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"It's their year" is getting pretty tired when people come up for reasons for the Red Sox to win it all. Their pitching isn't good enough, period.

Yes Vicious/Adams was a CLASSIC! CRZ recap...for the Hart/Benoit match of course: CHRIS BENOIT v. BRET HART in a nontitle match - Benoit, as is usually lately, comes out to the Revolution's theme, wearing a T-shirt that says "Owen Hart: Forever Young" and includes a picture and signature. Hart comes out dressed normally. All right, one more possibly offensive statement and then I'll call this straight - are they doing this for Owen...or Bret? Feeling out process to start. Here's a lockup, to a side headlock from Benoit, Hart takes his shoudlers to the mat for 1. Benoit maintaining the headlock - Hart counters with a top wristlock. There's a gobehind, holding onto the hammerlock, Bret reverses into one of his own. Benoit escapes that but Hart puts on a side headlock. Off the ropes, Hart knocks him down, up and over, leapfrog, Benoit in position for a monkey flip, Hart holds the ropes and Benoit pops up. Handshake. Test of strength coming up - the knuckle lock is on and they BUTT shoudlers. Hart pushing Benoit to the mat - but Benoit is back up. Gutshot from Benoit, crossing the arms and going behind - stepping on the back of the knee to take him down - STILL holding the knucklelock, with a knee between the shoulderblades. Hart stands up - Benoit breaks it, spins him around and works the hammerlock. Now he's got both arms back and putting his head between the shoulderblades. Hart sturggles, but turns it around, and now HE'S pulling back on both arms. Benoit to the corner - referee Mickey J. calls for the break. Benoit backflips and hits a mule kick on his way up. Gutshot, snapmare, into an armbar. Hart stands up and manages a side Russian legsweep. Forearm to the head, snapmare, into a rear chinlock. Benoit back up - elbowing out - elbow to the mush, off the ropes, but Hart drives a knee into the gut. Standing legdrop from Hart. Right hand into the gut - European uppercut from Hart, and another. Head BUTT - right hand. Kick from Benoit - and there's a knife-edge chop. Hart with a DDT. Hart on the second turnbuckle - there's the forearm. 1, 2, no. Benoit rolls to the ropes and J. tells Hart to back off. Benoit taken off the ropes - Benoit wraps himself around Hart's knee and rolls Hart through - into a Boston crab! Hart grabs the bottom rope. No, Nash and Hall aren't watching this match - good, they probably couldn't be bothered to keep from mugging if they WERE there. Hart taken into the ropes and there's a big back body drop for 1. Benoit with a backbreaker for 2. We're going to take an AD BREAK? Give ME a break. Benoit hits a right hand to take Hart outside the ring...where I bet he stays until we come back. When we come back, Benoit's coming off the ropes with an elbowdrop for 2. Again he's off the ropes, but Hart ducks the elbowdrop. Headbutt to the lower abdomen between the legs for Hart. Vertical suplex. 1, 2, no. Hart to the rear chinlock. Backbreaker for Hart. Hart stomping on him - there's a kick to the back. Stomp, kick, kick, Benoit goes outside. Hart follows, and Benoit is driven into the corner of the apron. Everybody back in. Stomping on the abdomen between the legs again. Right hand to the head. European uppercut. Off the ropes, tiltawhirl but Benoit follows through - got Bret in position for a 5.9 2.8 Tombstone piledriver! 1, 2, Hart rolls up a shoulder. J. puts on a count as both men are down - Benoit up at 6 - Northern Lights suplex gets 2. Benoit picks up Bret, right hand, headbutt, stomp, into the ropes, driving a knee in the gut and Hart flips. 1, 2, no. Benoit drives Hart's head into the top turnbuckle. Tomahawk chop, knife-edge chop, into the ropes, dropkick finds only air as Hart holds on. Elbowdrop from Hart. Elbow to the heart. Hart picking him up - there's a belly-to-back suplex for 2. Right hand from Hart, European uppercut, right, right, Benoit goes down. Hart pulls him back up - right hand, charging off the ropes, Benoit ducks and Hart hits 'em HARD - probably supposed to go outside but snapping back INside instead. Hart drags himself to the outside - but Benoit's gonna fly - TOPE SUICIDA through the ropes! Both men are out - hey, how about another ad break? WCW Mayhem ad When we come back, Hart is standing over Benoit, who is on the apron. There's a clubbing forearm across the chest. Suplexing him back in - Benoit counters and rolls up Bret for 2 - Hart rolls backward for another 2 count. Headbutt from Hart. Standing on the neck. European uppercut is caught, hooked, and there's a Benoit backslide for 2. Hart headbutting the small of the back as Benoit has trouble standing back up. Again, Hart strikes. Setting him up for a vertical suplex, but Benoit turns into an inside cradle for 2. Hart quickly back on him, focusing his attack on one body part. Here's a swinging neckbreaker, but only 2. Benoit up in the corner - hard whip into the opposite corner, atomic drop. Hart sets him up on the top turnbuckle - but Benoit hits Hart in the side of the head - and hits many headbutts to prevent Hart. Benoit positions himself on top - but Hart hits pretty high on the thigh to take him back to the turnbuckle - and here is the SUPERPLEX!! J. puts on a count - Hart stirs at 7 and Benoit's still down. Sharpshooter? No, Benoit grabs the arm and attempts to put on the Crippler crossface! Hart looks for the rope - Benoit pulls him away from the ropes. Hart reaches - and does grab the top rope. The hold is broken. Benoit with a snap suplex - holding on - there's two - a third snap suplex - and Benoit's thumb crosses his throat. Crowd is BOOING. Benoit to the top turnbuckle - swandive headbutt executed to perfection! Slow to cover - but he manages to do so - 1, 2, NO! Benoit up and Hart still not. Hairpull to bring him up - there's a belly-to-back suplex from Benoit. Benoit again gets up - lightning elbowdrop. Crowd chants "let's go Bret" and Benoit looks around to feed it. Off the ropes, Bret holds on for the reversal and hits a back elbow. Hart slowly picks up Benoit - PILEDRIVER! Hart covers Benoit - but he's too close to the ropes and the leg crosses the bottom rope. In the corner, right hand from Hart. Hard into the corner, sternum first. Trying for a backdrop, but Benoit flips up and over - knife-edge chop! Chop! Chop! Forearm to the head. Whip into the corner, Hart puts up a boot. Benoit ducks the clothesline, full nelson from Benoit - German suplex - no release - a second German suplex - going for three but Hart blocks it - elbows behind him, Benoit hits the back of Hart's head and he falls. Hart swings, Benoit ducks. Front chancery from Hart, pounding away on the back and Benoit goes down. Going for the suplex - Benoit again grabs the arm but Hart blocks the crossface attempt with a leg lace - Benoit goes to the armbar instead - Hart takes him down but Benoit won't let go of the arm. Hart has the leg - now trying for a Sharpshooter attempt - got him! Benoit won't give up - but he's got nowhere to go! Benoit gives up! (27:34) Hart gazes skyward and the commentators are uncharacteristically silent - and appropriately so - for at this moment, no words are necessary. Hart and Benoit embrace in the ring. Standing ovation from the fans as Bret gives one more high sign to the heavens.

