So, was I the only person who thought "terrorists" when the lights went out down in N'awlins last night during the 47th SuperBowl? I couldn't have been, right? Thankfully, football season is over and the MLB can take the back page back.

Of course, of late that back page especially in New York has been all about a-rod and the seemingly very damning news out of Miami that the admitted cheater is also a full-fledged liar. Arod claimed in 2009 when SI was about to bust him that he had used PEDs in 2001-03 and he apologized and claimed he was clean ever since. While nothing has been proved yet, and while MLB has not given out any suspensions as of yet, there's nary a soul out there at this point who would give arod the benefit of the doubt.

Now, since his admission was during a period in baseball before taking Jose Canseco at his word about the rampant usage in the big leagues, this would only be his first suspension, a 50 game one and one that he would serve while on the DL following his second hip surgery. If you're keeping score at home and if the story proves true, this would be the 2nd suspension for ex-Yankees Bartolo Colon (now in Oakland) and Melky Cabrera (now in Toronto) and that would earn them each 100 games at the start of the 2013 season. A rather big dent out of the 162 game schedule and the last strike before permanent banishment from MLB.

The other big names - Texas' Nelson Cruz and Washington's Gio Gonzalez - came somewhat unexpected and there are potentially another 20 players would could be facing suspensions too. My biggest fear is that arod "buddy" Robinson Cano is implicated for his association with arod. The Yankees' biggest wish right now- even more for a righthanded outfield with some pop falling into their laps - is that if there's no legitimate way to void arod's 5 years, $114M remaining on his albatross of a contract is that he won't be physically capable of returning to MLB. Insurance would cover the majority of that huge sum and would come off the Yanks' payroll books. Brian Cashman can dream...

Speaking of dreams: you have that one in which you cut off all your hair?

Thanks.
B.