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Mik, getting Carlos Delgado would have to be the biggest FA acquisition for the Marlins post-fire sale, right?

God, that NFL Countdown set is so freakin' gaudy.

That's not just shady, that's "in danger of failing a citizenship test." Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers, who wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president. (Also fathered a whole lotta bastard children with his slave) Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy.

Oh, like that's common knowledge on the board

There's no way all those penalties added up to a 61.

I was told that the show is actually well-written despite being on the WB. Next time it's on, I'll watch. The daughter is hot.

I'm sorry, but I find that very, very hard to believe. Maybe it's like the New Orleans Hornets where all the season tickets account for attendance figures despite nobody being AT the games. There's no way you had 12,000 people at a Hurricanes game.

Also, it's a real mindfuck to discuss baseball in a thread clearly marked "NFL." Ah, how I love derailing.

Wood would (hah) be the smallest loss, probably, but I still don't want to lose him, because we're losing Maddux for good after this year, probably.

I've decided this game just hasn't had enough close-up ass shots.

Well I do see them trying to keep Zambrano! They'd be crazy not to. As for Carlos, well, he'd be crazy in any city.

Tic-Tacs, that dumb bitch

See that will just not do. But anyway I hope the three in the middle become The New Big Three.

Let's see how Stevie holds up down in Orlando before you say that.

Michael Vick fumbled! He's the best quarterback in history!

There's gotta be a spare Gramatica lying around

Maybe it'll revitalize him.

Let's repeat the feat on MLK Day and we'll be in business. It would be so cool to raid the Celtics for Paul Pierce or something. I thought that might mean giving up someone good, but then I breathed a sign of relief as I remembered that their GM is Danny Ainge.

I didn't see if this was mentioned already, because I'm lazy, but Peter Karmanos says this season is over and he doesn't care, and he couldn't care less if there's a season next year, either. I didn't think it was possible, but that makes Bill Wirtz look like Mark fuckin' Cuban.

But it's the same principle of "ohmygodohmygodohmygod we're losing the season is over what will we do ohmygod" "you're up by a few and you lead your division" "PSH you say that now" "you're overreacting" "WHY DOES EVERYBODY HATE US"

I decided he's the supposed fifth starter because cubs.com doesn't have a mugshot of Glendon Rusch, who is probably going to get the spot before Guzman, but THEY ALL HAD TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME because an action pic or Rusch in a Brewers cap would done fuck it up.

But they had the extra week to rest! hah.

What's worse: one Anglesault or fifty Patriots fans? I refer to them collectively because they wouldn't have it any other way.

Is Stan related to Victor?

Frankly, Mr. Shanks, since you ask You are a flatulent pain in the arse I do not mean to be so rude Still, I must speak frankly, Mr. Shanks