Town Lays Off Entire Police Department!

Here's a sign of the times! Effective tomorrow, October 1, the town of Marfa, Texas will no longer have a Police Department! They figure they can save about $90,000 a year if they don't have to pay the Chief and his two officers. Of course, the Chief becomes the Marshall and he'll pull down $4,000 a year. The county sheriff department will pull up the rest of the slack.

The population of Marfa is 1,862. I know, I know, it's a small town and everybody knows everybody. Yeah...I know, but something seems wrong, here. I can't put my finger on it, but a town that can't afford to pay its cops? Something's wrong....

Rangers Score In Baltimore

Somebody should check what the Texas Rangers have been eating, lately. Wednesday, they beat the Baltimore Orioles 30-3. No team has scored that many runs, in one game, in the majors since 1897. That was the year that the Chicago Colts (now Cubs) edged the Louisville Colonels 36-7.
This was the first game of a doubleheader. The second game went to the Rangers, 9-7. Texas' 39 runs in a twin bill is an American league record. I should point out that the record, held by Chicago, took place during the "dead ball" era, when home runs were rare.

The Texas Rangers batting coach should renegotiate next season's contract - NOW!

The Orioles pitching coach should be practicing the phrase, "Do you want fries with that?"