8:07 PMAdam Schefter on a possible destination for Larry Johnson: "When Larry Johnson left Penn State, the one team he wanted to most play for was the Steelers. If he clears waivers, he'd love Pittsburgh." Wait, is Mike Tomlin qualified enough for L.J.?
7:36 PMFrom this report by ESPN's Chris Mortensen, it certainly appears that the NFL will hold league office-enated punishment from the Randy Hanson incident over the head of Raiders Coach Tom Cable unless he gets counseling. As the league should, good move.
7:18 PM AOL's Jeff Fletcher reports tonight, "(Dodgers GM Ned) Colletti, on Joe Torre: "He's expressed a serious interest in coming back (beyond 2010). We'll talk about it and see where it goes." Perhaps Torre anticipating an ownership change? Know something we don't, Joe?
As the Windy City Series gets underway at Wrigley today, Ozzie Guillen managed to have a hearty laugh at some Cubs fans selling shirts that make a mini-mockery of his Hispanic heritage. After such grand guffawing, one is bound to be bedeviled by a parched throat. Hey, Ozzie, how ’bout a Pepsi?
And look who’s co-starring in the commercial with the White Sox manager - it’s none other than Cubs hurler Carlos Zambrano. And even Bobby Abreu makes a last-second cameo.
Ahhh, muy refrescante!
As for the offensive shirts, Ozzie really does get the last laugh - at least for today.
We’re not suggesting Coke has fallen behind Pepsi in Pacific Asia for any one reason, but it doesn’t hurt that Coke’s local bottlers have not been as aggressive as Pepsi’s recently. For example, Thailand’s young boxing phenom received news in Beijing that Pepsi has set up swag tents on his front lawn. Coke ran in behind and offered more money if Pepsi would just take down the tents.
Now they’re being forced to co-exist in his front yard until the Games are over. Then we imagine the boxer/police sergeant will deal with the matter the only way he knows now: let his agent handle it. (Side note: American Olympians work at Home Dept; Thai Olympians are police sergeants. Jus’ sayin’.) Read more…
