A Cuban In La-La Land?........Vol. 22 (June 22, 2011)

Good Morning....

Mark Cuban, interested in the Dodgers?....By the time Frank McCourt and Bud Selig finish their square dancing in court the team could be in such a mess that no one wants them....Frank rode into town, threw money around, hired Joe Torre and traded for Manny Ramirez....He was loved....Now, they wouldn't give him the time of day....Bud has got McCourt by the short hairs and he ain't letting go....McCourt is threatening to keep Dodger Stadium and all its assets if baseball forces him to sell....I dunno Frank, a scorned woman and a commisioner trying to drive you out of the game....Not good....And the lawyers get rich....Mark Cuban would be a fantastic baseball owner.

Baseball stat line of the night: Bumgarner (SF) 1/3 inning, 9H, 8ER, 0BB, 1K.....yikes!!....Eight hits to start the game....single, double, single, double, single, double, single, double....Bumgarner struck out the pitcher before the leadoff hitter got his second hit of the first inning and he was FINALLY, mercifully, taken out of the game....Lot of unhappy fantasy owners out there and count me as one as I have him on both my teams....sucks!....Looks like Bryce Harper will be promoted to maybe Double-A....Won't be long....The future looks bright for Washington and it was last night for the Nationals as they rally for five in the ninth to pull out a victory.

Hard to get excited for Thursday's NBA Draft.....I see Kyle Irving and Derrick Williams....Thats it....And I'm not sure about them....Time for the Celtics to jettison Big Baby Davis....The man-child refers to himself in the third person more than Wade Boggs....He says that Doc Rivers talks too much....Way to grease those skids, Glen....Be careful what you wish for.

"The greatest thing in the history of south Florida sports was these guys coming together.  With the exception of the (undefeated '72 Dolphins).  Maybe." - Pat Riley....hmmmmmmmm....Last time I checked the South Beach Trio hadn't won anything....Yet.

Jaromir Jagr is making noise about returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins after a three year absence....Isn't he a grandfather?

I hope the NBA and its players are paying very close attention to the labor dispute in the NFL....The vibes are positive about reaching a settlement shortly....Both sides will meet this week for a couple of days in the home city of Bob Kraft (Boston)....I have to think that Kraft has been influential in getting a deal done....Who feels bad for Tiki Barber?....Not me.

"I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis.  I want to kill people.  I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children." - Mike Tyson (star of The Hangover and The Hangover II)

....talk to ya..........