Who booked this crap? Recap by JHawk (from here!): One fall: Lance Storm vs. Randy Orton Orton is the third third generation superstar on the roster, asshole. Orton, Rocky, and CHAVO! AND unlike Rocky, the second generation wasn't married into the family. Shit, he's on the fucking roster and you won't acknowledge him.! Anyway, every so often we cut to Christian nodding when Storm is in trouble. Storm, of course, is pissed about the losing streak and he takes it out on Orton in the corner. Nice looking armbar by Storm that actually looks painful. Orton comes back with some elbows, and there's a frog flying bodypress for a near fall. That is impressive, I must say. Storm goes for the Maple Leaf, but Orton counters into an inside cradle for 2. They botch a cradle sequence, and Orton gets the "pin" at 2:39 even though Storm's shoulder was up and the move was crap. Christian steals JR's hat and gets the stick. "I don't know who should feel more stupid. You for dropping the ball again, or me for dressing like a local yokel and wearing this stupid hat!" Storm charges Orton but gets backdropped out of the ring, so Christian then wants to show how easily he can defeat Orton, so we've got... Impromptu match: Randy Orton vs. Christian And Christian has the early advantage over the "weary" Orton and gets an early near fall. "USA" chants as Christian punches Orton repeatedly. Storm is still at ringside watching Orton get peppered by Christian. Orton gains the advantage by floating over Christian and backdropping him, and gets in a huge powerslam for 2. Christian regaining the advantage. "Christian sucks" chants as Orton drapes Christian's neck over the top rope, and he goes for that frog bodypress again, but Christian rolls out of the way. Christian taunts Storm, which allows Orton to regain his composure, botch one Play of the Day, and then hit a second one correctly for the pin at 2:50. And the crowd doesn't care. Orton gives JR his hat back. How polite.

