Paying the Bill

"There's no CRYING in baseball!"
So lastly on the Zambrano/Barrett fiasco, Carlos says all is well. A day after the blowout, the two met up to discuss the situation and how to put it behind them.
"He came to me the next day, and he apologized and I apologized to him and we cried," a teary-eyed Zambrano said after he beat the Milwakee Brewers on Wednesday. "I still love him." (ESPN.COM)
What the f---. Remember that scene in Bull Durham where Kevin Costner pops an arrogant Tim Robbins in the mouth and tells him he's Tim's new catcher? Yeah, that didn't end in tears, and the word love was never uttered as far as I could remember. And I would have turned it off if it had. Costner bought him a beer and the two played ball the next day. Fight over.
"It was over the moment it happened for me. There were no hard feelings," says Michael Barrett regarding the situation. With such a quick statement, you gotta wonder if he's ready punch Zambrano in the mouth again for telling the world they shared a cry. Maybe the drama between Thelma and Louise is not quite over, stay tuned.

Game 1, NBA Finals: Spurs 85, Cavs 76
Come on. This is actually surprising to some of you? Cleveland has no chance. They aren't playing Dallas, nobody is gonna get the shakes and start raining bricks in San Antonio. It's a combination of matchups, relentless double-teams on LeBron, and the inability of anyone in a Cavs uniform to help King James. Not to mention this is possibly the best Spurs team since the Duncan era began. Its almost like going up against a foreign team. The Spurs have had the same core for years, same coach, same structure. A huge advantage to play together so long, then you see the playoff experience they share. Sick. They don't falter under pressre, they don't change their style and they rarely relax with a lead. The only thing that's gonna make this one interesting is the refereeing. The NBA is notorious for putting "pushover" type refs on the floor that appeal to the home crowd when a series looks completely predictable. Just wait til the series goes to Cleveland. LeBron will get to the line quite a bit more and calls will favor the Cavs at just the right moments. Regardless, I say they take one at home, series over.
Bill's projection: SPURS IN 5

Major announcements
-Trevor Hoffman, 500 career saves. At Home. Against my Dodgers. Yay.
-Miami: The Dolphins acquire Trent Green, all but guaranteeing Daunte Culpeppers exit. However, Culpepper who is owed $51.5 million through 2013 would have to restructure his deal to make a trade possible. His response? "Any team that's interested in my services, just sit tight, I'm not going to agree to a trade."
-Paris Hilton (can't resist!): Back in jail a day after being ordered to house arrest. An angry judge sent her screaming into police custody after stating that LA County Sherriff Lee Baca had no jursisdiction to alter the sentence given in court 5 days earlier. She was hauled back to court in handcuffs (and tears, but thankfully this is not baseball related) and went into fits of crying and screaming when ordered back to the Lynwood detention facility. We can all exhale and feel a tad bit better about our justice system.

Well, thats all I got for now. I had to make news out of no news and the Ducks winning the Stanley Cup is just too unimportant to do the job. Check please!