Some Guys Will Find Any Reason to Party

Allen Iverson is expected to surrender to authorities Tuesday on more than a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges, including assault, criminal trespass and weapons offenses for allegedly forcing his way into a West Philadelphia apartment July 3.

But that didn’t stop the Philadelphia 76er guard from throwing an all-night party Saturday night at his $2.4-million mansion.

Many of Iverson’s neighbors in the posh suburb of Gladwyne have had enough, mostly because their usually quiet neighborhood has been overrun by media and curious fans.

“The guy does an alleged home invasion, and it’s now a neighborhood invasion,” resident John Powell told the Philadelphia Inquirer before the party had even happened.

More Iverson: Kevin McHale, vice president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves, was asked about the Iverson saga on a recent Minneapolis radio talk show.

“If Allen came to my house, he’d find out that I probably have five more guns than he has,” said McHale, an avid hunter. “And I’ll put my marksmanship up against his any day.” He then added, “NRA, baby!”

Trivia time: Which pitcher has won the most earned-run average titles?

Time warped? Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel isn’t surprised that Augusta National does not have any female members:

“Isn’t this archaic stance what we should expect from members who wear bright green jackets, white patent leather shoes and listen to Bobby Vinton records? These guys are so old their memories are in black and white.”

Arms deal: Newsday’s Jon Heyman had a solution to avoid situations like last Tuesday’s 7-7 tie in the All-Star game:

“Strong-armed Shawn Green could have come in from right field and the tight-shouldered [Vicente] Padilla could have gone to right. Fans would have loved it. They would have gone home knowing players were willing to do what it took. Instead, they left thinking they deserved a refund for their $175 seats.”

Wonder what Dodger Manager Jim Tracy would have thought of that plan.

For what it’s worth: According to the New York Post, Strat-O-Matic, a baseball simulation game, did what Joe Torre, Bob Brenly and Bud Selig decided not to do and finished the All-Star game.

Andruw Jones singled off Freddy Garcia to drive in Green from second base with two out in the bottom of the 12th to give the National League an 8-7 victory. Green was selected most valuable player.

Trivia answer: Lefty Grove (nine).

And finally: Fans always complain that professional athletes are out of touch with the common man. Now, Dallas Cowboy Coach Dave Campo may have come up with a way to change that mentality. He’s having his players punch in on a time clock every day.

Campo feels that with the Cowboys trying to build a playoff contender from last season’s 5-11 team, a construction-worker mentality was a perfect idea.

“We are trying to build something, obviously,” Campo told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I want guys thinking, ‘This is our job. We are going to take our lunch pails to work. We’ve got a construction job to do, so let’s get it done.’ ”