We're talking softball, from Maine to San Diego…  

We're talking Homer,

Ozzie and the Straw…

The IRS is auctioning off a deferred annuity the Mets owe to Darryl Strawberry (yup, the Mets are still paying for Darryl).  What does this have to do with the Slips besides our love of the Simpsons? The annuity had been subject of a bankruptcy dispute between the Service and Strawberry's ex-wife. And, let's not forget the Wilpon family's experience with the Madoff bankruptcy.