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What would they do if this ends in a tie? Go back to the best record gets homefield? I guess that's how it should be anyway Watch Kaz blowout his arm here

As this boards biggest (and only?) Hamilton mark I must say what an event. Surpasses Big Mac in Fenway in 99 as the most impressive performance in Derby history.

Was Kamala actually from the dark jungles of Uganda?

Meatball Sub, just meatballs, sauce and bread.

What was the special message from Ann Martin inside? I've been dying to know.

Difference is Cubs have the best record in baseball and a 5.5 game lead in the divison, 6 up on the Brewers. I really don't think both the Brewers and the Cards are going to outplay the Cubs after the all star break. Right now I think the Cubs will win the divison, but even if they don't I think they'll take the wildcard.

Wow, this Brewers bullpen is bad. They really need to make another move and bring in a closer or at least a very good set up guy.

Mickie James is a personal fav. of mine

From prowrestling.net: Ric Flair's run in the finance business didn't last long. The Long Island Press reports that the company went out of business and a person with the company said they had been trying to "wrap things up for a while." The company opened last September. To read the full story, visit LongIslandPress.com. Poor Naitch

That's hot

I live in Northern Kentucky now, I got an apartment in Park Hills overlooking Cincy (it's easy for my girlfriend as now she doesn't need to get on the expressway to go to work and I don't mind driving into Cincy). Just filled up at the BP on the corner of Dixie Highway and Kyles Lane for 4.29.

4.29 a gallon today in Cincy. BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just one more quick thing from Marty: "I offered to sign 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame,'" Brennaman said. "They turned me down." What a ballsy prick. It's hilarious, I really wish they would've let him, imagine that.

Holy Shit. Brewers have just been one upped. Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Cubs...it's breaking now on ESPN Cubs acquire right-handed pitcher Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from Oakland 07/08/2008 6:34 PM ET MLB.com CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs today acquired right-handed pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the Oakland Athletics for right-handed pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielder Matt Murton, infielder Eric Patterson and catcher Josh Donaldson. Harden, 26, is 36-19 with a 3.42 ERA (206 ER/541.2 IP) in 97 appearances (89 starts) in all or part of the last six seasons with Oakland. He has 523 strikeouts in 541.2 innings pitched, an average of 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, and has limited opponents to a .224 batting average. He pitched in the 2003 and 2006 postseasons. The righthander is 5-1 with a 2.34 ERA (20 ER/77.0 IP) in 13 starts this season with Oakland, fanning 92 batters in 77.0 innings, an average of 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings. His 2.34 ERA would rank second in the majors behind only Oakland's Justin Duchscherer (1.98), but he is just shy of the necessary innings to qualify. Harden's .206 batting average against would rank third in the majors. He has 92 strikeouts and 31 walks this season, one strikeout shy of a three-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio. Harden has allowed only five home runs in 77.0 innings. Among pitchers with at least 12 starts this season, Harden leads the majors with 10.75 strikeouts per nine innings (San Francisco's Tim Lincecum is next at 9.49) and he ranks 12th with 10.40 baserunners allowed per nine innings. Harden spent one month this season on the disabled list (April 10-May 11) with a strained right shoulder and has averaged six innings per start since returning, four times pitching into the seventh inning or beyond. He has turned in a quality start in seven of his last 10 outings, posting a 2.02 ERA (14 ER/62.1 IP) and a .190 batting average against in that span starting May 17. Overall, he has allowed two earned runs or less in 10 of his 13 starts. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Harden went 3-0 with a 0.68 ERA (2 ER/26.2 IP) in four starts vs. the National League during interleague play this season, limiting those foes to a .132 batting average. In his career, Harden is 5-1 with a 1.81 ERA (11 ER.54.2 IP) in 10 interleague appearances, nine as a starter. A native of Victoria, British Columbia, Harden is 10-3 with a 2.95 ERA (49 ER/149.1 IP) during the last three seasons, limiting opponents to a .201 batting average, though five stints on the disabled list have kept him to 29 appearances, 26 as a starter. His 2.95 ERA and .201 batting average against would lead all big league starters if he had accumulated the necessary innings during the last three seasons to qualify for league-leader rankings. In his career, he is 18-3 with a 1.45 ERA (35 ER/217.1 IP) when pitching at least seven innings (29 starts). Gaudin, 25, is 5-3 with a 3.59 ERA (25 ER/62.2 IP) in 26 appearances (six starts) with Oakland this season, including a 3.38 ERA (10 ER/26.2 IP) in his 20 relief appearances. He has not allowed an earned run in 15 of his 20 relief outings and has pitched 1.0 inning or more in 17 of those appearances. The 5-foor-10, 185 pound Gaudin joins the Cubs having turned in a 1.50 ERA (1 ER/6.0 IP) in his last seven relief outings beginning June 21. The New Orleans native has pitched all or part of the last six seasons in the big leagues with Tampa Bay (2003-04), Toronto (2005) and Oakland (2006-08), going 24-23 with two saves and a 4.33 ERA (25 203 ER/421.2 IP). He returned to the bullpen this season after making 34 starts with Oakland last season. Gaudin is 8-5 with two saves and a 3.63 ERA (59 ER/146.1 IP) in 111 relief appearances in his career. Gallagher, 22, is 3-4 with a 4.45 ERA (29 ER/58.2 IP) in 12 appearances (10 starts) with the Cubs this season. He has split the last two seasons between the Cubs and Triple-A Iowa. Gallagher was originally selected by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 2006 Draft. Murton, 26, has split the 2008 season between the Cubs and Triple-A, batting .250 (10-for-40) with two doubles and six RBI in 19 games for Chicago this season. He has spent all or part of the last four seasons in the majors, hitting .294 (256-for-870) with 28 home runs and 104 RBI in 308 big league games. He was acquired by the Cubs on July 31, 2004 from the Boston Red Sox as part of a four-team, six-player trade. Patterson, 25, has also split the season between the Cubs and Triple-A and hit .237 (9-for-38) during his three stints in the big leagues this season. He was originally selected by the Cubs in the eighth round of the 2004 Draft. Donaldson, 22, batted .217 (51-for-235) with six home runs and 23 RBI in 63 games for Single-A Peoria this season. He was selected by the Cubs in the second round of the 2007 Draft.

