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Ron Gant, Left Fielder Atlanta Braves 1987-1993 Cincinnati Reds 1995 St. Louis Cardinals 1996-1998 Philadelphia Phillies 1999-2000 Anaheim Angels 2000 Colorado Rockies 2001 Oakland Athletics 2001, 2003 San Diego Padres 2002 Awards 1991 NL Silver Slugger - OF All-Star Selections: 2 (1992, 1995) League Leader None Career Ranks Home Runs: 96th Best Performance July 5, 1990 - New York at Atlanta Easy pick as he matches he career high in hits (four), home runs (two), RBI (six), and total bases (eleven) in the same game. Hall of Fame Stats Gray Ink: Batting - 52 (477) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) HOF Standards: Batting - 26.0 (377) (Average HOFer ≈ 50) HOF Monitor: Batting - 41.5 (441) (Likely HOFer > 100) Similar Batters in HOF: None Top 10 Similar Batters: Reggie Sanders, Jeromy Burnitz, Jimmy Wynn, Andruw Jones, Bobby Bonds, Roy Sievers, Greg Vaughn, Darryl Strawberry, Bobby Thomson, Frank J. Thomas Year-by-Year Win Shares & Wins Above Replacement Level (WARP3) 1987: 1/0.4 1988: 16/5.3 1989: 1/0.1 1990: 21/7.4 1991: 25/8.6 1992: 17/3.8 1993: 25/6.0 1995: 21/6.1 1996: 18/5.8 1997: 11/3.3 1998: 11/2.5 1999: 16/5.3 2000: 7/3.9 2001: 4/1.4 2002: 12/3.3 2003: 0/-0.4 Career Win Shares: 206 Career WARP3: 62.9 My Stupid Opinion Had a nice combination of power and speed in his prime but was never among the best players in the game in any particular year. Don't think the dirt bike accident he had in '94 where he broke his leg, costing him the entire season and a contract with the Braves that he just signed a week before (oops!), hurt him too much as he followed that up with of his best seasons in '95. His #1 comp of Reggie Sanders is one of the more apt comparisons I've seen with the Similar Batters tool.

Was Abreu projectile shitting all over the clubhouse walls? Now that's just unsanitary. The Yankees need to sign David Eckstein to get the CHEMISTRY~!

I have nothing to add but...BASEBALL IS DEAD! WHY CAN'T IT BE MORE COMPETITIVE LIKE THE NBA! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I thought baseball was dead when the Yankees signed Jason Giambi after the 2001 season and that no one would ever be able to compete with them. Things worked out okay.

Now really ESPN, did a game between the #9 and #11 teams in the BCS rankings really need the input of JETSFAVRE4PREZ?

It was just a one-year deal for $5.5 million but that would have made him the 3rd highest player in baseball that season behind Bobby Bonilla and Ryne Sandberg. Braves paid a $901k buyout to get out of the deal.

They're just doing it as a preview for the channel as it isn't officially up and running until January 1st. For those who don't know on the first day they'll be showing the original broadcast of Don Larsen's perfect game in the '56 World Series.

As usual, nothing too interesting going on Christmas week. Full TV Schedule for Week of 12/22 - 12/28 Network/Basic Cable Schedule MONDAY Georgia Tech at USC, 10:30/7:30 PM, FSN TUESDAY #25 Missouri vs. Illinois, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN2 #9 Texas at Wisconsin, 9:30/6:30 PM, ESPN2 Kansas at Arizona, 10:30/7:30 PM, FSN SATURDAY Washington State at LSU, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN2 West Virginia at #15 Ohio State, 4:00/1:00 PM, CBS UAB at #19 Louisville, 4:00/1:00 PM, ESPN2 #11 Michigan State vs. Oakland, 5:00/2:00 PM, FSN Northwestern State at Arkansas, 6:00/3:00 PM, ESPN2 SUNDAY Virginia at Georgia Tech, 5:30/2:30 PM, FSN Rutgers at #1 North Carolina, 7:45/4:45 PM, FSN Texas Tech at Stanford, 10:00/7:00 PM, FSN

Southern Miss receiver Deandre Brown broke his leg in the New Orleans Bowl. What was freaky, if you dare watch the video, is it happened without being hit. He was attempting to make leaping catch and then *snap*. He was one of the top freshman receivers in the country and definitely has the size and talent to be an NFL wideout so hopefully he can recover. Unrelated, I think Shaun King went to the Paul Maguire School of Broadcasting where laughing after every other play is used as substitute for doing any actual analysis.

