Wow. According to US Weekly, citing a former lover, A-Rod had paintings of himself as a centaur over his bed.
Wow.
Wow.
I don’t even know what to say. I didn’t think it could get funnier than the Details photoshoot, but I think it just did. A-Rod is the comedy gift that keeps on giving.
A centaur. Half-horse half-man.
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OK, there are two things you should read before continuing here. First, this from Jon Heyman, who suggests that “Omar Minaya is on thin ice” and “some Mets people believe the biggest reason Minaya is being kept for now is the three years and $3.5 million remaining on his contract.”
Second, this from Jeff Sackmann at [...]

I was just discussing autographs with two co-workers. I don’t really understand the point of autographs and I never have, because I don’t understand why I should want an example of someone’s handwriting just because they are famous.
Cerrone pointed out that, in a lot of cases, people just use autographs to prove that they met [...]

At NorthJersey.com, Bob Klapisch relates the story of how a young Jay-Z once indirectly bought him a car.
I’m hoping Jay-Z can very directly buy me a car.
My current ride is a 1999 white Infiniti G20 that belonged to my grandmother until she was no longer capable of driving. A couple of weeks ago, [...]

I haven’t been scouring, but I haven’t seen anyone note how cool it was that Pedro Martinez and Mariano Rivera, the all-time No. 1 and No. 2 pitchers in ERA+ and two total studs in the twilight of their careers, pitched in the same World Series game last night. They’ve pitched in the same game [...]