Bored

Nitro February 26, 1996 Sting def. Big Bubba Lex Luger def. Renegade Road Warriors def. Harlem Heat Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, & Booty Man def. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Kevin Sullivan February 24, 1997 Public Enemy def. Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael Jim Duggan def. Galaxy Hugh Morrus def. Joe Gomez Ice Train def. La Parka Faces of Fear def. Eddy Guerrero & Chris Jericho Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Juventud Guerrera Prince Iaukea def. Pat Tanaka; TV Title Match Ultimo Dragon def. Dean Malenko by DQ Diamond Dallas Page def. David Taylor by DQ February 23, 1998 Lex Luger def. Curt Hennig by DQ Lex Luger def. Scott Steiner by DQ Diamond Dallas Page def. Hammer; U.S. Title Match Ultimo Dragon def. Kaz Hayashi Chris Benoit def. Raven by DQ Chris Jericho def. Lenny Lane; CW Title Match Rick Steiner def. Vincent Saturn def. Yuji Nagata Booker T def. Reneagad; TV Title Match Konnan def. Lizmark Jr. Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton def. High Voltage Eddy Guerrero def. Disco Inferno Ric Flair def. Brad Armstrong February 22, 1999 Jerry Flynn def. Mike Enos Bam Bam Bigelow def. Van Hammer Booker T def. Bret Hart Disco Inferno def. Kaz Hayashi Hugh Morrus def. Chris Jericho Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Kevin Nash Scott Norton def. The Cat Goldberg def. Scott Steiner by DQ February 28, 2000 Mamalukes def. Lane & Idol; Tag Title Match Booker T NC Kidman 3 Count def. Brian Knobs in a Hardcore Handicap Match to win the Hardcore Title Dustin Rhodes def. Norman Smiley Jeff Jarrett def. Vampiro; U.S. Title Match TAFKA Prince Iaukea def. David Flair The Cat def. Maestro Ric Flair def. Curt Hennig Buff Bagwell def. Lex Luger by DQ Sid Vicious def. Tank Abbott; WCW Title Match February 26, 2001 Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kidman def. Johnny Swinger & Jason Lee Lance Storm & Mike Awesome def. Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire The Cat def. Rick Steiner Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, & The Cat def. Scott Steiner & Totally Buff Shane Helms def. Shannon Moore Sean O’Haire def. Kanyon Jeff Jarrett def. Dustin Rhodes; Special Referee, Ric Flair Thunder February 27, 1998 Eddy Guerrero & Chris Jericho def. Booker T & Dean Malenko Fit Finlay def. Brad Armstrong Davey Boy Smith def. Dave Taylor Bill Goldberg def. Rick Fuller Yuji Nagata def. La Parka Scott Steiner def. Marty Jannetty Jim Neidhart def. Curt Hennig by DQ Diamond Dallas Page NC Chris Benoit; U.S. Title Match February 25, 1999 Hak def. Damien Psychosis def. Hector Garza Ernest Miller def. Stevie Ray Raven & Kanyon def. El Dandy & Villano V Juventud Guerrera def. Blitzkrieg Bret Hart def. Disco Inferno February 23, 2000 Fit Finlay def. 3 Count in a Hardcore Handicap Match La Parka def. Berlyn Buff Bagwell def. David Flair Tank Abbott def. Mike Jones Ric Flair def. Vampiro TAFKA Prince Iaukea def. Crowbar; CW Title Match The Wall def. Disco Inferno Harris Brothers def. Booker & Kidman Sid Vicious def. Lex Luger by DQ February 28, 2001 Jung Dragons def. Mike Sanders & Kwee Wee Shawn Stasiak def. Johnny the Bull Shane Helms def. Johnny Swinger Mike Awesome def. Konnan Chuck Palumbo def. Disqo Rick Steiner def. Big Vito Booker T def. Scott Steiner by DQ Raw February 22, 1993 Bam Bam Bigelow def. Scott Taylor Tatanka & Nasty Boys def. Shawn Michaels & Beverly Brothers Crush def. Terry Taylor Undertaker NC Skinner; Raw goes off air before end of match February 28, 1994 Randy Savage def. Yokozuna by DQ Bam Bam Bigelow def. Mike Khoury Kwang def. John Chrystal Earthquake def. Black Phantom February 27, 1995 Lex Luger def. Tatanka by count out Owen Hart def. Larry Santo Doink def. Bob Cook Kama def. Ken Raper February 26, 1996 Jake Roberts def. Isaac Yankem Diesel def. Bob Holly Ahmed Johnson def. Shinobi Yokozuna def. Owen Hart & British Bulldog by DQ in a handicap match February 24, 1997 New Blackjacks def. Godwinns