Bored

I'd like to think that Arenas wouldn't sign with the Nuggets now after signing Miller. He'll probably end up with the Heat now or better yet back with the Warriors.

How about overhyped? How about Mark Fydrich? Seriously I'm already sick of Dontrelle Willis.

Five if you count '98 when he was a special referee. Is it his birthday this week or something? Let's see if he main events the Smackdown tapings tonight. Anyways since this is a pretty uniteresting week for Raw here are the old CRZ recaps for those Undertaker matches: KANE & MANKIND v. NEW AGE OUTLAWS in a return bout for the WWF Tag Team Championship - Ross gets a third and final chance to say "hellfire and brimstone" and doesn't take it - how very sad. Undertaker and Steve Austin also get entrances (Austin brings his cooler), and I'm wondering how much time we'll have left for this match - it's nine 'til already. The reg'lar referee for this match is Mike Ciota. Immediately, all four men start brawling again - Gunn and Mankind outside, Kane and James inside. Gunn delivers a WICKED shot on Mankind's head with the STEEL steps. Kane runs the ropes, but Gunn stops him short. James with a dropkick to the knee, Gunn with a chopblock and Kane falls. Outlaws make a wish. They leave Kane and both attack Mankind on the outside. To the ramp, and before the double suplex, Kane knocks over all three men with a double clothesline. Kane grabs James by the hair and brings him back to the ring. Big boot to the head. Kane with a choke, and a lunge for Ciota at 4. Hard Irish whip. Kane stands on the throat. Tag to Mankind. Punches and chokin'. Kick to the head. Repeat. And one more, why not. James lunges for his corner, but doesn't make it as Mankind grabs him by - the teeth? Back to his own corner and the doubleteam is on. Tag to Kane. Shot to the gut, and another to the face. Sidewalk slam and Kane climbs the ropes - top rope clothesline - 1, 2, Gunn breaks it up. Back into his corner and there's a tag. Whip, boot to the gut, swinging neckbreaker by Mankind. 1, 2, Austin points out that the Road Dog's foot is on the rope. Sleeper applied, but they're backed into the corner. Tag to Kane. James' head meets the turnbuckle. Chop (woooo!) - tag to Mankind. Finally, Billy Gunn figures he'd better do something, and he comes in and beats up Mankind. Somehow in all this, Ciota ends up on the wrong end of a splash and gets wiped out. Now it's a headbutt to James. Now James hits a Golotta on Kane and cradles him. Austin goes in to make the count - 1, 2, Undertaker pulls him out. A brief argument ensues on the outside, while on the inside, Kane has the Road Dog up - chokeslam! Undertaker is in to count - 1, 2, AUSTIN pulls HIM away. Now there's a staredown - now Kane's hitting Austin. Now Undertaker and Mankind are going at it. Now the NATION has hit the ring - here comes DX! Now Austin's stunned Kane! Undertaker has chokeslammed Helmsley! Now they're alternating people, Austin with the Stunner and Undertaker with the chokeslam! With the ring clearing out - Undertaker and Austin are the only ones remaining... ...oops, we're out of time. Dammit! Let's call it (no contest 8:07). See you next week! TRIPLE H (with That Slut Chyna & Vincent K.) v. UNDERTAKER (with Paul Bearer) in a #1 Contender's Match - So Undertaker walked all the way backstage so he could come out again? Eh. I guess we have to have his entrance (which IS pretty cool). Nice shot of McMahon smirking. Referee "Blind" Earl Hebner probably wants no part of this - who do the fans root for anyway? H ducks the first shot and fires away with repeated rights, then pushes away Hebner as he tries to get it out of the corner - this is all the Undertaker needs to get in HIS licks. This quickly spills outside - Undertaker points a finger at Chyna and then continues on Triple H. Head to the STEEL steps. Right hand. More menacing for the ref. H thrown back in, Undertaker follows. Head to the buckle, whip into the opposite corner, double choke, but Helmsley goes to the eyes to break it. Right, right, right, kick, kick, right, whip is reversed, Undertaker runs into a back elbow but fires back with a lariat. Scoop - and a slam. Off the ropes - elbowdrop finds nothin'. Helmsley clotheslines Undertaker out of the ring - but he lands on his feet. Chyna gets in her shot on Undertaker - as he turns to go after her, Helmsley comes off the apron with a double sledge. Ross reminds us for the thousandth time that Helmsley earlier said "You take care of me Vince, and I'll take care of you." Right, kick, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right. Helmsley is a SCIENTIST! Got