Happy 4th from PHN and Joey Chestnut

The one legit Padres All-Star

Things have been slow around these parts, mostly due to me hitting up way too many Happy Hours here in the Bay Area. The world of sports has been a little slow lately, although as baseball approaches the All-Star break some interesting things have happened, with the trade of C.C. Sabathia to the Brewers being one of them. One amazing feet that took place over last weekend, however, was San Jose's own Joey Chestnut repeating as the Nathan's world hot dog eating champion, defeating Kobyashi for the second year in a row. This time JC bested the legend in a five-dog overtime, no less! Here it is, and please prepare to be completely nauseated:



That's it for now, and here's what you all come back for, today's Inspirational Sports Quote:

“If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.”

-Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer George Brett

Welcome Antoine Cason

Here's a sweet highlight package of new Chargers draft pick Antoine Cason put together by a U of AZ fan on YouTube, including the two touchdowns he scored en route to an upset of U$C last year.



And of course, your Inspirational Sports Quote of the Day:

"I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that."

-Sparky Anderson, Hall of Fame manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Detriot Tigers

Monday Linkage

LT jumps for in for a TD, gets his first career playoff victory over the Titans

-San Diego Union Tribune columnist writes about the relief of Charger fans after the win. Good to see some fans dishing out ceviche at the tailgate. [signonsandiego.com]

-UC Santa Barbara falls to the Matadors of Northridge (as they probably will in the Big West tournament), but the Gauchos are still off to their best start in 15 years. Swingman and Bay Area prep star Alex Harris is also leading the conference in scoring. [UCSBGauchos.com]

-The Chicago White Sox made a move to acquire a big bat by trading for A's outfielder Nick Swisher. The question is: can Billy Beane re-tool again, especially after trading ace Dan Haren. [A's Drumbeat]

-Former Dodgers GM and current Padres front office assistant Paul DePodesta discusses Moneyball, team chemistry and building a winner in Petco. [Gaslamp Ball]

-Matt Vasgersian shows love to the blogosphere while announcing the Fiesta Bowl. [Awful Announcing]

Have a great week everybody, and here is your PHN Inspirational Sports Quote of the Day:

"Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss."

-LA Times sports columnist Jim Murray