You'll never guess which city has the ugliest fan base:

Philadelphia is home to the least attractive people in the United States, a survey of visitors and residents showed on Friday.  The city of more than 1.5 million people was also found to be among the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldly, according to the "America's Favorite Cities" survey by Travel & Leisure magazine and CNN Headline News . . . Philadelphians' self-esteem has been undermined by national surveys showing they are among the fattest people in the United States. The American Obesity Association ranked the city in the top 10 for overweight people every year between 2000 and 2005.

Who would've guessed that the least attractive people live where New Jersey meets Pennsylvania?  Not me, but of course I've been to St. Louis.  I assume now that the swamp village on the mighty Mississippi utilizes half of its budget to bribe the compilers of polls such as this.  And why would Philly's self-esteem be undermined by being fat?  My home town has won that title several times, including last year, and we wear it as a badge of honor.  I guess that what makes us cool . . . and very heavy breathers. -KD

Guess what? A-Rod is dropping hints that he wants to be traded to San Francisco next year:

"I love San Francisco," Rodriguez said, and can't you imagine T-shirts with such a slogan, complete with an orange and black heart and Rodriguez's smiling visage? "I love the vibe of the city. It's a West Coast New York, with better weather in the summer. I love this stadium, where it is in the city," Rodriguez said. "It's one of my favorite stadiums."

Who would have guessed that Alex loves San Francisco?  There has been no evidence he would enjoy the beautiful California weather, which allows the guys and gals to display their muscular thighs with cut-off jean shorts.  And no inkling that he likes how the evening fog deepens the voices of the city's female denizens?  Hmm, this is indeed puzzling. -KD