A note to the fine people of Seattle, Washington

Dear Seattle, First of all, congratulations on convincing a world racked with recession that extremely expensive coffee drinks are a necessity that we cannot live without.  That's a fine trick, right there.  But I didn't come here to talk java, but what I do need to talk about can result in elevated blood pressure. I bet I have some sort of notion how relieved you must have felt when your new braintrust got rid of one of the most corpulent pitchers of all time, who is also a Wall Street level criminal, for as much as he's stealing.  Yes, he is completely worthless, but he also seems nearly harmless.  Maybe our braintrust will invent an injury for Silva the Hutt, or merely cut him and the remainder of his wookie-sized contract.  But, worst case, he takes up a spot on our roster, he gets run out there at the end of blowouts, and everyone has fun trying to guess what size uniform pants he's wearing this week. On the other hand, many of you we...