Gamestop.com Early Reservation Bowl Picks Tennessee - Canadian Brandon December 20th EagleBank:Wake Forest New Mexico:Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: BYU December 21st New Orleans:Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State December 24th Hawaii:Notre Dame December 26th Motor City:Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: North Carolina Champs Sports: Florida State Emerald: California December 28th Independence: Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State Alamo: Missouri December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland Holiday: Oklahoma State Texas: Western Michigan December 31st Armed Forces: Air Force Sun: Oregon State Music City:Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas Chick-Fil-A: LSU January 1st Outback: South Carolina Gator: Clemson Capital One: Georgia Rose: USC Orange: Virginia Tech January 2nd Cotton: Mississippi Liberty: Kentucky Sugar: Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut January 5th Fiesta: Texas January 6th GMAC: Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 79 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 350 Ohio State - Gert T December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss - Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU - TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame - Hawaii December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan - Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina - West Virginia Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State - Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami - Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois - Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers - Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern - Missouri December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada - Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon - Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice - Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force - Houston Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh - Oregon State Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt - Boston College Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota - Kansas Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa - Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson - Nebraska Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State - Georgia Rose: Penn State vs. USC - USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati - Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi - Ole Miss Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky - East Carolina Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama - Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo - Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas - Ohio State January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa - Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma - Florida Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 72 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 300

Just like last year, Memphis was the lowest ranked team in the country to play in a bowl game according to the BCS rankings. This year they were ranked 96th overall below the likes of four win teams New Mexico and Wyoming.

Still nothing from Gert T. I've decided that if he doesn't submit picks by the start of the New Orleans Bowl tomorrow night (8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST) I'm going to make picks for Ohio State for the remaining 29 games just so Canadian Brandon doesn't have to settle for a win by forfeit. And here were Brandon's picks for today's games. December 20th EagleBank:Wake Forest New Mexico:Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: BYU

For once I'd like to hear an announcer talk about how shitty a particular bowl committee was at hosting their event. New Mexico Bowl has been fairly entertaining. The St. Petersburg Bowl is only interesting for the patchwork baseball turf they're playing on.

David Cone, Starting Pitcher Kansas City Royals 1986, 1993-1994 New York Mets 1987-1992, 2003 Toronto Blue Jays 1992, 1995 New York Yankees 1995-2000 Boston Red Sox 2001 Awards 1994 AL Cy Young All-Star Selections: 5 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999) League Leader 1988: W/L Pct. 1990: Strikeouts, K/9, K/BB 1991: Strikeouts, K/9 1992: Shutouts, K/9 1995: Innings 1998: Wins Career Ranks Strikeouts: 22nd Games Started: 99th W/L Pct: 95th H/9: 62nd K/9: 20th Best Performance July 18, 1999 - Montreal at New York (A) Throws only 88 pitches in tossing the 15th perfect game in MLB history. Hall of Fame Stats Black Ink: Pitching - 19 (101) (Average HOFer ≈ 40) Gray Ink: Pitching - 165 (76) (Average HOFer ≈ 185) HOF Standards: Pitching - 39.0 (73) (Average HOFer ≈ 50) HOF Monitor: Pitching - 103.0 (90) (Likely HOFer > 100) Similar Pitchers in HOF: 2 (Dazzy Vance, Bob Lemon) Other Similar Pitchers: Dwight Gooden, Tommy Bridges, Bob Welch, Orel Hershiser, Dave Stieb, Kevin Brown, Jack Stivetts, Dave McNally Year-by-Year Win Shares & Wins Above Replacement Level (WARP3) 1986: 0/0.2 1987: 5/1.9 1988: 19/7.2 1989: 11/4.4 1990: 13/6.9 1991: 15/7.0 1992: 18/7.5 1993: 21/9.0 1994: 20/10.8 1995: 19/9.7 1996: 8/3.7 1997: 16/7.7 1998: 17/6.7 1999: 15/6.6 2000: 0/1.0 2001: 8/3.6 2003: 0/0.1 Career Win Shares: 205 Career WARP3: 94.2 My Stupid Opinion You know there are crazier cases to be made than trumpeting David Cone as a HOF, although I'm not going to do it. The 1994-95 strike very likely cost him a shot at 200 wins as it occurred in the prime of his career and he had 10 to 11 potential starts wiped out in the middle of his Cy Young season of '94. But that being said he was definitely a notch below the elite pitchers of his era. Would be worthy of staying on the ballot but I think he has less than a 50/50 chance of getting the necessary 5% of the vote.

