Philly needs to close on a deadline deal. (Caught On The Fly).

ESPN is planning a reality show depicting a search for a SportsCenter anchor among amateur applicants. You mean, that's not how Neil Everett got his job?

The Phils have become one of the phew teams willing to take on phat contracts. So after spending the offseason sprucing up their rotation and beefing up their lineup, they could start looking at the bullpen at the trade deadline. As recently as '00, Jose Mesa was fanning one an inning, but that's down to about one K every other frame, a sure sign his velocity and movement are in decline. Getting by on guile never has been a Mesa strength, so adding someone such as Armando Benitez or Ugueth Urbina may be the only way to save this season.

If he landed a cover gift, shouldn't he be able to handle the cover 2?

Tom Arnold did what so many quarterbacks did to Jason Sehorn when Sehorn was a Giants cornerback last year: He picked on Sehorn. On the Best Damn Sports Show Period, Arnold ranted that Sehorn was way past his prime and that he'd flop in his new home, St. Louis, and that he'd fall in his switch to a new position, free safety. All of which may not be out of the question, but riddle Fly this: If you once married Roseanne, are you ...