Kate Upton with her own entry for guess the chest.

Did you wonder how the UCONN women prepared for their run at a third consecutive national title? Well if you are Caroline Doty, you record a video of Stefanie Dolson dancing wildly around the hotel.

Shea Ralph was not there to chaperone.

Obviously, our website has been through some struggles the past few weeks. But, we appear to back, complete with a new look.

Unfortunately, the troubles prevented me from reviewing last week’s Sports Illustrated, a problem magnified by the fact that it was the annual baseball preview issue. And that’s my favorite Sports Illustrated of the year.

But, I read it and I had some thoughts. So before we discuss this week’s SI, allow me to say a few words about last week’s.

“The Legion Of Arms” was Gary Smith’s profile of the Phillies starting rotation. He gave each pitcher a superhero name in the first few paragraphs, then repeatedly referred to the player’s by said nicknames. This was annoying, considering how unfamiliar the reader was with the new monikers. I found myself continually turning back to remember who was who. Oh well, at least he didn’t equate the signing of Cliff Lee with the death of 3 thousand people at the hands of Al Qaida.

Go ahead, ask all the Brotherly Lovers, every last one, and they’ll tell you they’ll always remember exactly where and how they found out about two events in their lives that stirred totally opposite emotions: The two airplanes striking the World Trade Center … and Cliff Lee choosing them.

Whoops!

Let’s move on to Jeff Greenfield’s “It Was All Just A Bad Dream.”  My first thought upon turning to this article was “Is this THAT Jeff Greenfield?”  Yes, it’s the former CNN and current CBS News political analyst who’s also known for having a daughter that got knocked up by CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin even though they were both married.

I did enjoy his story, which reimagined the 2003 season as if Steve Bartman never happened. And I understand it was fantasy, but a few things seemed to stick out as unneccesary. There was no reason to tie the Cubs “win” with Barack Obama. It seemed like Greenfield was trying to remind SI readers what his day job is. I also think he loses the reader when he writes about Joe Torre getting into a dugout fight with Roger Clemens and Jorge Posada getting tossed from Game 7 of the World Series for arguing a call. Both are so completely out of character for these guys that they border on science fiction. The part about God striking Kenny Lofton with lightning so the Cubs wouldn’t win the World Series? I’m ok with that.

Now, I think we’re all caught up.

Sports Illustrated: April 11th, 2011.

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I think this Fighting Sioux fan was just trying to tell the Michigan hockey team that they are number 1.

-H/T Bubba Prog

That no-longer escaped cobra got a name today. It first went missing a couple of weeks ago and was still missing last Wednesday, on the eve of opening day at Yankee Stadium. Why do you care? Well, it sets up this forecast Wednesday Night from Accuweather’s Jim Kosek.

The title says it all.

There is nothing wrong with a little man on man kissing action. Especially on national TV during a Indians v Red Sox game. Who needs the stadium kiss cam, ESPN2 has a bigger audience.

The announcers reaction is priceless.

-Photo credit Alex Volberding

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You Got Dunked On puts this spectacular mix together of the best college basketball jams of the year. A lot of people getting posterized here.

(NSFW language in the accompanying music)

A day in the life of Justin Bieber. Just hop on a plane to Madrid and play a little soccer with the locals.

And have the audacity to wear the Barcelona kit in the city where Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid are kings. The Golden boy gets away with everything.

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On Monday night, I sat in section 417, row 12, seat 7 at Yankee Stadium. It was a good game. Arod and Posada each hit 2 run shots, Ivan Nova pitched well through 6 and then the bullpen finished the game with 3 scoreless innings. Overall, it was a generally lovely experience. Except for the idiots and morons in my section.

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