Today's A Perfect Day To Not Do Any Work

So, if you've been too caught up in not watching David Beckham and the MLS, you might have missed it, but we're in the midst of a rather unprecedented pennant chase in Major League Baseball. That is to say: Every single division race, not to mention the wild-card run, is close; the biggest gap between a first and second place team is in the AL East, and that's the Red Sox and Yankees, so, you know, it'll be tough to ignore that one.

Which makes it all the more frustrating that two of the most important series this weekend start this afternoon, in the middle of a dreary, long Friday workday. The first-place Angels have a doubleheader in Boston today, and, as you might have noticed — we hadn't! — the NL Central is beginning to tighten a bit, at least as much as any division with its leaders struggling to stay above .500 can "tighten."

Surviving Grady has a list of excuses to get out of work, but, you know, we think you should hang in while you can, until the afternoon playoff games in October, and then quit.

The Sox Addict's Guide To Watching The Game When You Really Should Be Working [Surviving Grady]