Baptista?

Julio Baptista for JAR? I'm all for that. I saw Baptista Wednesday night and he looked great. JAR's unhappy, he's not been that productive, and he'll never be physical enough for the EPL. Send him home and let's take a player we wanted all along.

Meanwhile, Henry is confident about the upcoming season. I'm hopeful. I still think they'll have a tough go wresting the title from Chelsea, but a clear shot at 2nd place is in order.

Things are not looking so good for our good friend David Beckham. He's been dropped from the England squad for its first friendly under coach Steve McLaren. Long overdue in my book. There's got to be some right wing midfielders in England that can also play defense and run. It's not all free kicks on the pitch, you know.

Another Real Madrid star - Ruud Van Nistelroy - has also received the drop treatment, being left out of the squad for a friendly against Ireland. RVN is still an awesome striker, but it looks like his relationship with Coach Marco Van Basten is not so great.