Time for a Change in STL

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Thats what an 0-3 start and a coach on the hot seat will do to the St. Louis Rams as they have elected to bench quarterback Marc Bulger in favor of 38 year old Trent Green. The move was announced today by Ram's coach Scott Linehan. Green last played for the Miami Dolphins last season before suffering what many thought would be a career ending concussion.

"I think we'd be crazy if we didn't try something different because what we've done for the first three weeks is not working."

It is never a good sign if a team decides to bench one of its only recognizable players this early in the season. It is not a good time to be a Rams fan.

Steelers Injury Woes

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without star running back Willie Parker and four time Pro-Bowl nose tackle Casey Hampton for Monday night's game against Baltimore.

Parker suffered a sprained left knee late in Sunday's game against Philadelphia. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin indicated that the injury may require Parker to miss more than one game but no time table has yet been established. 2008 first-round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall will make his first NFL start in Parker's absence.

Hampton is suffering from a groin strain and is only expected to miss one week.

Sox To Retire #6

1, 4, 8, 9, 27. Those are the only five numbers that the Boston Red Sox have retired in their storied history as a Major League Baseball franchise. On Friday they will do something that they have not in quite some time (2000) as they will add a sixth number to that list. Ironically, that number will be the number 6, worn proudly by Johnny Pesky for ten years as a player for the Red Sox and several more as a coach.

Pesky, who is best known for Fenway's right field foul pole which bares his name, has ties with all five of the other retirees. He played with Bobby Doerr (No. 1), Joe Cronin (No. 4), and Ted Williams (No. 9) and then coached both Carl Yastrzemski (No. 8) and Carlton Fisk (No. 27).