Earlier this year someone hit a HR for the Reds (I think it was Dunn) and people in the stands didn't just throw that ball back but threw about 10-15 onto the field. Marty went off on a tangent, essentially labeling cubs fans as unintelligent drunks. It got a little play in chicago sports radio (i'm not sure how much as I don't live there) and it really started. For awhile Marty would read emails from Chicago, he would pick out the emails calling for his head and pick apart stupid mistakes made in the emails, basically mocking the stupidity of the fans. It really is funny to hear, Marty is a prick, but the reds blow and it's entertaining.

Cubs-Reds series in Wrigley. Big news all day is Marty Brennamen now requires a security staff in order to enter and exit Wrigley. He said he doesn't care and is going to continue reading stupid Cub Fan Emails in the middle innings. It's hilarious how this has built, now he's been interviewed, one of his guards was interviewed. Evidently he has gotten all kinds of threats ranging from death to just being physically beaten. It will be an interesting game to listen to on 700 WLW tonight

Here is the rumored complete trade: To bolster their starting rotation for a playoff run, the Brewers were forced to part with top prospect Matt LaPorta, an outfielder, plus Triple-A left-hander Zach Jackson, Class A right-hander Rob Bryson and a player to be named later. According to some reports, that player will be 2007 Brewers Minor League Player of the Year Taylor Green, a third baseman. Is Taylor Green a big prospect? I haven't heard much about him.

Agreed. Sheets and CC are both walking after this year. There are rumblings they may deal Fielder this offseason due to Boras. This could be their last chance to compete for a few years, especially without LaPorta to replace Fielder. If they don't make the playoffs this year they have really hurt themselves for the next 2-3 years. If you keep LaPorta you could deal fielder for a great package, probably including a great starter, and then have LaPorta ready at first. This is really mortgaging the next few years.

4:54PM EST: Jon Heyman weighs in on the impending Sabathia deal, stating that the Indians have been trying to pry top shortstop prospect Alcides Escobar away from the Brewers as well. Heyman re-affirms that the Brewers would like a deal complete as soon as possible, in order to get two starts from Sabathia - one Tuesday and one Sunday - before the All-Star Break. No mention of the unconfirmed report of the deal being completed from Heyman just yet. 4:15PM EST: CastroTurf, an Indians blog at the MLB Blogs Network, takes Rosenthal's rumor one step further, citing a "Major League source," that says a trade with the Brewers and Indians for C.C. Sabathia has been "completed." If correct, the trade is indeed centered around Double-A outfielder Matt LaPorta, though the other two prospects are not yet named. Further updates as soon as they are available

I disagree, those aren't at all fun.

Good move, she looks better this way, more distinctive.

I'd guess Brian Wilson is there to provide entertainment.

Actually there are limits to how many times each network can show a particular team. -FOX can select the same team 9 times. -TBS can select the same team 13 times. -ESPN can select the same team 5 times on Sunday Night Baseball. So that's 27 Yankees and/or Red Sox games every season, not including weekday ESPN games. Which means every sixth Yankee game can be national. I might have seen the Devil Rays once this season, and they have a better record than the Yankees and Red Sox. Yet I've seen at least three Red Sox games every week for most of the season. You'd think nothing west of New York City existed. I'd guess including weekday games the sox and yanks are on at least 3 times every week. I'm just so fucking sick of seeing them, I'm defin. not watching the Sunday game tonight or tomorrows game because I'm just so fucking sick of the sox and yanks.

Yankees/Red Sox tonight on ESPN, damn, I was just thinking those two teams never get on ESPN. Good news is tomorrow Red Sox/Twins are the Monday Night Game on ESPN. I know about ratings, but even the Cowboys on Fox wasn't this bad. I would argue it hurts the game more than the bump in ratings helps, as national exposure to some other good teams may help build a fanbase, and it may help ratings for the playoffs and world series if the yankees or sox don't make it. I have no problem with a lot of sox and yankees games on Fox and ESPN but it's to the point of absurdity. I really hope in the next television deal that MLB puts in some kind of stip where you can't just show sox and yankees every time. And I'm not saying show games like The Nats/Reds or something, but there are other good exciting teams playing.

Holy shit, look at Takers knee in that pic. I didn't know knee's could look like that