Dick Cheney threw out the first pitch at the Nationals home opener in D.C which just happened to be against my beloved Metsies. While avoiding hitting anyone in the face or later denying that he bounced the pitch to the catcher, Cheney did take part in a scary and yet to be reported on moment.

Cheney stayed to watch the game in a luxury box apparently evil-proofed to hold him, and at one point cameras cut to him bending from his chair to talk to a sweet looking little girl. Now I don’t know if this little sweety was a relative or another sacrifice just dropped off by a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry, but I found myself yelling out, “Run little girl! Run!” I wanted to help this girl. The camera cut away and suspiciously never went back to that fear box. I don’t know what became of her.

I like to think Mets wunderkind and poster boy for all taht is good about baseball and humanity David Wright went up to the box when the Mets were hitting and saved that little girl just in time to return to drive in another run that helped the Mets kick the asses of what is now the official team of evil in our time.

Scary shite folks.

I knew I liked Carlos Delgado for his political stances and integrity, and yet here’s another reason: When players were posing with Cheney before the game he made sure he was not in the area and didn’t have to play make believe with the baby killer. Here’s what Delgado said after the game, “I was doing my routine,” Delgado said with a smile. “I happened to be somewhere else. Go figure.”

Tomorrow we get Pedro vs Guillen in the continuation of beanball hostilities. I want Petey to take him out on the first pitch. Guillen is trying to intinidate Pedro through the press so he’ll be afraid to throw inside and get better pitches to hit. Don’t give in Pedro. And while you’re at it hit Cheney in the face if he’s near the ballpark. Then disappear for a day. That would be sweet.

I commented on this elsewhere but I thought it important to mention that Keifer Sutherland signed a 3 year extension for 24. Let me say first that I love this show. I think this 5th season has been splendid. Top 3 of the 5 they’ve done. Has a chance to get to 2 depending on how it finishes these last 7 hours. Sure it has its implausibilities but its all coherent within the CTUniverse they’ve created. Alot of what Jack does is a wink to the audience. Kiefer himself puts “damn its,” in because he knows its part of college drinking games. Once he put 3 in a row to really toast people. According to a Rolling Stones article I just read it sounds like Kiefer is a bit of a drunk and has some issues. Let’s hope he doesn’t get himself killed before 3 years and a movie happen. If he does we can blame Julia Roberts. She broke his heart when she pretty much left him at the altar all those years ago.

Anyway, what I want to say is that if we are indeed getting 3 more years just get the hell out of L.A. and please no more moles at CTU. Although technically there was no mole there this year. Chloe’s bedfellow was working as an internal affairs guy for the government. Still let’s change the mix a bit next year and get threats beyond the Sentox nerve gas, deadly virus, nuclear weapon stuff.

But when last nights show ended with Jack saying we have to take down the president of the united states i got all tingly. I slipped into a cotton candy lollipop world where fiction and reality met and Jack was going after Bush. I still can slip there when i think of him saying those words and feel gooey and warm inside. Mmm justice.

I hoped early in the season Jack would find a reason to kill Logan. Now he has it. Just call him George, or at least Dick, when and if you do it Jack. Do it for America you morally ambiguous son of a bitch!

Seems as if a Simpsons movie is official fo July 2007. Don’t know how they can make a great show greater for the big screen but Matt Groenig can do what he wants at this point. Fortunately it sounds like some of the shows A team people are involved like not only Groenig as a writer but James Brooks, Al Jean, and Brian Scully, who were all around for the best seasons. And directing it is David Silverman who directed Simps eps in the past as well as co-directing the great Monster’s Inc for Pixar.

On the negative future movie side Rambo 4 is going ahead with its plot to try and revive the career of Sylvester Stallone. Rocky 6 and now this. Why do I think that he’ll be on FOX “News,” plugging this dreck when it comes out?

By the by: Cheney was roundly booed before he even threw out that first pitch or ate that little girl. I love Baseball.