Just My Type

CR: I don't know if I was ever asked to replace Eddie Murphy. But all they did was compare me to him. So I get what Aaron Rogers is going through.

DP: Did that make you better?

CR: You know what? It absolutely made me better. It helped me in the long run. In the short run, it drove me crazy.

DP: On Letterman you made a joke about Michael Vick seeing photos of Sarah Palin hunting caribou and saying, "Why am I in jail?" What...?

CR: [Laughs.] I got a lot of calls about that. They're 50-50. A lot of people think what I said was funny, and right. I don't think this guy should have killed any dogs. But, hey, I got a Rocky and Bullwinkle T-shirt in my closet right now. I like the caribou. I got no beef with the caribou. I think the caribou's life is worth as much as any dog's.

DP: If Michael Vick could help the Jets....

CR: Oh, in a second. The Jets would be crazy not to get him. I'm not for killing dogs. I'm totally for second chances. Is he ever getting out?

DP: Well, he'll get out eventually.

CR: And he'll be 15 years younger than Brett Favre.

The Wrong Goodbye
I JUST wanted to offer some appreciation to Joe Torre for the success he had with the Yankees: four World Series wins and 12 playoff appearances in 12 years. During the ceremonies for their final game at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees didn't have time to say anything about their former manager—who, after a bitter departure last fall, is back in the playoffs with the Dodgers. I guess they couldn't squeeze him in, what with all the other video salutes the team needed to get to:
• Chuck Knoblauch's Whackiest Throws to First
• Carl Pavano: Glimpses of Greatness
• Cynthia Rodriguez's Most Potty-Mouthed T-Shirts
• Jesse Barfield: Our Dr. J
• Our Favorite Fat Pussy Toad, Hideki Irabu
• Stump Merrill: The Forgotten Years