AL MVP 1. Carlos Delgado 2. Manny Ramirez 3. Jorge Posada 4. Alex Rodriguez 5. Magglio Ordonez 6. Carlos Beltran 7. Miguel Tejada 8. Bret Boone 9. Vernon Wells 10. Nomar Garciaparra NL MVP 1. Albert Pujols 2. Barry Bonds 3. Gary Sheffield 4. Jim Thome 5. Eric Gagne 6. Todd Helton 7. Jeff Bagwell 8. Mike Lowell 9. Sammy Sosa 10. Andruw Jones AL Cy Young 1. Esteban Loaiza 2. Roy Halladay 3. Keith Foulke NL Cy Young 1. Eric Gagne 2. Mark Prior 3. John Smoltz AL Rookie of the Year 1. Angel Berroa 2. Jody Gerut 3. Rocco Baldelli NL Rookie of the Year 1. Brandon Webb 2. Scott Podsednik 3. Dontrelle Willis AL Manager of the Year 1. Tony Pena 2. Ron Gardenhire 3. Carlos Tosca NL Manager of the Year 1. Jack McKeon 2. Dusty Baker 3. Bobby Cox

Yup HHH is sure hurting for money since he's about marry into a millionaire family.

New AP Top 25: 1. Oklahoma 2. Miami 3. Ohio State 4. Virginia Tech 5. Florida State 6. LSU 7. Tennessee 8. Arkansas 9. Michigan 10. USC 11. Georgia 12. Nebraska 13. Texas 14. Washington State 15. Pittsburgh 16. Kansas State 17. Northern Illinois 18. Washington 19. Oregon 20. TCU 21. Minnesota 22. Purdue 23. Iowa 24. Florida 25. Michigan State Dropped out: #23 Missouri Other receiving votes 26. Louisville 27. N.C. State 28. Bowling Green 29. Wisconsin 30. Air Force 31. Virginia 32. Oklahoma State 33. Kansas 34. Toledo 35t. South Carolina 35t. Maryland 37t. Oregon State 37t. UNLV 39t. Syracuse 39t. California 41t. Boise State 41t. Texas Tech

Well I've already loss. I can tie but I'm gonna lose on the tiebreak by one point. I almost hope I don't tie because I think my other two losses were on tiebreaks too. Great I'll have the same record as those piece of shit Niners. Edit: Okay I'll lose the tiebreak by more than one as I see the Texans just scored. Pretty sure that gives me a losing record for the early games today.

*sigh* The 49ers officially suck. Oh well at least I can watch the rest of the season relaxed, not expecting anything.

September 30, 1999 Chris Jericho def. Road Dogg by DQ Edge & Christian def. The New Brood D’Lo Brown def. The Big Show by DQ; Euro Title Match Kane & X-Pac def. The Acolytes (1st elimination) and The Dudley Boyz (2nd) in a Triple Threat Elimination Match Triple H NC The British Bulldog; WWF Title Match; Special Referee, The Rock September 28, 2000 Lita def. Jacqueline; Women’s Title Match Steve Blackman def. Road Dogg; HC Title Match Rikishi & Too Cool def. Kane & T&A Tazz & Raven def. Chris Jericho & Jerry Lawler Chyna def. Steven Richards Al Snow NC X-Pac; Euro Title Match Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit def. The Rock & Triple H October 4, 2001 Edge & A.PA. def. Christian, X-Pac, & Albert The Big Show & Spike Dudley def. The Hurricane & Mike Awesome Rob Van Dam def. Kurt Angle Tazz def. Maven Booker T def. Kane The Rock, Chris Jericho, & Mike Chioda def. The Dudley Boyz & Nick Patrick October 3, 2002 Los Guerreros def. Rikishi & Mark Henry Matt Hardy def. The Undertaker in a Falls Count Anywhere Match Jamie Noble def. Crash; CW Title Match Edge def. Kurt Angle Rev. D-Von & Faarooq def. Billy & Chuck Rey Mysterio def. Chris Benoit

Er um hmmm....now explain how the BCS is responsible for this? You would have gotten the same bowl schedule under the old system with the polls just FSU/Va Tech would have been the Orange Bowl. Seriously wow a Big 10/Pac-10 match-up in the Rose Bowl...never saw that one coming. Of course the BCS has RUINED the Rose Bowl but hey they sure gave us a good game in '99 that we would have gotten regardless.