him by the hair but instead of bringing him back in, Undertaker drops and it's a hot shot. Off the ropes, Helmsley high knee! 1, 2, kickout. Meanwhile, Austin wakes up the cameraman and told him it was time to go. Back in the ring, Undertaker has Helmsley in the chokeslam! Got him ready for the tombstone - but STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN is in and on the Undertaker (DQ 4:22) Triple H watches for a while, then decides he better make a save ... but THE ROCK is out and on Helmsley. They're brawling over the barricade and out of the picture. Meanwhile, Austin and Undertaker are over the other barricade and making their way to the bloodmobile, looks like. Sure enough, Austin is coming back and now he's got Undertaker by the hair - they're VERY SLOWLY making their way through the crowd to the bloodmobile. Hey, you know what would be funny? If this was a BOOKMOBILE! How did the front windshield get smashed up anyway? I must have missed that. Back'n'forth brawl - a crowd mic is destroyed but since we're taped, you don't hear the great big THUD. Finally, we reach the end of this skirmish when Austin shrugs off Undertaker and locks him in the back of the bloodmobile ("HOW'S MY DRIVING? 1-800-775-2522") and now he's making his way back to McMahon, who has strangely enough been left all alone at ringside in his wheelchair. Austin takes his Smokin' Skull belt from the ring, then grabs a beer, then wheels McMahon out in front of the commentary table - right hand, belt to the head, there's a shot of Vince bleeding, Austin signs the contract (finally!) and then clotheslines Vince's chair to the floor. While Austin drinks some Pabst in the ring, Paul Bearer (oh yeah, where'd HE go?) opens up the bloodmobile and lets Undertaker out. Undertaker makes his way back to the ring and lets loose with a right hand, loaded with a beer can. For an encore, Undertaker takes the beer can and rips at Austin's forehead with it. Ewwwwww... Undertaker dumps Austin next to McMahon, who is bleeding somethin' fierce. Undertaker dips his fingers in Austin's blood, then runs them along his cheeks. Ewwwww again! By the way, Vince's bladejob puts Austin's to shame here. Ross says "Somebody's gonna bleed!" a couple hundred times then follows up with "end of an era" just one more time. NO MORE! KING KURT ANGLE and THE NEW MAN (with Stephanie Ono) v. UNDERTAKER & KANE - Is it just me or do Stephanie's makeup and wardrobe choices get more hideous with each passing show? It's GOTTA be planned - right? No bike for the Badass - the mind-reading STEEL steps stay put - increible!! 'Taker makes a beeline for Angle, who hotfoots it around the outside of the ring, *into* the ring...and into Kane. Oops. That's a big right handed clothesline. Into the ropes, big back body drop. Uppercut. Head to the top turnbuckle. Into the opposite corner - clothesline - on the shoulder - Angle breaks free. Kane tags Undertaker, and Angle can't move fast enough to tag out to Triple H. Don't know WHAT he's telling Angle to do there, but if it was distract Undertaker, it didn't work - soupbone! Soupbone! Into the opposite corner, clothesline follows. H staggers out - into a sidewalk slam. 1, 2, Angle makes the save! Undertaker shoots a look Angle's way and he not only leaves the ring, but hops over the barricade and jumps into the front row. Undertaker back over to H - into the opposite corner, back elbow by H. Running clothesline. Tag to Angle. Right, tag to Triple H. Angle is a scared, SMART man. H asking Angle what's up - Undertaker over to grab him - soupbone! Left, soupbone, leftsoupboneleftsoupboneleftsoupboneleft, soupbone, elbow, trying to give Angle a shot but he jumps down to the floor. H staggers into a right from Kane. Kane gets the tag. Undertaker puts him in - and Kane catches him in a double choke...then drops him. H put in the corner - right, right, back elbow, into the ropes, hea ddown, kick by H, clothseline ducked, H with the hangman's neckbreaker, tag to Kane, H with one more kick, Angle trying to keep an eye behind him on the Undertaker, kick, right, right, look back, right, Kane fighting out, Angle right, Kane right, back elbow, H dropping his throat on the top rope while Angle hits a chop block. Elbow to the back of the head, elbow, tag to H, right, H in, shoulder, shoulder, up for the suplex but it's blocked. Angle in with a shot to Kane's open side - trying to get him up for the DOUBLE suplex - but Kane blocks it. Kane with a double suplex of his own. Yikes! Angle goes outside while Kane punches H - into the ropes, there's a big boot by Kane. Got him on his shoulder - powerslam. Ross: "I thought that might be the tombstone piledriver." Yeah, right, YOU BASTARD. Kane up top - "flying" clothesline - 1, 2, Angle breaks it up - Undertaker is in with a big boot, and tossing him to the outside...and following! Angle hits the commentary table and goes over. 