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Yes it was. That symbol pops up here and there throughout the series. I think on the HD-DVD version there's a feature or game or something that points that out. RiffTrax is doing the first two episodes. Finally, a RiffTrax for something I actually have the DVD for!

I enjoyed GetOffUrEisenreichTheLeaves and AndMyLastName4All (for David Justice)

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...ons/tampa/part1 Bill Simmons took a trip to Tampa for a Sox-Rays game and took a bunch of pictures. If anything, it shows that Tropicana Field has officially usurped Olympic Stadium as the shittiest, most sterile baseball park in history.

http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/nick149.htm TheoElDio: We count every MPH you post on the stadium's gun as a save and pay you enough money to see all the Ween, They Might Be Giants, or whatever other crappy nerd rock band concerts you can stomach. SmokeSomeGagne: Even Ozma!?

.....Kei Igawa.... I thought the purpose was to put a better pitcher in there?

This is the second straight Monday whoopin' for the Yankees. The Stadium may not be a nice place to be over the next three days for those in pinstripes.

What's "drastic measures"? Bench him for a September call-up? I can't believe it's almost September 1st already.

Close the phone lines, we've got a winner here. Bored owes me a Coke and a new monitor.

The 2K sports coverboy is revealed: http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/nick111.htm Tim Donaghy and Pete Rose chat about the LLWS: http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/nick153.htm

That reminds me: Has JaMarcus Russell signed with Oakland yet?

Don't look now kids, but David Ortiz is smashing the everloving shit out the ball right now.

Gonzaga wears Randy out and takes it in the late 2nd/early 3rd. GSP makes Koscheck his bitch in a round and a half. Daddy in the 1st. Grove by decision. Huerta by decision.

Should they really be using the fireworks when a homer cuts the lead to 11?

God DAMN! I mean, what the HELL man? What the hell?!?! And he made it look like a fucking walk in the park. EDIT: Watched the 3rd stage. How the FUCK was he supposed to finish that cliffhanger without grabbing the framework? That was just TOO far away to reach otherwise.

Jon Lester was sent down to the minors again. I guess cancer didn't take away his ability to scuffle along in his starts and walk a lot of guys.

Dan Patrick was on the morning show on WEEI today. Since there's apparently a contract dispute with the current hosts (John Dennis and Gerry Callahan; their contract expires in a few weeks, IIRC), I wonder if they aren't considering him for the spot and syndicating his show across the country.

Geez, which Yankee pissed in Garrett Anderson's Wheaties this morning? Two doubles, two homers, 10 RBI tonight, and we're only in the 6th.

I wish both Dennis Eckersley and Dave O'Brien got more face time on NESN and the radio broadcasts respectively. I know O'Brien still has ESPN committments, but I'd pay him whatever he wants to get out of them and save us from the insufferable Glen Geffner, who sounds like he just stepped out of a minor-league booth. Eck is just great to listen to when he breaks down the game. He'd be such a great addition to Baseball Tonight.

Tim Wakefield actually has an outside chance at 20 wins this year. He's probably got to win almost all of his remaining starts to do it, but there it is.

HUSTLE is......different. RG rubbing the lamp was too disturbing for words. Man, how old is Muta now? EDIT: More HUSTLE. Witness the insane greatness of Razor Ramon HG vs. Esperenza.

David Ortiz is going to knock one into the Budweiser seats sooner or later.

If I were to guess, it's probably the online commentaries. That's not a bad thing because the I remember the commentary for "Company Man" being pretty great. Only a week to go! This and The Office the next week will keep me happy for a while.

Guess the "Gagne sucks because he's not closing" arguement just got tossed right out the window here.

Mirabelli goes out with a hamstring injury, so that might change things regarding calling up Jacoby tonight. Fucking guy can't do anything right.

Jason Giambi isn't going to face any punishment from MLB for his admitted steroid use. Terrible. If the only guys getting nailed on this stuff are minor leaguers and the occasional part-time player, what the hell is the point?