short attention span's guide to everything

The Bengals right now are no better than they were last August... maybe a little worse... OL not as good, WRs not as good, DL a little more depth but starters the same, RBs not as good now w/Irons hurt, secondary unproven... LBs deep, talented, better... Palmer could have a monster year, but it'll be more on him w/o Henry and Irons... glad football's here, but not as sold on the Bengals as others seem to be...

N. Hopper is selling me as an everyday leadoff hitter, but his OBP needs lots of work... check out how few walks he has...

Sample still too short, but I'm liking J. Keppinger's energy, bat control and sense of purpose...

Damages on FX is by far the best summer TV series... followed by Mad Men on AMC and Rescue Me on FX... I'm open to other nominations...

Mad Men is worth a look just for the way it captures us back in 1960...everybody smokes, men treat their wives like cattle, guys slam whiskey on the job... plus all that really bad 1960 furniture... and one guy says he can't afford a $32,000 2BR apartment on Park Avenue in Manhattan... "I make $7500 a week,'' he tells his wife.

Brad Johansen is getting very good on Bengals radio...

Just rotten luck for P. Mackanin, who continues to handle his interim job w/wisdom, courage and maturity... but if he's the manager next spring, you'll know B. Castellini couldnt lure a big name...

W. Krivsky hasnt done as bad a job as you think in acquiring players, unless you think the Reds would be better w/o B. Phillips, B. Arroyo, J. Hamilton, S. Hatteberg and even D. Ross... where Kriv lacks is people skills... as a GM he needs to be less of a scout and more of a CEO... he has everyone around him wondering about his ability to lead...

Godspeed to Dino Gaudio, Skip's longtime assistant, who will take over at Wake. I suddenly have a new favorite team...