Groundhog day

So the little critter saw his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter and a bummed-out Christine.

In (un)related news, Ryan Howard and the Phillies have an arbitration date, but there is a lot of chatter that there may be a deal to skirt the messy hearing.

And, the Phillies may sign Will Ohman. I guess they are worried about J.C. Romero's skills now that he's sure to be tested more often. Ohman has actually been a pretty good reliever the last few years. The Red Sox tried to acquire him mid-season, but found the asking price too high.

Finally, Christine and I cannot comprehend that Bud Selig makes $17.5 million. He earned every penny of it during last year's World Series Game 5. Just mentioning, a recent ESPN fan survey had job approvals of the various sports commissioners: Roger Goodell at 80 percent, David Stern at 62 percent, Gary Bettman at 55 percent, and Bud came in last with 42 percent approval.