WHAT, 'LINSANITY' WASN'T ENOUGH?

***TEBOW TRADED TO THE JETS***
As if there wasn't enough drama with the Jets, now they've added Tim Tebow to the mix. All this after they gave Mark Sanchez a new contract. Somehow I don't think Sanchez is doing any 'Tebowing' in his home right now. Rex Ryan didn't need any more ammunition to continue his controversial style of managing.
I'll bet every sportswriter in New York is popping champagne and laughing like crazy. They needed something because 'Linsanity' was starting to get old.

***THE RICH GET RICHER...***
According to Forbes, the average value of Major League baseball teams increased 16% from last year. The Yankees are valued at $1.85 Billion. That's Billion with a B. I understand why Hal Steinbrenner wants to cut his payroll down rather than pay that dreaded 'luxury' tax. If they were to maintain their current payroll level ($216 million), it could cost them as much as $25 million in luxury tax, or a little over 1% of their worth. Maybe they could talk A-Rod into chipping in a few bucks.
By the way, the Mets value actually decreased by 4%. (That darn Madoff.)

***AROUND THE HORN***
## Headline on ESPN: "The Cubs Will Have A Good Bench." Great! However the team on the field will still suck.
## The Tigers new thirdbaseman, Miguel Cabrera, got hit in the eye by an erratically bouncing grounder. He's going to be okay and Cabrera was even smiling afterward. "Ay caramba. 18 inches lower and we'd have had a REAL problem."
## ESPN is putting together a list of the top 500 players in the majors in order of their value and ability. Freddie Garcia has come in at #401, which might not seem too bad until you see that Johnny Damon is listed at #363, and no Major League will even sign him.
## Speaking of bad signings, the Yanks supposed DH this year, Raul Ibanez, has only hit a double and a single in 34 at bats, this spring. That's an .059 average. There's $1.1 million they could save.
## The Red Sox have been grooming Daniel Bard all spring to take a spot in the rotation. Now it appears he's heading back to the bullpen.
## Syracuse takes on Wisconsin at 7:00 PM tonight in the first game of the Sweet Sixteen. Good thing they're not playing on Friday because it seems the experts think the Orange's chances diminish more day by day.

***THEY SAID IT***
"ESPN just said “New York hasn’t seen anything like Tebow-mania.” Well, at least not since last month." -- Janice Hough
"Next month the movie "Titanic" will be re-released in 3-D. In this version, the captain doesn't see the iceberg coming because he's not wearing the special glasses." -- Jay Leno
"Enrique Iglesias told Parade Magazine he has no plans to make Anna Kournikova, his girlfriend of 11 years, Mrs. Iglesias. So no married title for Kournikova, to go along with no singles title." -- RJ Currie
"A woman from Vista, Calif., gave birth to a 13-pound, 14-ounce boy last week. Mel Kiper Jr., alert as ever, immediately declared him the best line prospect in the 2034 NFL draft." -- Dwight Perry
"When asked about his team's us-against-the-world mentality: "I don't think it's the whole world. Three-quarters, maybe. I think there are some people in China that aren't upset with us." -- Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Univ.
"NBC is planning to use something like 874 cameras to cover the Olympics. That's three less than CBS has trained on Ashley Judd at the NCAA tournament." -- Brad Dickson

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