Stevie Richards def. Little Guido Goldust def. Savio Vega by DQ Taz def. Mike Whipwreck Legion of Doom NC Headbangers, double count out Tommy Dreamer def. D-Von Dudley Undertaker def. Faarooq by DQ February 23, 1998 New Age Outlaws def. Legion of Doom; Tag Title Match Ken Shamrock def. Jeff Jarrett Truth Commission def. Disciples of Apocalypse Barry Windham NC Taka Michinoku Bradshaw def. TAFKA Goldust Steve Blackman def. Rocky Maivia Headbangers def. Rock ‘n’ Roll Express to win the NWA Tag Team Titles Owen Hart def. Marc Mero; Euro Title Match February 22, 1999 Public Enemy def. Gangrel & Edge by DQ Ken Shamrock NC Billy Gunn Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett def. D’Lo Brown in a handicap match The Rock NC Paul Wight; WWF Title Match Steve Blackman def. Droz Goldust def. Val Venis Bob Holly def. Bart Gunn; HC Title Match X-Pac def. Chyna Undertaker def. Kane in an Inferno Match February 28, 2000 Hardy Boyz def. Acolytes Rikishi Phatu def. Kurt Angle by count out; Euro Title Match Edge & Christian def. Head Cheese The Rock def. Brooklyn Brawler Chris Jericho def. Perry Saturn Crash Holly NC Mark Henry; HC Title Match Tazz def. Chris Benoit by DQ Dudley Boyz NC Road Dogg & X-Pac; Tag Title Match The Rock def. Triple H & Big Show by DQ in a handicap match February 26, 2001 X-Pac & Justin Credible def. Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero Lita def. Molly Holly Dudley Boyz def. Rikishi & Haku; Tag Title Match William Regal & Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley NC Vince McMahon & Trish Stratus Dean Malenko def. Taka Michinoku; LHW Title Match Chris Jericho def. Raven; IC Title Match Acolytes & Jerry Lawler def. Val Venis, Bull Buchanan, & Goodfather Hardcore Crap: Big Show pins Essa Rios to retain HC Title; original match was Big Show vs. The Rock vs. Kurt Angle February 25, 2002 Billy & Chuck def. Hardy Boyz; Tag Title Match Rob Van Dam def. Lance Storm and Big Show in a Triple Threat Match Booker T def. Rikishi Jazz def. Mighty Molly; Women’s Title Match Chris Jericho def. Kurt Angle; WWF Title Match Steve Austin def. Mr. Perfect February 24, 2003 Jazz def. Jacqueline Kane def. Lance Storm Scott Steiner & Booker T def. Batista & Randy Orton Test & Stacy Keibler def. Chris Jericho & Christian by DQ Jeff Hardy def. Christopher Nowinski Jerry Lawler def. Chief Morley in a No-DQ Match Booker T won a Battle Royal Smackdown February 24, 2000 Crash Holly def. Test to win the Hardcore Title Kane NC Chris Benoit, double count out Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, & Head Cheese def. Hardy Boyz & Edge & Christian Triple H, Road Dogg, & X-Pac def. Rikishi Phatu & Too Cool Godfather & D’Lo Brown def. Big Bossman & Prince Albert Mr. Ass def. Buh Buh Ray Dudley by DQ Kurt Angle & Big Show def. The Rock & Chris Jericho by DQ February 22, 2001 Rikishi def. Jeff Hardy Hardcore Crap: Big Show wins HC title after pinning Crash; original match was Crash vs. Perry Saturn Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero def. Chris Jericho & X-Pac Ivory NC The Kat; Women’s Title Match Test def. William Regal; Euro Title Match Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian def. The Rock, Undertaker, & Kane in a No-DQ Match February 28, 2002 Dudley Boyz & Jazz def. Hardy Boyz & Lita Big Show def. William Regal Maven def. Goldust; HC Title Match Undertaker def. Al Snow by DQ Billy & Chuck def. A.P.A.; Tag Title Match Booker T def. Scotty 2 Hotty Triple H & Kane def. Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle February 27, 2003 Funaki & Torrie Wilson def. Jamie Noble & Nidia Eddie Guerrero def. Nunzio Chris Benoit & Rhyno def. Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore Kurt Angle def. Brian Kendrick Brock Lesnar def. Team Angle in a handicap match

Since people might let a good player go till the fifth round (as was with the NBA league) this one is straight. And no one complain, I had already stated as much in my very first post (of this thread) *reads first post* You did?

