It’s been well documented how Cecil Fielder completely blew tens of millions of dollars after retiring from baseball, and now his (estranged) son is picking up the money mismanagement mantle slack to keep us all entertained.

The DETROIT NEWS reports today that Prince Fielder “owes $409,149 in federal income taxes.“ More:

The IRS filed a $409,149 lien against Prince on Oct. 6, 2005, for unpaid income taxes. According to the lien, which you can see here, Prince owes the money from 2003, the year after he signed his first contract and received the $2.4 million signing bonus.

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• Shaq is moving on up, as the ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports that the Big Cactus’ new abode is the former Phoenix residence of Emmitt Smith.

• TMZ catches Terrell Owens having some ab-solute shirtless fun in Vegas. (Jeff Reed’s been there, done that.)

• The CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER doesn’t relish members of Progressive Field’s condiment race being kicked out of the Indians’ training room.

• Tom Ziller of AOL FANHOUSE grooves to the news that Larry Bird likes him some Beyonce.

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Brewers director of media relations Mike Vassallo was a great admirer of Phil Rizzuto. The late New York Yankee hall of famer hired Vassallo as his personal assistant back in 1995, and soon helped Mike score his first “real” job in baseball as a member of the Yanks’ media relations.

(Phil Rizzuto tips his cap to Jason Kendall)

And now Vassallo proudly wears a badge of honor on his upper arm - a tattoo of Rizzuto’s retired number 10. And it’s all thanks to Jason Kendall.

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• THE WORLD OF ISAAC gets (r-rated) word of Tigers manager Jim Leyland unleashing his inner Lee Elia.

• Speaking of angry managers, HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS finds Brewers boss Ned Yost joining Tom Haudricourt in the blog bashing parade.

• YAHOO’s SHUTDOWN CORNER sure wishes former Redskin quote machine Dexter Manley was plying his trade in the days of blogs.

• Ryan Wilson of AOL FANHOUSE catches up with Quincy Carter, as the former Cowboys QB languishes on the Arena League sidelines.

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There go those nutty bloggers again, having the gall to think that they can actually make main media beat reporters work for a living.

Last night the Wisconsin blog BADGER BLOGGER reported that Brewers manager Ned Yost could be fired as early as today. Longtime MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL writer Tom Haudricourt, who is known in the sports print media biz for being a touch cantankerous, had the above reax to the blog entry. Read more…

Bob Uecker is 73 years old. He used to play catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, the same team for whom he currently does radio play-by-play.

Let’s go ahead and add “swimsuit model” to that resumé right now. Read more…

• KISSING SUZY KOLBER rings up congratulations to the Bell Sisters, as all three lovelies landed spots on the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader squad.

• The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL knows the Brewers sure have a fun following. When it’s not the Honky Tonk Man showing up at Spring Training, it’s Larry the Cable Guy coming out for batting practice. We expect nothing less from a fan base that can create a 12-man beer bong.

• WALKOFF WALK hears that Ernie Banks wants his statue outside Wrigley Field to feature his voice welcoming fans to the Friendly Confines.

• If Aaron Rodgers is going to be the Packers’ main man, LARRY BROWN SPORTS isn’t sure why Green Bay would draft a QB in the 2nd round.

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• Erin Andrews will be lending her talents to the National Spelling Bee.

As if the young male competitors weren’t nervous enough already.

• When it comes to celebrity couples chowing down, Tony Romo & Jessica Simpson really take the cake.

• The Milwaukee Brewers take a back seat to no one - especially an airline passenger seat.

• But those stranded travelers can always take a ride on Air Tranica.

• An NFL writer claims that ex-Michigan coach Lloyd Carr is “sick”, and not in a phat, dope kind of way.