Hump Day Potpourri: Belichick, Frye and Pacer Arrests

Belichick is Crafty: Honestly, this story is already annoying me. Although, the thought of the Pats losing some draft picks is mildy pleasing. Not that they wouldn’t just turn the seventh-rounders into gold anyway.

Boston Red Sox Looking in Rearview: It must be difficult to be a Sox fan. Even with a World Championship, the foreboding shadow cast by the Evil Empire never seems to completely disappear. The headline from today’s Boston Herald Sox story: “No Time to Panic.” Translation? Time to start panicking.

Roger Clemens Arm Solution: An intriguing suggestion put forth by the superior baseball blog that is Bugs & Cranks. Take the utterly useless ligaments of Yankee mega-busts Kyle Farnsworth and Carl Pavano and throw ‘dem suckers in the Rocket’s elbow.

Troy Tulowitzki for ROY: More from Bugs & Cranks who get on the Troy for Rookie of the Year train. I watched this kid out in Colorado earlier this summer, and he is the real deal. Unfortunately, his on-field appearance and demeanor somehow don’t scream professional stud athlete. He’s one of those guys who looks like he’d be the captain of the high school cross-country team and not the all-world shortstop. Regardless, he can play.

Jon Jansen’s Foot is Confused: For those who missed it on Sunday, Redskins tackle Jon Jansen went down. Hogs Haven details what this means for the ‘Skins and KSK shows what a dislocated ankle looks like. If you’re squeamish, I hope you didn’t click on that last link. If you’ve always wanted to see if the bottom portion of one’s leg can make a U-turn, go back and check it out (hint: the answer, apparently, is yes).

The End of the Charlie Frye Era in Cleveland: In a move that brought tears to the eyes of Erie’s Scribe, the Browns traded away Charlie Frye. For years, ES has been touting the grittiness of the Akron Zips grad and making lofty comparisons to classic Brownies gunslinger Bernie Kosar. But, alas, it was not to be. KSK scores again with their assessment.

Elsewhere…

Peter Boulware is running for Congress

EDSBS has a memo for Michigan fans

Pacers Shawne Williams tries to multitask in car with “cigar-sized” blunt. TrueHoop further details. That’s four Pacers arrests in the past year. When asked for comment, an anonymous Bengals player replied: “That ain’t sh*t. Talk to me when they hit double digits.”

And, finally, to wrap up on a good note. Recent signs point to Kevin Everett being able to walk again. Let’s hope so.

See you again on Friday. Stop by often and check out Erie’s Scribe tomorrow, so you can be one of the few to say “you knew him when…”