From this week’s Sports Guy Mailbag column:

Q: Which do you think we’ll see first, a female president or a female head coach of an NBA, MLB, NFL or NHL team?
–Matt Skelly, Hadley, Mass.

SG: What would I rather see? That’s easy — a female NHL coach. How would she dress? What would her mullet look like? Would she end up looking like a mustache-less Jeff Foxworthy wearing Paula Poundstone’s clothes? At the very least, let’s dress Barry Melrose up in drag for a few games and give this idea a test run.

What will we see? That’s easy — a female president. If you don’t think Hillary Clinton will be running the country in four years, you’re crazy. Ever been stuck in a room full of women when they decide on something ridiculous like “Andie McDowell has been the most beautiful woman in Hollywood for the past 15 years” and they will absolutely stick together until the death when you’re posing counterarguments? Well, I think that’s how the 2008 election is going to unfold — Hillary is going to be Andie McDowell-ed right into the presidency. If she becomes president, that means any woman can become president. It’s too important not to vote for her. So they’ll vote for her.

(And just for the record, I probably will, too — I miss having Bill Clinton around. Imagine having him on tour as the First Man? How much trouble could he get into? It would be just as if he was the president again, only without any responsibility. Think about it — even when he did have responsibility, the whole Lewinsky debacle happened. As the First Man? Anything’s possible.)

One thing I’ve definitely noticed is that the blogs that mention link most often to ESPN.com stories tend to trend to the conservative side of the world and are often openly politically Republican or right-wing. It’s not nearly all but it’s definitely “most” of the posts I see via the Sports Buzz stuff I’ve set up. So… Bill Simmons is going to hear about this, I’m sure. And, it will be good natured ribbing for the most part. I’ll be interested in seeing what posts come up in this week’s Sports Buzz.

Which reminds me… I haven’t done last weeks.

The Palmeiro steroid scandal was the story of the week by far and set a new record for the number of blog posts tracked for one story. I’m not going to break out the best posts this week as I don’t have time. Click the “continued…” link below to see the full Buzz for the week.

55 - MLB - Palmeiro suspended for steroids, denies intentional use [Read Blogs]
19 - MLB - Stark: Hall pass [Read Blogs]
14 - MLB - Olney: Raffy caught in a mess [Read Blogs]
11 - NCAA - FSU blasts NCAA playoff Indian mascot ban [Read Blogs]
10 - MLB - On the list: M’s Franklin suspended for steroids [Read Blogs]
8 - MLB - Transcript: Peter Gammons induction speech [Read Blogs]
8 - GEN - Testimony: Giambi admits using steroids [Read Blogs]
7 - http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/archive?columnist=lukas_paul&root=page2 [Read Blogs]
7 - MLB - Bonds doesn’t expect to return for entire 2005 season [Read Blogs]
6 - MLB - Report: Palmeiro test turned up potent steroid [Read Blogs]
6 - NBA - Swap ’til you drop [Read Blogs]
6 - MORESPORTS - Sports fan sentenced to death after killing wife [Read Blogs]
6 - http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index [Read Blogs]
5 - Page 2 - Jackson: Color bind [Read Blogs]
5 - Page 2 - Kamenetzky: Iron adult Mike [Read Blogs]
5 - Page 2 - Keown: Palmeiro’s big hit [Read Blogs]
5 - NHL - Flip-flop: Modano accepts Stars’ offer [Read Blogs]