MARLON BYRD: STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

During spring training last year, then Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd said thathe was a big believer in Victor Conte when it came to training and advocating nutritionalsupplements. Conte was the mad chemist behind "the clear", "the cream", and everythingelse that came out of the BALCO laboratories in San Francisco. Conte had worked withMarion Jones, Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, and just about everybody else who sprintedfor gold or slammed home...

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CURT SCHILLING'S BIGGEST TEST

In a Los Angeles Times article back in February, Curt Schilling recalled a meetingwith his financial advisor who told him to find a post-season career that he could bepassionate about:         "Short of my baseball and my family, it was gaming," said Schilling. "And           gaming is a $20-million to $200-million effort. It's insane, stupid, and an        ...

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THE RED SOX AND THEIR "TOXIC" MIX

Buster Olney doesn't cover the Red Sox beat and I'm sure he's only been around the teama handful of times while pontificating on ESPN. But earlier this week, he lobbed a dirtybomb at Boston's beloved team by saying the clubhouse was "toxic." I don't really think thistook anybody in New England by surprise, after all, they've heard their teams in the 1970'sreferred to as "25 guys, 25 cabs" for the outright and obvious dislike the players had for eachother.It...

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GOD IS TALKING TO ATHLETES AGAIN

Is it me or does it seem like God just talks to athletes these days? Last December, Hetalked to Albert Pujols and told the All-Star first baseman to take the money and be anAngel. In March, God spoke to Manny Ramirez and steered him towards the OaklandA's, "I'm here because God brought me here," said Ramirez. "When God says they'regoing to open  the door for you, no matter what anyone says, the door is going to open. That's why...

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CHASING LANCE ARMSTRONG

Our government spent a lot of time and millions of dollars trying to nail Barry Bondsfor saying he didn't "knowingly" use steroids. They brought in all kinds of experts andwitnesses to say that his head got bigger while his genitals got smaller. The Home RunKing had zits on his back and would sometimes yell at people implying that he must've had'roid rage. Did anybody test Mike Ditka for steroids during his coaching career becausehe...

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TOP 10 'CLOWN QUESTIONS'

On Tuesday night, Nationals 19-year old phenom, Bryce Harper, hit a tape measureblast against the Toronto Blue Jays. After the game, a reporter asked Harper, who is aMormon and doesn't drink, if he was going to go out and take advantage of Toronto's lowerdrinking age stands. Harper responded by saying, "That's a clown question, bro."In honor of Harper, we present the top 10 'Clown questions' by reporters and the best reactionsby the ones who had to answer them.10. Ron Swoboda, a former New York Met who became famous for his brilliant catch in ...

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THEATRE OF THE ABSURD

The sports world is filled with some interesting characters that always seem to provide asilo filled with great material for bloggers, comedians, writers, and sports talk radio hosts. Sometimes it leaves us saying, "You just can't make this stuff up." Over the past weeks,we've had a few of those moments.Duane Ford, one of the judges who had blindfolds on when they scored the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley boxing match last Saturday night,...

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QUIET, PLEASE! PHIL MICKELSON IS TEXTING

By most accounts, Phil Mickelson is a good guy. He's pleasant with the media,doesn't drop-kick his club after bad shots, and he signs autographs for many of thefans who come to watch his play. But last week, the man known as Lefty turnedas soft as his physique. After shooting a 79 in the first round of The MemorialTournament, he pulled a "No mas", and withdrew from the event, citing "mental fatigue."Mickelson's had it pretty good in his life,...

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