Sunday, August 3, 2008 - I've Got 99 Problems...

-When asked whether Manny Ramirez was aware that #99 was symbolic of another player in the sport of hockey (and coincidentally one who played in LA at one point) - Man-Ram shrugged it off, saying he knew nothing about hockey. General unwritten rule of sports tells you not to choose a couple of specific numbers, regardless of particular sport, but I guess that's "Manny being Manny", whatever that means...
-On the BS Report with Bill Simmons podcast, Danica Patrick revealed that her dog's name was Ricky Bobby. She also said that she received a speeding ticket a short time ago, for clocking over 17 of the limit. She told the officer that she was a race car driver, and knew what she was doing. To which he replied,"I don't know who you are, and I don't care."
-an 84 year old man from Quebec biked more than 800 KM from his home to Montreal so he can catch a plane to Beijing. This is his 12th time doing this.
-EA Sports chose Brett Favre to be on the cover of Madden 2009 - coming out in August. He will be wearing a Green Bay Packers uniform.
-Manny Ramirez stated that he feels like he will play in LA for the remainder of his career (not very likely). Gotta love it when players use that cheezy line, especially before even playing one game with their new team.
-Team that made the best move before the trade deadline? LA Angels picking up Mark Texeira. Great teams don't wait for other teams to make moves and react, they make the risky moves and make others react to them. And Texeira and Guerrero just sounds a heck of a lot better than Izturis and Guerrero, don't 'cha think?
-Adam Jones has decided that he's changed his mind, and that everyone can go back to calling him Pacman, instead of Adam or Mr. Jones. Not that anyone cares, or even considered his first request...
-In the epic (and well publicized) battle of the beards, Deshawn Stevenson outlasted Drew Gooden and finally won the bet.
-Cowbell Hero blows Guitar Hero out of the water.
-Link of the day: add Ron Artest to your Myspace! (and listen to him Crank That - remix).