Yup, a whole two years. 2002 A.L. West had the Mariners finishing in 3rd place with 93 wins, the A's winning an A.L. record 20 straight games, and of course the 2nd place Angels with 99 wins winning the World Series.

WWF/WWE In Your House #6 – February 18, 1996 Razor Ramon def. 1-2-3 Kid in a Crybaby Match Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Duke Droese Yokozuna def. British Bulldog by DQ Shawn Michaels def. Owen Hart Bret Hart def. Diesel in a Cage Match for the WWF Title Final Four – February 16, 1997 Marc Mero def. Leif Cassidy Faarooq, Crush, & Savio Vega def. Goldust, Flash Funk, & Bart Gunn Rocky Maivia def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley; IC Title Match Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon def. Owen Hart & British Bulldog by DQ; Tag Title Match Bret Hart def. Steve Austin, Vader, and Undertaker in a Final Four Match to win the WWF World Title No Way Out of Texas – February 15, 1998 Headbangers def. Marc Mero & Goldust Taka Michinoku def. Pantera; LHW Title Match Godwinns def. Quebecers Justin Bradshaw def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ; NWA N.A. Title Match Ken Shamorck, Ahmed Johnson, & D.O.A. def. Nation of Domination Kane def. Vader Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Cactus Jack, & Chainsaw Charlie def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jesse Jammes, Billy Gunn, & Savio Vega St. Valentine’s Day Massacre – February 14, 1999 Goldust def. Bluedust Bob Holly def. Al Snow to win the Hardcore Title Big Bossman def. Mideon Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett def. D’Lo Brown & Mark Henry; Tag Title Match Val Venis def. Ken Shamrock to win the Intercontinental Title Kane & Chyna def. Triple H & X-Pac Mankind NC The Rock in Last Man Standing Match for the WWF Title Steve Austin def. Vince McMahon in a Cage Match No Way Out – February 27, 2000 Kurt Angle def. Chris Jericho to win the Intercontinental Title Dudley Boyz def. New Age Outlaws to win the Tag Team Titles Mark Henry def. Viscera Edge & Christian def. Hardy Boyz Tazz def. Big Bossman by DQ X-Pac def. Kane in a No Holds Barred Match Rikishi & Too Cool def. Radicalz Big Show def. The Rock Triple H def. Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell Match for the WWF Title No Way Out – February 25, 2001 Big Show def. Raven to win the Hardcore Title Chris Jericho def. Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, and X-Pac (pinned) in a Fatal Four Way Match for the IC Title Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley def. Trish Stratus Triple H def. Steve Austin a Two Out of Three Falls Match Steven Richards def. Jerry Lawler Dudley Boyz def. Undertaker & Kane and Edge & Christian in a Triple Threat Tables Match for Tag Titles The Rock def. Kurt Angle to win the WWF World Title No Way Out – February 27, 2002 A.P.A. def. Albert & Scott 2 Hotty, Lance Storm & Christian, Hardy Boyz, and Billy & Chuck in a Tag Team Turmoil Match Rob Van Dam def. Goldust Tazz & Spike Dudley def. Booker T & Test; Tag Title Match William Regal def. Edge in a Brass Knuckles on a Pole Match for the IC Title The Rock def. Undertaker Kurt Angle def. Triple H; Special Referee, Stephanie McMahon Chris Jericho def. Steve Austin; WWF Title Match No Way Out – February 23, 2003 Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy Lance Storm & William Regal def. Kane & Rob Van Dam; World Tag Title Match Matt Hardy def. Billy Kidman to win the Cruiserweight Title Undertaker def. Big Show Brock Lesnar & Chris Benoit def. Team Angle in a handicap match Triple H def. Scott Steiner; HW Title Match Steve Austin def. Eric Bischoff The Rock def. Hulk Hogan NWA/WCW Chi-Town Rumble – February 20, 1989 Michael Hayes def. Russian Assassin Sting def. Butch Reed The Midnight Express & Jim Cornette def. Randy Rose, Jack Victory, & Paul E Dangerously Mike Rotunda def. Rick Steiner to win the Television Title Lex Luger def. Barry Windham to win the United States Title Road Warriors def. Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan; Tag Title Match Rick Steamboat def. Ric Flair to win the NWA World Title WrestleWar – February 25, 1990 Kevin Sullivan & Buzz Sawyer def. Johnny Ace & Shane Douglas Norman def. Cactus Jack Rock ‘n’ Roll Express def. Midnight Express Road Warriors def. Skyscrapers in a Chicago Street Fight Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk def. Freebirds; U.S. Tag Title Match Steiner Brothers def. Arn Anderson & Ole Anderson; Tag Title Match Ric Flair def. Lex Luger by count out; NWA Title Match WrestleWar – February 24, 1991 Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton, & Tommy Rich def. Big Cat & State Patrol; Six Man Tag Title Match Bobby Eaton def. Brad Armstrong Itsuki Yamazaki & Mami Kitimura def. Miki Handa & Miss A Dustin Rhodes def. Buddy Landell Young Pistols def. Royal Family Terrence Taylor def. Tom Zenk Stan Hansen NC Big Van Vader, double DQ Lex Luger def. Dan Spivey; U.S. Title Match Freebirds def. Doom to win the Tag Team Titles Four Horseman def. Sting, Brian Pillman, & Steiner Brothers in a Wargames