10. Rudy announces plan to put Joe Torre in his Cabinet, presumably to¬†order a “Hit and Run” on Iran.

¬†9. Hillary expresses great relief that the Yankees and Cubs are eliminated — and thus escapes having¬†to¬†”straddle the bleachers.”

 8. Huckabee and Brownback claim the game did not evolve from Britain, but came directly from God.

 7. Barack a White Sox fan, but secretly idolizes Derek Jeter.

¬†6. Romney, citing the faith of his Mormon fathers, supports bringing back the Sunday “doubleheader.”

 5. Bill Richardson claims that if he could negotiate with Kim Jong-il, he could do battle with super-agent Scott Boras.

 4. John  McCain wants expansion teams in Baghdad and Basra. (As if pitching is not Shiite enough?)

 3. Joe Biden has a plan to further partition the American and National Leagues. (Could you trade a Sunni to the Kurd Division?)

¬†2. Fred Thompson asserts he’s the only candidate big enough to play Babe Ruth in a made-for-televison movie.

¬†1. John Edwards supports more radical revenue sharing — higher surtaxes on the Yankees, to lift the Tampa Bay Devil Rays out of perpetual poverty.