Baby Naming: "Wrigley Fields"

That's not a joke. I grew up a huge Cubs fan and, after college, I lived right down the street from Wrigley Field. It's a beautiful, wonderful place. But if your last name is "Fields" and you name your kid "Wrigley," you might as well dedicate that 529 investment to future therapy bills.

When Autographs Go Wrong

"Red Sox Suck": That's how Yankees rookie Shelley Duncan signed a baseball to a 10-year-old Red Sox fan who asked him for an autograph this past weekend.

Now: Is the kid's parent outraged because Duncan used the word "suck" or because he trashed the Red Sox?

Doing that to a 10-year-old is kind of jerky, but the one bright side is that it's a hell of a conversation-starter as a piece of memorabilia the kid will have on display.

If nothing else, it's a badge of honor for a Red Sox fan to have been smack-talked by a Yankees player, and have the evidence to prove it.

-- D.S.