I expect that the NY Yankees will be drafting Shaquille O'Neal to prevent the Boston Red Sox from trading Garciapara to the Lakers . . . However, knowing the Yankee organization's penchant for troublemakers . . . they could end up with Kobe.

CNN

Escape from L.A.
Jackson leaves Lakers; Shaq immmediately requests trade

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- The Zen Master is done coaching the Los Angeles Lakers and his two biggest stars could be leaving the team, too.

Phil Jackson, one of the most successful coaches in NBA history, won't return as coach of the Lakers.

A team source told the AP on condition of anonymity that O'Neal had requested a trade. And as expected Bryant became an unrestricted free agent, opting out of his contract.

Howdy MTI,
So much for inside family knowledge. Jeanie Buss said the other day that the chances of her husband staying as coach was something like 80%

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17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

Yes, had to dig deep to pull this thread back from the dead . . . but it's relevant.

Kobe Bryant's Haircut Bill Explains Contract



For the record, Supercuts will shave your head for $18.

Re: your original post, Kobe is almost old enough now for the Yankees to sign him to a long-term contract. Bonus if he signs as an outfielder.

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'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

or third base.

Third base only if he's on roids.

If he gains 150 lbs instead, he could pitch.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Hey, I've heard that Skid Row Joe is signing with the Cowboys. Things might get interesting when he plays the Giants and has to face Brian Carlton.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

My thoughts on sports:

Football: Don't care, unless we're talking college. In that case I favor Georgia Tech because I went there, whoever's beating Georgia, also because I went to Tech, and slightly favor Auburn over Bama from when I used to live in Birmingham.

Baseball: Don't care.

Basketball: Don't care.

NASCAR: Don't care, though I will admit Danica Patrick is nice to look at, even after driving 500 miles in a car with no AC.

F1: Now we're talking. With both Alonso and Raikkonen, Ferrari may be able to beat Red Bull for the constructor's championship, though I doubt anyone will be catching Vettel any time soon. I hope the new turbo V6's sound better than the simulations I heard, and I really hope the new technical regulations don't hurt the sport. And I hope Pirelli (or whoever ends up making the tires) finally makes some that don't catastrophically fail so often.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.