Monday update

A trip to Atlantic City reminded me that gambling will not soon be profession for me... After three days away from a computer here's a quick collection of new stories worth reading:


The New York Times has a story on players and what they're willing to pay to get the number they want.

Doug Robinson, of the Desert Morning News has a nice feature about an umpire with a brain tumor that's still calling balls and strikes with a few months to live.

The News-Press looks at an Airman returning from Iraq still dreaming of the Majors. It would have been a better column if the columnist left himself out of it, but it was still an interesting story.

Remember Danny Almonte? He's in Florida now...

LA Times looks at Hee-Seop Choi's maturation.

Woj looks at Kaz Matsui's difficult transition from star in Japan to struggling Major Leaguer here.

The Orlando Sentinel has a long feature, that doesn't feel long, about a Texas High School football coach that was shot.

The Toronto Star looks at steroids in the Dominican.

Phil Sheridan says its time of the Eagles to send Owens elsewhere.


I love reading Jerry Izenberg on boxing. Few writers have enough knowledge of the sport to truly analyze it. Izenberg's column about Winky Wright is excellent.

LeBetard writes again about the Nash/Race controversy he stirred up. The attention doesn't appear to be bothering him.