I heart Tom Boswell

Let me start with apologies- I haven't been able to write much lately, due to a heavy work schedule (hello, people, it's the end of August in the federal government; everyone knows you're not supposed to do much at that time) and now Katrina efforts (I'm anxious to help and am trying to do as much as possible, even if that involves attending Katrina fundraising happy hours). But I'll leave you to your Labor Day weekend with this gem from Tom Boswell, who is officially The Man:

"The next key question was whether the Orioles would lose significant attendance. That verdict has arrived, too. The Orioles' attendance for the previous three seasons ('02-'03-'04) was 32,588. This season, in their eighth straight losing year, the Orioles average crowd is 32,599. The least expected of all outcomes -- no impact whatsoever on the O's -- has come to pass. Case closed. Finally. The reason the Orioles have lost 13,000 fans a game from their '90s heyday is due to the losing teams they field every year. That's their problem, not Washington. Somebody tell Peter Angelos to stuff an orange-and-black sock in his mouth."

I think there would be many people who would pay good money to do that; I know I would. Hell, it would be a great way to raise money to help the victims of Katrina. Angelos should donate his big mouth for the greater good. Speaking of Angelos, I bought one of these shirts for Fred from DeezNats, which he will proudly wear to the Nats game tonight.

Hats off to iwantmynatstv.com, who donated the rest of their T-shirts to the Salvation Army. Isn't it great to think that there will be people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama wearing shirts that complain about blackouts of Nats TV coverage?

Anyway, like everyone else, my thoughts and prayers are with the Katrina victims.