A morning peek into what sports bloggers around the web are saying, interspersed with various news, gossip, and analysis. Another media fight! Another media mention! Thursdays rock.

We love this: esteemed columnist Bill Conlin sends embarrassing, homerish, hate-mail to Gregg Doyel following a scathing piece on how Ryan Howard’s home run stab at 60 is tainted because anyone who makes a run at 60 will be under suspicion (fact). Conlin, will you write to Dan Le Batard, too? (Sportsline via Sportsjournalists.com)

Outside of a hot email tip, nothing’s finer than an actual mention in traditional media. (Pasadena Star News)

Probably the greatest headline in blogland yesterday: When the punter becomes the punted. (Seal Clubbers)

Bob Ryan is yelling at us as about the cold, heartless sport of football. Please make him stop. And tell him this is not Around the Horn. (Boston Globe)

Remember how two Tennessee players were supposed to be out for the year? Yeah, well one of them is playing this week against Florida. (Rocky Top Talk)

The pressure’s really on Jake Plummer to perform well this weekend. Because the chorus of folks screaming for his head is getting louder by the day. (Mile High Report)

The Twins just lost the inside track on the AL Wild Card, and now that Francisco Liriano is done for year, he can forget about the AL Cy Young Award. (MetroDome Memories)

Anyone sick of Lance Armstrong yet? Apparently, the cyclist got really angry at the New York Times, and let them know about it. (New York Times)

Gary Matthews Jr. goes for the cycle. (A Tad Opinionated)

This may scare you, and it’s borderline NSFW, but a look down Kate Bosworth’s top is not a pretty sight. Man, we feel bad for her. (Oh No They Didn’t)

It has taken us awhile, but we’re finally starting to come around on those Tony Kornheiser columnettes. (Washington Post)

Interesting: Is Joe Dumars Hall of Fame worthy? Is Adrian Dantley? Sidney Moncrief? (Sports Guy)

The gays are all about Brady Quinn. (Wizard of Odds)

A blogger is unhappy with the media in Texas. (Around the Oval)

Pickup ball against Jamie Foxx. Bring on George Clooney. (GW Hatchet via Deadspin)

If Bill Simmons sees this, will he go Bill Conlin on a blog? (Crazy Little Thing Called Blog)