A Little Bit Of This & That

A little of this and a little of that on a Thursday morning and let’s start with my brilliant prediction that Kris Allen would win American Idol. It simply comes down to knowing who voters across the country are likely to favor
and I nailed this one….adult women carried Kris to victory. Of course if past history is correct the future might be brighter for runner-up Adam Lambert as winning does not guarantee a long successful career.

Last week I spoke with an expert on oil pricing and he told me that he thought the price of gasoline at the pumps was close to where it would max out…at least for this year. Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service in Wall said its possible prices will even decrease over the summer and predictions of $3.00 per gallon prices are simply unfounded. The average price of gas at the shore is $2.19 per gallon which is quite a bit lower than the $3.66 we were paying at this time a year ago.

What baseball fans sometimes forget is that the season is a long one and just about all teams will go through peaks and valleys. Take for example the Yankees and Mets. A little more than a week ago Yankee fans were down in the dumps over their team which was under .500 and looking very lethargic. Alex Rodriguez returns to the lineup and all of a sudden the Yanks have won 8 in-a-row and look like a different team. The Mets meanwhile were riding high as a 7-game winning streak moved them into first place in the NL East. But injuries and poor play have them losing 4 straight and now their fans are seeking psychiatric help. Remember it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

The semifinals of the Shore Conference Baseball Tournament are set with top-seeded Jackson Memorial to face St. Rose and #2 seed C.B.A. to face Toms River North next week. The championship game is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3rd at FirstEnergy Park, the home of the Lakewood BlueClaws.

I finally got to watch the season-finale of “24” last night and I did not like the ending at all….so many loose ends. But of course I’ll be back next season to see how Jack Bauer manages to get out of this mess.