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• I can’t write a Nighty Cap at 2 AM anymore since I had to rejoin the rat race. But I miss the quick hits, the snarkiness, the pictures of the hot chicks. So instead I will try to recap the things that occurred the previous day that you just shouldn’t miss. Speaking of the previous day…..

• I will presume that at some point today the Fail Blazers will be firing the team doctors. They are calling it a micro-fracture which in plain English means, it’s really tough to see and though I was looking I was also booking a tee time and on the phone with my broker, so we didn’t fuck up that bad.

• “Major League Baseball is eyeing the development of a mass-use blood test for human growth hormone and would push to have it implemented next season if it were available, USA Today reported. ”

I hope someone told MLB that there is no test for HGH just yet and there may never be a reliable test. But hey, that’s one hell of a strong statement. Here is my equally strong statement.

“Ed Zipper is eyeing the development of mass-use manna from heaven and would push to implement it immediately, to end world hunger, if it were available.”

What a bunch of fucking clowns. They should move the MLB office to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

• NFL commissioner Roger Goodell visited injured Bills tight end Kevin Everett on Thursday morning, spending 90 minutes with the tight end who sustained a severe spinal cord injury.

Goodell then fined Everett $10,000 for not wearing a Reebok hospital gown.

• Dr Z. has his power rankings and the first major surprise is the Titans listed at #4. That is not a typo.

• Here is apro Red Sawx column heading into this weekend’s series. Since it can’t be Bucky Dent or Aaron Boone, who will it be this time?

• RB Shaun Alexander practiced fully Wednesday, but did so wearing a brace on his left hand. It is unclear exactly what the injury is (hand or wrist) and Alexander did not address the media after practice. Adjust your fantasy rosters accordingly.