The Day That Was: July 16, 2007

We hope you enjoyed our lack of posts as much as the lack of sports since the Midsummer classic. Luckily for all of you, ESPN continued their hit new mini-series "Who's Now" to keep you all entertained in our absence. In case all of your boredom isn't a good enough measure of how long its been since the last post, the following has all come and gone since July 10th:

• The ESPYs were both taped AND aired
• The Phillies lost their 10,000th game
• Ron Artest got himself suspended for next season
• Ron Artest's brother tried to make the NBA
• Julio Franco was DFA after
• We went to Cooperstown to see the Baseball Hall of Fame

Until the photo blog of the Hall of Fame tomorrow, this is (maybe only half of) the Day That Was

Mark Cuban might buy the Cubs
Only if Africa and the moon unavailable

Long jumper speared by javelin
Expect it when you least expect it: Revenge for the Zidane headbutt.



Gary Sheffield calls Joe Torre a racist
Joe Torre responded, "I didn't realize 'tar baby' was racist!"

Adam Laroche cuts crotches from Braves players' underpants
Andruw Jones calls Laroche a racist.

Cubs acquire catcher Jason Kendall
He has a restraining order against Carlos Zambrano, who must stand at least 60 feet away at all times.

Charles Barkley to run for governor of Alabama in 2014 Unless Krispy Kreme asks him to be their CEO.

We couldn't have said it better:

"We were on the phone, and I actually had to explain that he would not
physically be in the television set."

Sandra Tabata explaining to NFL HOF'er Chuck Bednarik how video games work.

"They want me to be a guard, but I like playing like Barkley."

Daniel Artest, on his own playing (and eating) style.

"Derek Jeter is black and white. ...[He] just ain't all the way black."

Gary Sheffield, as only he can.