– The New York Mets finally axed manager Willie Randolph. The club promoted bench coach Jerry Manuel to interim manager for the time being, but what the front office eventually wants to do is bring in someone who can light a fire under this team.
– Tiger Woods won his 14th career major by knocking off Rocco Mediate in a sudden death playoff at the U.S. Open. Mediate deserves a ton of credit for hanging in, but he blew a golden opportunity to take Tiger down in the 18-hole playoff when he pared the remaining two holes. Either way, Tiger proved once again that he’s silly good.
– In a rather bizarre story, Raiders wide receiver Javon Walker was found laying unconscious on a street near the Las Vegas strip Monday morning. He’s apparently in fair condition, but nobody knows how the hell he got there or how he suffered an “orbital fracture.”
– Ryan Howard is h.o.t. He went 3 for 5 with two dingers, four RBI and two runs scored in the Phillies’ 8-2 win over the Red Sox. Cole Hamels also won his seventh game of the season, but Philly couldn’t gain any more ground in the NL East as the Marlins topped the Mariners 6-1.
– Fernando Rodney went back to doing what he does best while making his season debut: He gave up a game winning home run to rookie John Bowker in the eighth inning of the Giants’ 8-6 win over the Tigers.
