"Judge said: What you got in your defense, son?"
"Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on. Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on."
-- Bruce Springsteen

I can feel it coming on already. Major League Baseball's regular season is over. Aside from sports, my viewing habits on TV essentially equal "24" -- last season was a disappointment -- and occasional old movies. I don't watch much else. I used to watch political shows but can't take the hardened positions and all the yelling like I used to.

So, now we're in MLB playoff mode -- thank goodness, the Sox are still in it -- and the National Football League's playing. Boston College is No. 4 in the nation in football too, when you can find them on television.

This is a great time of year to be into TV sports, because the games are so meaningful. But they're not on every night now. Winter's coming. You can feel it inside as well as outside.

Hey, at least it's not as bad as that lull between the Super Bowl and spring training (though perhaps the Celtics will be competitive, with Garnett?).