Linked And Loaded – Friday 5/29/09

Hopefully you were not sitting behind home plate at this game.  Lots to get to today.  Here are some great stories from other sites.

• Steady Burn has an early Belmont Stakes list of odds with Mine That Bird the favorite.  I don’t think anything will stop this horse from winning this time.
• Yogi Berra speake his own language sometimes.  Zoner Sports has dug into the archives and pulled out a couple of classic Yogi Berra commercials worth seeing.
• Sergio Garcia voted prom queen: let the catcalls begin. In Game Now has posted a picture you have to see!! 
• Detroit4lyfe has removed the Penguins from their Bloguin website and replaced them with an octopus to patronize the Red Wings rather than the Penguins in the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals.
• NESW Sports posted a cartoon video of How Lebron James carried the Cavaliers on his back through Game 5.  There is even a cartoon Anderson Varajeo, hehehe.
• Intentional Foul has found another Lebron and Kobe Muppet sighting.  In this clip, they are the anchors on Sportscenter ~ pretty entertaining to watch.
• With Brett Myers ailing, My Sports Rumors poses the question, Where do the Phillies go from here?
• Sharapova’s Thigh takes a good look at how pitching woes and a rash of injuries are killing teams like Tampa Bay.
• Juan Pierre is loving life without Manny in LA.  Josh Q. Public reveals how the resurgent outfielder is playing like he is 21 again and why.
• Talk Hoops takes an in-depth look at the Cavs vs Magic Game 5.
• John Calipari Is In Trouble and has some explaining to do from Moondog Sports.