GOOD AND BAD: Heard around the dinner table

At our Easter dinner much praise was heard about last week's repaving of the Route 52 bridge over the Brandywine Creek. Less praise was heard about PennDOT's progress in filling in giant potholes like the one on Route 82 near Apple Grove Road that resembles an archaeological dig. And no praise at all was heard for the opening-day lineup of the Phillies. I didn't realize sports fans could be so Machiavellian: When seeing the lineup on the evening news, one fan said he was glad the Phils were not starting a particular pitcher. His logic went thusly: if he played, he might suffer an injury, and that would seriously reduce his value in any upcoming trade.