Kerry Wood and Mark Prior are now officially out of the opening series of the season. Call us in July, fellas.

Dusty says he’s not sure if he’ll leave after his contract expires in 2006. He might want to win some games to assure he’s around for any of 2006.

Most of it wasn’t pretty, but the idea is to win and keep on going.

David Huh is paying way too much attention to Nick Smith. It’s creepy, really.

Mensah Peterson (Mensah?) says Dee Brown’s just not that quick. Well, Mensah, he had 19 points, you had how many? Oh, you had two points in 37 minutes on 1-7 shooting. Sounds like the only two percent of the population you’re in is Denial.

Mariotti puts down the doughnut to rip on the baseball players at the hearings yesterday. He has a clever new nickname for Mark McGwire. The Big Fib! Oh, that’s rich. Aren’t nicknames supposed to be funny? Aren’t they?

Barry’s knees are shot. I’m sure they can give him some anti-arthritis cream to rub on them!

The Wizard of Roz says “at least” McGwire “didn’t lie.” Oh, shut up.

Bryan Burwell’s job in St. Louis I’m sure will be under review now that he dared to criticize McGwire.

Yes, Dusty actually said this.

It’s St. Patrick’s Day. Erin Go Bragh, bro. I have to go pick up my corned beef and cabbage.”

You can’t make that up.

The Genius said yesterday that he believed McGwire. That was, of couse, before the “testimony.”

The Boston Globe’s Gordon Edes with a good look at a healthy Nomar.

George Lucas says the new Star Wars is a “tearjerker.” Yes, you’ll cry when you realize there’s no plot.

BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jackson trial over! Jackson released after convincing jury, “I don’t want to talk about the past! I just want to be positive!”

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