At least one Hall of Fame voter doesn't think Stolen Base King Rickey Henderson is worthy.  88-year old retired sportswriter Corky Simpson left Rickey off his ballot, but interestingly did vote for Matt Williams.  So let me get this straight:  Known steroid user Matt Williams deserves to be in the HOF and the greatest lead-off hitter of all-time doesn't?  Come on Corky, you have some splainin' to do...

*Correction: I just discovered that Corky is actually only 70-years old...but senility really must be starting to kick in if Rickey wasn't on his HOF ballot  






In the Fascinating Fact department:  Portland Trailblazers big man Joel Przyzbilla's 83-year old suburban Milwaukee grandmother-in-law, Stella Stawski, apparently is a real bad ass (yes, I know it's shocking that someone named Stella Stawski is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin).  The former Milwaukee Bucks bench warmer was recently fined $7,500 for an altercation with Hornets center Tyson Chandler and Stella was not pleased at all...     





Did this man deserve to be Coach of the Year in the NFL?  One person thought he did:  Bob Costas.  Normally I could care less about this particular award, but how could anyone possibly think that Bill Belichick was the top guy?  Sure, the Patriots finished 11-5 without Tom Brady but they were in the Super Bowl last season and failed to make the playoffs this year. 

In my mind, there were only two possible choices:  Mike Smith and Tony Sparano.  Both rookie coaches led their respective teams to the playoffs after absolutely atrocious seasons.  So why did Costas choose Belichick?  The self-anointed Voice of Baseball (and apparently now football as well) stated that Belichick deserved the award because of how well he developed and handled Matt Cassel during the season.  Huh?  This is beyond ridiculous and Costas is a leading contender for Bonehead of the Week...   





Come to think of it, I have very similar credentials.  It's only a matter of time before Barack Obama asks me to become Deputy CIA Director...





I don't drink a lot of coffee, but for some reason I'm pretty sure my next vacation is going to be in Vassalboro, Maine...






52-year old Mickey Rourke is back and better than ever.  The Mick should be pulling in a a number of Best Actor awards during the next couple of months for his performance in "The Wrestler"...