Albert Pujols had toe surgery to work out his annual plantar pain. So what's better (trick question): not having a healthy Pujols for 30 games in April/May, or not having a healthy Pujols for 30 games in August/September?
Ah, fall...when Southern California greets scattered showers on the very day that my conversion to a drought-tolerant landscape effort is finally completed. I suspect that things will settle down into very droll and boring weather, day after day, until the precise moment when contractors expose my entire home to wind and rain as I get my house re-roofed with energy-efficient and environmentally considerate materials.