'Taker isn't done with him. The chase is on as inside the ring Kane throws random elbow to H. Angle is off, up the side ot the stage and 'Taker is following. In the ring, H has managed to go to the eyes (through the mask?), gutshot, Pedigree coming up - but CHRIS MONDAY JERICHO is trying to fight his way from the top fo the ramp through the refs & officials to get to Triple H! H, seeing Jericho, stops cold - and ends up on the wrong end of a Kane backdrop. Chokeslam! Referee "Blind" Earl Hebner in position - 1, 2, 3! (5:15) Kane's music briefly plays before Jericho finds his way into the ring - his ribs are taped (good thing he's shirtless so we can see the plot device!) - he gets a few shots in on H before the refs can break them up. H staggers to the outside with a ref on each side...Jericho running to the ropes - PESCADO!! Jericho gets in some more licks before Garea & Slaughter manage to get them broken up again. Play his music! 11:07 is too late for this show - SEE YA! DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE (with INVASION THIS SUNDAY) and RHYNO THE MAN BEAST (with Let Us Take You Back to SmackDown!) v. THE FUN BROTHERS - What happened with the Sara footage screening, anyway? Did they watch that before the big pep talk - or maybe after? Oh well, we'll never know. Pier Four Brawl with the men from the WWF getting the better of the punching battle - both Page and Rhyno end up outside in quick fashion. Taker to the outside, Kane awaiting an opponent. Page pumps up Rhyno - "KICKIZASSSSSS!" and once again Page manages to get his partner to be a sucker and get in there. Rhyno ducks the clothesline, right, right, right, Kane says "no sale" with a double choke - into the corner, right, right, right, right, right, right, stomp. Into the opposite corner - scooped up on the shoulder (21) - and powerslammed down. Overhand forearm to the back. Into the ropes, head down, kick by Rhyno - no sale - Rhyno with a choke...Rhyno pounds on the shoulder to get him to release - kick - off the ropes, Kane ducks - Kane with a big boot. Elbowdrop MISSES. Rhyno whips Kane into the corner - shoulder to the gut. Into the opposite corner - Kane up with no effect - catching Rhyno running at him and there's a powerslam. Tag to Taker - open kick. Soupbone, soupbone, head to the buckle, into the ropes, clothesline, legdrop off the ropes, 1, 2, Rhyno kicks out. Arm wringer - cranking on it - and over to the corner for Old Skool. Page gets a shove as well - that was enough of a distraction for Rhyno to come up behind and shove him out of the ring. Page with no delay in taking advantage - shoveed into the apron, forearm in the back, forearm, into the STEEL steps, and rolled back into the ring to Rhyno. Right hand, right, kick, tag to Page - held for the kick, kick, right, right, right, back elbow, back elbow, (22) into the opposite corner, clothesline follow - sidewalk slam - 1, 2, Rhyno breaks it up. Kane in as well - it's all broken down again. (23, 24) Worse than we know...the OTHER THREE MEMBERS OF TEAM W/ECW are out - referee "Blind" Earl Hebner decides to let it go (I guess) - it's five on two and the two aren't having much luck. Here come SIX MORE WWF GUYS - here come LOTS MORE W/ECW GUYS & IT'S ALL ABOUT PAUL - again the numbers take over - STILL no bell. KING BROCK LESNAR (Minneapolis, Minnesota - 295 pounds - with Paul Heyman - and Let Us Take You Back to Last Week) and THE AWESOME UNDERTAKER (Undisputed champion - Houston, Texas - 305 pounds - with Subway presents Vengeance!) v. RIC FLAIR (Charlotte, North Carolina - 234 pounds - with RAW in The G.R. hype) and ROB VAN DAM (intercontinental champion - Battle Creek, Michigan - 235 pounds) referee: Hebner As the smoke from van Dam's pyro waves its way through the smoke-filled arena (hey!) it's Flair and Taker starting. Remember when these guys were pals? Of course you do NOT, because it was 1991. Lockup, side headlock by Flair, Taker powers out, Taker with the shoulderblock. Thankfully, that's the first time I've had to type out that exchange sequence tonight. Flair backs up and goes in again - Taker with the knuckle lock and Flair screams. In the corner...Flair manages to break it - chop! Taker swings and Flair ducks - chop, chop, chop - side headlock, tag to van Dam - Taker powers out - Flair hooks the ropes, Taker turns round and takes a