As both a broadcaster and a blogger, I find the fire storm over Colin Cowherd's calling out of the "Big Lead" a fascinating exercise in radio vs. the net. Cowherd, the midday host on ESPN, was upset with something written about him on that blog and ordered his listeners to unleash a DNS attack (flood the server with fake hits to blow it up) upon the site.

Here are some truths: Get ready for a lot more of this stuff. Some of the things I read on the Internet (including a few things I've written) are borderline liable and while being able to post them on the Internet is cool, you better be ready for payback. Most of the time, these things go unchecked because it's not a big deal. Why? Most bloggers are just hobbyists with opinions. They have as much credibility as a caller on a talk show. It is the "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it" litmus test.

What Cowherd did was the right thing on a lot of levels. He decided to use his audience (which comprises far more people than a stop in the blogesphere) to get even. I don't condone cyber terror, but by pulling this stunt, Cowherd showed who the bigger dog was by using the power of a real world microphone versus the fantasy world of the blogesphere.

It is a completely different level being on the air everyday. I agree that hosts should acknowledge where they get their material from, but you and I both know that is not the ESPN way. It is important bloggers that you understand that writing 500 words is a pretty easy process; talking for three hours on national radio isn't. And while I am not a fan of Cowherd, I know the work he put into getting where he is.

When you take shots at a guy with a bully pulpit and over 200 radio stations, it will come back to bite you. If you are going to lob a grenade, you need to expect it to come back over the fence once in awhile.

Lighting Round:

• Kentucky and Kentucky's players are thrilled Billy Gillispie is now in Lexington. Texas A&M is not. BTW, have you downloaded your Billy Gillispie wallpaper yet?
• Billy Donovan, if you need to know more about why pondering the NBA is a bad career move; call your mentor in Louisville
• Round and round and round it goes and where it stops. Bob Huggins top assistant Frank Martin is your new coach at Kansas State.  Martin, a career assistant, has waited 22 years to run his own program.  Go get 'em, Frank;  Long Beach State gets a good one in Dan Monson;  A branch from the Billy Donovan tree, Donnie Jones, takes over at Marshall; UCLA assistant Kerry Keating heads up the coast to UC-Santa Clara and Rick Pitino has hired his son Richard Pitino as an assistant.
• Paul Byrd is one out away from a no hitter, but as the old commercial used to say "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature."  Just goes to show you what teams will do to keep the gate.
  
• At least the White Sox had the sense to call things off last night. That and no bullpen during a Javy Vasquez start. They play this afternoon (maybe) at the "house that greed built." BTW, the working media is really ticked off that the new press box is down the right field line. The Sox moved them there and are using the old press box area for paying ($250 per ticket) customers. First, they charge them for meals, then they move the box. Next thing you know, news organizations will have to pay for their seats.
• I watched a great NHL game last night between Dallas and Anaheim. Razor Ray is one of the funniest analysts out there with hilarious phrases like "he tried to put that where Norman Bates keeps his mother." Too bad it had to end in a shootout. I will never get used to that and will always consider it bush league. BTW, if you don't think hockey is an exciting sport, you need to watch the video below.
• The Houston Astros had a big pre-game ceremony last night to tell Jeff Bagwell his jersey was going to be retired in August. Seriously. Couldn't they just have done it all at the same time?
• Ricky Williams has applied to rejoin the Dolphins. He is represented by his agents Cheech and Chong.
• I wonder what the life insurance premium is for cricket coaches.
• Soccer fans claim ESPN and ABC are ruining soccer by adding video innovations to their broadcasts. Nah, soccer was ruined long before that.
• We rarely if ever talk about the NBA here, but the video tribute to Charles Barkley is a hoot.
• Why is it whenever somebody says something we don't like, we a) want them to go to rehab b) demand they apologize to the entire planet and c) demand they lose their job. I, for one am getting really sick of "squeaky wheel syndrome."
• Here's a Wisconsin weather update:
• A legislator in Missouri wants stores to sell baking soda behind the counter because it's used in drug production. Are we getting closer to the day where making a batch of biscuits from scratch will require an ID?
• Looks like an end to those annoying Vonage pop ups for awhile.
• Jesus is a coke sucker
• Recent numbers show unemployment has fallen to 4.4%.  You'll forgive me if I haven't noticed.