About a week ago, we told you about the high school exploits of "starting point guard" Skip Bayless. According to Skip, he started for the team that would eventually lose in the state finals. Turns out, Skip Bayless is a fibber. Or, maybe his coach just had an unconventional way of constructing his lineup. You decide.

Mayne partially recants his story about tipping pitches to J.T. Snow, and I, for one, accept his explanation: "I was hanging out with George Brett a lot those early years, so my memory is all pops and crackles." [BrentMayne.com]

The former catcher cops to once giving away a pitch, to J.T. Snow in his first big league at-bat. Snow then "drilled" a double, as Mayne recalls. Or did he? [BrentMayne.com, @craigcalcaterra]

America's baseball uncle was tellin' tales again last night — something about a long slump and a home run he hit off Nolan Ryan — and for once, his story is supported by those ever-pesky computer numbers. [MLB Insights]

As you know, Joe Morgan, the human sic, told a bit of a stretcher during last Sunday's broadcast. Yesterday, he clarified the matter in a way only Joe Morgan could. By maybe lying again.

Top of the eighth. Cliff Lee has just given up his first hit of the game to the Cardinals, a double to right. Up in the booth, Joe Morgan decides to tell a story. You know where this is going.