I'm still waiting on Gert T to get his full picks in. For the Bored Bowl, out of 34 games AboveAverage and UZI differ on only four (Vegas, Sun, Orange, GMAC) and there's only a two point difference in their first tiebreak. Bored Bowl Picks N.C. State - AboveAverage484 December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 72 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 343 Arizona - UZI Suicide December 20th EagleBank: Wake Forest New Mexico: Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: BYU December 21st New Orleans: Troy December 23rd Poinsettia: TCU December 24th Hawaii: Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia Champs Sports: Florida State Emerald: California December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech December 29th PapaJohns.com: Rutgers Alamo: Missouri December 30th Humanitarian: Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State Texas: Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston Sun: Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College Insight: Kansas Chick-Fil-A: Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: Iowa Gator: Clemson Capital One: Georgia Rose: USC Orange: Virginia Tech January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech Liberty: East Carolina Sugar: Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut January 5th Fiesta: Texas January 6th GMAC: Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 70 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 270

I Used To Fuck Guys Like You In Prison Football Classic Picks Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff Wake Forest Fresno State South Florida Arizona Troy Boise State Notre Dame Central Michigan West Virginia Florida State California Louisiana Tech Rutgers Missouri Maryland Oklahoma State Western Michigan Air Force Oregon State Boston College Kansas LSU Iowa Clemson Georgia USC Cincinnati Ole Miss Kentucky Alabama Connecticut Texas Tulsa Oklahoma TB #1: 51 TB #2: 243 Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto December 20th EagleBank: Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: BYU December 21st New Orleans: Troy December 23rd Poinsettia: TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii December 26th Motor City: Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: North Carolina Champs Sports: Florida State Emerald: California December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State Alamo: Missouri December 30th Humanitarian: Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State Texas: Western Michigan December 31st Armed Forces: Houston Sun: Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College Insight: Kansas Chick-Fil-A: Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: Iowa Gator: Clemson Capital One: Georgia Rose: USC Orange: Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech Liberty: East Carolina Sugar: Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut January 5th Fiesta: Texas January 6th GMAC: Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 71 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 289 Don't Taze Me Bowl! Picks Nebraska - Mecca December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game?71 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida?315 Kentucky - Danville Wrestling December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 67 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 300

Still waiting on seven people to get their picks in so I'm going to send out a reminder PM. If any don't make it by 11:00 AM EST/8:00 AM PST tomorrow the way it will work is they obviously will lose out on the EagleBank Bowl and then they have until by 2:30 PM EST/11:30 AM EST to get credit for the New Mexico Bowl and so on.

K-Mart Blue Light Special Bowl Picks South Carolina - Cuban Linx December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 80 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 350 Fresno State - Agent Bond34 December 20th EagleBank: Wake Forest New Mexico: Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii December 26th Motor City: Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia Champs Sports: Wisconsin Emerald: California December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State Alamo: Missouri December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland Holiday: Oklahoma State Texas: Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston Sun: Oregon State Music City: Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas Chick-Fil-A: LSU January 1st Outback: Iowa Gator: Clemson Capital One: Georgia Rose: USC Orange: Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina Sugar: Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut January 5th Fiesta: Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State January 8th BCS: Florida Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 67 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 268

Covers.com Degenerate Bowl Picks Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 49 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 309 Georgia Tech - iggymcfly December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 66 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 302 Main Loon Restaurant China Bowl Picks Minnesota - Vern Gagne December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game?70 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 266 Arizona State - still fly December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 76 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 200 AIG Bailout Bowl Picks Indiana - Agent of Oblivion December 20th EagleBank: Navy New Mexico: Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: BYU December 21st New Orleans: Troy December 23rd Poinsettia: TCU December 24th Hawaii: Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: North Carolina Champs Sports: Florida State Emerald: California December 28th Independence: Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: Rutgers Alamo: Missouri December 30th Humanitarian: Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State Texas: Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston Sun: Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College Insight: Kansas Chick-Fil-A: Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: Iowa Gator: Nebraska Capital One: Georgia Rose: USC Orange: Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech in a total fucking massacre Liberty: Kentucky Sugar: Alabama in an instant classic January 3rd International: Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Texas in the worst 35-13 game ever. January 6th GMAC: Ball State January 8th BCS: Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 87. Over fifty of them will be Oklahoma's. Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? at least 400. I'll say 433. Boston College - HarleyQuinn December 20th EagleBank: Navy New Mexico: Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: BYU December 21st New Orleans: Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii December 26th Motor City: Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: North Carolina Champs Sports: Florida State Emerald: Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State Alamo: Missouri December 30th Humanitarian: Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State Texas: Western Michigan December 31st Armed Forces: Air Force Sun: Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College Insight: Kansas Chick-Fil-A: Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina Gator: Clemson Capital One: Georgia Rose: USC Orange: Virginia Tech January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech Liberty: East Carolina Sugar: Alabama January 3rd International: Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State January 8th BCS: Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 78 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida?317