Match SuperBrawl II – February 29, 1992 Brian Pillman def. Jushin Liger to win the Light Heavyweight Title Marcus Bagwell def. Terry Taylor Ron Simmons def. Cactus Jack Van Hammer & Tom Zenk def. Richard Morton & Vinnie Vegas Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes def. Steve Austin & Larry Zbysko Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton def. Steiner Brothers by DQ; Tag Title Match Rick Rude def. Ricky Steamboat; U.S. Title Match Sting def. Lex Luger to win the WCW World Title SuperBrawl III – February 21, 1993 Hollywood Blondes def. Erik Watts & Marcus Bagwell Too Cold Scorpio def. Chris Benoit Davey Boy Smith def. Bill Irwin Cactus Jack def. Paul Orndorff in a Falls Count Anywhere Match Rock ‘n’ Roll Express def. Heavenly Bodies Dustin Rhodes def. Maxx Payne by DQ Barry Windham def. The Great Muta to win the NWA World Title Big Van Vader def. Sting in a Strap Match SuperBrawl IV – February 20, 1994 Harlem Heat def. Thunder & Lightning Jim Steele def. Equalizer Terry Taylor def. Diamond Dallas Page Johnny B Badd def. Jimmy Garvin Steve Regal def. Arn Anderson; TV Title Match Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne def. Nasty Boys by DQ; Tag Title Match Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & Brian Pillman def. Rick Rude, Paul Orndorff, & Steve Austin a Thundercage Match Ric Flair def. Vader in a Thundercage Match for the WCW Title; Special Referee, The Boss SuperBrawl V – February 19, 1995 Alex Wright def. Paul Roma Jim Duggan def. Bunkhouse Buck Kevin Sullivan def. Evad Sullivan Harlem Heat def. Nasty Boys by DQ; Tag Title Match Blacktop Bully def. Dustin Rhodes Sting & Randy Savage def. Avalanche & Big Bubba Rogers Hulk Hogan def. Vader by DQ; WCW Title Match SuperBrawl VI – February 11, 1996 Nasty Boys def. Public Enemy in a Street Fight Johnny B Badd def. Diamond Dallas Page; TV Title Match Sting & Lex Luger def. Harlem Heat; Tag Title Match Konnan def. One Man Gang; U.S. Title Match Kevin Sullivan def. Brian Pillman in an I Respect Match Sting & Lex Luger NC Road Warriors, double DQ; Tag Title Match Ric Flair def. Randy Savage in a Cage Match to win the WCW World Title Hulk Hogan def. The Giant in a Cage Match SuperBrawl VII – February 23, 1997 Syxx def. Dean Malenko to win the Cruiserweight Title Konnan, La Parka, & Villano IV def. Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, & Ciclope Prince Iaukea def. Rey Mysterio Jr.; TV Title Match Diamond Dallas Page def. Buff Bagwell by DQ Eddy Guerrero def. Chris Jericho; U.S. Title Match Public Enemy def. Harlem Heat and Faces of Fear (pinned) in a Triangle Match Jeff Jarrett def. Steve McMichael Chris Benoit def. Kevin Sullivan in a San Francisco Death Match The Giant & Lex Luger def. Outsiders to “win” the Tag Team Titles; belts were returned the next night Hollywood Hogan def. Roddy Piper; WCW Title Match SuperBrawl VIII – February 22, 1998 Booker T def. Rick Martel to win the Television Title Booker T def. Saturn; TV Title Match Disco Inferno def. La Parka Bill Goldberg def. Brad Armstrong Chris Jericho def. Juventud Guerrera; CW Title Match Davey Boy Smith def. Steve McMichael Diamond Dallas Page def. Chris Benoit; U.S. Title Match Lex Luger def. Randy Savage Outsiders def. Steiner Brothers to win the Tag Team Titles Sting def. Hollywood Hogan to win the WCW World Title SuperBrawl IX – February 21, 1999 Booker T def. Disco Inferno Chris Jericho def. Saturn by DQ Kidman def. Chavo Guerrero Jr.; CW Title Match Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko def. Curt Hennig & Barry Windham Curt Hennig & Barry Windham def. Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko to win the Tag Team Titles Outsiders def. Konnan & Rey Mysterio Jr. Scott Steiner def. Diamond Dallas Page; TV Title Match Scott Hall def. Roddy Piper to win the United States Title Goldberg def. Bam Bam Bigelow Hollywood Hogan def. Ric Flair; WCW Title Match Super Brawl X – February 20, 2000 TAFKA Prince Iaukea def. Lash LeRoux to win the Cruiserweight Title Brian Knobs def. Bam Bam Bigelow to win the Hardcore Title Three Count def. Norman Smiley in a handicap match The Wall def. The Demon Tank Abbott def. Big Al in a Leather Jacket on a Pole Match Big T def. Booker Kidman def. Vampiro Mamalukes def. David Flair & Crowbar in an Italian Stretcher Match for the Tag Titles Ric Flair def. Terry Funk in a Texas Death Match Hulk Hogan def. Lex Luger Sid Vicious def. Jeff Jarrett and Scott Hall (pinned) in a Three-Way Match for the WCW Title SuperBrawl Revenge – February 19, 2001 Shane Helms def. Evan Karagias, Yung Yang, Jamie Knoble, Shannon Moore, and Kaz Hayashi in a Four Corners Elimination Match Hugh Morrus def. The Wall Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire def. Mark Jindrak & Shawn Stasiak; Tag Title Match Chavo Guerrero Jr. def. Rey Mysterio Jr.; CW Title Match Rick Steiner def. Dustin Rhodes; U.S. Title Match Totally Buff def. Kroink The Cat def. Lance Storm Kanyon def. Diamond Dallas Page Diamond Dallas Page def. Jeff Jarrett Scott Steiner def. Kevin Nash in a Two Out of Three Falls Match for the WCW Title

