Bittersweet night tonight. We are going to our first Braves game this year, and its on the day they declare a strike date. How wonderful. I really think the week preceding August 30th, everyone should return their tickets to the box office. Don't go to the games, don't even watch them on TV. I have little sympathy for either side of this situation, and I'd like them both to realize that they are now tap-dancing on some seriously thin ice. Cal Ripken and the beating of Maris' home run record aren't happening again, so there is no deus ex machina to save them from the antipathy of bans. See what the MLB organization has to say about it. This whole thing just makes me sick. type on the keyboard, Hello Kitty moves and shakes around. I'm an easy mark, aren't I?