A different kind of diamond note.(Caught on the fly)(sports news)

Erstwhile baseball beat man Peter Gammons is going to host Hot Store, Cool Music, a charity concert in Boston that will coincide with the release of a CD that will feature music from Theo Epstein's band, Paul Westerberg, Letters to Cleo's Kay Hanley and Pearl Jam, though Gammons already is reporting that Epstein is looking to swap Eddie Vedder for Dave Matthews.

It's the place where the heat is dry--and the owner all wet

Bill Bidwill said he fired Dave McGinnis because the Cardinals often were "non-competitive" under McGinnis' direction. Fly has to rank that as one of the more interesting statements since overhearing part of the memorable conversation between Pot and Kettle.

Will they still be eligible for the NIT?

The biggest early bust of the college basketball season? Missouri, without a doubt. The NCAA's watchdogs were supposed to be the biggest obstacle for the embattled program of Coach Q (not to be confused with, ahem, Coach K), but the Tigers are proving to be just as dysfunctional on the court as off it. Missouri was supposed to be a top five ...