My thoughts exactly. This offline draft idea seems way too tedious. Like I said there's no money at stake here, who cares if everyone can't show up? It's more important that everyone stays involved during the season than getting everyone to be there for the draft. Let's just do it this Monday or the following Monday during Raw and bang it out in one night. It will only take a couple of hours.

In all seriousness it's near impossible to get 100% particpation in a live draft so no matter what time it is not everyone is going to make it. It's a free league anyways, no one's money is on the line so if someone gets a bad draft because they can't make it (me included) then well that's the way it is.

A sad day for college football...Mike Williams is entering the NFL Draft. Flood gates are now open.

$8.6 million. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1739475

Mark Brunell and the Redskins have agreed on a deal, get ready for this: 7 years, $43.3 million.

These are totally off the top of my head and I'll probably change a bunch before the season starts. AL West 1. A's 2. Angels 3. Mariners 4. Rangers AL Central 1. Royals 2. Twins 3. White Sox 4. Indians 5. Tigers AL East 1. Yankees 2. Red Sox (WC) 3. Blue Jays 4. Orioles 5. Devil Rays NL West 1. Diamondbacks 2. Giants 3. Padres 4. Dodgers 5. Rockies NL Central 1. Astros 2. Cubs (WC) 3. Cardinals 4. Reds 5. Pirates 6. Brewers NL East 1. Phillies 2. Braves 3. Marlins 4. Expos 5. Mets Now the playoffs have been so unpredictable in recent years I figured I'll just flip a coin for each match-up. LDS (first team listed is heads, second team tails) A's vs. Red Sox Yankees vs. Royals Astros vs. Diamondbacks Phillies vs. Cubs Winners: A's, Royals, Diamondbacks, Cubs LCS A's vs. Royals Diamondbacks vs. Cubs Winners: A's, Cubs World Series A's vs. Cubs Winner: A's (OMG BIASED COIN!)

