Strasburg, Tim Floyd, etc.

Straight bullets today...but before I start I feel it's my duty to remind you to watch NBA finals Game 3 this evening at 9....do your civic duty on this one

• Ballyhooed collegiate pitcher Stephen Strasburg (aka "the Anchorman" per Bill Simmons and JackO) selected #1 in the Amateur Baseball draft today....the debate now? Whether to send him straight to the majors...I would advise against this if I were the Nats...but the end of the year isn't out of the question and he'll DEFINITELY be on the 40-man roster call-up in September I'd imagine....
• USC Hoops Coach Tim Floyd resigns today...and does so amidst vast allegations of impropriety for that program...the indication to me is that sanctions must be pretty imminent for him to do this...as the evidence seems fairly vast and continuously mounting...a shame too b/c he had that program going for the first time since Sam Clancy and Jeff Trepagnier...
• Brett Favre still hasn't decided...that is all....
• An NBA Trade!! Okay...not an "impact deal" but still...the Sixers acquire sharp-shooter Jason Kapono in exchange for bruiser Reggie Evans... I like the deal alot for Philly simply b/c...they had no one that can shoot the basketball and that is Kapono's chief skill...for Toronto? I don't get it...you already have a dearth of wings...and you give one away for the one-dimensional Evans...maybe Bryan Colangelo has a plan...but I don't see it....
• Brad Lidge to the DL... after that perfect Save year last year...you almost had the sickening feeling it would end badly in 2009...7.00+ ERA and 0-3 with 6 blown saves this year....that seems about right...
• NBA Draft defections....Scottie Reynolds is going back to Nova (as he should, and he'll make them a top team yet again), and Nic Wise is headed back to Arizona (the fact that he declared was a joke frankly)....still waiting on word on Jodie Meeks and others who seem to be on the fence...
• The Braves are playing some turbulent baseball....I love the Nate McLouth lead-off move...he has speed that KJ and Escobar don't have and seems to be comfortable hitting there....2 in a row i'll take...but the bullpen implosion last night was disconcerting....

Until later...