Oooo ya cause its sooooooooooo hard to figure out who's national champ when there is only one undefeated team at the end of the year. The NCAA has lucked out since the BCS was put in as we haven't had a year yet where the was no undeafted teams before the bowls or more than two undefeated teams before the bowls. Of course it has fucked up the national championship game twice by putting in an undeserving Florida St. team in there in 2000 to get beat up by Oklahoma and an undeserving Nebraska team in 2001 to get humiliated by Miami when the Rose Bowl was killed forever. Last year they got lucky because they were two undefeated teams at the end and it ended up being a great game and people praised the BCS for "working". *sigh* I actually don't want this topic to turn into a bowl vs. playoff topic...well not until November.

What's so funny about this story is that he's still guarenteed getting his title back. Of course the best thing about this is now there is FINALLY some intrigue on Raw as to what might happen for at least a couple of months.

Fuckin' Cal. Their best case scenerio is playing in the Las Vegas Bowl and they have to cost the Pac-10 a potential national championship.

Above is my worst fuckin' nightmare. I don't think I could watch a baseball game ever again if I have to live through a Giants/Yankees World Series. I'd give my own predictions but bias keeps me from doing it. Plus predictions are pointless after what happened last year which no one could have predicted.

Is this really such an accomplishment? I feel bad for Tyrone. Note to John Saunders: Northern Illinois is supposed to beat Iowa State. Quit trying to act like its an upset. Actually judging by the score NIU didn't play a very good game.

I think Jarrett was a tweener at the time. Recap by John Petrie: JEFF JARRETT (w/ Debra McMichael) vs. CURT HENNIG (w/ Elizabeth) Jarrett comes out to a smattering of applause and boos, but little else. Hennig gets a better reaction, though that's probably due in part to his coming out to the NWO music. They cut to a commercial. This was, dare I say it, a fairly good match. A nice mix of mat wrestling and brawling. The crowd even got into, though at an energy level well below that usually generated by the likes of DDP, Flair, Lex Luger, Hogan and Sting. Hennig concentrates on softening Jarrett up for a submission hold like the sleeper, while Jarrett goes to work on Hennig's legs in preparation for the Figure Four-which Jarrett is eventually able to slap on. Liz then distracts the ref as Randy Savage comes running in to hand Hennig the U.S. Title belt. Hennig nails Jarrett, freeing himself from the hold. Jarrett sells it likes he's been hit by a bus. Hennig hauls up Jarrett's lifeless form and puts him in the Hennig-Plex, getting the three count and the win. Actually he had two one day stints as champ in which he and Booker were dropping the title back and forth which eventually led to the best of seven series. This reign in '99 lasted a little less than a month. Recap by CRZ: CHRIS BENOIT v. THREE TIME WORLD KARATE CHAMPION AND THE GODFATHER OF SOUL THE CAT (with Sonny Onoo) for the World Television Championship - Heenan goes onto a tirade here: "I'm tired of people telling me me what I can say and what I can't say, and how Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan should and shouldn't be. I don't care about you or the Corporate people up there at WCW - you ever walked through the offices there? People sittin' there with receding hairlines, they've got thick glasses on, bow ties and suspenders. Looks like a bookworm convention. No one's ever gonna tell me what to do anymore, Schiavone - the Brain's back...you usually say 'Don't say that - why would you do that? Why do you say that?' Because I can and I will." Is this...a new capital "a" Attitude? Or a desperate attempt to placate us smart folk? Cat is wearing a lovely leopard ensemble with matching Kango and ascot. Cat demands a title shot, despite the fact that Tony already told us Benoit is taking him on tonight - see, now that's just bad planning! Benoit's a three time champion in his own right - three time TV champion, you know. Didn't you know? Cat tries to attack before the bell but Benoit ducks it. Cat quickly outside to avoid a whuppin'. Chase is on - we're both back in. As part of Heenan's rediscovery of his heel roots, he now no longer likes Benoit. Cat begging off and now offering the Hand of Friendship. Benoit wisely stomps him. Cat slumped in the corner following the whip - but that WAS a suckering-in and Cat drops him on the turnbuckle. Nice kick from the laying position to Benoit's head. Cat up - off the ropes - Benoit tries to reverse, but Cat ducks and hits a savat kick. Blatant choke. Benoit wants to take on Rick Steiner again. Head to the buckle, Cat stands on the neck. Beal out of the corner. Cat poses. "I want the belt" motion from the Cat. Knee on the throat for 4. Into the ropes, head down, Sunset flip attempt - no, double pelvic thrust and punch to the head. But he was too busy showing off - Sunset flip COMPLETED for 2. Superkick from Cat to take us back to square one. Benoit with the elbow, Benoit to the gut, now with rights, face rake from Cat, and the pummeling is on. Cat showing his karate skills - now a bodyslam. Time now for the breakdance flourish elbowdrop. That cover's arrogant - you only get 2. Cat throws Benoit through the ropes, where Onoo gets some (alleged) kicks in behind the back of referee "Blind" Mickey J. Cat outside - but the whip into the barricade is reversed and hard. Cat slow to get up - but he's got a water bottle! That water REALLY STINGS!! Back in the ring, blatant choke by the Cat. Now to the chinlock, complete with Devious Leverage from the bottom rope - and Onoo. Benoit manages to get up - elbowing out, knife-edge chop, but Cat back to the eyes. Scoop - and a slam. Another breakdancing elbowdrop. Whip into the opposite corner - Benoit hits sternium first, but ducks the kick and hits a lariat. Thumb crosses throat - but Onoo is in. Cat has the shoe - but hits Onoo, natch. German suplex! Swandive headbutt! Crippler crossface! Will he give up? Well it takes a bit, but yes. (6:14)

