Dan Steinberg joins the show to talk about the flap between Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wise -- one former and one current Washington Post columnist -- that’s taken over the sports news in DC this week. But first...

I buried the lede....

We actually start the show with talk about Zach Greinke winning the AL Cy Young Award and spin that to a discussion about the Royals and their suddenly ticking clock to get a winner in town. We give them two years, which is one year less than Greinke has left on his recently-extended contract.

We also talk about Jason Whitlock’s column (thanks to emailer Justin for the tip) blaming Kansas Coach Mangino’s issues with the school on his weight. Actually, Whitlock blames everything in Mangino’s life, including his ‘dark spirit’, on his weight. It’s a pretty gutsy thing for Whitlock to write, and once again, he’s one of the only guys who could get away with it.

Print’s Not Dead:

Back to the Washington Radio Spat of 2009. Kornheiser, who has taken many shots at Wise over the last five years, took another on Monday and in doing so claimed that a writer who hasn’t been in DC as long as, well, he has doesn’t have the proper context or understanding of the Redskins to be able to knowledgeably write about the team. Or something like that.

Basically, Kornheiser doesn’t like Wise, so he ripped him. Well Wise was finally fed up with it and spent his entire radio show on Tuesday teasing the fact that he was going to let Kornheiser have it, even going so far as to issue an ultimatum to Kornheiser to come on his radio show to discuss it. Obviously, that won’t happen as not only is Kornheiser employed by the competitor in town, Wise and Tony are on against each other. Kornheiser has been in radio long enough to know not to give the story to the other guy.

At the end of his show, Wise let Kornheiser have it, and per Steinberg’s report, brings up some valid points, if not somewhat ‘sticks and stones’-ish. 

Steinberg has the whole breakdown of the back and forth, and we discuss who is right, who is wrong and why we all care so darn much.

We’ve Got Mail:

We got a great email yesterday about the Redskins and other Native American names in sports. Before I post it, I’ll mention other emails about the fact that the case wasn’t heard by the Supreme Court not for it’s merit, but because the statute of limitations had technically run out. Another case could be coming soon. We didn’t do a good enough job explaining that before spring-boarding into the social issues.

The email:

''we're talking about a whole group of people who have been mistreated for a lack of a better term''  - nick

the word is GENOCIDE

if the name is racist DONT USE IT.  i e washington redskins and cleveland indians - CHANGE THEM.  some native americans are fine with using terms like native american and indian, others prefer to use things like indigenous peoples of the americas or of north america etc etc.  as i know you guys feel awkward as two white guys talking about this, the people who these names come from should be the people to consult. 

it should be up to the the people who now claim the name of the tribe to decide whether or not the university or organization should use it, as you mentioned the seminoles they're cool with it and the university and the tribe have a beneficial and respectful relationship.

you mentioned the souix, which is the university of north dakota, and in their case the sioux people have not been treated with the proper respect, universities and organizations that use these names should be BENDING OVER BACKWARDS to respect the tribes wishes, if they dont want the named to be used DONT USE IT. 

i would suspect the best solution is actually the seminole way, where university and tribe have an agreement, and where the university can actually have an extensive and in depth relationship with the tribe.  offering a historical and educational experience for students/fans/all involved to a greater extent than a regular native american college courses.  and where these tribes are not even more forgotten about and neglected and disregarded than they already have been.

-thomas

Housekeeping:

We talk about the 24 hours of College Basketball on ESPN and mention a few stories about Allen Iverson that you really should read, first at The Baseline and second in the Philadelphia Inquirer where Bob Ford suggests the Eagles sign him.

We also tease the fact that Phillips Stutts, our resident GOPerative, will be on tomorrow to talk about Sarah Palin, among other things politic.

Thanks as always.