Morning Wood - 06/08/06

Stud: Dontrelle Willis
The "struggling" pitcher had a complete game, 6 hitter last night - his 13th career complete game, in a Marlins victory (run-on sentence). My assumption is he's pitching well in the hopes of getting traded. Call me Stephen A. Gammons.

Dud: Edmonton Oilers
It's only right to provide equal coverage to all sports. Two teams are actually playing for the Stanley Cup right now...yeah, hard to believe. Anyway, the Oilers lost 5-0 last night to the Carolina Hurricanes. If loving Barry Melrose is wrong, I don't wanna be right.


Talk Around the Cooler:
Is Jason Grimsley the man you expected to be the face of the MLB's steroid testing loophole? I was expecting someone big and bulky like Ichiro! It makes sense to declare certain substances illegal and not test for them. Great job, MLB. I, for one, am interested in seeing what names come out. I'll say it again,Bud Selig is the best commissioner in sports. That's not hyperbole, that's fact.

Steve McNair limps his way to Baltimore. Kyle Boller is sad. Ray Lewis is currently sacking and pillaging the city of Baltimore to celebrate the great news. The Titans' treatment of McNair this offseason is the stuff only a classy organization would do.


NBA Finals
All this talk about Dwayne Wade being sick with a virus is just bunk. The series should be great and I'm anticipating a number of great Shaq quotables, such as: “I knew I was dog meat. Luckily, I'm the high-priced dog meat that everybody wants. I'm the good-quality dog meat. I'm the Alpo of the NBA.”

Quick Hits...
US Soccer team has a tough road ahead...

Surprise, surprise...Kerry Wood might be injured again. It's safe to say that Dusty Baker is to young pitchers as Larry Brown is to rookies: detrimental to their development.

Thank God for the Colorado Rockies...