Keith Whamond

Former major league baseball player Jose Offerman — who famously went after Bridgeport Bluefish pitcher Matt Beech with a bat in 2007 — looks to be back in the swing of things.

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

According to ESPN.com, Offerman took a swing an an official Saturday during a Dominican winter league game. You can watch video of the alleged assault below.

Today is Elvis’ 75th birthday. Wow! How exciting.

I’ve seen a lot of nifty retrospectives and remembrances of the King across the Internet. Here’s my contribution: An audio recording of one of Elvis’ last concerts. It’s a brilliant piece of dialogue, where he touches on rumors about his health and infidelity, mocks Fat Albert, plugs a friend’s book and brags about his black belt in karate. It’s a truly remarkable piece of tape:

Warning, the language gets a little graphic at times.

With U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd’s stunning announcement that he won’t seek re-election, the nation’s eyes have turned to the Nutmeg State to see who will replace him.

These polls are totally unscientific — and the candidates haven’t even gotten their party nominations yet — but we’re curious to see who our readers support in some of the possible senate race match ups this fall.

Submit your vote and be heard!