I BEFORE E EXCEPT IF IT'S TEIXEIRA

That's my latest tip for metropolitan New York City headline writers.

I mean, geez. Why doesn't Commissioner Selig just set up a meeting with HankHal Steinbrenner and say, "Cut us a check for $500 million and the World Series is yours"?

And I'm a Yankee fan. Or used to be. That's okay. Should my loyalty sway, I'm sure HankHal will buy me back into the fold.

By the way, HankHal are paying Teixeira (as a matter of fact, I would like to buy a vowel....and I can afford it) $180 million over 8 years. Thirty-six years ago, their pop bought the New York Yankees for $8 million. That's backup catcher change these days.

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We're less than an hour away from the Poinsettia Bowl kickoff. Boise State versus TCU. This is actually watchable. Even intriguing. I like TCU, narrowly. The Horned Frogs will win their second Poinsettia Bowl of the past three years. Keep an eye on Horned Frog defensive end Jerry Hughes.

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Thought for the day: Wouldn't it be awesome to see Benjamin Button at his 10-Year high school reunion?

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If you've seen both Slumdog Millionaire and Milk, maybe you'll find this funny. It's from a real conversation I had:

Thing 1: "I liked them both, but I don't know if you can say that one movie is better than the other. They're different."

Thing 2: "Yeah. For example, there was no all-cast breakdance scene during the closing credits of 'Milk'."

Thing 1: "Woulda been cool, though."

Thing 2: "Yeah, that woulda been cool."

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