BASEBALL: Tampa Bay at Minnesota

I'm staying close to home and heart once again for today's one to watch. How about the big game between the Devil Rays and the Twins? It doesn't sound very sexy. The pathetic D-Rays are still building for the future, while the small-budget Twins have had an up-and-down season and sit well behind Detroit and Chicago in their division. But check out the pitching matchup: 24 year-old stud all-star Scott Kazmir faces 23 year-old stud all-star Francisco Liriano.

These might be the two best young pitchers in baseball. Left-hander Kazmir anchors a bad Devil Rays staff and somehow sports an impressive 10-6 record with a 3.27 ERA. He's a strikeout pitcher and can dominate when he's got his good stuff. Supposedly concerned about his small frame and the possibility of injury, the Mets gave up this 1st round pick for journeyman hurler Victor Zambrano. Funny they didn't consider those same factors when inking Pedro Martinez to a 4 year, $48 million contract. However, in all fairness, the moves were executed by different GM's and certainly have led to different results so far.

Amazingly, lefty Liriano has been even more impressive since earning a starting spot with the Twins early in the season. He currently holds a 10-2 record with a sick 2.12 ERA. In fact, the only hiccup this youngster has suffered all season was racking up a DUI during spring training here in Cape Coral, a city close to the Florida TOTW headquarters otherwise best known for having a lot of Publix Supermarkets and old people.

My pick: Minnesota. The Giants trade of closer Joe Nathan and Liriano for A.J. Pierczynski could be one of the worst deals ever, especially since the fiery catcher would go on to lead the White Sox to a championship right after bolting from his one year stint in SanFran via free agency.

Continuing our photo tribute to female athletes, here's some interesting hand signals and hand work from Olympic gold medalist and beach volleyball star Misty May.