Tossing Batting Practice, like a beleaguered American League East bullpen…

The Bruce Chen era (or error the jury is still out on that one) begins.

I am convinced the Dominican Republic produces baseball players as frail as American automobiles.

No matter what those idiots in NY say, Red Sox management is in no way smart or clever enough to convince the Yankees to sign Jose Contreras. I point to Ramiro Mendoza as evidence of this.

Game one of the Western Conference final took nearly three hours to play. The Spurs and Mavericks combined for 98 free throws, 72 fouls and Buck Showalter made 11 pitching changes.

After seeing the Mavs make 49 consecutive free throws the other I know this, I would take them to win a game of knockout against any other NBA team.

When Jorge Posada makes a trip to the mound to Jose Contreras or Mariano Rivera, do you think a Spanish version of the Bull Durham scene plays out with Posada eventually giving I and uttering the phrase
“Tire la carne del calor”
(and yes, that is Spanish for “give him the heat meat”, this is what I do all day)

If he keeps it up Ramiro Mendoza will get to have the “Mendoza Line” added to a pitcher’s description as well. Maybe a “Mendoza line drive” used to describe a rocket hit off the bat. Every ball hit off Ramiro is a blast, there are no quiet outs with this man.

When did Bruce Bowen get deemed worthy enough to be fouled away from the ball in the 2nd quarter repeatedly? Correct me if I’m wrong but, isn’t this the same Bruce Bowen who played for the Celtics? Assuming he is, wasn’t he loosely termed a “defensive specialist?” The strategy was so successful however, that Bowen may be getting fouled by the Mavs during warm ups tonight to put the Spurs in the bonus early.

If Jose Contreras isn’t careful he’s going to end up being sent back to Cuba on the same floating raft El Duque came in on.

How come it’s always Yankees who have bad things, such as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and Tommy John Surgery, named after them? Why isn’t special attention paid to Jimmy Piersall (once had a nervous breakdown and climbed the backstop) or Tony Conigliaro (getting beaned in the face, and thus never reaching full potential)? Once again the Yankees get everything.

So Jim O’Brien is coming back to the Celtics for a few more years, excuse me while I rush out to buy my season tickets.

It’s too bad the United States army didn’t allow Antoine Walker to launch one ceremonial bomb towards Baghdad.

Ok if I have to read one more WNBA preview column I am going to quit journalism. The Seattle Times dedicated two major stories to the Seattle Storm, if I were a subscriber I would demand they hire Jayson Blair immediately. Maybe even stick him on the WNBA beat just to spice things up with a little fiction, then maybe I would be interested in the league…wait no probably not.

I think if you have a WNBA franchise, your city should be removed from consideration for best sports city in America, and you lose points for having an MLS or WUSA franchise as well. Although this probably leaves Grand Forks, North Dakota as the best sports city, hey they obviously know something by keeping that crap out of their community.

Roger Clemens vs Tim Wakefield, has there ever been a pitching match up of more contrasting styles in recent memory?

If Roger Clemens is the “Rocket” what’s Tim Wakefield, the “Special Olympic Hurdler?”