Charlie Manuel unveiled the National League’s starting lineup for tomorrow night’s All Star Game.  He mispronounced nearly 50% of them. I think I’ve read in the past that Charlie loves Soap Operas. Is it possible he watches them instead of baseball? He got both is double play combo and battery wrong.   How have you never heard of Martin Prado? He leads the league in hitting and is in your division!

I guess with really no sports on over the next couple of days you can’t go wrong with a picture of Maria Menounos, Marisa Miller, and Jenny Finch.

It’s been a frustrating tour of France for the man who had won it seven consecutive times. Today Lance was knocked off his bike on three separate occasions, putting him 10+ minutes behind the tour leaders and far out of contention for the podium in Paris.

The one man who has benefited from Lance’s mishaps is Alberto Contador, last year’s tour winner, and Lance’s nemesis. This photo on the left is from an earlier stage last week — and Lance claimed that he didn’t exchange words with Contador. But that’s incredibly hard to believe and we can only imagine what niceties he had to share with the top contender in this year’s race.

With over 12 stages left, Lance will likely shift gears and pursue two goals. First, help his teammate Levi Leipheimer, who is only 2 minutes back, to take the yellow jersey in Paris. And second, the last thing Lance wants to see in his final tour is for Contador to win, so let’s see what he can do to stop the Spaniard from popping bottles on the Champs-Élysées.

LeBron is in the city for Carmelo’s wedding this weekend. My guess is he bought the Daily News when he went for his egg sandwich and coffee this morning.

Will Leitch has composed a list of every player to wear a Knick uniform between the day LeBron, Wade, Bosh and Melo were drafted in 2003 and this week, when 3 of them decided to play together in Miami.

He calls it the Lost Generation. That might be an understatement. Below are some highlights from his list

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I guess when you go to Carmelo Anthony and LaLa Vasquez’s wedding there are bound to be a bunch of celebrities there. So what do you think the total net worth of all the people in this picture is? You have Melo, Amar’e Stoudemire, Kenyon Martin, Kim Kardashian, Fabolous, DJ Clue, LaLa, Ciara, and Brittny Gastineau.

Am I downtown chic? I am hip and fun?

These are questions I’ve been asking myself for the better part of a week. I am not having an existential crisis or looking to recreate my image. I’m simply having dinner.

Tomorrow night, I’m going to a pretty nice restaurant.  Because I think about these sorts of things, I checked out the place’s website to see what I am supposed to wear. That’s where I found Attire: Downtown Chic, Hip, Fun.

I don’t know what that is, but I’m pretty sure it’s not jeans and a polo shirt. Did this freak me out? I think you know the answer to that. I googled the term downtown chic. I got pictures of men in scarves and wool caps and leather pants. Apparently, it’s very difficult to be downtown chic during a heatwave.

So, I’m wearing jeans. Deal with it restaurant. Take me as I come.

It’s a theme we revisit during this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated.

Sports Illustrated: July 12th, 2010.

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Dear Amare Stoudemire,

Welcome to New York. Despite our collective despair over being spurned by LeBron James, we are certainly happy to have you here. In fact, I will go so far as to say your decision to sign with the Knicks is the most admirable( and maybe even courageous) of any free agent this summer. Instead of doubling up with someone else or making the safe choice to stay home, you’ve decided to take the hopes of an entire fan base, put them on your shoulders, and try to win. I won’t get into my opinions about the situation in Miami (A different open letter pretty much covers that,) but I will say this. If you can take the Knicks and beat the Heat, you will have a home in our fine city and a place in our hearts for the rest of your life.

Speaking of your new home, please allow me to take a few minutes to give you a quick tutorial on living in New York City.
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I knew I was onto something when I first posted about Cristiano Ronaldo doing the Mike “The Situation” workout. And now people are starting to catch on. According to Page Six:

“Gelled hair? Check. Dark tan? Check. Abs of steel? Check. Easy to see how patrons at Kenmare mistook Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo for a “Jersey Shore” castmate. As he walked into the dining room Wednesday, decked in a snug black shirt and pale slacks, one diner exclaimed, “Oh, my God, it’s The Situation!” — referring to Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, the beefy reality star known for his toned midsection and aggressive pursuit of women.”

I understand they both have great abs, but can you really not tell the difference. Cristiano has the face of a God, while “The Situation” has the face only a mother can love.

If you know me, you know of my infatuation with great television shows like”The Hills” and love for the music of tween pop stars like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. In my eyes Lauren Conrad and Kristen Cavallari can do no wrong. Included in that group is none other than Justin Bieber. I admit I have “Bieber Fever.” Try listening to “Somebody to Love,” 30 seconds later you are guaranteed to be singing along and dancing up a storm.

So when the Biebs tells us his sources say that LeBron James is going to the Chicago Bulls and he ends up going to the Miami Heat I can find room for forgiveness. Could I have done the same for Chris Broussard or Ric Bucher….probably not.

Now excuse me while I go jump around to some “Baby.”