Monday Miscellany

Having had limited IntraWebs access for the last four days, I'm a bit behind with regard to the goings on of the world outside of the world. Or something. Either way, I've put together a few notes of interest that the more professional sports bloggers of the 'spheres likely already covered. Though they're far from breaking news, they're likely to inspire quotation bubbles full of random symbolism. Dig in.

Earl Campbell criticizes Cedric Benson.

Bryan Armen Graham covers 100 seasons of woe for the City of Brotherly Love.

Hockey ratings are way up.

A four-game stint between the Royals and Red Sox kicks off at Fenway in just a couple of hours. Probably not very exciting for the masses, but bet on Seven and I being tuned in. Each contest has interesting pitcher duals, the final contest pitting Brian Bannister against Dice-K. Suh-wing, batta', batta'.

Anna Kournikova is like, back or something.

Sports networks continue to enjoy putting hot chicks on the sidelines.

Another Humberto sighting?

Last week, two Dodger fans sitting next to one another caught foul balls on consecutive pitches, a probability calculated at 10,000 to 1 – or about the same odds that Andruw Jones will ever hit another home run.

(courtesy of eTrueSports)