Federer has a weight issue
“I’m in London for three weeks and I didn’t pack as much as he did for his second-round match. It should be like the airport, a 50-pound limit.”
Mary Carillo, ESPN commentator, on tennis star Roger Federer and the two equipment bags he carried on the court for the completion of his second-round Wimbledon match against 18-year-old Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina
Don’t burn the ballpark
New York Yankees reliever Scott Proctor has been struggling to put fires out, so he ignited one himself. Proctor carried his personal game equipment out to the field long after Saturday’s 7-0 loss to Oakland and set it ablaze on the gravel outside the New York dugout, leading to tabloid headlines of “Proctor All Fired Up” and “Proctor in shambles, burns glove.” “It was all just a joke, man. I mean really,” Proctor said. “Just something I’ve done in the past.” After allowing three runs and three hits in one-third of an inning Saturday, Proctor had seen enough. The 30-year-old right-hander said he was hoping he didn’t get a hard comebacker before he had a chance to break in his new glove. Manager Joe Torre didn’t sound like he had any plans to discipline him. “It’s his glove,” Torre said.
Leinart’s draft agony now a laughing matter
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart gets the good-guy award for his first-person story in ESPN the Magazine, interviewing NFL coaches about his draft-day plummet last year. He gets the brush-off from New York Jets coach Eric Mangini, but some good exchanges with USC connections Lane Kiffin, the new coach of the Oakland Raiders, and Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans. New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, well, he seemed pretty happy with his selection of Reggie Bush. “Let’s say Reggie had gone No. 1,” Leinart asked. “Who would you take second?” “Well, we seriously considered Matt Leinart. But we already had Drew Brees,” Payton replied. “But come on, we had you in for a visit. Gave you a Saints helmet.” “It was a mini-helmet,” Leinart told him. “And a gift bag, a nice T-shirt and hat, though.” “It was hard to pass on that talent,” Payton said. “I guess I’m not a Saint,” Leinart said.
