immigrant neighborhood.