## The Phillies new closer, Jonathan Papelbon, isn't making any friends in Boston. In a recent interview, he commented that, "...Phillie fans are smarter than Boston fans. And because they are in the National League, they understand baseball better." Luckily, Boston and Philadelphia don't meet in interleague play this year, or Papelbon would be finding out that Boston relievers are smarter than Philly relievers. Insulting the fans of your previous team isn't the best idea in the world.
## Ryan Braun seems to be making a bid to be the A-Rod of the National League. Everytime he opens his mouth, something dumber comes out. Braun is now saying that the real story regarding his positive drug test and subsequent successful appeal hasn't been told. When asked if the 'real story' would ever be told, he responded, "I highly doubt it. They're probably not going to know too much more than they know now." Does this mean the 'improper chain of possession' story isn't real? Did someone lie about the test results? A-Rod has learned that you can't spin these stories off like that, people aren't that stupid.
## The Yankees have announced that reliever David Robertson has suffered nothing more than a bone bruise, not the dreaded Lisfranc injury that put Chin Ming Wang down. There is a good chance that he'll be ready for opening day.
In a related story, Joe Girardi has been taken off life support and is recovering nicely.
## Syracuse is out of the Big East tournament, losing to Cincinnati last night, 71-68, and the game wasn't as close as the score indicates. Cincy shot the lights out from three-point range in the first half, taking a commanding 17 point lead and the Orangemen never recovered. They made it close as Dion Waiters picked the team up and carried it on his back for the last five minutes. It was Cincinnati's night, however, as a lot of bounces and questionable calls (what else is new?) went against Syracuse. Nothing will change the NCAA seedings too much as Kansas also lost. So SU, Kansas, Kentucky and N. Carolina will still be the four top seeds. We'll know exactly on Sunday night.
## Here's an interesting little story, courtesy of Dwight Perry.
"A law-and-order soccer referee ejected midfielder Julien Lecomte for faking a dive in a Belgian amateur soccer league game, the London Sun reported.
Just one problem: A trip to the hospital revealed that Lecomte — who got his second yellow card of the game as he was being hauled away on a gurney — had a concussion and three compressed vertebrae, courtesy of an opponent's elbow."
***THEY SAID IT***
"How to pay homage to Peyton Manning: "At Starbucks this morning, I walked to the line and changed my drink order six times." -- Comedy writer Eric Stangel
"Rory McIlroy is now the world's No. 1 golfer, has earnings over $5.2 million in 2012 and is dating tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. If that's the luck of the Irish, I want some." -- RJ Currie
"Nebraska was eliminated in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. It's hard to be confident that you're going to make a long run, when the bus driver who brings you to the arena, leaves the engine running." -- Brad Dickson
"The feds are investigating the Auburn’s mens’ basketball team for alleged point shaving. Shocking. An investigation into the SEC and football is not involved?" -- Janice Hough
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