A Few Things I Don't Understand

The universe is full of unanswerable questions. Here are a few of mine:

• If Manny Ramirez is suspended, how come he's playing? Isn't a minor-league game still a game?
  


• Why in the world does the NHL hand out its postseason awards in Las Vegas, a city which has never, ever hosted an NHL franchise?
  


• What's with the people who actively root against Phil Mickelson? I get that some people pull for Tiger Woods, but does that make Phil a bad guy?
  


• What the heck happened to Dontrelle Willis?
  


• If the Giants are as offensively-challenged as everyone seems to think, why are they (as I write) holding the wild-card playoff lead?