Uncle Milty is back in the news, this time playing the race card!

Seriously, Milton. Even if Jeff Kent were playing second base wearing a hood, have you ever paused to look in the mirror? Or even think for a moment or two before you speak? Because it really doesn’t look like it.

The only thing I take from this latest tirade (aside from the cleverly placed use of the third person) is the shock that only 9% of major leaguers are black. With 25-man rosters for each of 32 (I think?) teams, that makes for roughly 70 black players. Seems a little low, if ya ask me. It’s late, but if anyone can dig up a link that breaks that sort of thing down, please do. Thinking about most pitchers being white (it seems) and the influx of Latin American players, I think Milton might be close, but if the percentage of black major leaguers is less than even 20%, I’d be pretty shocked.

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And today’s question on the “Texas Rangers SAT” is:

Chris Young : good :: CJ Wilson : ______________
a) bad
b) shitty
c) abysmal
d) one step ahead of putting a brain dead chimp on the mound

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For those still doubting the goodwill of the Cincinnati men’s basketball program, ESPN’s Pat Forde has a pretty good rundown right here. Check out paragraph five, the one that wraps around that stunning photo of UC President Nancy Zimpher.

(But really, who could forget Art Long going Mongo on a horse?)

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Finally, one for Brian at mgoblog…

The University of Tennessee is going to retire Peyton Manning’s jersey.

Maybe they can put it on display next to his Heisman Trophy:


You know, if Michigan would allow that, of course.