Play Ball!

I ventured over to the Far North – a.k.a Cinnamon Little League – and the Abbott Loop Community Park. What a mouthful for nothing more then an act of clear cutting. The park is now the home of 4-baseball fields and a soccer mom hangout. Some ugly like family shelter has become the home of vandals and gangs, as apparent by the graffiti. Answer me this. Abbott Loop at one time was just a secluded away neighborly street. Now re-construction efforts calls it the Elmore extension and it is as busy as Minnesota, the Service High beeline! But how come the paint the graffiti guys use to mark their territory with gang symbols lasts longer then the new road’s lane paint? Anyway, where the eminent domain ball fields have taken over is a place I used to frequent, as it was a very unique area with respect to its natural habitat. It was a ridge like precipitous that skirted a low land of a swamp like backcountry. It was thick in foliage and because it was off the beaten path, it saw very few “human” strangers. It was a great place to observe the cyclic rabbit population and along with that it was not unusual to see coyotes and on more then one rare occasion, the lynx. And for years in a tree no longer was the nest of the kingfisher. Owls seemed to like this area, maybe because of the rabbit population. And this was only a stones throw from Zodiac subdivision. It is different now though as a side attraction of the ball fields is a big community parking lot. So it has become a popular area all year long. In fact it now requires an attendant in the summer time, because of the vandals. That is the dog owners that let their dogs crap all over the turf. See, dogs aren’t allowed to crap in ball fields here in Anchorage. And with the building of ball fields and soccer fields here, there and everywhere, dogs are loosing ground. Anyway, it was well into breakup so activities at the ball fields indicated some adults were getting serious about summer. I can hear it now, just like last year, roaring crowds well past 10pm at night. I guess it keeps the brown bears away. It is OK, kids need the sport. I mean parents need something to keep them occupied. Anyway, since the snows are slow to melt away, dads were out on the turf with snow blowers in efforts to get the fields in shape. I think dog crap actually speeds up the snow melting, so maybe…It was a nice midday’s walk, so I ventured further into Bicentennial Park as the trailhead starts at the community park. It was at one time an off the beaten track lot for about 4-cars total. So things have changed drastically in the wilds of the park. Bigger parking lots mean more people on foot and that equates to wider paths. It has nothing to do with being overweight. Hey, it is called progress. On my way back through the “Lost Frontier” where now the green turf reigns, I came across a couple of individuals that seemed to be up to no good. Now they didn’t have the attire that indicated a gang affiliation, except one lady was wearing a cap that read CBC. I knew exactly what that meant, Corrupt Bastards Club. It signifies this state’s corrupt political climate. Anyway there exists 4-ball fields at this outdoor complex. I thought only one of the fields was officially named, as this complex only opened last year. Really, it required 5-years to get the diamond grass strong enough to withstand kid abuse. Maybe dog crap…. Now what used to be called the Bill Davenport field was renamed. The Davenport had been changed to Sheffield. In fact the new sign now read Minor Corrupt Bastard Field #2, In Honor of Bill “Turncoat” Sheffield. I honestly think that “Nosebleed” would have sufficed over “Turncoat”. And further investigation showed that the other 3-fields had also been named in honor of well-known Alaskan crooks. See at this complex there exists three minor league fields and one major league field. The #1 field now sported a sign that read, Minor Corrupt Bastard Field #1, In Honor of Tom Anderson. Now the minor herein must mean something different if you now what I mean. And since Tom was the first to get indicted, as a politician that liked handouts from friends, he had the privilege of his own field all by himself. Field #3 was dedicated to Vic Kohring and Pete Kott, also politically indicted. And then we had the major league field. The sign read, "Major Corrupt Bastard Field" and dedicated to Ted, Ben, Don, Bill and the dedication sign read and others! Come to find out this was a cast of technicians, not vandals, that were filming a segment on Alaska style political corruption – for the cartoon channel. But maybe it would be a good idea to keep the honors where they belong. Think of it this way. When a young kid starts playing baseball, that great American hero sport, then maybe at the same time they can learn about this state’s failed political past, when it comes to political corruption. Mixing sports with history, what a concept. I think we need more sports fields, as the list of corrupt bastards is growing each and every day. And with what continues to go down in downtown Juneau, the bastards continue to wreck havoc upon the “Last Frontier”. Talk about dog crap! You know what, we can get ordnances against dogs crapping but we cannot get ethics back into politics! Just what the hell are they all afraid of? I heard someone say work. Really, maybe these bums are afraid of working for a living. Honestly, what do Ted and Don and MoanaLisa do for a living, except give away money? Given away in such a way that the trail is designed to hide the truth and get them re-elected time after time after time. It reminds me of a bunch of spoiled rich kids that have no future on their own. They are not the only ones that have taken advantage of a failed system, as corruption seems to be par for the course within Congress. Why are we still at war? Why is the Bear-Sterns bailout at the taxpayers expense in efforts to reward daddy Bush? Really, Bear-Sterns was on the brink of financial collapse because the Carlyle group was about to loose billions of dollars on its involvement in ARM mortgages through a foreign subsidy, and that looked bad to the dynasty. Can you imagine Jim Baker having to admit he failed at something! Remember the Carlyle group principles refused to be interviewed with the American flag draping the background, as this outfit considers itself a global force. Then why the American bailout? The sad fact, it is our system that has become hijacked by crocks. It will always be our system, we just need to take it back. But these scoundrels have invaded the system in such a way that it is hard to exercise our righteousness that we want our system of liberty a pursuit of happiness for all and not a pursuit of favoritism for a few. Baseball, maybe we need the pinch hitters to take over and play makeover, if need be, extra innings included! And George can play water-boy, as that is what his terms of endangerment amounts too! Sorry, it was water-boarding for the water-boy!

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