Here's hoping everyone enjoys their Easter and Passover holidays. Let's get to it:
Todd summed up Jon Lieber's troubles at Coors Field in Saturday's loss, as well as his rough start to the season.
Also in the Inquirer, Frank Fitzpatrick wrote about Frank "Home Run" Baker and how Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's started the long-ball trend. Fitzpatrick does not muse whether or not the wrong team remained in Philadelphia after the A's moved to Kansas City in 1954.
Jim Salisbury tells about how new Dodgers' GM Ned Colletti used to cover the Flyers for the Philadelphia Journal in the early 1980s. If Colletti does well with the Dodgers, maybe the new trend will be to hire the scribes as the GM? Sounds like a good idea.
Radano stood up for Aaron Rowand in his column, but then questioned Charlie Manuel's lineup in last Sunday's doubleheader in this one. In tribute to Radano's two points of view, a scene from Fast Times at Ridgemont High is in order. In this one Jeff Spicoli was played by Oscar-winner and humorless actor Sean Penn, and Jefferson's Brother was played by Stanley Davis Jr., currently a coach in the Arena Football League.
[after Spicoli wrecks Jefferson's car]
Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill us! He's gonna kill you and he's gonna kill me, he's gonna kill us!
Jeff Spicoli: Hey man, just be glad I had fast reflexes!
Jefferson's Brother: My brother's gonna shit!
Jeff Spicoli: Make up your mind, dude, is he gonna shit or is he gonna kill us?
Jefferson's Brother: First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us!
Jeff Spicoli: Relax, alright? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.
Nothing from Deitch was found on the Delco Times web site. Only one story from Deitch was found in a Google News search.
Ditto for Randy on the Phillyburbs site.
What the hell?
Ed. note: Phillyburbs submitted today's offerings late. Randy wrote about Jimmy Rollins and his quest for the batting title, while Kevin Cooney columnized on Bonds, and other various baseball topics. Cooney also took a little shot at Bowa...
But the News Journal appears to understand the new media dynamic because Scott Lauber's story on David Dellucci and his work in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina was posted bright and early. So was Lauber's story on the Phillies' winning streak ending in Colorado, as well as the one about the Phillies and their monkey.
Steve Miller wrote about Ryan Franklin's adjustment in his move to the bullpen.
Elsewhere, Vicente Padilla had a rought night in Oakland, where he allowed four home runs over a five-batter span.
On another note, tomorrow is the 110th Boston Marathon. If you're betting, I like Hailu Negussie of Ethiopia to repeat as champion, but don't sleep on American Meb Keflezighi, the silver medalist in the 2004 Olympic marathon.
Enjoy the holiday... Don't eat too many jelly beans.