Josh Q. Public:  I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. -Winston Churchill

1.  When my fantasy baseball draft comes around, I'm picking D-Nice.  Gy-Ro-Mite!  I may even pick him too early.  I don't care.  I haven't been this excited about every fifth day since Pedro left town.

2.  More Sox talk?  Sure, why not.  Beltin' Todd Helton.  Hasn't been beltin' for a couple of years now.  My first thought goes to steroids.  It's just gross that's the way we have to think now.  Just like it's gross every time there's a power outage or gas truck explosion we think terrorism.  Oops.  Just got political.  Sorry folks.  Todd Helton.  That's a lot of lefties, no?  Papi, Drew and Helton.  I don't care.  I like it.   A batting order with David Ortiz, Manny, J.D. Drew and Helton.  Goodness.

3.  The Super Bowl is getting closer and closer.  I find myself caring less and less.  Is that wrong?  Tell me there's gonna be some Terrible Terry Tate commercials and maybe I'll start to care a little more.

4.   When is the Shield coming back on?  C'mon guys, the joke is over.  We'll be good.

5.  Vee Dot Carter.   Finally playing harder.  Competition is nada.  Filled it up for forty on Saturday.  Twenty in the fourth.  Nets end their record tying, three game, lose by one point, on the other guy's last possession streak.  Carter just had thirty-three versus the Clips and a career high thirteen assists against the Wiz.  Nobody beats the Wiz.  Nobody.

6.  Stanford bears down.  Bears down to beat the number three UCLA Bruins.  Maybe its because I'm an East Coast guy.  I dunno.  I never believed in UCLA from the giddy-up.  As good as Arron Aflallo is, I just don't see it.

7.  Seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens isn't prepared to say whether he'll be back for another season.  Here we go.  Here we go again.  Here comes the Roger Clemens dog and pony show.  The Roger Clemens dog and pony show coming soon to a town near you.  Between him and Ted Stroehmann's boy Brett Favre, I've just about had enough. 

8.  I know I'm gonna get killed on this one but, the Tiger and Federer stories don't move me.  Don't groove me.  Don't J-Schmoove me.  I understand they may be the most dominating athletes out there, but I'm just not feeling the country club sports.  Never have.  I need action.  I need action for my satisfaction. 

9.  Here keep coming the Suns.  Again and again and again.  The Suns defeated the Cavs 115-100 on Sunday for their 33rd win in their past 35 games.  Only three other teams in NBA history went 33-2 over a 35-game span in one season: the Kobe and Shaq's Lakers in 2000; Michael and  the Jordanaires in 1995-96; and Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor of the '72 Lakers.  How did that '72 Laker team ever lose?

10.  Here you go Dusty.  The Mamba scored six of the Lakers' 14 points in overtime against the Spurs.  He now has accounted for a total of 50 of his team's 106 points in OT this season. The Lakers have 38 games to play this season, but number twenty-four has already scored more OT points than any other player in any season since Fab Fiver Jalen Rose tallied 51 points in overtime in 2000-01.

Peace out homies.  Six Two and Even!