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Much of the cyberspace talk these past couple of days has been about Erin Andrews recovering (thank God) from the foul ball that hit her while on the sidelines at a Mets game. Shown here on the left at an ESPY event on Tuesday, Andrews seems to be okay.

Today when watching SportsCenter they got about 40 minutes through with a very boring edition mostly filled with summer league basketball games when they did a long feature on “Disco Demolition Night” from 1979 at Comiskey Park. The feature was nice and fun because while I had heard about the night I didn’t know that much about it. But then I realized that ESPN was talking about the 70s, and all the bloggers were talking about Erin Andrews (well, that’s fairly common I suppose) and that yesterday was, in fact, the one day all year where there are no professional sports. Just nothing. Glad real baseball is back again.

Quick and important question: If the ESPY’s were held last night, but aren’t going to be aired until Sunday, why would ESPN release the winner’s names. I watched SportsCenter today and now I know all of the big winners. So why would I watch on Sunday? Well, I won’t. Don’t really see the logic there.

Even though actual games weren’t being played, doesn’t mean things weren’t going on in the sports world. Roy Halladay talks are still ongoing, with more and more people feeling like he’s gonna be gone soon. Beyond the Box Score examines what type of package would be a fair trade for Halladay.

The Red Sox have been busy over the break. They signed 19-year old Cuban shortstop Jose Iglesias to an $8.25 million deal with a $3 million bonus. Iglesias is mostly touted for his defense, something the Red Sox need. The Sox also are trying, but failing, to deal Julio Lugo, who basically is worthless given their current roster. Clay Buchholz will make his first start of the season for the Red Sox in Toronto tomorrow, and look for the Sox to start negotiating a big deal with Jason Bay, who has been a huge producer so far this season.

Also, if you’re looking for a cartoon on the most entertaining baseball managers, then here’s one for you.