I was 13 years old and a group of about 12 or so neighbor kids were playing a pick-up game of baseball in an open field on the corner of Smith Ave. and Ashland St., when a foul ball to the left side bounced its way into a neighboring flowerbed.

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With the 2009 Built Ford Tough Series underway I thought it wise to update everyone on what you can expect in terms of online coverage of the PBR.

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It's been 51 days since the 2008 season came to a close with the eighth and final round of the World Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

For Guilherme Marchi, it's been 51 days in which he's been able to enjoy being the World Champion, but for J.B. Mauney it's been 51 days for the North Carolina native to dwell on how the Finals got away from him – especially after such a great start – and, more importantly, it's been 51 days for the 21-year-old to figure out what it's going to take to win his first PBR world title.

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As it should be, the talk this week among observers and insiders has been about Justin McBride and the inevitable.

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When I was a kid I used to love watching reruns of old "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." episodes. I always got a kick out of hearing him say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise..."

Ironically, surprises have never been a part of my life and as an adult I've actually learned to expect the unexpected.

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Much like Peter Pan, I never wanted to grow up.

So it's ironic that I'm a tried and true sports fan – you know – the type that is often described as that guy who never became an adult because his social life is determined by what sporting event is taking place.

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The Stanley Cup is back in the Motor City, Carlos Sastre is sporting a yellow jersey after leading the Tour de France and, more importantly, the PBR is back on Versus (at its regular time no less).

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While more than 300 million Americans celebrated the birth of a nation with barbecues and fireworks, the Top 20 bull riders in the world have been preparing the PBR Team Shootout draft.

The draft, which will be broadcast the night of Tuesday, July 8 on PBR Prime Time at 9 p.m. EST, will feature the Top 20 riders drafting their Shootout teammates in a random order that was determined last time on PBR Prime Time.

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