The Show

Good to be back. Arbitrator Roger Kaplan cut my time off from 20 days to two weeks.

Steinbrenner still writing "2004" on checks Did you see New Year's Eve in Times Square? Little different this year. At midnight they dropped Randy Johnson's contract into a vault.

Nice deal for Arizona. In exchange for the Big Unit, the D-Backs got Javier Vazquez and two minor leaguers from the Yankees and 25 brand-new dirt bikes from Oprah.

Is it me, or was the last home-grown prospect to stick in the Yankees' locker room Jason Giambi's and Kevin Brown's intestinal parasite?

San Francisco acquired free-agent closer Armando Benitez. In a related story the Elias Sports Bureau is developing a new statistic: wind-blown saves.

I'm worried about Billy Beane. First, he trades away Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder, now he says the only agent he'll deal with is Arliss.

Texas amaizes Michigan in Rose Bowl Or should that be the Yellow Rose Bowl?

There were so many outstanding offensive plays on both sides, Keith Jackson ran out of down-home lingo and had to call Dan Rather.

Elsewhere, Iowa scored as time expired to beat LSU in the Capital One Bowl. Nick Saban may have been distracted. At one point he tried to replace Marcus Randall with Sage Rosenfels.

Just wondering. Who do you think was overhyped more during Bowl Week, Jennifer Garner or Cal?