I took a weekend off. Off not only work, but a weekend without sports. And, sad to report, it was tremendous. Just wonderful.

Sure, I checked the Reds score occasionally, but I didn't see a single minute of sports on TV or live. As much as I enjoy sports, it's nice to get away occasionally. Was I worse off not getting worked up about batting out of order? Nope. I recommend it sometime. Or maybe even once a month.

So....

* That said, there is zero excuse for batting out of order. That falls solely on Dusty Baker. Poor managing. But in the end, did it matter? It's more of a symbol than anything.

* And you thought we'd seen the last of Jim Edmonds, Red killer. The Cubs are thinking about bringing him back to the NL Central. Somewhere Jason LaRue is crying.

* I like the pink bats for Mother's Day, and, well, I'm conflicted about the Royals' powder blue jerseys (the originals are one of my favorites), but the combination made it look like Easter, not Mother's Day.

* I love hockey, but this is just funny.

* Dave Sheinin of the Washington Post looks at managers. Also, Sheinin has this note about young pitchers -- there's certainly lessons there.

* O.J. Mayo has been getting extra benefits? You mean, the basketball culture in the U.S. is corrupt? Really? No. I don't believe it.

* Our old friend Phil Dumatrait is pitching well in Pittsburgh.

* Ken Tremedous of FireJoeMorgan.com is on Mo's show today. He's Mose Schrute on the show.

* One of my favorite Bulldog bloggers sticks up for the Buckeyes.

* Another one of my favorite Bulldog bloggers compares UGA's opponents to 30 Rock characters. Great stuff. The common thread between the two bloggers is that they both wrote for the Red & Black at UGA during my years in Athens.

* Speaking of the Dogs, they wrapped up the SEC baseball title on Sunday.

* Notice when things aren't good on the field, Joe Paterno defenders talk about what's right off the field. But when things aren't going well, Paterno doesn't want to discuss anything but what's on the field?

* Bad news: Early reviews of the new Indiana Jones movie are mixed. And this sentence doesn't quell my fears:

"We're very sensitive to it," says Chris Aronson of 20th Century Fox, which had hits with the new Star Wars and Fantastic Four franchises despite some tough blog reviews.

* No Conrad or Heylia on Weeds? Damn.

* But I don't want to end on a bad note. Great tribute to Willie Nelson by Texas Monthly.