Monday Monologues - December 1, 2008

Well folks, Thanksgiving may be behind us now, but there still seems to be plenty of turkey to go around. And let's face it, there's nothing better after the big day than figuring out what to do with all of those left overs.

- Plaxico Burress today turned himself to New York police after a weekend incident where he accidentally shot himself in the leg at a night club. The Giants are said to be shocked though, as they had thought that will all the time he spends shooting off his mouth, he was more liable to get shot by someone else rather than by his own hand.

- Allen Iverson will be hit with a "heavy" fine from the Detroit Pistons after missing a Thanksgiving Day workout with the team. Iverson arrived on Friday to a media swarm, who had to play a YouTube clip to remind Iverson what they were talking about.

- As part of its restructuring efforts before begging for a bailout from Congress, General Motors parted ways with Tiger Woods as a sponsor for its Buick line. It countered this move by enlisting Arnold Palmer to take up Woods' helm, figuring it would be more beneficial to sell vehicles with a sponsor in the same age group as its market.

- Former Red Sox outfielder Jay Payton told Boston Globe reporters over the weekend that he was open to going back to Boston as a fourth outfielder, despite forcing his way out during his last tenure due to not wanting to be the fourth outfielder. Payton feels he can fill the role admirably, as well as bring back some of the mood swings lost when Manny Ramirez left town.

- Charles Barkley and LeBron James exchanged barbs after Barkley called out James for continually discussion his impending free agency in 2010, despite still being under contract with the Cavaliers. James was quoted as saying "He's stupid. That's all I have to say about that." Unsubstantiated reports are also claiming that James has removed Barkley from his Fav Five.

- The Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was released today, headlined by career steals leader Rickey Henderson. While his induction isn't a sure thing, Henderson is said to be mulling over the possibility of giving his own induction speech, because if Rickey liked doing anything more than playing baseball, it was talking about Rickey.