Time to answer some reader feedback while wondering how much a dolled up Barry Bonds would fetch in the market…..the meat market, that is;

In response to Mrs. Andrei Kirilenko offering her dear hubby a free groupie pass, ALP wonders;

“Is this one "groupie" per year or one night to be unfaithful per year? He could find one "groupie" and s/he could follow him to different cities...I see nothing here related to the sex of said "groupie"... :-)‿

Seeing as how Masha Lopatova never clarified the ground rules, Andrei should push for the year-long endeavor, unless of course the “Misses‿ starts brandishing the “Bobbit‿ knife. Then again, looking at close-ups of Kirilenko’s mug, I’m thinking the issue might be moot anyway.

In relation to the NFL labor situation, Christo says;

“The small market teams are only a small market team because they don't promote, execute revenue enhancing ideas to the fullest, have bad management and are content in fielding mediocre product.‿

Christo gets no argument from me when it comes to Bill Bidwell and his pathetic Arizona Cardinals. However, I believe some better examples are the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts. Like most NFL small market teams, these are well run operations intent on putting a champion on the field. But without revenue sharing, there is no way they can compete with large market teams like the Giants, Redskins, Cowboys and yes, our own Patriots, who draw huge corporate revenues and local TV money. I’d hate to see football end up like Major League Baseball where the KC Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates have as good a chance to win the Super Bowl as they do the World Series.

GreekThunder2 (love the name) chimes in on the Patriots free agents;

“McGinest is gonna stay but Vinatieri is as good as gone I think. Somebody is gonna give him ridiculous money b/c he is still the best at what he does‿

I originally disagreed with you on Vinatieri, but if the story about the Pats low-balling him with $2-mill a year/no bonus money offer is true, I think Adam may just see what’s out there in free agency. Chances are, he’s gonna like what he sees.

Legend Killer would like to know;

“Who walks around with a bigger sense of unachieved entitlement....1) Anna Nicole Smith, 2) Paris Hilton, or 3) Kevin Federline?‿

Such difficult questions. I’ll say Federline. At least Paris’ family worked for their fortune. Anna Nicole was accomplished in the “nude performance arts‿ before marrying into her old money. As best I can tell, Federline is no different than the guy who drops his last quarter into a slot machine at the casino, pulls the lever, and watches in shock as trip sevens come up. If Britney hadn’t come along, that backup dancer was headed for a promising career frolicking as one of the seven dwarfs in some Disney World parade.

As usual, any Red Sox mention is sure to draw the predictable back and forth between Red Sox Nation and Evil Empire enthusiasts. This week’s exchange featured a new visitor, ROG, using my Manny post to take a few shots at Johnny Damon;

“Please between you and I we both know that he's on the downward spiral. In deep center at Yankee Stadium JD is going to need a double cutoff just to get the ball back to second. What little arm he has left will be spent by the end of this year!!! Another over priced ballplayer that Mr. I Buy CHAMPIONSHIPS for a Living paid for!!‿

I hate to agree with Yankees fans, but ROG, Rerun and other Sox lovers need to wake up and stop believing the constant propaganda that comes out of Yawkey Way. Instead of ripping Johnny Damon for leaving and not being worth it, why can’t we just thank him and wish him well for playing his butt off for four years and helping achieve something many people never saw in a lifetime?

Why is it that Johnny Damon is on a “downward spiral‿ and not worthy of a 4-year contract at the age of 32, when two years ago the same management group wholeheartedly endorsed a guaranteed 4-year contract for 32-year old catcher, Jason Varitek. Was anyone worried about Curt Schilling’s “downside‿ when they traded for him and gave him a 3-year extension at the tender age of 37? Will anyone say he wasn’t worth the money even if he never gives us more than that one magical year? Anyone care to bet whether Damon is a productive player long after Mike Lowell (32), Mark Loretta (34) and David Wells (42) have waved the glory years buh-bye?

Come on Sox fans….wake up! Let’s stop acting like a bunch of college town yahoos and more like the sophisticated big city sports fans we claim to be. It’s o.k. to question management from time to time.

And finally, the answer to our last trivia question; Since 1980, only four major leaguers have won a career triple crown. (At least one batting title, one HR and one RBI crown) Can you name all four?

T2 got 3 of the 4….A-Rod, Manny, and Paula Abdul….I mean Barry Bonds. The one he missed, and I’m sure he wasn’t alone, is Andres Galarraga.

Today’s question: Which player’s lawsuit is the one that cleared the way for free agency in the National Football League?

Good luck and thank you for playing SunBlog Trivia…..now get those keyboards tapping and send me some comments!!!!