Athletes are getting funny again!

The world is once again turning, and the stars are all misaligned. At least that's what I feel like when I start receiving awesome news about athletes doing dumb shit.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla was reportedly treated for a minor gunshot wound in Nicaragua. It was earlier believed that Padilla shot himself, but Padilla's reps confirmed that it was actually his shooting instructor who shot him. I'm willing to bet that lesson was free.

Reports say that Ned Colletti is checking out the extent of Padilla's injury before deciding whether or not the Dodgers will bring him back this season. I mean, jeez, the bullpen is already so crowded....oh, wait.

WTF Manny...maybe you need a new agent.

(image via zimbio.com)

Okay, the third time should have been the charm. Apparently old man moneybags wasn't hearing number three, and has now rejected the fourth offer by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt knows what's up. In a statement earlier Thursday evening, he said, "when his agent finds those 'serious offers' from other clubs, we'll be happy to restart the negotiations."

I'm starting to believe that Scott Boras smokes crack. Is he really going to throw Manny's final years in baseball out the window because he can't negotiate a reasonable contract? This is absurd. No one in their right mind is going to pay a 37-year old man with a bad attitude, and a poor fielding record more than $45 million for two years!!!!!

NO ONE.

Sure, the Dodgers could use a .396 at the plate, but I'm not sure they're going to see it. Although GM Ned Colletti says that Wacky Ramirez isn't needed quite yet at spring training, I have been counting down the days until we play ball.