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At his introductory press conference Saturday with the Los Angeles Angels, Albert Pujols declined to address why he left the St. Louis Cardinals. “Today is not about St. Louis,” he said, sounding like another former Cardinals first baseman. You remember Mark McGwire and his appearance before Congress regarding steroids in baseball and deflecting questions by saying he was not there to discuss the past.
You weren't expecting a photo of Albert Pujols, were you?
By refusing to address the topic, Pujols creates an unnecessary link to the dark side of McGwire’s career and also prolongs the storyline. Then again, maybe Pujols wants to prolong the process. Or maybe it really was too tough for him to deal with the lingering questions for Cardinals fans.
* Speaking of baseball and controlled substances, Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers reportedly has failed a drug test and will face a 50-game suspension as punishment. Ryan’s camp says he will be exonerated. Maybe those folks will use tainted poppyseed bagels will be his defense. Sounds like a schmear campaign against the National League MVP?
* There was a UFC card Saturday. Also a Xavier-Cincinnati basketball game. Some of us had trouble figuring out which was which. Not sure which event had more punches thrown.
Normally, the Playboy portion of Sunday’s posts occurs with Jaime Edmondson making her NFL picks. But this involves Lindsay Lohan, so normal is hardly part of the conversation. The much-troubled actress appears on the cover of the January/February issue of Playboy.
What any of this has to do with sports may be a bit convoluted, but please try this on for size: Lindsay poses nude in the magazine — photos were leaked (surprise!) Saturday — in a Marilyn Monroe-like photo spread. And, as most serious sports historians can tell you, Marilyn (she is featured atop today’s effort) once was married to legendary New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio in the 1950s for a brief while.
The Monroe-DiMaggio marriage was of such celebrity status that had it occurred in this day and age, there probably would be a cable channel devoted to it. To you youngsters in the audience, Marilyn was bigger than all the Kardashians combined. I know, hard to believe. Let’s put it this way, the recently ended Derek Jeter-Minka Kelly pairing would be about Class AA compared to the Hall of Fame union that Marilyn and DiMaggio had.
Week 14 of the NFL is here, and so is Danielle Moinet. And if it came down to a choice of one or the other, there is no question Danielle would emerge victorious. Thankfully, we can have both. Plus the former Chicago Bliss Lingerie Football League defensive back has her pigskin picks.
Danielle Moinet brightens any day.
Her capsule comment for her first contest involves the Chicago Bears playing at the Denver Broncos (with the Bears prevailing):
Tebow mania ends this week. My Bears can stop the run and our defensive backs will not make the same mistakes the Vikings did last week against the Broncos. Yes I know, the last offensive weapon the Bears had is on the shelf. But trust me, my Bears will go on the road and upset the “Tebow-lievers”
Danielle’s other picks: San Diego over Buffalo, Minnesota over Detroit, New York Giants over Dallas and Seattle over St. Louis.
For more comprehensive coverage of Danielle’s selections (as well as a non-cropped version of the photo accompanying this portion of the program), may we suggest you visit turdfergusonblog.com. ANd if you’re not interested in any of that, there always are other quality postings — with photographs that have a tendency to enhance any text (gee, what a concept).
OK, a little Marilyn Monroe-related video: