Watched "A Mighty Wind" the other night. Entertaining flick. Parker Posey is hot, the Spinal Tap guys are great, Eugene Levy is disturbing, and the songs are hilarious (and well done). I love the fact that everyone plays their instruments (Catherine O’Hara plays a wicked autoharp). On the DVD, they have full versions of the various groups’ "television appearances," complete with closeups of the actors playing their instruments. You can actually learn how to play "Children of the Sun" in a couple of tries.

More thoughts on Manger of the Year:

• National League (Internet Baseball Awards). Out of 4033 ballots, there were four first place votes for Jim Tracy. That’s the same number as for Larry Bowa and Jeff Torborg. Huh?
• American League (Internet Baseball Awards). Seems a lot of these folks liked Lou Piniella, too.
• Universal Baseball Blog No huge surprises here.

The big news items today were Billy Wagner being traded to Philly for young arms, and the White Sox hiring Ozzie Guillen as their new manager. I don’t have a whole lot to say about either, although I don’t think the Astros got enough for a pitcher of Wagner’s caliber.

That’s about all for now. As we wait for the free agent feeding frenzy to begin, I leave you with the Museum of Obscure Patents. Enjoy…