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The only reason I chose him was because there's no one else out there from a contending team who's having a great year. Normally, I agree with the fact that the MVP should come from a winning team, but there is no one this year on a team headed to the playoffs that deserves it.

"Hot Pocket. Sounds like a sexual disorder, doesn't it? Now look Bobby, sometimes, when fellas don't go on dates, they develop what we call a 'hot pocket'. Doesn't mean you're bad, it just means you need a girlfriend."

Well, apparently, there was one before the game. But, for whatever reason, Carlos Tosca didn't tell Halladay about it. Still a bullshit call, if you ask me.

Well, thanks for giving him to us.

The whole bullpen sucks, really, but he's probably one of the worst. No idea why he came in, he would have been one of my last choices.

Yeah, that was bullshit. And at least they could have put someone competent in after he left, too. He still has one start left against Cleveland, so he should win that one and get #22 there.

Shut up. I was close enough.

Old AL MVP 1. Alex Rodriguez 2. Manny Ramirez 3. Frank Thomas 4. Carlos Delgado 5. Garrett Anderson 6. Vernon Wells 7. Shannon Stewart 8. Roy Halladay 9. Magglio Ordonez 10. Ichiro New AL MVP 1. Carlos Delgado 2. Alex Rodriguez 3. Manny Ramirez 4. Frank Thomas 5. Garrett Anderson 6. Vernon Wells 7. Shannon Stewart 8. Roy Halladay 9. Magglio Ordonez 10. Ichiro NL MVP 1. Barry Bonds 2. Albert Pujols 3. Gary Sheffield 4. Jim Thome 5. Eric Gagne 6. Vladimir Guerrero 7. Javy Lopez 8. Preston Wilson 9. Sammy Sosa 10. Richie Sexson AL Cy Young 1. Roy Halladay 2. Esteban Loaiza 3. Pedro Martinez NL Cy Young 1. Eric Gagne 2. Russ Ortiz 3. Jason Schmidt AL Rookie of the Year 1. Mark Teixeira 2. Rocco Baldelli 3. Jody Gerut NL Rookie of the Year 1. Dontrelle Willis 2. Brandon Webb 3. Scott Podsednik AL Manager of the Year 1. Tony Pena 2. Bob Melvin 3. Carlos Tosca NL Manager of the Year 1. Jack McKeon 2. Frank Robinson 3. Felipe Alou Those could probably all change tomorrow (especially the AL MVP), but those are my choices. EDIT: Yeah, I switched my AL MVP votes. Delgado's got better numbers across the board as compared to A-Rod, and plays for a better team.

Me.

The match wasn't bad, but the best part was that fan yelling at Test right at the beginning.

Well, it wasn't as great as your webiste, but it was still pretty good.

I liked the show OK. I didn't think any of the matches were horrible, but nothing was great, either. I was entertained through most of it.

Well, Roy Halladay's going for his 22nd win (which would set a new franchise record) and is looking to extend his awesome September, so there is a little importance to this game, even if it's not relevant to any playoff chase.

Well yeah.

Probably the Expos, due to their horrible ownership picture over the past several years. I hate to do it, but I'd have to pick them. At least most of the teams listed there have no arenas or stadiums either already built or on the way in the next few years. The Expos have some good players to build around, but you don't know if those guys are still going to be there in the next year or so (or even where the team is going to be) because they've been dicked around so badly.

And Banky.

I voted for you. I want you to win.

The Blue Jays. JP Ricciardi definitely has his plan, and the only major part their likely to lose is Carlos Delgado, who I won't be happy to see go, but I realize that he's pretty replaceable for a lot less money than he's making right now. Pitching is their weak spot right now (outside of Halladay, for the most part, but Aquilino Lopez looks to be becoming a fine set-up man or even a closer), but they have a ton of outfielders either in the big leagues right now (like Vernon Wells or Reed Johnson) or in the minors who they'll be able to move to improve the pitching corps (except for Wells, he's not going anywhere). Ricciardi says he thinks they'll become legit contenders by '08, or so, but they've shown glimpses this year that they're pretty good already, so if they can keep up that pace for a whole year, they could be sneaking into the playoffs (or at least a late season pennant race) in the next year or so.

Fuck. You know I hate a team when they have me cheering for the BRAVES, of all teams.

Fuck. The Braves had better hope that Smoltz is VERY healthy once the playoffs start, since their bullpen is horrible.

10. A bit lower than I thought I'd be.

Yeah, but then you have players like Ichiro and Yao Ming in other sports coming in and being huge fan favourites, so I don't know how much water that theory holds.

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Brett Hull should be in charge of the league. I'm really not that optimistic about the WHA, as it seems to have a sort of 'XFL' air about it. Tweaking the rules a little bit is fine, but tweak them too much and the game ceases to be hockey and becomes something totally different. I realize that Bobby Hull isn't going to radically change the game, but you walk a fine line when it comes to changing rules. Well, Giguere became something of a star during last year's playoff run, so if I were the NHL's marketing machine, I'd be pimping the hell out of him. Put lots of Anaheim games on ABC during the regular season (well, as often as ABC shows games, at least), put him in commercials for the league, put his face EVERYWHERE, and just hope that he has a good year this year and can handle the pressure he'll be under. The main problem is, the most successful teams today play the trap (and Lou Lamereillo doesn't care about selling the game at all, all he cares about is winning, which you really can't fault him for, but I think that there should be some effort by management to make the game exciting for the customers. I mean, look at the Devils attendance, and they're one of the most successful teams in the league over the past decade). That means you're going to see boring hockey, more than likely, during the league's most important games. I think all this talk about goalies' equipment being too big is a waste. It's not goals that are exciting, it's scoring chances. Usually, a 10-1 game really isn't going to be that exciting, while a 1-0 or 2-1 game has the potential to be one of the best games of the year. Personally, I'd rather see 2 goalies make big save after big save than to see them act like sieves, letting in shot after shot. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I just can't see there being a lengthy lockout. I know the owners want a salary cap, but I think that no hockey for a year (or maybe even longer) will cause much more damage than continuing under the current CBA (or something similar, at least) would ever do.

Beautiful.