I have been on hiatus for quite sometime on here.  I would love to tell you that I was doing something dramatic like saving Mark Prior's career BUT unfortunately, I just had NOTHING.  I had plenty of spare time as my summer vacation is winding down but I couldn't think of anything!  Michael Vick, Tim Donaghy, the struggling NL Central, Barry Bonds, CA$HCAR, 'Roids were all interesting ideas BUT it would be beating a dead horse.  So I decided to do an article like this.  Don't know if I'll keep this up, but just testing something out.  In light of all of those topics, I'm using an asterisk.

*You know irks me?  In June, I wrote the first article in quite some time documenting Rick Ankiel's best impression of Roy Hobbs.  Got one comment.  If I could only have used my crystal ball and delayed that article by just two months, I'd be sitting pretty right now.   But really, it is still an amazing journey.  Even if Ankiel goes 0-for his next-9999, he still made it back.  He wasn't irrelevant in MLB circles anymore.  He wasn't that 20-year old kid who literally crashed and burned.  He was Rick Ankiel again.  Major props to him.

*Oh man, Danica Patrick is at it again.  I've already wasted my time in two articles saying why I think she's not close to an elite driver but when do the excuses stop?  Her first year was her rookie year and she was adapting.  Her second year she was in inferior equipment.  Now she's "getting used" to a new team.  Next year, it's highly possible to see Sam Hornish and Dario Franchitti make the jump to NASCAR.  That is her make or break year.  Does she have to win in my eyes?  No.  I'd be more impressed by her finishing 3rd in the points.

*A common misconception here.  Michael Vick isn't going to jail for dogfighting.  He's going to jail for running an ILLEGAL gambling operation.  It's highly similar to Rick Tocchett's "Operation Power Play" scenario and look at the differences.  However, I am completely disgusted at what he did.  It'll be hard for me to get the image of two dogs fighting out of my head when Outside the Lines showed that special. 

*NASCAR's coverage is embarassing.  It always has been, but here's a story that no one has talked about.  Carl Long, a favorite of mine and an Underdog in the sport, may have secured a Busch Series ride with little-known team C2M Motorsports.  Well he was working in the shop, alone, when he actually cut off a piece of his finger (nothing big, 1/8 of a finger) and drove himself to the hospital.  He was back in shop the next day and drove in the Hooters Cup Series race at Bristol last weekend.  Support Carl at http://www.carl-long.com

*If there is one QB I'm high on this year it is definitely JP Losman of the Bills.  Losman dramatically improved his footwork, accuracy and mechanics last season.  Pre-Draft, I told myself that he would be the best QB out of the 2004 class.  Still may be hard to find out, but I can really see it happening.  However if he has any chance of succeeding, he needs to have a #2 WR.  Anyone!  Roscoe Parrish has to step up his game.

*Tiki Barber always epitomized class to me when I would see him conduct himself.  Now, I may be wavering on that opinion.  He is part of the media so it's highly recommended he showcases his opinions but check out what Dan Benton, of AOL Sports heard on the the radio.

It was a constant barrage for almost two hours with Ronde making comments about Eli's "testes finally dropping" and Tiki adding that "Kerry Collins was a true leader," claiming the Giants "shouldn't have let him go." They also added that Eli's return-fire was "laughable" and that Tiki is part of the media now and it's his job to be controversial.

Do I see Eli as a special QB right now?  Nah.  But I feel rather bad for the man right now, though I don't see how Kerry Collins is borderline relevant considering he played in 2000.  Like Benton said later on in the article, people forget that Barber was the marked man in Gotham with his fumbling woes. 

*Jayson Werth is 9 for his last 9.  I find it funny how sometimes it's not the Albert Pujols or the Johan Santanas that chase the records.  Good for Werth.

*Clay Buchholz and Sean Masterson make Boston a permanent contender in the future.  With Beckett, Dice-K and the knuckleball that is Tim Wakefield; this is a rotation that can literally keep you off balance.  Let's add to the Rivalry as those Yankees have Ian Kennedy, Joba the Great and Phil Hughes; wow this is going to be great for years.

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