Greg Cote of the Miami Herald already is thinking about Favre in a Dolphins uniform... "Brett Favre seems like he wants to parachute back into the NFL. They ought to be drawing a big ''X'' in the middle of the Dolphins' huddle and coaxing him to a soft landing right here in Miami." ...Stan Olson of The Charlotte Observer writes about the calamity of Jason Varitek in the All-Star Game... "This result makes one thing obvious; many players – like many fans – don't exactly research their ballots thoroughly. My bet is many vote for friends or, like those fans, on the basis of reputation." ...
David King of the San Antonio Express-News writes how U.S. Olympic baseball coach Davey Johnson is ready to win a gold medal and bring baseball back to the Olympics... "They have to pick a team of players not on big-league rosters — in fact, not all that close to big-league rosters —work with them for a few weeks, and then beat the Cubans, the Japanese and everyone else in Beijing. Oh yes, and put on a good enough show to sway members of the International Olympic Committee, who will vote next year on restoring baseball to the Games in 2016 after tossing it out for 2012." ...
Bill Livingston of the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer writes how LeBron James is a man of many hats... "Over the years, he has said how fond he is of Southern Cal (when in Los Angeles), of Oregon (when in Portland), of North Carolina (in Charlotte), and of Michigan State (in Detroit.) If he had had to go to college, he would have needed a closet full of freshman beanies." ...
Brian Meehan of the (Portland) Oregonian questions why former Braves slugger Dale Murphy is not close to being considered for the Hall of Fame... "Few observers will argue that his career peak was Hall of Fame material. In the 1980s, the center fielder won consecutive MVP awards; he and Roger Maris are the only players with two consecutive MVPs who are not in the hall." ...
Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union-Tribune writes that C.C. Sabathia's trade to Milwaukee was a positive move for small-market teams... "The Milwaukee Brewers, occupants of baseball's second-smallest market, landed the largest and most coveted commodity on the midseason market yesterday with the acquisition of His Hefty Leftiness, the 290-pound Cy Young Award winner, C.C. Sabathia." ...
Gordon Edes of The Boston Globe writes about how a Red Sox historian hates to see the fate of Yankee Stadium... "Janet Marie Smith is in the business of preserving the past, not tearing it down. She thinks of Yankee Stadium being dismantled - dis-Marised and dis-Berraed, dis-Reggied and dis-Jetered, too - and shudders to think that Fenway Park faced a similar death sentence until it was commuted by John W. Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino." ...
Alan Schwarz of The New York Times writes about the Risk Brothers who had a troubled past, but are now starting All-Stars... "As their story lines continue to diverge, the dynamic of the Risk Brothers may say less about Hamilton and Bradley than about the road from wrong to redemption that so many athletes ride. Humility, contrition and candor with the news media are vital." ...
Joe Brescia of The New York Times writes about former Yankee Bernie Williams who has faded from the limelight... "The invitation to take part in the All-Star activities was extended by Major League Baseball, not the Yankees, an indication that the team and Williams still have work to do in repairing their relationship. The relationship was strained when the Yankees invited Williams to spring training in 2007, without guaranteeing him a spot on the roster. Williams declined to show up, and he has not played since." ...
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