Tuesday, April 13, 2010

SHORT AND SWEET

***BARRY'S BACK***
Barry Bonds is surfacing again. He's congratulating Mark McGwire on his confessions about PED's. This doesn't get you off the hook, Barry. We're still waiting for you to come clean. It's interesting that he has not officially retired. It's been said that he's purposely waiting because you don't begin the 5-year waiting period to be eligible for the Hall of Fame until you're retired. The longer he waits, the further away he is from furor over the drug-enhanced home run spree which he hopes will increase his chances of getting in. I think sports writers have a long memory, Barry.

***AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH***
Barry's also taking credit for the increased hitting skills exhibited by Ryan Howard of the Phillys this year. "Yeah, I showed him a few things," said Barry. He also said he was surprised that Howard hasn't mentioned anything about his help. I don't know about you, Barry, but to me, that says you weren't much help.

***MEETING #1***
The Seattle Mariner front office has had their first "meeting" with the mercurial Milton Bradley. They said they wanted to "...take the pressure off him." Probably a good idea since there aren't too many players that are wound as tight as he is.

***GOODBYE WES JOHNSON***
I guess it figures. Any star player is pretty much one-and-done these days. Some take a while to develop, and they last, but the real talented ones cannot resist the lure of the NBA money. I suppose you can't blame them, but it's distressing to me personally, since I much prefer the collegiate game to the pros. I wonder how Boeheim feels, having to basically start from scratch every year. Of course, he's already getting his money.

***THE YANKEE CELEBRATION BEGINS IN A FEW MINUTES***
The team will be getting their World Series rings today. I wonder how Granderson & Vasquez feel, having to stand there while their teammates get the gold. Hopefully it makes them want to try harder to get their own.

CP-

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