Western Round-Up

TUCSON, AZ -- Sorry for being the invisible man. Just got caught up with the blog this morning and kudos to everyone else for churning out good material while I've been slacking.

It's not 9 yet over here so sorry if I'm a little groggy. It his, however, already 60 degrees.

-I'm a big fan of Southwest Airlines, I think. The seats are comfy, you get more leg room then most carriers, plus there's no baggage fee, they still give out snacks, drinks are free, and, as Kate's post below shows, they always are a little different on the mic. The laid-back atmosphere makes you feel chill about flying. And I haven't even mentioned the main reason you fly them yet: it's probably the cheapest rate around. Seriously how can you compete? They're moving into Logan in a few months, and I honestly can't imagine me flying anyone else.

-That new Mac commercial about the 8-hour battery is crazy. I got an 8-minute one right now. Comp is about a year and half old and the battery is toast. Nice lil $80 slap in the face every few years. Might be scopping a MacBook.

-How weird is it that Arizona doesn't even abide by Daylight Savings? Just doesn't do it. Thing switched from being 2 to 3 hours behind EST depending on the time of year. TV schedules? Forget it. So hard to figure out. Because you can't go by central time or pacific either. Mountain? Don't even know what's in that time zone. Missed the first hour of Idol last night because it started at 7. Let's see if it starts at 8 EST and it's "live" you'd figure 5 over here. Only that would be way to early, so maybe they just wait until 8 and show it taped. Nope, throw it on at 7 for some reason.

-Last night's US-PR game was incred. Anyone who still doubts that these dudes do care about this....well I don't even need to explain it. I love how the media gets one idea in its head and everyone collectively runs with it. "The WBC is at the wrong time." "The players don't care." "They want to go back to spring training." Really? Why don't you try and watch again. It's good baseball and I see dudes fist pumping, breaking up double plays, celebrating and making diving grabs. Oh, yea I'd much rather have spring training...give me a break.

-The B's have certainly come back down to earth. I guess I team with young studs (Krejic, Wheeler, Kessel, etc.) has to hit a wall at some point. Kessel has picked it back up, but it's the performance of the other two (along with linemate Michael Ryder) that should dictate how far Boston goes in the playoffs.

-Love the Julius Peppers rumors. An underrated move that went under the radar this weekend was the signing of Joey Galloway. Guy was still a beast two years ago, but struggled through injuries last year. Should be a good outside threat with Greg Lewis. You gotta like Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis. Read this Tony Mazz piece if you want to get pumped about the Pats; or if you are a Pats hater, see how far you can read until you back-body drop your computer.

-Sox cut Josh Bard today. Guy was having a good spring, hitting over .400 with a homer, but face it: dude saaaccckks. Is it Kottaras who will step into the backup role? Most likely. The Sox like his power from the left side and considering that's the side where 'Tek struggles, they would seem to be better complements. Still, with a surplus of young arms (Bucholtz, Bowden, Daniel Bard) you can never rule out a trade.

-Not even gonna mention the Celts. So mad at all the losses. KG...come baccckkkk brrooooo.

-Seacrest, out..