The Yankees allowed 12 runs on 18 hits in a brutal loss to the Angels on Thursday, ruining the debut of new catcher Pudge Rodriguez.  Nine of the Angel’s runs were charged to Andy Pettitte, who as any real Yankee fan knows if infallible (one little HGH admission notwithstanding), so it must have been a poorly called game by Pudge… ship this guy out!

Brett Favre is reportedly considering accepting the Packers offer of $20 million to just stay retired, telling ESPN it may be the best solution.  For those of you who are unaware, this is a move the Packers front office pulled from the Kennedy’s playbook, having been used for quite some time to hide secret babies.  The Packers are essentially telling their baby momma, “Here’s a lot of money to disappear, you don’t ‘have‘ to take it. But we might friggin’ kill you.”

Manny Ramirez was awoken from a mid-afternoon nap by a family member informing him he had been traded to the LA Dodgers in a last minute deal yesterday.  Yes, we all know how amusing it is that Manny would be napping like a 7-year old child, but be fair people… he was exhausted from coloring all morning.

The Nooner was able to obtain some exclusive photos of reactions to the Manny trade:

• Terry Francona after receiving the news that the baggy pajama-uni sporting mess was no longer his headache.
• Joe Torre upon hearing he would now be the one to enjoy Manny in his locker room.
• David Ortiz once he is told his batting average will no longer be padded by Manny hitting behind him.

White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen briefly pulled his team from the field on Thursday night, as unruly Minnesota fans catapulted hats and baseballs onto the field.  “This is f***ing uncivilized!,” Ozzie explained, “What the f*** is wrong with these people?  Have they no f***ing moral fiber?  I mean what kind of f***ing social etiquette is that?  I was literally f***ing fearful for f***ing lives of me and my f***ing players.” For shame Twins fans, for shame…