Two boxers have left us recently. Alexis Arguello allegedly offed himself at the beginning of the month. What a champ he was. Pryor-Arguello easily one of the greatest matches ever.

And now, the apparent murder of Arturo Gatti. Gatti probably had the widest following of a non-champion this side of Mike Tyson and was easily the King of the Boardwalk. Toss out his last two fights because they were dreadful. Before that though, he had the style that thrills so many who watch boxing. He wasn't afraid to take punishment to dish out out some pain of his own.

His trilogy with Micky Ward are highlights of this past decade. A great working relationship with trainer Buddy McGirt, as well. I remember the Ward fight where Gatti told McGirt early on that he broke his hand. McGirt asked him "What do you want me to do?" They decided to go ahead and never discussed it again, while Gatti continued to use that hand the rest of the fight. Many of his fights were instant Fight of the Year candidates, with 4 of them getting the honor.

Hard to believe he's gone at 37. Even harder to believe his wife is now implicated.

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The men in my family saw "Bruno" today. I had heard whispers that this wasn't as funny as "Borat", but I'm tellin' ya, I laughed just as much at this one. Velcro suits, Ron Paul(!) self defense against dildos, straight camp, boot camp, hunting, Richard Bey(!) and on and on. All of it, hilarious. He is this generation's Andy Kaufman. It's gold, Jerry, gold!

Gibraltar Airport actually intersects with a road. Traffic stops when a plane needs to go by.

Hear any loud commercials lately? I've been watching the Tour de France on Versus lately and there are two commercials that are absolutely ear-splitting. The trailer for "G.I. Joe" and the latest Kate Walsh Cadillac CTS (you know, "...some smolder beautifully for a long, long time...") commercial. Ow!

This made me laugh...



Exercise Yard

Today is the 30th anniversary of Disco Demolition Day. Starting a fire on the diamond is never a good thing. The second game was forfeited by the White Sox to the Tigers. Remember ex-Indian Rusty Torres? This was the third time he had been involved in a forfeit. Last home game of the Senators, Beer Night in Cleveland and this game, the last American League forfeit.

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None. On a beautiful summer Sunday.