TRADE

The Padres made their first bold move of the year...trading away their best and most effective pitcher to the Cincy Reds...in exchange for a reliever, another 1st baseman, and two prospects...so SD has a huge logjam at 1B...and the hot, very hot, rumor is that the GM's are scurrying about trying to land the recently acquired, 21 year old, Anthony Rizzo...here's the skinny...Matt Latos is gone...only 24 and with a nastiness that made him hard to figure out...well...the blokes that came in are going to play...I'm not doubting the positive in this one...just may be the ticket...there is a lot more shuffling to happen...

Watched the latest debate on the elephants...what on earth is Michele Bachman doing there?  Or...naw...the Newt factor is among us....very unnerving about the talk about abortion and all...so pious and pompous...boo...and...does it makes a rats ass who any newspaper editor endorses?...just who reads them?...I'm going to tell you, I have never, ever, followed any of them...so...the winner of the debate?...no diff...it's still a Mitt and Newt race...

Da Bowls...the Mountain West went 0-2...albeit the SD game was fun to watch...the Aztecs scored with less than a minute to get the V...but, hold the phone...the Rajun Cajun attacked the prevent D and got a buzzer beater FG to win...hate, absolutely hate 3 man rush prevent D's...don't the old school boys ever learn?...and the Louisiana bunch of coaches were a myriad of odd looking foos...

NBA...the pre-season stuff has begun...took in the Sac/SF game...and a look at Jimmer...who can score kids...but he is turrible on D...and the Kings have the oh so woeful Paul Westfall as their skipper...going to be a looooong year for 'em...on the other hand...my sleeper team in the west...the Warriors...new coach is Mark Jackson, and their direction looks very nice...watch out...and up in LA, domestic probs for your guy Kobe...which will be a factor in their demise...unless they make some lineup changes...

FF...I'm in the playoffs...tied for 1st in the regular season...and am in a donnybrook today...need big numbers out of QB Brees...and the Bolts host the Ravens...may be for nuttin...if your Broncos continue to win...

What's for breakfast?