Sorry, I'm late.  The puppy had to have a thermometer shoved up her....hellooooooo!

  • The MLB GM's gave instant replay about ten seconds thought and passed.  "For the most part they're getting calls right and not afraid to use instant replay," said Angels GM Tony Reagins.  I think I figured out why the Angels lost the ALCS, their GM wasn't watching.  Baseball deserves what they get.  The #3 sport in this country and sliding...
  • I still love the idea of Bob Costas as the commish of baseball, but it will never happen.
  • Ken Griffey Jr. (.214 BA with 19 HR in 2009) signed on for one more year with the Mariners.  It's just so hard for some people to let go.
  • Scott Boras compared Johnny Damon to Derek Jeter yesterday when talking about his free agent's next contract.  Bye Johnny!
  • Baseball needs a payroll minimum more than they need a cap.  The luxury tax paid by the Yankees keeps all the bottom feeders flush with cash, but they should be forced to spend it.  Roy Halladay wants $160 million like CC Sabathia.  The Yankees and Red Sox don't need to do that.  They might anyway, but they don't need to.  So who will?  It just seems like there is no market for any top free agent if they don't fit with the plans of the Yankees, Red Sox or Mets.
  • Ben Roethlisberger is the Tim Tebow of the NFL.  I can't figure out what makes him so good, but he is damn good.
  • How valuable is Troy Polamalu?  The Steelers did not make a play for an entire month without the fair-haired warrior and now they are back in business.  With only one game left against a winning team, Pittsburgh is headed for the #1 seed in the AFC.  If they stay healthy, they should be favored to repeat.
  • Since 2007, Charlie Weis has led Notre Dame to just three wins over teams with winning records.  He is 1-13 in his Irish career against teams that finish in the Top 25.  Interesting facts that can be found at chuckweis.com.  Creative name!
  • The Knicks lost to the Jazz Monday night to move to 1-7.  New York's real problem is that they have never been bad enough to get a franchise changing draft pick.  Finaly, this year, they seem to have sorted that out.  Sadly, Isiah Thomas still haunts the franchise.  The Utah Jazz get the Knicks unprotected first round pick this year.  I haven't even gotten to the saddest part.  The Knicks sent this pick along with another first rounder and Antonio McDyess to Phoenix for Stephon Marbury, which we can all agree was a smashing success.  Amazingly enough, Thomas is not the dumbest executive in this scenario.  Cheapo Suns owner Robert Sarver traded both Knicks first rounders to Utah for...wait for it...Keon Clark and Ben Handlogten.  Clark never played in the league again and Handlogten was immediately waived and re-signed with the Jazz.  Robert Sarver folks...the man who makes Isiah Thomas look smart! 
  • How good could the Suns have been if they did not trade every top pick during Steve Nash's prime?
  • And the winner is...Deron Williams.  The Jazz will shed Carlos Boozer after this season and move forward with Williams, Paul Millsap and a top pick (Derrick Favors?).
  • Meanwhile, the New Jersey Nets or Brooklyn Nyets, if Jay-Z and the mad Russian can compromise, are 0-7.  How does John Wall, Devin Harris and Robin Lopez sound as a supporting cast for LeBron James?  Beats the hell out of midget guards, two fat centers and a clueless coach.  Plus, Lawrence Frank will get fired, so the "King" will hand pick his coach.
  • Televised poker was a fad.  Time to move on.
  • As Kimo from Forgetting Sarah Marshall said, "You gotta stop talking about it.  It's like The Sopranos.  It's OVER.  Find a new show."  We finally have replaced The Sopranos Kimo.  Thank you Mad Men.  Great season, great finale, great show. 

"Are those happy tissues or sad tissues?"