R.I.P. Mark Fidrych. A breath of fresh air to baseball back in the late ’70s. He was a free spirit – the kind I wish I always could be but never will. Every time I saw him interviewed he exuded a joyful self-awareness that was truly one-of-a-kind. He will be missed.

Convicted. Phil Spector. Look, the guy was a wacko – no one disputes that. Still, he did make some unforgettable records more than four decades ago – records and a sound that changed my life. Nevertheless, justice has been served, and he’ll now spend the rest of his life thinking about showers in a different way than he’s never though of them before. Too bad, but the guy deserves it.

R.I.P. Marilyn Chambers. Not sure what you can say; I wonder what she thought of the life she lived and the legacy she would leave behind. I dunno – do they put “Adult Fim Star” on someone’s tombstone?

Boring. The 3-6 Boston Red Sox. Big Papi looks done. Same thing with Jason Varitek. Jacoby Ellsbury is Michelle Wie in center field (read: highly overrated). Mike Lowell’s best years are behind him – the same with J.D. Drew. Sure, Kevin Youkilis is hitting a ton, but there’s no hitter in that lineup to instill fear into any pitcher. I love Justin Masterson and Josh Beckett, but Daisuke Matsuzaka should take as much time as he needs on the DL. Maybe it’s just that I’ve grown tired of seeing the same faces and hearing the same endless chatter from Don O. and the Rem-Dawg in the broadcast booth, but this year’s edition of the Home Towne Team just bores me to death.

Idiot. Janet Napolitano, Director of Homeland Security. She was a crappy governor of Arizona, running up a reckless $3 billion dollar state deficit, good enough to be rewarded with a Cabinet-level gig by President TelePrompTer. Now that she’s been put in charge of DHS (God help us), if you’re a returning vet or anyone who even thinks of protesting any of King Obama’s plans and policies you’re considered an enemy of the government. What a buffoon. Facism lives!