A boatload o’ notes . . .
Latest number to be retired to the “Yes We” Can rafters: 4. At least it ought to be hoisted up there. That’s the number Joe Dumars, the GM who keeps on giving, wore for the Pistons. . . .
Joe D essentially gift-wrapped Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups and FedEx’d them to Our Town. And you thought charities were hurting in this economy. . . .
Mark Cuban pushed a cameraman and got in Kenyon Martin’s mother’s face, but K-Mart is the thug? If you’re rich, you can get away with anything in this country. . . .
That Stan Kroenke-vs.-Cuban tale of the tape that accompanied the column earlier this week? One of Kroenke’s dutiful lieutenants didn’t like the part about Kroenke marrying into his money. He asked me to let everyone know that the Nuggets’ owner made a sizable chunk of his fortune on his own. Fine, I just did. Now, maybe we can get back to being one big happy family around here? . . .
So Major League Baseball fined White Sox closer Bobby Jenks $750 for admitting that he threw at Ian Kinsler. Seven hundred and fifty bucks for a guy making untold millions? That’s like fining me all the lint in my pockets. . . .
Yorvit Torrealba to The Post’s Troy E. Renck: “Everybody keeps saying, ‘It’s early, it’s early.’ ” What, the real fun starts in August when Coors Field is emptier than Paris Hilton’s head? . . .
According to ESPN’s Jayson Stark, the best ‘ball writer on the planet, 10 of the 160 playoff teams since 1982 finished April more than three games under .500. But it’s early, it’s early. . . .
One of those 10 teams was the 2007 Rockies, who were 10-16 in April.* (*The Surgeon General has determined that holding your breath waiting for ’07 to happen again can be hazardous to your health.) . . .
Bottom line on the Rox: They had a deal all but done with Evan Longoria, the most exciting young player in the game, and passed at the 11th hour to select Greg Reynolds in the draft a few years ago. So now their lineup has more pedestrians than a Manhattan sidewalk. . . .
Congratulations to Shannon Sharpe on his Ring of Fame election. Oh, and congrats to Pat Bowlen for having Sharpe actually pick up the phone and talk to him. . . .
In the past week, Mr. Renaissance Man here has blogged, chatted, twittered and texted. Next week, I’m going to take it to the next level and, like, talk to a fellow human being. . . .
True story. My question to Clint Hurdle began like this: “Now that the steroids thing is officially kind of in the rear-view mirror . . .” And he interrupted by saying, “And then we’re bringing it up again?” The next day, Manny Ramirez went on his 50-day maternity leave. . . .
So, when ManRam comes back, does he carry a glove or a purse out to left field? . . .
Defying the laws of gravity more than the Bengals defy the laws of Cincy: Adrian Gonzalez, leading the National League in home runs while taking half of his swings in Petro Park. . . .
Just so you know, Cubs catcher Geovany Soto (.188) says there’s nothing to this sophomore jinx stuff. . . .
The 34th annual Mile High Football Camp, June 21-24, Colorado Christian University. All kinds of NFL players and coaches on hand. Info: or call Jennifer Kemp at 303-665-6565. . . .
Latest update on Diamondbacks’ Conor Jackson, the left fielder on my fantasy team: He went on the DL this week because of “general illness.” Apparently, he looked at that buck-90 batting average of his and got sick to his stomach. . . .
They say it’s your birthday: Should-be Hall of Famer Jack Morris (54), Thurman “Anybody Seen My Helmet?” Thomas (43) and wardrobe-malfunction artist Janet Jackson (43).
Jim Armstrong: 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com
