The worst day in the year...

Some often ponder the great philosophical question: what is the worst day of the year? This questioned was answered today by the most unlikely of people: a one Matt Hasbrouck.

His answer came after both he and I lamented at there being NO sports on the television. Oh yes, this sadly included baseball. Because right now in the calendar year, the ONLY sport going on is baseball. And today, being the day after the All Star game, there were no baseball games. Not even a home run derby (like Monday).

Today there were no sports games. It was as if the sun did not rise, as if the stars did not illuminate the night, as if the birds did not chirp, as if the sea was no longer present or as if the world was devoid of oxygen. A day without sports is not even a day at all. Some people have written about the apocalypse, nuclear holocaust, purgatory (see Dante), or even a black hole.

No one really captured it like today...the day after the All Star game. The day when there were no sports. The day when there was no day at all.