Monday, July 28th, 2008 - Manny Wants To Break Free

The ArenaBowl went yesterday and the Philadelphia Soul won it. I'm only mentioning Arena Football because the trophy is so ridiculously large...yesterday's win by the Baltimore Orioles was their first on a Sunday since April 15th, ending an 0-15 run. Manager Dave Trembley celebrated the win by smoking a cigar at the press conference, ending a lifetime streak of never having smoked a cigar before...Brett Favre says that the Minnesota Vikings did not tamper with him. Seriously, does anyone actually believe Brett Favre knows the meaning of "tamper"?...Manny Ramirez says he wouldn't object to getting traded, and said the Sox are sick of him and he's sick of them. And to dump kerosine on the fire, added "the Yankees are getting closer and getting stronger, while we haven't done much." I've no clue why ManRam is so stressed over his $20 million option getting picked up. He's still on pace to hit close to 40 homers and 110 RBI. Somebody will pay for that, and gladly...if you're in the Toronto area this week, prepare for an unhealthy amount of "will he or won't he" coverage of Mats Sundin's contractual status...Toronto FC are on the road to face Western conference leading Real Salt Lake tonight. Coverage is on CBC Bold, kickoff at 9pm...Toronto is indeed on the Indy Racing League's schedule for 2009, joining Edmonton as the only Canadian stops. It'll be interesting to see if the once mammoth event of the summer comes back strong...after hearing Steve Phillips replace Joe Morgan on the Sunday night baseball broadcast, have to say, I prefer Phillips...have a great Monday.