• Over at River Ave. Blues, Ben K. explores his conflicted feelings about The Boss. (P.S. If I were a Yankees fan I certainly would wear one of these t-shirts.)
• I don't know about the steroids, but
this Brian McNamee story strikes me as entirely credible. Ah, what a lifestyle.
• I haven't linked to Joe Posnanski this week, so it's not easy to choose my favorite. I'll just go with the latest --
Clemens-Pettitte: The Misremembered Conversation.
• Speaking of the Rocket (yes, again), R.J. Anderson offers a
comparison of Clemens and Greg Maddux, which has become a bit more interesting now that most of us believe Clemens had some extra help, on top of all his hard work.
•
Ray King reported to camp having
dropped 23 pounds, and "hardly has a gut." Apparently he saw video of himself from 2003 and realized he might have been a better pitcher when he wasn't a cartoon character. Really?
• David Pinto
points out the most interesting item in
this article about
Josh Beckett: Beckett believes his great postseason run was due to his 16-day stint on the disabled list in May, and is open to another "rest" this season. Is this where we're at now?
Clay Buchholz, who turns 24 during the season, probably won't be allowed to throw more than 180 innings. And Beckett, a top Cy Young candidate, might take a two-week vacation at the first hint of physical discomfort, if only to keep him fresh for October. I'm not saying it's wrong. I'm saying it's really, really interesting.
• Weird @$%@ of the week:
James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti. Seriously. (Or not. I really can't say for sure.)
Rob Neyer
