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If my suggestion doesn't work, I've got another one: Cito Gaston mustache rides, $.05. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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There have been a number of suggestions about increasing ballpark attendance, including "field a winning baseball team" and "move the team to downtown Dallas."

I'd been thinking about possible alternatives, and you can read my thoughts below the jump.

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Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer wonders if there's any way he can get Hannah Giles' phone number. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Don't know where Adam is.  But is that 90 wins I see on the horizon?

I think this is pretty cool:

"In the Ukraine, a country where females are victims of sexual trafficking and gender oppression, a new tribe of empowered women is emerging. Calling themselves the “Asgarda”, the women seek complete autonomy from men. Residing in the Carpathian Mountains, the tribe is comprised of 150 women of varying ages, primarily students, led by 30 year-old Katerina Tarnouska."

There's some pictures at the link of the girls training and holding their weapons and stuff.  Let's hope they don't start cutting off their boobs so they can draw bowstrings.

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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher James Shields shooting a deuce in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday Sept. 25, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Yay!  I've still got my playoff tickets!

So, I've talked to Adam a few times about developing an options pricing model for prospect valuation.  As I see the  business side of prospects, their primary value is in years of team control, i.e., the time a team has benefit of the player's services at below open market prices.  In this way, a prospect is similar to an equity option (for instance, purchasing the option to buy a stock at potentially below market rate, at a premium).  Below the jump is my attempt to create a pricing model for prospects.

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Do you know what a logical fallacy is?  "A fallacy is an argument which provides poor reasoning in support of its conclusion. Fallacies differ from other bad arguments in that many people find them psychologically persuasive. That is, people will mistakenly take a fallacious argument to provide good reasons to believe its conclusion. An argument can be fallacious whether or not its conclusion is true."  I was thinking the other day how Josey is like an almanac of logical fallacies.

Budding lawyer?  Took philosophy in college?  Recognize the tortuous bending of logic of a tired old man with a tired old bit?  Since it's a dreary day, and kind of a downer for Ranger fans, I'm holding a contest.  This post will remain open for the next two days.  We're going to play Josey Wales logical fallacy bingo.  The person who posts the most Josey Wales' examples of logical fallacies from the list in the above link (and no double dipping -- you can't just post the same logical fallacy over and over again with different examples) will win one of DShepp's t-shirts courtesy of yours truly.  Post a link to the comment when you provide your examples.

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Texas Rangers' Ivan Rodriguez puts in his contact lenses before a game on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Hey guys, the earlier the season ends, the earlier Adam continues his Sammy Sosa is not a HOFer and Greatest Rangers of All Times series.  Go Rangers!

Edit - Josey pointed out our record is 80-62, so in the interest of accuracy, I'm changing the headline.