Spring training started today for a few clubs. And, then the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue appeared.



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The Top 50 most memorable Playboy images. Joan Severance alert: Number 18. Charlton Heston at #31 seems a bit odd.

Michael Jackson enters the hospital with "flu-like symptoms". Probably a justice allergy kicking in.

Boxer on "The Contender" kills himself. NBC says all of his episodes will air. That's not exploitation, that's ratings.

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I was able to listen to the debut of XM's Home Plate channel. Not bad. I was able to hear exemplary baseball citizens, Jose Canseco and Pete Rose, back-to-back on the way home. They were on a show hosted by Kevin Kennedy (who I like) and the god-awful Rob Dibble. Dibs actually started a question to Canseco this way: "Jose, I don't know anyone who loved the game more than you...". WTF?

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