So on the day Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg announces he need Tommy John surgery, the Reds are about to call up Aroldis Chapman after being clocked at 105 mph in the minors. How much gulping do you think will be going on in the Cincinnati front office during his first couple of outings? The only thing that makes Cincy sports fans more nervous is "Bengals Night Out On The Town".

USA Basketball opens up the FIBA World Championships today against Croatia.  I'm going to have to watch the re-air tonight before I can officially lambaste this team.

You gotta hand it to Tiger, he's the only one everyone wants to watch whether he's playing well or not. I'm glad I don't have that kind of coverage when I screw up at my job. Or life.

The White Sox claimed Manny Ramirez off the waiver wire and now the Dodgers will apparently try to work out a trade for the enigmatic outfielder. If he ends up in Chicago, I will be sure to try to watch EVERY press conference with manager Ozzie Guillen. Can you imagine the first time Manny acts like Manny and it sets him off?  It's going to be epic. Can't wait.

I love it when a $10 million sixth man gets cranky about not being offered a new deal and says he wants out. Jamal Crawford is unhappy with the Hawks, apparently, and would like to go elsewhere. I hear Memphis is nice in the winter. And you won't have to worry about plans for Memorial Day- you'll be home. I mean, sure, he stepped up when Joe Johnson disappeared in the playoffs, but do you really think you command an instant deal?  Really?

The convenient thing about Darelle Revis and Vincent Jackson possibly sitting out the whole year in contract disputes is that they can stay in great shape pretending to play against each other.