'Stew', the featured entree of the rumor mill. (Caught on the fly).(analysis of baseball teams and football players)(Brief Article)

Here's an exchange rate Canadians can live with: The Blue Jays are denting the plate six-plus times a game, about a run and a half better than their A.L. counterparts' average. But do they have enough arms to hang in the race? That's a borderline call, but when you hear those Shannon Stewart off-the-market/on-the-market rumors, the safe bet is to lean to the latter. The big 'O' clicks just the same with Reed Johnson topping the order, which should nudge J.P. Ricciardi to move Stew for someone/anyone who can throw better than Mark Hendrickson.

Raining on a block party

Because Matt Hasselbeck and Koren Robinson finished 2002 doing a fine Jim Zorn-Steve Largent impersonation, talk has been bubbling that the Seahawks are the NFL team on the rise for '03. But there still are storm clouds in Seattle, mainly because there always are storm clouds in Seattle. Walter Jones is prepping for extended holdout No. 2, and without the big left tackle, the running game goes pfffft. The ...