KFC PETA Bowl Picks LSU - teke184 December 20th EagleBank: Navy vs. Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State St. Petersburg: South Florida vs. Memphis Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Troy vs. Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State vs. TCU December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii vs. Notre Dame December 26th Motor City: Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. North Carolina Champs Sports: Wisconsin vs. Florida State Emerald: California vs. Miami December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech vs. Northern Illinois December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State vs. Rutgers Alamo: Missouri vs. Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada Holiday: Oklahoma State vs. Oregon Texas: Western Michigan vs. Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Houston vs. Air Force Sun: Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh Music City: Boston College vs. Vanderbilt Insight: Kansas vs. Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU vs. Georgia Tech January 1st Outback: South Carolina vs. Iowa Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State Rose: Penn State vs. USC Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi Liberty: East Carolina vs. Kentucky Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut vs. Buffalo January 5th Fiesta: Ohio State vs. Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State vs. Tulsa January 8th BCS: Florida vs. Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 74 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 255 Notre Dame - KingPK December 20th EagleBank: Wake Forest New Mexico: Colorado State St. Petersburg: South Florida Las Vegas: Arizona December 21st New Orleans: Southern Miss December 23rd Poinsettia: Boise State U December 24th Hawaii: Hawaii December 26th Motor City: Central Michigan December 27th Meineke Car Care: West Virginia Champs Sports: Florida State Emerald: California December 28th Independence: Louisiana Tech December 29th PapaJohns.com: N.C. State Alamo: Northwestern December 30th Humanitarian: Maryland Holiday: Oklahoma State Texas: Rice December 31st Armed Forces: Air Force Sun: Oregon State Music City: Boston College Insight: Minnesota Chick-Fil-A: LSU January 1st Outback: South Carolina Gator: Nebraska Capital One: Georgia Rose: Penn State Orange: Cincinnati January 2nd Cotton: Texas Tech Liberty: Kentucky Sugar: Alabama January 3rd International: Connecticut January 5th Fiesta: Texas January 6th GMAC: Ball State January 8th BCS: Florida Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the BCS Championship Game? 70 Tiebreak #2: How many passing yards will Oklahoma's Sam Bradford have against Florida? 225

Joe Paterno signed a thee-year contract extension. He'll be 85 when it expires. He really wants to die during a game, doesn't he?

Rafael Furcal is returning to Atlanta Man he really didn't want to sign with the A's as they were the only team offering four years. *sigh* Still stuck with Bobby Crosby.

Mo Vaughn, First Baseman Boston Red Sox 1991-1998 Anaheim Angels 1999-2001 New York Mets 2002-2003 Awards 1995 AL MVP 1995 AL Silver Slugger - 1B All-Star Selections: 3 (1995, 1996, 1998) League Leader 1995: RBI 1996: Runs Created Career Ranks Homeruns: 91st SLG%: 56th OPS: 59th Best Performance September 24, 1996 - Baltimore at Boston Hits three homeruns against the Orioles, all of them off of David Wells. Hall of Fame Stats Black Ink: Batting - 4 (405) (Average HOFer ≈ 27) Gray Ink: Batting - 78 (301) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) HOF Standards: Batting - 29.9 (274) (Average HOFer ≈ 50) HOF Monitor: Batting - 86.5 (191) (Likely HOFer > 100) Similar Batters in HOF: None Top 10 Similar Batters: Paul Konerko, Ted Kluszewski, David Justice, Kent Hrbek, Carlos Lee, Derrek Lee, Hal Trosky, Joe Adcock, David Ortiz, Richie Sexson Year-by-Year Win Shares & Wins Above Replacement Level (WARP3) 1991: 6/1.3 1992: 7/1.8 1993: 19/6.3 1994: 17/6.8 1995: 24/7.3 1996: 29/8.1 1997: 22/7.4 1998: 25/9.3 1999: 19/4.3 2000: 17/4.9 2002: 15/3.5 2003: 1/0.1 Career Win Shares: 201 Career WARP3: 61.2 My Stupid Opinion Although his 1995 AL MVP was a complete joke, Vaughn did have a nice little run with the Red Sox. But it was not surprising that a man of his, um, girth did not age well at all. He was already in the middle of perpetual decline when he missed the whole 2001 season due to a ruptured tendon in his left arm. Fun Fact: Vaughn was the highest paid player in baseball during his final active season where he hit .190/.323/.329 in 27 games. Remember kids, it pays to have a good agent.

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