Plea time

It's plea time as the difficult summer in Sports is winding down. Tim Donaghy is expected to plead guilty tomorrow and this means we will get to know exactly what the charges are and what he is accepting. In Michael Vick's case, he is rumored to be negotiating a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. This means he is really in trouble. If his high-profile lawyers don't think they can fight it, the feds should have quite the dirt on Vick. They are supposedly negotiating jail-time under a year. Experts think he will be in jail for multiple years if Vick goes to trial. It'll be interesting to see what happens. I never thought I would see a millionaire celebrity like this spend any kind of serious time in the hole - Robert Blake being the only exception.

The NBA apparently is happy with Donaghy's guilty plea. They want closure on the matter and they will move closer to it with this development. The NBA off-season is kind of slowing down now with the KG trade done. There is a lot of stupid noise about washed up oldies trying to come back. Apparently the Celtics want Reggie Miller back and I don't know why. Alan Houston is saying he wants to come back and I hope somebody asks him "what for?". There is even talk about Charles Oakley coming back. That might be worth it because Oaks will start a few fights and spice things up. Plus, he is the black Yogi Berra with quotes like "If it ain't broke, don't break it." and "posses are like contracts. Everybody's got one. Some are just bigger than others."

Interestingly, the media always asking the Suns if they are interested in all these guys. I guess thats their way of saying the Suns are a contender, they are close and they can use a little veteran help. But I am glad the Suns are really not chasing these guys. They just need a big guy, period. Unfortunately P.J.Brown seems to be the only viable option right now and even he is chased by multiple teams, including the Mavs who apparently want him just to screw the Suns. In other news, the Clips got a huge blow when Elton Brand ruptured his left Achilles' tendon. Thats bad for the Clips and the NBA, but good for the other Pacific division teams I guess. The Lakers may still not be the best team in LA as Kobe still has no help. Not sure what the Laker management is doing. They can't get anybody.

Good day in MLB as the Yanks lost 12-0 to the Orioles. I can live with that score everyday. A great game in bean-town as the Sox won 2-1 over the Devil Rays scoring both their runs in the 9-Th for a walk-off win. Fantastic duel between 23 year old lefties Scott Kazmir and cancer survivor John Lester. Unfortunately, the DRays bullpen blew the lead for Kazmir. Eric Gagne heard some boos in this game, but was solid today after a few bad outings. DBacks had a tough day as B.K.Kim lasted just 17 pitches. This is not the home-coming we were all expecting. The Bonderman-Sabathia duel went to the 10-Th innings as Detroit won at Cleveland 6-2. Bobby Cox got kicked out of the game for a record 132-Nd time against the Giants. No homer for Barry Bonds today, or for that matter Rick Ankiel!