And so it begins....... again. manager ROBIN VENTURA, who benefited from the WHITE SOX getting off to a red hot start which eliminated him from the decision making process, has once again been exposed as the worst manager in baseball.

SLEEPY ROBIN pissed away another game friday night with his mishandling of the bullpen in the 7th inning. ventura's love affair with fat pig MATT ALBERS better end soon because putting albers on the mound produces the same result as RONALD BELLISARIO a couple of seasons ago. bad.

NATE JONES is one of the best relief pitchers in baseball but sleepy robin doesn't bring him in until AFTER three other pitchers had been brought in and the three run lead was gone.  jones? a six pitch strikeout to end the inning.

it's easy to manage in the american league when things are going good but when your team is struggling, you have to preserve every winning opportunity especially against divisional foes and the only way to do that is to understand your bullpen.  please fire robin ventura.

QUICK. immediately name the two teams in the STANLEY CUP FINALS. i didn't think so.

file this under 'big surprise.' pothead RICKY WILLIAMS, who smoked away his NFL career is opening a gym in san francisco that will be 'marijuana friendly." no way!

the HOTTEST team in the national league?  the PITTSBURGH PIRATES have won nine of eleven games and five in a row to close the gap with the CUBS to just 4 1/2 games. you don't think that...........

and the COLDEST? easy pickings here.  the hapless CINCINNATI REDS are currently 6-18 for the month and have lost their last 11 games. how bad is it? read on.

JOEY VOTTO, their perennial all-star is hitting .205 and only .182 during the month of may. and here's the killer.....votto is only in the 4th year of a TWELVE YEAR CONTRACT which pays him 21 million a year. anyone want to trade a handful of prospects for him? this may be a case of the reds waiting one year too long. votto is 32 years old and the reds are losing more trading power every time he takes the field.

gotta run. have a great holiday weekend!