If You Build It, Hot Dogs Will Be $3.50

• Is that James Earl Jones in the bleachers?: Kevin Costner is setting up a minor league baseball team in Illinois. But I don't see any players. [ Sun-Times]

• Shoot. And I had the over: Dallas Academy loses! Dallas Academy loses! Hey, at least they scored this time. [ Lewp]

• Not a bad strategy: Did Gregg Popovich essentially throw a game against Denver? Or did he just assume the Nuggets would it screw it up themselves? [ Denver Stiffs]

• I don't think that word means what you think it means: Kenny Williams doesn't like "bloggers" making up trade rumors about his team. As if a blogger would ever go to the trouble to do actual research. [ Foul Balls]

• You call that an accessory?: Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley is interning at Elle magazine. Who's got dibs on his sloppy seconds? [ The 700 Level]