If Pujols really is as young as he says he is (some question about that) then he's worth every penny. If he's a couple of years older he's still worth it. Similar batters through Age 23 (from baseball-reference.com) 1. Joe DiMaggio (951) * 2. Jimmie Foxx (917) * 3. Hal Trosky (902) 4. Joe Medwick (893) * 5. Hank Aaron (893) * 6. Vladimir Guerrero (889) 7. Frank Robinson (882) * 8. Orlando Cepeda (878) * 9. Ted Williams (877) * 10. Stan Musial (873) * * - Signifies Hall of Famer

It's official, pending league approval, Rasheed Wallace is traded to the Pistons in a three-way deal also involving Boston. Pistons get: Rasheed Wallace Mike James Hawks get: Bob Sura Chris Mills Zeljko Rebraca Bucks No. 1 pick (edit: thru Detroit) Celtics get: Chucky Atkins Lindsey Hunter Pistons No. 1 pick Cash

Albert Pujols reportedly agrees to a 7-year, $100 million deal with the Cardinals. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-c...ov=ap&type=lgns

Rebels of Oakland (flik's league), The Gallegos (Tom's leage), Nippon Ham Fighters (al's NL league), and BillBavasiOverdrive (al's AL League) will be bringing home four titles!

Tom had mentioned it in the offseason thread last week. Could just delete your league and people could then join Tom's. Al has an AL-only and NL-only league so there are plenty of league's for people to join.

I joined your league Al as the Nippon Ham Fighters. Already dreading auto drafting Terrence Long.

I'm the Rebels of Oakland. Oh and I agree that the date has to be changed to the weekend if your going to have a live draft. I checked and there are weekend dates available so maybe just try again. At the very least hold the draft at night during the week.

From The Smoking Gun

Yes how dare Jackie Robinson take away Mariano Rivera's future special moment! Anyways the biggest name player wearing #42 when they retired it in 1997 was Mo Vaughn and obviously no one is retiring his number. Rivera might be the last player wearing #42 in baseball although that I'd have to actually research. I'm sure Rivera will feel just as special having his Yankee #42 retired. Edit: Rivera is the last player in baseball wearing #42.

I'd wager good money that Scott Boras was the one who leaked the "rumor" that the Yankees were interested. Probably was able to get that third year out of the Cubs because of that rumor.

Hey look its Bill Plaschke. Williams knees are shot right now and he can't play the outfield everyday anymore. I really felt they should have looked for trade opportunities with him this offseason. Sucks for them that Giambi can't last everyday at 1st either.

I love how he says the A's always overachieve. How do you overachieve for four straight years? You win 396 games in four seasons you have to be doing something right. I can't wait for Plaschke to jump all over DePodesta when the Dodgers hover around .500 this year even though DePodesta was hired right before Spring Training and had nothing to do with their lackluster offseason. You know its going to happen.

Here were are only a month from WrestleMania XX and to my knowledge their appears to be no McMahon involvement planned in terms of a match or storyline. Not that I'm dying to have a McMahon involved in anything to do with the show but this is a show they've been hyping for a year and considering the last five WrestleMania's has had a McMahon in a match or involved in a major storyline for WrestleMania. I'm shocked Vince and company haven't tried to make themselves a focal point for this show. Is it really possible we'll get a McMahon free WrestleMania?

Sure there is. People make more money in NYC than in other places. Go talk to KC and see how much the locals make there. Then the owners have to adjust ticket prices to suit the people who live around their team. You really don't know much of sports economics if you think every team can openly throw $200mill out to players and not go bankrupt. Not everyone but Carl Poland, BILLIONAIRE owner of the Twins could if he wanted but he chooses not to. Not defending Steinbrenner as the Yankees pull a profit every year even with their payroll. If he had to handle a small market team and dip into his own money I don't know if he'd be so generous. There are plenty of owners out there who have the money to spend but just simply don't want to. It's a shame because the Poland's, David Glass', and Steve Schott's of the world could help prevent the Yankees (and Red Sox for that matter, how soon you Boston fans forget) from signing and trading for so many high priced players. The Yankees don't only sign these players because they have the money, they also sign them because other teams are unwilling to pay the going rate for many of them.

Again Greg Maddux is not the four-time Cy Young winner, first ballot hall of famer anymore. He's now a 38-year old league average pitcher. This isn't that big of a deal.