Notes from the Coast:

Bartolo Colon strained his back while taking a batting swing in Inter-League play last week, but like Josh Beckett in Spring Training, Colon's back problem probably has a lot to do with his front. Afterall, he is 5'11 and 245 lbs and the Celtics' Big Baby is 6'9 and only 44 lbs heavier than Colon! Now that Curt Schilling is lost for the year, someone may need to show Bartolo how to do a few sit-ups to insure he stays in the rotation.

• Celts GM Danny Ainge won't taking a vacation anytime soon because this Thursday will be the last NBA Draft in which the Celts have a first round pick for awhile and it may be important to get a decent player, not project, who can learn how to win from the 'Big 3' while they're still around.
• The Red Sox nearly lost only their second 3 game series at home in 6 years when the St. Louis Cardinals took 2 out of 3 in Inter-League play over the weekend. As the injuries and losses pile up, this is a good time for GM Theo Epstein to scope out what the team will need down the stretch before the trade deadline.
• The Boston Bruins could be on the rise. With the help of former players like Cam Neely and Don Sweeney, the B's seem to be defining, uncovering, and stock-piling Bruin-like players in the NHL draft and free agency. My prediction is that they will return again to the Stanley Cup Finals in my Grandmother's lifetime...she is still their biggest fan.
• One last note on the NBA Finals. In commercials, radio stations around LA are congratulating the Western Conference Champion Lakers with end-tag "Wait until Byum gets back!". For the record, even though Andrew Bynum did average 13 pts/10 rebs in 35 games last year, in the two regular season games against the Celtics he only had 12 points & 11 rebounds combined.