To the writers who follow CP: CP has raised the problem of alcohol in MLB. It would be helpful to see your positions expressed through your work from time to time. MLB has been granted a pass, for over a century. It deserves attention.

The Big Boy in Beantown

American League sportswriters are an incredibly lucky bunch. No sooner does Ozzie move out of Chicago than Bob (that's his big boy name) Valentine lands in Boston. That's like ten times better. CP and the crew will have an infinite amount of material to work with. There hasn't been anyone capable of regularly supplying more outrageously stupid comments since George W.

Live long and prosper, Bob.

One Born Every Minute

CP told me that an ESPN guy projected the Yankees to finish fourth in the AL East. Would someone please have that guy call me. I would like to see if he'll back up his prediction with cash.

The NCCAA - National Crooked Collegiate Athletic Association

Another ESPN guy spilled the beans on the performance of the officiating crew in the OSU (oh, sorry, THE OSU, for the mistakenly arrogant) - SU game when he wrote that the game (the officials were the game) did the NCAA a huge favor with the Syracuse loss. There won't be any discussion of pedophiles, trials, drug use, players having sex with a coach's wife, coach's going off about liars and people only in it for the money, and other topics. We can look forward to a sanitized Final Four. With John Calipari? I don't expect a visit from the Pope.

Gotta go and tweak my mood with some Dwight Perry and Janice Hough.

V.