Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie wasn't happy with a couple of strike calls during last night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. And by "wasn't happy," I mean he did his best Delmon Young impression and hit the home plate umpire with his helmet. Check out the video before it gets yanked down by the MLB video five-oh.

It doesn't look like Lawrie actually meant to hit said ump, but that doesn't matter. He'll probably be facing a serious fine and suspension, which is more than I can say for the idiot that committed a serious crime by throwing his beer. I'd imagine that a cup of LaBatt's flies better than a 10-dollar bill though, so to each his own.

Brandon Inge, who was released by the Tigers last week, is currently making his debut for the Oakland A's this evening at Fenway Park in Boston. In his first at bat, Inge flied out to center field on the second pitch that he saw.

Yeah, that's just weird. Especially the #18.

Update: Inge walked on 5 pitches in his second at bat and was stranded at 2nd base.

Update 2: Brandon Inge is staring into your soul. Inge lined out to shortstop on the first pitch in his 3rd at bat.

Update 3: Inge gets his first hit as an Oakland A in his fourth at bat.

If you've been half paying attention to the NBA, ESPN, or Twitter in the last 24 hours, you're probably aware that Derrick Rose tore his ACL during yesterday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. If not, here's the video.

Where the real drama started, however, was with Jason Petrie, LeBron James' shoe designer at Nike, who tweeted this shortly after the game.

You got one guy only getting stronger, and one guy breaking down before our very eyes. You chose poorly Pooh...#shouldasignedwithNIKE #GWS

— Jason Petrie (@sevenzro1) April 28, 2012

Regardless of what you think about the tweet (Petrie claims it was a joke), I'm skeptical of whether Petrie understands where the ACL actually is (hint: it's in the knee). Unless Petrie was going to design him some moon shoes, Rose's ACL probably would have caved in a pair of Nikes. It's doubtful that any more ankle stability was going to save him on that play.

Besides, Rose's shoes are way cooler anyway.

Well, at least one of this weekend's Final Four games was competitive. It just wasn't the one we all expected. Louisville gave Kentucky everything that they could handle for a good 38 minutes or so, then couldn't finish their comeback, losing 69-61.

One predictable aspect of this game was the play of future Piston Anthony Davis (I'm still hopeful). His alley oop dunk in the first half was easily the play of the day.

With Kansas facing a double digit nine point (nice layup) deficit at halftime, it looks like we'll all be forced into a serious moral dilemma when Kentucky faces Ohio State on Monday night. Either that, or just hope that Bourbon St. does its job tonight and none of the players on either team can make it out of bed for the next three days. Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything...

[The Score]

With the expanded rosters that teams are allowed to have during Spring Training, it gets tough to keep track of everyone's name. Hell, Jim Leyland can't even keep his 5th starter candidates straight half the time. So when the St. Louis Cardinals' Fox Sports broadcast does something like this, it's not like we know much better than we do.

The real question is whether the 3rd base coach knows this guy's name without checking the back of his jersey. Judging by the awkward look away from the runner, who seems to be leaning in to ask a question, my guess is no.

[Mock Session]

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware that Tim Tebow was traded to the New York Jets earlier this week. This didn't sit well with Drew Stanton, who signed with the Jets after being promised the backup job behind Mark Sanchez.

Despite what seems like complete ineptitude from the Jets' front office -- seriously, Tebow and Antonio Cromartie on the same roster? This is gonna be good... -- they worked out a trade with the Indianapolis Colts fairly quickly, and Stanton is now the future backup of one Andrew Luck. Is Stanton excited about this news? You bet your ass he is.

In reality, there is a decent chance that Stanton will see some playing time for the Colts next season. With the new NFL rookie salary structure, there is less pressure to get top draft picks onto the field ASAP, and the Colts might decide to have Luck spend some time holding a clipboard before throwing him to the wolves.

Of course, missing the soap opera that will be the Jets locker room next season has to be a bummer, unless HBO can work out a full-season Hard Knocks deal. You know you'd watch.

Probably not going to happen, but at least you'll be fired up to sit on the couch all night.

WHEN DOES DETROIT PLAY?*: DETROIT PLAYS ON FRIDAY (TODAY) AT 9:57 PM

*This section sponsored by ESPN, because I had to click on 12 different pages of their godforsaken website to find the fucking game time.

How did they get here?: The Titans finished 3rd in the Horizon League during the regular season, but took regular season Valparaiso to the woodshed in the 3rd meeting of the season. Their 70-50 win in the conference tournament championship game clinched the Titans' first NCAA berth since 1999. This was a stark turnaround to the start of the season, when Detroit started 7-10. They have been on fire since, finishing the season 15-3.

First round opponent: Kansas Jayhawks.

This could be rough. Despite what was supposed to be a rebuilding year (by Kansas' standards), the Jayhawks won their 8th straight Big 12 championship. Even worse for the Titans is that Kansas probably feels slighted for getting a 2 seed, even though their bracket is highly favorable. Another bad sign for Detroit? The game is being played in Omaha, just three hours away from Kansas' campus.

Keys to success: Ray McCallum Jr., Detroit's best player by a landslide, needs to have the game(s) of his career. McCallum has legitimate NBA talent (he was recruited by Kansas, along with a slew of other college basketball who's whos) and needs to put it on display in spades. If he is inefficient offensively, the Titans are done.

The Titans will also need to shoot lights out around McCallum. They aren't a big time 3 point shooting team, but it wouldn't hurt to knock down a few of those either. Finally, Detroit needs to contain Thomas Robinson. If he plays like he has all year (i.e. really, really well), the Titans are in trouble.

Prediction: Detroit got a raw deal in this bracket. This team is more talented than their 15 seed suggests, but this is an unholy bitch of a matchup for them. Kansas is arguably the most talented team in the tournament not named Kentucky and will essentially be playing a home game. I think Detroit will keep it competitive for a half, but those of you picking Kansas to go to the Final Four (this guy included) shouldn't have too much to worry about afterward.

The Daytona 500 is currently in it's 12th delay (give or take a few) of 2012 after Juan Pablo Montoya crashed into a safety truck that was carrying fuel (which doesn't really make sense, but neither does turning left 1000 times in 3 hours) during a caution lap. Thankfully, no one was hurt, so America can enjoy the giant ball of flames without feeling guilty.

While other drivers are probably just sitting around with their pit crews right now, Kyle Busch decided to take care of more important matters.

Elijah Dukes, former outfielder of the Tampa Bay Rays and Washington Nationals, was arrested on drug charges when police pulled him over and found him in possession of marijuana. Even better, Dukes tried to eat his special stash before the cops got to his window.

D4L's crack research team was able to determine exactly what Dukes said to the officers that pulled him over.

Hopefully Dukes enjoys his time in Mexico.

[ESPN]

Despite statements that say otherwise, it's clear that ESPN didn't learn from it's last fiasco involving Jeremy Lin. Today's headline -- while decidedly less offensive than the "chink in the armor" reference -- shows that the worldwide leader hasn't matured after firing one of its employees and suspending another for 30 days.

Maybe it's just me, but you would think that the guys writing headlines would be a little cautious after seeing one of their own bumped off for getting a little too daring with the headlines, especially when you consider that this one involves the same guy that was the target of scrutiny last time. If anything, I'd be willing to bet that this headline-photo combo was more intentional than Saturday's was.

In the end, this is just another example of ESPN saying one thing and doing the exact opposite. Somewhere, Bruce Feldman is nodding his head in agreement.