There used to be days when Eric Gagne stormed out of the bullpen in Los Angeles with the words “GAME OVER” flashing on the Dodger Stadium scoreboard. Well, it’s basically game over for Gagne now.

The pitcher has accepted a deal with the Quebec Capitales of the independent Can-Am League. Remember, this is a guy who has a 33-26 major league record with 187 saves and won the Cy Young in 2003. He just lost his touch.

Now he’ll be playing hockey in his spare time, singing Celine Dion jams, paying high taxes and no longer being associated with the team that Manny tarnished.

Pretty sweet, eh?

New England hockey fans are wicked stoked about Fenway’s future freezeover. This man, who clearly doesn’t care about watching baseball, seems to be the most excited:

Another classic instance of when reporters wannabe bloggers ask completely dumbass questions.

Ken Krayeske is a freelance idiot that has no business asking about salaries during a regular post-game press conference.

Here’s Krayeske’s shitty Web site. He’s on the 40 year plan to getting a real job, too, judging by how well the interview went:

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In case you’re overly absorbed in the NFL’s Tampa Bay Rays part deux rags-to-riches storyline, you missed an incredible indoor lacrosse thumping. You say you want more Boston-NY rivalry, we give you INDOOR LACROSSE! BOOM!

Thanks to Brian from The College Baseball Blog, an actual season ticket holder of the Boston Blazers.

Tim Tebow realizes that he’s probably much better off being the big man on campus for another year with potential to become an iconic college football god.

Which sounds much better than ending up as a first round NFL Draft pick entirely based on upside — only to end up in the Matt Lienart Ex-NCAA Quarterbacks Riding The Bench And Beer Bonging It With Underage Co-eds Club.

Another week, another edition of Why The Tar Heels Probably Won’t Go Undefeated, despite those ambitious pre-conference predictions otherwise. Please welcome our second guest, Wake Forest!

This story may be a little late, but it’s never too late to applaud the way a Catholic institution handles its staff. Take Boston College for instance. Its AD completely cans his football coach for the personal grudge factor. Amen!