TODAY'S COUNTRY > YESTERDAY'S COUNTRY
Conway Twitty never wore hooker boots.  At least not in public.  Eddie Rabbit never wore hooker boots.  Kenny Rogers, perhaps.  But Carrie Underwood wears hooker boots on stage, thus ending the ongoing "Today's Country v. Classic Country" debate.

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BUCKEYE/WOLVERINE COEXISTENCE IS POSSIBLE. AND HOT.
Three questions came to mind when I saw this on Busted Coverage. 1) Did a catfight between these two develop? 2) How awesome was it. 3) If you were to jump in that body of water behind them and start swimming, would you fall to your death?

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AH, YANKEE FANS.
Can you even imagine having to sit next to this clown? What I find funny is that he's upset about being at a baseball game at 1:30am like he actually has a) someone to go home to and b) something to do in the morning. And last I checked, you're allowed to leave baseball games early, as most Yankee fans usually do.

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BEST NICKNAME EVER.
We have "CoCo." They have "The Mexicutioner." They win. At least until some politically correct busybody gets in the way.

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SPEED-DATING WITH CHUGES
This morning, we played "Speed-dating with Chuges," where we set our intern Chuges up with three contestants. He had a four minute mini-date with each of them on the air, and after much deliberation and advice, settled on Alisha. Chuges and Alisha will be going on their first date soon. Of course, Mark and I will be there to video tape it. Amy and Molly, the two losers, will be available in case Chuges needs to go to the bullpen.

Left to right: Molly, Amy, Chuges, and Alisha.

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FRIDAY SHOW STUFF.
-I wasn't aware the Reds signed the 71 year-old man that threw to Josh Hamilton in the Derby. Wouldn't have used him in the ninth last night.

-Francisco Cordero's save % this year: 79%. His save % heading into this year: 79%. He's pitching to his baseball card. He's also making $8.5 million this year, which demands him to slam the door more frequently.

-No way Cueto starts the 6th last night. Delgado had already taken him deep, Tatis had already hit a hard single, he had given up two in each of the previous two innings. Give the ball to Mike Lincoln.

-Speaking of....I'm a huge Johnny Cueto guy, but when he's walking off the hill after 5 1/3, 6 runs, you do not give him a standing ovation. I thought we had the smartest fans in baseball.

-The offensive approach has got to change. In the ninth, against a pitcher prone to wildness, Edwin swings at the first pitch and pops it out. Maddening.

-Can you even imagine how different you'd feel today if Junior had hauled in Wright's homer in the ninth?

-Ballpark music selections last night....Cotton Eye Joe, Take me to the River, Escape by Rupert Holmes. Seriously, is the guy picking the music even trying?

-My favorite all-time Red goes into the team's Hall of Fame tomorrow night. Why does it seem like Barry Larkin isn't as loved as he should be?

-Rich Franklin will join us to talk about the UFC card on Spike this weekend.

-The NFL's crackdown on gang signs is stupid.

-I'm going to see Bruce Springsteen for the third time this year next weekend, and for the 11th time overall. You might call that excessive. You might say Bruce sucks. That's fine. At least you won't see crap like this at a Boss show.