It appears the Indians are floundering, but the Scott Sauerbeck case is silly. Not many good things happen at 3:45 a.m. Especially if your driver is drunk and she's not your wife. I'm guessing he was bombed, so he had his friend drive. She blows a .253, he's lucky he didn't have to participate. He apologizes to everyone, of course. Hiding in the bushes, good grief.

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Just what the world needs, itchier poison ivy. One would think that's not possible, but let's blame Bush.

Nobody beats "The Miz" anymore. Lite Beer commercial: "You can really work up a thirst even when you're just showing off."

The Microsoft-eBay talks leads to a whole bunch of what ifs about the culture of the Internet. Would a pioneering eBay be ruined under corporate Microsoft rule?

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One of the great things about "the Internets" is that some of the websites for sports have been getting really good lately, like the Olympic website. You can add the FIFA World Cup site to the list. This thing is really cool, especially under the "Classic Football" link. My God, they have Johan Cruyff highlights!

And under the "Goal of the Century" list, you see Maradona scoring that goal vs. England. Right in front of Skip and I after the "Hand of God" goal. Becks is also in there, as is Baggio and Pele, of course. Also, Negrete of Mexico against Bulgaria...the loudest crowd I've ever been a part of. I get chills just thinkin' about it. 120,000 people going completely insane. Great site. Did I mention Johan Cruyff highlights?

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16 Across: Hershiser of baseball (4 letters) Answer: Orel (As opposed to other famous Bulldogs.)