Discussing Politics More Than Baseball With Stuart At Old Chicago

I had a late lunch with my friend Stuart at the Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom in Lakewood, Colorado this past Tuesday afternoon to celebrate his birthday. This time the baseball talk was short and sweet. My South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, are currently the worst team in baseball, 31 games out of first with a 25-64 record. And Stuart, who grew up on the North Side of Chicago and is a Cubs fan, does not seem mollified that his team, the Chicago Cubs, is doing much better, still in last place but a mere 12 games out of first, with a 40-48 record. Meanwhile, our adopted hometown team, the Colorado Rockies, the 2nd worst team in baseball, are now 23 games out of first with a 30-57 record. I am still hoping the White Sox start doing a little better and wind up with a better record than the Rockies, who have been predicted to be baseball's worst club this year. Everyone needs a goal, right? In any case, we spent much more time discussing Joe Biden's horrible debate performance. Stuart still thinks Biden should stay in the race and predicts he will win. I myself think he should bow out. I keep thinking about how the Republicans are trying to get hold of the audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur concerning his handling of classified documents. Hur referred to Biden as appearing like a "sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man" during the interview, which both Stuart and I agree was unethical. But after Biden's debate performance, one has to wonder if that audio might reinforce the opinions people have formed about Biden after that debate. A far more serious issue than who will be the worst team in baseball this year.