Leftover BBQ Goodness, Russell Martin = MVP, Sleuth Hired to Find Missing Dog

One thing I love about barbecues is the leftover food. Leftover BBQ is nearly as good the day after, as it is fresh off the grill. We had some leftover chicken, spare ribs, and some extra steak that was abused from a couple days ago.

Today's getaway day; I leave for my parents' place in Monterey Park for a couple of days, and then it's off to NorCal. I just hope I don't get any sicker!

- Call it West Coast bias, or call it LA Dodger bias, but Russell Martin is my early favorite for National League MVP.

(Whoa! What a catch!)

.315 batting average, 33 RBI, 31 Runs, clutch hitting, and don't forget the fact that he's a second year player manning one of the best pitching staffs in baseball! Of course, because he's playing in Los Angeles, he'll get zero consideration for MVP. Congrats, Carlos Beltran.

(Ok, I'm not serious about giving Martin the MVP. Sure, he's playing out of his head, but even I wouldn't really give him the MVP...at least, not unless he starts hitting for power.)

- A rare, valuable dog has gone missing, and now his owners have hired a detective to locate the missing pooch, as well as a publicist, presumably to get the word out about the doggy. The owners have also put up a $2,500 reward for information about the whereabouts of the pooch. The dog was lost on a routine walk, and the owners believed the dog was either stolen or killed by coyotes.

(By the way, I find it hilarious that the dog has his own agent, and now his own publicist. I'm guessing he also has his own masseuse, and a weekly appointment at a doggy spa.)

One question, though: if the dog is so special, why such a small reward?!? $2,500? Come on, that dog should have a reward worth at least $10,000, right? By the way, I think it's time for me to go down a new career path; I bet there's lots of money to be had in the doggy detective field. If doggy spas, doggy water, and doggy hotels, people are gonna pay for doggy detectives, right?

Actually, this gives me a great television idea! CSI: Pooch!

That's all I've got for today.