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All but three of the nine starting Padres drove in a run during that first inning. Is that some sort of record, Al?

Some Reds fan just denied Soriano his third homer in two days.

It doesn't help starters not named Verlander can't seem to get past five innings.

The Cubs and Mets reportedly have interest in Jay Payton. I was just thinking the Cubs could use another fourth outfield. C'mon, Omar, do your thing.

But their poor hitting has made it difficult for even quality outings not to go to waste. We remember what it's like to watch a team that hits a lot of longballs, but has trouble scoring otherwise.

Brewers just dropped the nightcap. They really don't look so good if they aren't smacking the ball out of the yard. Back to a game and a half space.

Aaron Harang's out after one inning due to lower back issues. And I guess Soriano hit a BOMB to put the Cubs up 5-0 in the second.

That's because it was more of a word of mouth type of thing.

Anyone got the Tigers/Angels game? Some kid who looks like he's gonna grow up to resemble Bartolo Colon just snatched a ball that was probably not leaving the yard to give the Angels a three-run lead.

I've seen it twice. The total disregard for the secondary characters became more glaring during the second viewing. It was a lot better than I expected, but I don't know how you ignore so many characters. I understand it's not possible for everyone in the massive Simpsons universe to get ample lines, but how does Principal Skinner, one of the series' longest lasting characters, not get a single line?

Jorge Cantu will always be remembered by me as the guy who banged several of his friend's friends during spring break in 2006.

Cards scored seven unanswered runs, including three in the ninth to beat the Brewers. Another blown save for Cordero. Good thing, because the Cubs have been awful against Harang.

I'll be catching this later tonight. I'm a Simpsons fanboy and to an extent, a defender of the series up until recent seasons. I haven't been this psyched for a movie since Batman Begins. Glad to hear it's getting solid reviews. Should be a great time.

"International Players Anthem" - UGK (Feat. OutKast) Incredible.

3.17.86 Either I don’t have the 3.10 issue or it’s merely been misplaced. We’ll just skip ahead for now. Top Stories - William Perry is “definitely in” for the Wrestlemania battle royal. He’ll reportedly net $150,000 for his participation and probably be winning it. The figure is what he’s been promised, not necessarily what he’ll make, though. All the main eventers from the original Wrestlemania, with the possible exception of Hogan, received less than expected and were upset about it. Roddy Piper and Mr. T even did some shopping around with other promoters after. The Crush Girls will appear on the Los Angeles portion of the card. Ringside tickets at all three arenas are $100, but they drop to $30 starting with the sixth row. Meltz is certain the show will do better than the first, mainly because it’s running from three of the biggest markets in the country, which assures tons of media coverage. Secondly, Perry’s involved and is as hot an item as Mr. T was last year. Despite seeing an out-of-shape actor, (in Hogan and more specifically, Mr. T), the public at large saw two fearsome fighters with reasons to get revenge on easily-hated heels. Newer audiences hadn’t seen Hogan carted off before. The angle was weakly done and Mean Gene’s attempts at comedy hurt it. The success of the first Wrestlemania almost ensures the success of this one, as Meltz points to the Super Bowl participants not affecting people watching the game. - The NWA and AWA ran a combined show on 2.24. In the main, Ric Flair beat Magnum T.A. in what many people called “the best bout ever in New York.” Meltz points out that isn’t as great a compliment as it sounds. Bruiser Brody will be appearing at their next joint show. - Says the announcers, even Jesse Ventura, were overbearing for the 3.1 SNME. The matches were “shit, but that’s expected.” Calls the Bulldogs vs. Dream Team match the closest thing to a great match he’s seen in the WWF in 18 months. Hogan looks out of shape, even though his tan creates the impression of physical fitness. Says both Hogan and Don Muraco looked terrible in their match. Orton looked good in his boxing match with Mr. T and doesn’t blame T for blowing up, since it’s easy to do if you aren’t a legit fighter. Adds “you’d think they’d let him visit the WWF pharmacy before having him unveil his relatively small and flat physique.” Points the comedy was kept to a minimum, which is probably a result of strong January ratings boosting McMahon’s confidence about future network specials and thus, doesn’t need to cater to those in power who want more comedy. - The Von Erich family was on a talk show in Dallas on 2.23. When asked about his hepatitis, Mike said people had told him they’d read in the papers he had it, but he didn’t know anything about it. Fritz then cut in and told Mike he did have it, but it was only a “mild case.” Kerry Von Erich said there’s “little, if any drug usage” in pro wrestling and they were greatly shocked to hear Gino Hernandez died from a coke overdose. Host pointed out that no Von Erich is ever in the Top 10 wrestlers in the world ratings, which Kevin responded to with, “If you’ll notice the top five guys are big, overweight guys and I’d love to get them in the ring.” Fritz, outraged, added that Kevin would beat them all in five minutes. The five wrestlers in question include Ric Flair, Ted Dibiase, Tatsumi Fujinami, Dynamite Kid, and Bobby Eaton. AWA - Vern has changed the team name for Marty Janetty and Sean Michaels from The American Express to The Midnight Rockers. “Have to make sure everyone knows you have no originality,” says Meltz. Mid-South - Jake Roberts lost the North American title to Dick Slater after winning it 24 hours before. - Expects Terry Taylor to win either the NA title or TV title soon. Crockett - Seem to be grooming Ricky Morton as a new foe for Flair. Matches should be great and sell well, but few will believe Morton has a shot at beating Flair. - Jim Garvin and Precious are in, certainly to feud with Dusty Rhodes and Baby Doll. - Suspects Tully Blanchard will be National champ before anyone reads this. - With Jim Garvin in, most expect Miss Atlanta Lively to return as his second, only to turn on him revealing a heel Ron Garvin. They’ve pushed Ron so hard that if they do it, he should get over great as a heel.

That entire angle is proof the worker doesn't always need to be much of a worker to get nuclear heat. Winning the Million Dollar belt at Summerslam was the peak of Virgil's success, but he was arguably one of the most over guys on the roster during the eight months that led to that moment.

I guess the Brewers can feel safe tonight. After rolling through four, Jason Marquis has experienced another sudden meltdown, walking two, including the pitcher, hitting one and giving up a grand slam. If the Cubs do make the playoffs, thank god for four-man rotations.

The Nationals are closing in on extending Dimitri Young for $10 million over two years. This is why the Nationals are the Nationals. Josh Johnson is also heading to see Dr. James Andrews, which is never a good sign. That starting rotation of the future the Marlins were building sure fell apart in a hurry, didn't it?

That weren't taken out of context. They were posted shortly after new details were released, thus making your comments idiotic.

I think my cable company just changed the set-up to being a flat montly fee to giving something like 24 hours of "rental" time before you have to pay again.

In that case, there should be no surprise there, unless you've never had more than two minutes of a White Sox game on in the last 20 years. i don't have any chicago channels. we got this one through a canadian sportsnet channel. honest to god, he's the worst sporting announcer ever. ever. He was also one of the worst GM's ever. Howard had homered off him earlier. Popular opinion at the moment is he beaned Utley to make his subsequent beaning of Howard look unintentional. By the way, that sound you heard was the NL East becoming a two-team race.

In that case, there should be no surprise there, unless you've never had more than two minutes of a White Sox game on in the last 20 years.

Isn't it Hawk and DJ?

Cubs have a shot to close to within a game tonight, as the Cordero just blew a save in the ninth and then lost it in the 10th. Unless Gameday was lying to me, the tying run was the pitcher, who had doubled to lead off the inning.

Steve Stone will be filling in for Darrin Jackson during early August. I love Stoney, but that also means three hours of Hawk.