Jeanie Whatever the Fuck Her Name Is and Kevin Kennedy have to be the worst studio hosts ever. Kennedy has no personality at all and has no clue what happens in baseball outside the east coast and I have to wonder who Jeanie WTFHNI is blowing. Maybe I should wonder that about Kennedy too. Steal Karl Ravich and Harold Reynolds from ESPN for the playoffs STAT.

Fox is a joke and MLB is a joke for ever signing a deal with them. I so hope when the current deal is up they go back to NBC or ABC.

Not that I'm saying Kansas would win but UNLV did embarass Wisconsin (I had wondered on this board how a team could lose to a team that lost to Kansas but that's what I get) and has a nice win over Hawaii. Missouri was ranked today although after just eeking out a win over Middle Tennesee St. last week I guess you could see this one coming. Holy crap Washington St. is laying a beating to Oregon 31-2. This poses the question...how the fuck did WSU lose to Notre Dame? That might end up being the upset of the year.

Kansas blows out Missouri 37-14. Kansas is 4-1. Who knew? Michigan St. upset Iowa 20-10. Arkansas/Alabama is in a weather delay.

I was wondering how someone can win the MVP if he supposedly has three other teammates having MVP type seasons. Also like David Ortiz no one can convince me Bill Mueller is the best player on the Red Sox. Oh well its not like this is an exact science. The definitive votes will come tommorrow night...my votes.

I have to assume the NFL owns the footage otherwise if the networks owned it you'd think ABC would let ESPN Classic show old MNF games but they don't. Of course it could be part of the deal with ESPN to show Sunday Night games that they aren't allowed to show old NFL games on ESPN Classsic except for the NFL Films versions of them which we've all seen a million times. I had always assumed the NFL was just holding on to those original broadcast games for their own channel but since they apparantly are not going to I'm starting to think it has something to do with NFL Films. I think they and they alone feel NFL Films should be the one to tell the history of the NFL and only their film should be shown. Its shuch a shame that those old CBS, NBC, and Monday Night games may never see the light of day again. How cool would it be to see the original broadcast of "The Immaculate Reception" game?

Answer the last question first as Nash had lost the title to Booker T at Fall Brawl the week before this and Nash never held the title again. Yes Russo was awarded the title and did a sit down interview with Mike Tenay on Thunder that week where he said his in ring days were over and essentially he'd be forfeiting the title on Nitro the next week. On Nitro eventually a tag match between Booker T & Jeff Jarrett vs. Scott Steiner & Sting was set up and the winners would face off in the main event in another stupid Russo gimmick match for the title in which Beetlejuice, the weird midget with small head from the Howard Stern show, would be involved in the finish. Yup...Beetlejuice. Check out the Nitro Review on Sunday to find out who won! Or just look it up online.

Wow need to bump this before it goes to the 2nd page. Not exactly a compelling week for games with only one game between ranked teams. After the last couple of weeks have to figure things will go more to form.

They'll have a 3-man rotation and it will go Hudson, Zito, Lilly. Harden will be in the bullpen.