HarleyQuinn

Are you sure Jose Diaz is a catcher Al? According to minorleaguebaseball.com, Diaz has a 4.69 ERA in 80.2 IP(20 games) with 65 BB's and 87 K's in the eastern league with the Binghamton Mets. Nevermind, meh...well there's Diaz for those interested.

I'm shocked(ok, not really) that they traded Kazmir. He was doing decent in the Florida State League(3.46 ERA or something similar) before going to the Eastern League on 7/8 and tearing shit up there(to the tune of 1.73 ERA I believe as of 7/28).

I'll vote #1

Damn at Las Vegas not being able to beat out Los Angeles. *clutches his 2 rings tightly and weeps*

I'll say the pocket passer who has a great completion % but can scramble when he needs to. Basically guys who can throw for 60%+ while running for 100-300 yards over a season. Guys who fit this profile would be the following, Yards = Av. per Game w/most rushing yards in a season. - Brett Favre(14 yards) - Joe Montana(18 yards) - Warren Moon(17 yards) - Bart Starr(12 yards)

Candle Bay by Tamara Thorne. The Shining by Stephen King. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Those 3 are currently the books that I've read a good 6 times or more w/Candle Bay likely around the 10-15 mark. Damn, just writing that title down makes me want to read it again.

God damn does that trailer make me even more hyped for this movie to come out.

Will now officially own everybody in the auction draft after acquiring Aaron Brooks, whoo.

I'm happy that both Nicole and Christie's teams made it. I swear, Mirna is the only person to make me physically come within two inches of punching my TV. If I were racing against her, I'd be too busy throttling her with my bare hands to pay attention to the race.

Know what's funny? They showed the top 3 in the DirecTV preview too negating any reason for me to watch it.

I love the pose the most I think, just very cool. I'd also agree about the longer ears but that's being nit-picky with such a cool looking figure.

Tis' a shame that my numbers suck so much though. I fear me retiring in a couple years or turning into Z and flailing about until I decide to committ suicide. *already has an idea of what his next player is gonna be like to improve on this speedy no average hitter*

Getting my 2000th hit in my home city(Boston)....fucking rules! Too bad it looks like my season is gonna end on a disastrous note. I have almost no extra base hits, boooo. Looks like LV is also making a charge at Los Angeles, hope we come out in 1st.

Oh please....it's Jim Neidhart people! He tossed in the goatee stroke which made me side with him.

I'll say Harvey Keitel's son in From Dusk Till Dawn. Made me just want to punch him, I cheered when he died. I'll second the nomination of SMG in Cruel Itentions as well, so good at being the bitch.

Some other nominations... Vada Pinson(1958-1975) - 2,757 hits; 305 SB's; 1,170 RBI's; 1 GG; 2 All-Star appearances; Finished in the Top 10 of MVP voting twice(10th and 3rd in 1963 and 1961). Appeared in the 1961 World Series. Most similar hitter? Roberto Clemente. Ranks 44th in Hits, 46th in Total Bases, 53rd in Extra Base Hits and 21st in Power/Speed. Black Ink: Batting - 18 (119) (Average HOFer ~ 27) Gray Ink: Batting - 135 (119) (Average HOFer ~ 144) HOF Standards: Batting - 35.9 (181) (Average HOFer ~ 50) HOF Monitor: Batting - 87.0 (173) (Likely HOFer > 100) Al Oliver(1968-1985) - 2,743 hits; 529 doubles; 1,326 RBI's; Won the 1971 World Series. Appeared in 5 NLCS' and 1 ALCS. 7 Time All-Star and finished 7th in 1972, 7th in 1974 and 3rd in 1982 in MVP Voting. Most similar hitter is Steve Garvey. Ranks 46th in Hits, 27th in Doubles, 36th in Sacrifice Flies. Black Ink: Batting - 16 (135) (Average HOFer ~ 27) Gray Ink: Batting - 127 (135) (Average HOFer ~ 144) HOF Standards: Batting - 39.7 (143) (Average HOFer ~ 50) HOF Monitor: Batting - 113.0 (119) (Likely HOFer > 100) Overall Rank in parentheses. Rusty Staub(1963-1985) - 2,716 hits; 499 doubles; 1,255 walks; 1,466 RBI's; .362/.431 OBP/SLG; Appeared in the 1973 World Series. 6 Time All-Star; Finished 5th in MVP Voting in 1978. Most similar hitter is Tony Perez. Ranks 6th in Sacrifice Flies, 38th in Walks, 43rd in RBI's, 11th in Games Played, 50th in Hits, 35th in Times on Base and 41st in Doubles. Black Ink: Batting - 4 (388) (Average HOFer ~ 27) Gray Ink: Batting - 89 (251) (Average HOFer ~ 144) HOF Standards: Batting - 37.7 (164) (Average HOFer ~ 50) HOF Monitor: Batting - 59.0 (286) (Likely HOFer > 100) Overall Rank in parentheses.

