Random guys: Manny Alexander, Ricky Bones, Alex Cabrera, Juan Gonzalez, Jason Grimsely, Rafael Palmeiro, Ken Caminiti, David Segui, Paxton Crawford, Dan Naulty

BALCO: Bonds, Jeremy Giambi, Jason Giambi, Sheffied, Benito Santiago, Marvin Benard, Randy Velarde, Armando Rios, Bobby Estalella

Radomski: Larry Bigbie, Jack Cust, Tim Laker, Todd Hundley, Mark Carreon, Hal Morris, Rondell White, Chuck Knobluach, David Justice, Gregg Zaun, FP Santangelo, Glenallen Hill, Denny Neagle, Ron Villone, Ryan Franklin, Chris Donnels, Todd Williams, Phil Hiatt, Todd Pratt, Kevin Young, Mike Lansing, Cody McKay, Kent Mercker, Adam Piatt, Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts, Jason Christiansen, Mike Stanton, Steven Randoplh, Jerry Hairston Jr, Paul LoDuca, Adam Riggs, Bart Miadich, Fernando Vina, Kevin Brown, Eric Gagne, Mike Bell, Matt Herges, Gary Bennett, Jim Paque, Brendan Donnelly, Chad Allen, Jeff Williams, Howie Clark, Nook Logan, Lenny Dykstra, Josias Manzanillo, Matt Franco, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Mo Vaughn

Operation Raw Deal (mail labs): Rick Ankiel, Paul Byrd, Jay Gibbons, Troy Glaus, Jose Guillen, Gary Matthews, Scott Schoenweis, David Bell, Darren Holmes, John Rocker, Ismael Valdez, Matt Williams, Scott Woodard

I'd say that Jason Giambi is a walking trainwreck. Unfortunately for him though, he hurt his foot on a HOME RUN TROT, so walking isn't something he'll be doing for a while.

Yes, after admitting (again) that he used steroids instead of just shutting his trap, Giambi has made news again by tearing tissue in the arch of his left foot while rounding the bases on a home run. We all knew Jason isn't the most graceful person on the basepaths, but on a homerun - that's just priceless.

Giambi will be out three weeks and possibly far longer, as the tear heels. Damon, Matsui, and Abreu will all split time as DH with Melky taking on some time in the OF.

Kevin Youkilis has found time in the middle of his 21 game hitting barrage to join the ranks of MLB players who blog, posting his first entry on blogs.mlb.com.

His first entry is a 'behind-the-scenes' look into his first ever inside the park homerun and his ongoing feud with second baseman, Dustin Pedroia, over who's faster. After last night, Youk is certainly ahead in that competition.

Happy reading...

I know we all technically pull for a local girl to win Miss Universe, but you can't help but laugh when she takes a nasty tumble like this:

The Anaheim California Angels of Los Angeles just completed a sweep of the $200M New Yankees up in the Bronx, led by our favorite Yardbarker, John Lackey.

Lackey pitched a masterful game, giving up 2ERs and striking out 4 over 8 innings, shutting down the powerful NY lineup and earning a league leading 8th win. Mike Mussina also countered with an excellent performance - unfortunately, Proctor and the Yankee bullpen blew it again. The story of the year for the Yanks has been inconsistency, and this series was no exception, with the team never getting its starting pitching, relief, and batting in sync.

Thanks and congrats John!

I'm not sure whats funnier. Double Dutch, or a company called Planet Jump Rope putting together a video trying to make double dutch look cool.

Okay, with that said, this video does actually have some pretty neat stuff in it.

Sometimes you have to ask yourself, "is this really a smart thing to be doing?"

Apparently, this guy didn't. If you get queezy, don't watch this.

So I know this happened a while ago, but who doesn't like seeing 4HRs being hit against the Yanks in a row. The best part is watching the fans reactions from deep in the Fenway bleachers.

Okay, this takes free ticket promotions too far. The Brewers are offering 'free and confidential' rectal exams in return for two tickets to a future game.

So yeah, prostate exams are good for you, yada yada yada, and yes, the Brewers are the best team in baseball, yada yada yada, but NEVER should the two be combined, even for free tickets.

Here is Suzyn Waldman, a Yankees broadcaster, calling the Roger Clemens intro at the Stadium. She's nuts, and sounds like a WWE announcer, as Colin Cowherd points out.

Bill Simmons, in his weekly blog, has some HILARIOUS thoughts about Floyd Mayweather Sr. In case you missed the GREATEST post-bout interview EVER, watch this first:



I quote Bill..."As for Floyd Sr., he looks like a cross between Otis Nixon and the Predator. We might as well start there. If Roger Mayweather is the Flavor Flav of boxing, then Floyd is like Flavor Flav after about eight drinks."

You can't make this stuff up...

Here's an interesting article on the math behind Clemens' contract, and the financial value he brings to the Yanks. Obviously, the man is there to win games and bring the team closer to its elusive 27th World Series championship - but this is definitely an interesting way to see his financial value, or lack thereof, to the team. Here's an interesting blurb from it...

"I figure he'll make 21 starts, which means he'll make $853,333 each time. Compare that to Yanks third baseman Alex Rodriguez, who only makes $171,000 per game -- and the Yankees aren't even paying for his entire salary. If Clemens averages the same amount of pitches per start that he did in 2006 with the Astros (96 pitches/game), Clemens will make $8,888 per pitch."

His first pitch was tagged for a homerun by Alex Rios. The rest of the game, he dominated the Blue Jays to get his 7th win. Josh Beckett, 7-0, is a new man this season, using a barrage of his classic upper 90's fastball with a great mix of breaking balls, changeups, and sinkers. He retired 14 in a row at one point, regaining his composure after that rough first inning. His ERA is a low 2.51 for the season.

Who is this guy, and where was he last year?

Don Mattingly made his managerial debut last night against the Seattle Mariners, after Joe Torre was suspended for a game because of the previous night's incident.

Matt DeSalvo, his rookie starting pitcher made it easy for him through 7 innings. Unfortunately, when he brought in Kyle Farnsworth, bad luck came through. After a horrible call by the 2nd base ump on a stolen base by Willie Bloomquist led to a game tying RBI by Kenji Johjima, Mattingly brought in Rivera to pitch the ninth. Unfortunately, Rivera's bad luck continued, and he gave up a game winning solo home run to Adrian Beltre.

Mattingly has had aspirations to manage in the big leagues, and this was just a start. If things continue down the wrong road for Torre, who knows, we could see Donny at the helm of the Yanks in less time than we thought.

2007 could be a historic year for MLB. Four players have a chance to break into the 500 HR club, joining an elite group that includes players such as Aaron, Bonds, Ruth, Mays, Jackson, and Williams. ARod, Thomas, Thome, and Manny could all reach the mark by the end of the season. If that happens, there will have been 10 new members of the club in 12 seasons, whereas it took 120 seasons for the first 14.

So the question must be asked...is it easier now to get into the 500 homer club? Are steroids a factor? Or are these players just stellar?