DEATHSCORE: Art Buchwald dead at 81

Brian G opens up the scoring for 2007 with First Blood on Art Buchwald, and a solo hit...overall a very nice start to his third season in the Mortfolio Dead Pool.

WASHINGTON (AP) - By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Columnist Art Buchwald, whose wry political and social satire made him a pillar of the nation's capital for more than four decades and earned him a Pulitzer Prize, has died, his son said Thursday.

Buchwald, 81, had refused dialysis treatments for his failing kidneys last year and was expected to die within weeks of moving to a hospice on Feb. 7. But he lived to return home and even write a book about his experiences.

SCORING - 117
(125-81)*1.6=44*1.6=67
Solo hit bonus of 40, First Blood bonus of 10.