Pete Rose - Kinda obvious playing wise... Bob Johnson(1933-1945) - 2,051 hits; 396 2B's; 1,075 BB's; .296/.393/.506 line; Scored a 46.0 on the HOF Standards test. 161 on the Gray Ink and 91.5 on the HOF Monitor. Andre Dawson(1976-1996) - 2,774 hits; 438 HR's; 1,591 RBI's; 8 GG's; Won the MVP in 1987. Scored 43.7 on the HOF Standards and 118 in the Monitor. Wade Boggs(Is he eligable yet?) Jim Rice(1974-1989) - 2,452 Hits; 382 HR's; 1,451 RBI's; .298/.352/.508 line; Won the MVP in 1978. Placed in the Top 5 in MVP Voting 6 times in his career. Scored a 33 on the Black Ink Test, 176 on the Gray Ink, 42.9 on the HOF Standards and 146.5 on the HOF Monitor.

*prays I can get out of Las Vegas soon via Free Agency* What's my contract looking like Evo?

Here's the Hall of Fame Monitor numbers for guys like Rivera, Smoltz, Eckersley, Smith, etc. You can see how the formula works at http://www.baseball-reference.com. The rankings are amongst pitchers and the scores are what they have or currently have(updated as of the 2003 season). Likely HOFer is > 100 Mariano Rivera(New York Yankees): 112 *Ranked 73rd All-Time* John Smoltz(Atlanta Braves): 120 *Ranked 67th All-Time* Dennis Eckersley: 172(Hall of Fame) *Ranked 29th All-Time* Lee Smith: 136 *Ranked 47th All-Time* John Franco: 125 *Ranked 60th All-Time* Rollie Fingers: 139(Hall of Fame) *Ranked 45th All-Time* Rich Gossage: 126 *Ranked 58th All-Time* I'm a little surprised that Smith isn't in yet considering he's only 2 spots behind Fingers. I wouldn't be surprised to see Smoltz be a shoo-in if he goes for a few more years and Rivera could work his way in if he goes 4-5 more years or so(He's only pitched for 9 seasons and was 33 in 2003).

Elizabeth Bathory, Pitchfork, C4 Vertebrae

Lowe has no control tonight, thank god for Damon's catch right there because that could've been a lot worse.

Are you seriously that naive CW? Also wasn't Posada more upset over the head gesture rather than what Pedro said? I wouldn't be surprised if that is what Pedro said but Posada took the head gesture as meaning that he could expect to get beaned. Also why doubt what Varitek said? If I got plunked and was as pissed as A-Rod was and somebody told me to shut up, I'd probably take issue with them too.

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Lay off the flaming Nelly, it doesn't make you any bigger or tougher in this thread. I would respect your points more if you tried being more civil rather then slinging personal insults everytime somebody offers an opposing viewpoint, no matter how wrong you think it is.

While it is shocking, it doesn't seem that unprecented. The following running backs retired at age 30 or earlier and were quite accomplished before they retired. Some were more accomplished then others. Quite a few surprises in here too. Alan Ameche - 27 Jamal Anderson - 29(Ran for 1,000+ yards in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000) Greg Bell - 28(Ran for 1,000+ yards in 1984, 1988 and 1989) Gary Brown - 30(Ran for 1,000+ yards in 1993 and 1998) Clarence Davis - 29 Terrell Davis - 29 Earl Campbell - 30 Willie Ellison - 29(Ran for 1,000 yards in 1971) Chuck Foreman - 30(Ran for 1,000+ yards in 1975, 1976 and 1977) Barry Foster - 26(Ran for 1,690 yards in 1992) Mike Garrett - 29(Ran for 1,000+ yards in 1967 and 1972) Rodney Hampton - 28(Ran for 1,000+ yards 5 straight seasons) Gale Sayers - 28(Ran for 1,000+ yards in 1966 and 1969) Barry Sanders - 30 Robert Smith - 28