Years ago, when @pablo.show was at Sports Illustrated, I was appointed his “mentor” for reasons that remain unclear. Regarding Pablo’s Pulitzer, I’d like to say that I had positively, absolutely nothing to do with it. Congrats PT

Judging whether a shot is “on the way down” matches baseball’s checked swing for vagueness

I'm sure many writers are dumbfounded, as am I, by offers from various "book clubs," "discussion groups" and "publishing growth strategists" to make best sellers out of their books. I'm now being invited to sign up to promote a book I didn't even write. Whoever Jack E. McCallum is, I want to

Caught up with Mike Reid in Nashville. I'd post a photo but Mike isn't a let's-snap-a-photo guy. Still the only person on earth who was an all-pro D-tackle and wrote songs that will last 100 years. I'd post the story I did on him 25 years but it's gone from the SI archives. He's doing fine.

Man, they were the minutes, weren't they? Kind of a Golden Mini-Mini-Mini-Mini-Mini Era.

Nedra Talley Ross, last surviving member of the Ronettes, has died. Ronnie Spector was the star, but, man, they were all great. it.ly/4cD8xVj

Heard. Also hope you agree it's possible to have over-coverage. Both of these lines were written--I know Leigh's was--in response to Mel Kiper being on our TV screens 10 hours a day talking about, say, cornerbacks who will be taken in the fifth round.

RIP Dave Mason. The man had his troubles within the great band Traffic and never became a household name like other guitarist/vocalist/songwriters. But his "Alone Together" album, released in 1970, is a masterpiece, as is this song from it. bit.ly/4vOor6I

My two favorite quotes about the NFL draft come from former Sports Illustrated colleagues. The first is from the great Leigh Montville and a hysterical column he wrote about draft guru Mel Kiper: "My mock draft is a mockery of a mock draft." The second is from the immortal Frank Deford, opining

They’re going to remake The Cooler with JD Vance in the William H. Macy role

Any minute now Trump will blame Errand Boy Vance. Either that, or is formulating plans to bomb Hungary

Okay, that’s funny

As we hear astronaut Mark Kelly analyze the Artemis splashdown, is there any chance Hegseth feels like a bit of a dickhead? Of course, he’s probably watching MMA videos

Legit comparison between our household and the Artemis mission in that the woman had to fix the toilet.

As a fan of "The Pitt" and "Shrinking," I was delighted (and surprised) to see Sean (Luke Tennie) show up in scrubs to help out in Pittsburgh's most chaotic ER. Hoping that one day Jessica Williams strides in as a rock-star surgeon and announces, "Yo, we gotta get some Epi up in here."

Plus, Chuck Grassley is still a senator.

It's been 50 years since Indiana became the last undefeated team to win the NCAA championship. I wrote this at the 25-year anniversary. bit.ly/3PMLVIR

Attorney General Barbie latest to find out: you can suck up and suck up and suck up. But you can never suck up enough

I'm going with the late Larry King, who, unprompted, once tweeted: "I've never been in a canoe."

Uh, not sure Vlade put a significant roadblock effort into that one.

His record alone on marital behavior gets him in. Then you throw in business fraud, golf cheating, spying on beauty-pageant contestants ... I mean, you're talking absolute lock.

Can't think of any poll more perfect for Vance to win than a STRAW poll.

A few signs at Bethlehem, Pa. No Kings rally yesterday GOP: Guardians of Pedophiles Cleanup on Aisle 47 You Sucked in Home Alone I'm Tired of Living in an Onion Article

Jerry was only with the Bee Gees for a few weeks but he made a real difference.

We got a nice batch of mail today … from December 22.

Did a WSJ review of Keith O'Brien's deep dive into Larry Bird called "Heartland." I'm sorry if you can't get around the sub block. Bird would probably go through it. bit.ly/4shr6n0

When I told a great ex-Sorts Illustrated editor named Rich O'Brien about the fact that my wife and I will be at a concert tonight (Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill) instead of watching the State of the Union, Rich put together a "Truth Social" that uncannily captured Trump's derangement. Here 'tis:

Months ago we bought tickets to see the married duo of Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, not knowing it would be the same night as the State of the Union, which we will now be unable to watch. Oh, sometimes the stars align.

Different feel this A.M. I did not wake up saying, "Hey, what time is two-man bobsled?"

Okay, that's good. Bragg for the win. Plus, 20 years ago my son worked for your Musicians Against Sweatshops campaign.

I haven’t been following… Has Fox found a way to denigrate this post yet?

I really need to get a yellow Swedish hockey sweater

Doug Moe never won a title, but there was no better assignment than going to Denver and doing a story on the Nuggets. Or whatever other reason you could figure out to get there. He had a running routine with players such as Bill Hanzlik, to whom he would turn the conversation no matter what happened

It's a spelling issue along with a historical/theological one.

Three typical Americans switching channels as they watch the Winter Olympics: Speaker 1: So getting the disc right in the middle circle doesn’t matter all that much? Speaker 2: It’s not a disc, it’s a stone. Speaker 1: Whatever. Speaker 3: I think the scoring’s like cornhole

Fox News trying to find a reason this is the end of civilization as we know it.

Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.    Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.     Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice

Well, I would ... but it's a lot of work. And Kelly did such a great job ...

These are the kinds of stories that will be eliminated because Bezos shut down his sports department. If only his ex-wife could find a way into his wallet. wapo.st/3ZE63P3

How do we not kick ass in Olympic biathlon? We’re really good at shooting guns.

Okay, that's good.

At every Olympics I covered (Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and London) I decided to skip the Opening Ceremonies. Not much happens over five hours. Then I decided to go anyway. And it was always worth it. Can't really explain why hordes of athletes waving is an emotional experience. But it is.

Sen. Tim Scott, a Trump apologist and enabler, said more than he intended in his reaction to Trump's racist post on Truth Social: “Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House." In other words, he's seen other racist stuff, this was just the worst.

Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and The Band notwithstanding, I didn't understand how cool Canada was until I began watching the SCTV sketches in the mid-70s. Levy-Flaherty-Candy were all cool, but the coolest might've been Catherine O'Hara. RIP to a legend.

Oscar Isaac. But you probably already got that

With "Melania" opening today--in theaters near you!--I'm speculating about which movie box offices our President will invoke as a comparison. I'm guessing "Gone With The Wind," which the movie will be, and "Titanic," the proper adjective to go with "Flop." Thanks for listening.

“I’m bloody grateful” would’ve been better reaction

I think he’d have to hit Restart and it would work. Is that helpful?

First thought was that Trump and his crowd would fall all over themselves to call the exiled Gregory Bovino a hero. Now I'm thinking that they're going to blame everything that happened in Minnesota on him. With a changing narrative and rapid backpedaling, the search is on for a fall guy.

There is no reason you need to know this but I'll tell you anyway: I pay almost no attention to broadcasters on NFL games. I see the reviews afterward--"Brady was great"; "No, Brady sucked"--and I wouldn't be able to take one side or the other because whatever they say just drifts into ether.