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Caught on the Fly.(sports)(Brief Article)

The Sporting News

| April 02, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Hey, didn't you used to be K.C.'s new QB?

* Sure, Fly's comparin' apples and grapefruits, but at last check, the spring ERA for Atlanta hitting tee Kevin Millwood was hovering between legal voting and drinking ages. Not good news, with John Smoltz on the D.L. The Bravos, like most Americans, believe everything they see on TV, so camera foof Don Sutton was called on to offer tips to Millwood-you-stop-swinging-so-hard. Yo, Fly's gotta tip for the Tomahawks: Spring shopping line starts on the right.

* Three things Mama Fly taught her larvae not to trust: weathermen, buzzing purple lights and NFL execs. Fly has heard Broncs suits bluster about gettin' "good character" guys (hello, Messrs. Romanowski, Carter and Smith). So, about that Leon Lett signing: huh?

* Things're heating up down F-L-A way, but don't think you'll be seein' Billy the Kid sweat. Sure, he could be losing top assistant John Pelphrey. Sure, Brett Nelson, Udonis Has-game and top recruit Kwame Brown are talkin' about a jump to the League. But Fly took another peek into Li'l Billy's Happy Meal and found two more McDonald's recruits, plus a healthy Justin Hamilton. "We'll still be top-10," Slick Billy tells Fly.

* Fly knows Disney manager Mike Scioscia is an oil-under-the-fingernails type guy. Fly also knows the only oil for Jose Canseco is tanning oil. The Spies are sayin' this will be a delish ...

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