Obligatory Sports Babe

Today we have Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Whitney Isleib, or at least some girl who looks like her—that’s good. Unfortunately, the reason we have her here is because she got herself in a little bit of hot water by being ignorant enough to actually have dressed in blackface as Lil’ Wayne, according to CBS Dallas—that’s bad. What is she, Albertan?

Cole Hamels and Brett Myers

By now you’ve probably heard about Phillies pitcher Brett Myers confronting teammate Cole Hamels after Hamels told reporters after game three that he couldn’t wait for the season to end—“Why are you still here?” Myers asked him as he walked past him in the clubhouse, “I thought you quit.” Sadly, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports—who knows a thing or two about the power of the written word—the whole thing was a joke. “I saw the whole thing. I was standing maybe five feet away. I thought Myers was joking, and did not even consider writing about it in my accompanying column about Hamels,” he wrote, which is especially unfortunate because Sports Crackle Pop pretty much won the internet when they pointed out that we already should have known it would be Myers who confronted Hamels—because “there’s only one person in the Phillies clubhouse who knows how to deal with a whiny girl.”

Flames of Controversy

“The province is investigating how some Calgary Flames players and their families received the swine flu vaccine last week at a special clinic with the help of Alberta Health Services,” according to CBC News. “The NHL team and its medical staff felt players should get the shots to protect against the H1N1 virus because of the risks associated with frequent physical contact with each other and other teams, as well as their frequent travel, said Flames president Ken King.” Apparently the countless people forced to wait hours for the vaccine are not very impressed.

The Onion On Mark McGwire

“After being named hitting coach by Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, Mark McGwire told reporters Monday that he is eager to get back in the batting cage and work with the team's hitters on the fundamentals of avoiding direct questioning from Congress during committee hearings on steroid abuse,” reports The Onion, absolutely nailing it as usual. “When you get down to it, it's just hands back, quick to the ball, and then right when you are about to shift your weight, have a working knowledge of the Fifth Amendment so as not to incriminate yourself in front of a panel of elected officials,” said McGwire.

The Leafs At Halloween

I feel a bit guilty constantly using the excellent videos being produced by the guys at Bloge Salming, when what I really should be sending you over to check out their site. But at the same time… I’m lazy and I need some visuals for this space. So, here’s their latest gem…