Yep. Follow this link to hear former Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia go off after a much maligned 5-14 start to the 1983 season.

Notoriously athletic golf star John Daly recently made an appearance at the incredibly named Murder Rock Golf Club (I wanna play there and buy a T-shirt…) without a shirt, shoes and sporting a cigarette in his mouth.

Man, if all else fails, I guess I could be John Daly’s caddy; I’m way down with being shirtless and shoeless out in the sun chain smoking. John Daly, you are my hero…except for the perpetual mullet. Come ooonnnnn…

Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for an apparent gang signed flashed to Atlanta Hawks player Al Horford. Whether or not the gesture is indeed gang-related, it appeared to be the sign for “Bloods,” although the interpretation is foggy at best.

“I know it was unique,” NBA commissioner David Stern said about the fine. “You can check the gesture and you can check what it’s usually compared to. Our guys made their decision. I’m not into the etymology of gestures.”

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Pat Riley, otherwise known as the slick-shoed former coach of the LA Lakers during their ’80s dynasty (and apparent Miami Vice enthusiast) and recent Miami Heat head coach, has retired. BUT, the ever-vigilent Riley is already the team president, so he’ll move right into place making deals and raking in the dough. He has named 37 year old Erik Spoelstra as his replacement, a former video room assistant.

Pat Riley has enjoyed a string of successful teams and seasons, but has not looked nearly as slick as when Kurt Rambis, James Worthy and Magic squeaked up the floor.  Ah, glory days…

The question above is a good one. On this hand, you have Barry Zito; a season into a seven year, $126 million contract, Zito has established himself as one of baseball’s bottom of the barrel starting pitchers. On the other, you’ve got Mike Hampton; at the tail end of receiving millions upon millions of dollars for 100+ missed starts over the past seven seasons. ESPN analyst Jayson Stark has a nice contrast and comparison here.

In the ongoing saga that has become Roger Clemens vs former trainer Brian McNamee, “new shit has come to light.” Clemens, who on January 6th filed a defamation suit against McNamee, is now surrounded by speculation of a decade long affair with country music artist Mindy McCready. According to McNamee’s attorney:

“When you sue for defamation, you put your whole reputation in the community at issue. Anything is fair game, including his claim of sanctimonious purity.”

Clemens will hold that McCready has been nothing more than “a close family friend.” Either way, this situation cannot play out to anything better than a game of he said/she said. The circus that surrounds Clemens seems to gain more and more dancing bears as the months pass, and you can flat forget any notion of Clemens ever going to baseball’s Hall Of Fame.

The only sensible action at this point would be for Clemens to drop the defamation case. Without such an action, Clemens’ family is going to be unfairly and mercilessly tortured by a sex hungry media.