Running late

This was supposed to be published yesterday, but I never got back to it, so here's a few late things from Monday.

Bob Ryan visits Onewordledeville


Has David Ortiz officially surpassed Mo Vaughn on the list of all-time favorite overweight powerhitting first base-DH types. He's been much more postseason clutch and has no DWI arrests or strip club sightings.

Articles on him by:
Sean McAdam
Jackie Mac

Tony Maz says one game at a time. The use of that phrase now has him in the running to coach football

Ryan on Pedro's legacy. Is it over?

TABLOIDS
NY Post: Not so Fast
Mike Vac sees a glimmer of hope for the Red Sox

Newsday: Not so fast Yankess
Daily News: How Sweep it isn't

Ian O' said Yankees can't lose focus.

In one of his 432 stories, Mike Morrissey implies Epstein may be delusional. That's hard to argue with.

Three warm looks at Navy football, by three of the best in the business:
Mike Wise , Sally Jenkins and Dan Wetzel.

The party line with the BCS is that schools such as Navy, because they don't play in one of six "major" conferences (or in Navy's case any conference), can't be considered big-time because they aren't "committed" enough to college football.
And it is true. Not once has Coach Johnson gone to a fraternity house and threatened undergraduates. When recruiting players Navy doesn't fix grades or even supply prostitutes. Undeclared is not a recognized major. Graduation rates are not in the teens.
Committed? Heck, Navy doesn't even have one committed felon on the roster.


Norm Chad on the BCS. I like the line:
Or, as we like to say: The BCS is pretty much just BS with a middle initial.