plancha from van Dam for 2! van Dam kick, right, right, kick, into the opposite corner is reversed, big "RVD" chant, clothesline by Taker. Ross says "Van Terminator" for the first time. van Dam pulls himself up - Taker runs in with the big boot but van Dam ducks - van Dam tries to make a charley horse with quick kicks to the back of Taker's leg - elbow, kick, kick, dropkick to the shin cuts him off, tag to Flair - Flair with ye olde chope blocke. Flair with the leg - and the figure four!! Taker screams - shoulders down! 1, 2, no! Taker back up - and grabs the choke - Hebner in close so Flair gives Taker an uppernut to break it all up. Flair goes to work - right, right, chop, right, woooo!, off the ropes...into a choke. Taker with a very, very, very gentle chokeslam - 1, 2, van Dam in with a dropkick to Taker's head to break it up. Taker stomps Flair and tags out. Taker holds up Flair for a kick. Forearm in the back by Lesnar, shoulder, shoulder, shoulder, shoulder. Into the opposite corner - shoulder by Lesnar. Flair acts like all his internal organs just failed. Back into the opposite corner - and another shoulder in the gut. Stomp, stomp, stomp, standing on the neck. van Dam tells him to let Flair tag out and try that with him - but Lesnar doesn't feel like it. Scooped up...dropped into a neckbreaker and Lesnar holds on to give him a second before dropping him. Lesnar wants to add some punishment while Flair is underneath the bottom rope, but Hebner stands in front of him and stops him - so Taker runs the apron and drops a guillotine legdrop behind his back, instead. And a soupbone to the back of the head. Taker pulls him out and gives him *another* soupbone, then rolls him back in for Lesnar. Lesnar covers - 1, 2, HE PULLS HIM UP! Man that's RIC FLAIR you're doing that too, son. Tag to Taker - held open for the kick. Flair sneaks in a chop but it won't turn the tide his way just yet. Taker with a soupbone - soupbone, soupbone, soupbone, and Flair goes down. Taker scares off Hebner but that was just enough time for Flair - chop! Chop, chop, chop, into the ropes, Taker ducks, Taker with the flying clothesline! Flair rolls to the ropes - Taker stomps him. Taker off the ropes - elbowdrop MISSES! Taker gets bleeped. Flair on the apron, pokes the eye and climbs the corner - of course, that doesn't work as Taker meets him with an uppercut, a soupbone, climbs up after him and gives Flair the SUPERPLEX!!!! Cover - 1, 2, van Dam with another dropkick to break it up! Taker tags Lesnar. Lesnar with an open kick. Forearm to the back, forearm to the chest, forearm, shoulder, forearm, Flair with a chop, forearm by Lesnar, Flair chops, chop, chop, Lesnar shoves him back in the corner - shoulder, shoulder, shoulder. Into the ropes, Flair ducks the elbow but Lesnar catches him on the rebound with a powerslam. Into the corner - shoulderblock MISSES and Lesnar meets the ringpost. Flair with a death suplex! Flair presses - 1, 2, Lesnar presses him into flight over Hebner! Ross says Lesnar was a one-armed man and he STILL had that power. Both men are down and the crowd comes alive for a possible tag to van Dam. Tag to Taker - HOT TAG TO VAN DAM! Kick, elbow, elbow, elbow, into the ropes is reversed, van Dam with a viscera! Dropkick for Lesnar! Shoulder for Taker, shoulder, superfluous backflip, monkey flip out, another free shot for Lesnar, Rolling Thunder for Taker - 1, 2, Lesnar drops the elbow to break it up. Lesnar with a forearm in the back, van Dam put in the corner, two boots up by van Dam on the charge. Springs to the top and kicks Lesnar - split-legged moonsault! van Dam covers despite the fact that Lesnar wasn't legal and Hebner goes ahead and counts - 1, 2, Taker drops the leg on the back of van Dam's neck! Taker sets up van Dam for the Last Ride but now FLAIR is in - chop, chop, chop, clotheslined out - oh Lesnar has Flair for the MOVE WITH A CRAPPY NAME!! But van Dam is there with the superkick - vaults to the top - Fivestar frog splash!!! Oh but Taker is back and he's still the legal man - LAAAAAAST RIDE. Taker with the press - 1, 2, 3. (10:03) Taker stands alone - he'll take on two guys not on this show Sunday at Vengeance. Whoops, Lesnar back in with a forearm to the back - one more - up on the shoulders - whoops, he almost caught Taker's crotch on his head but still managed to swing him out for the F-5! Play his music! Lesnar takes the title and gives it a good looksee...then places it on Taker's carcass. Ross proclaims business "picked up."

Well anyways Magglio Ordonez was named to the team in place of Ramirez. Should be word at the end of the day on the status of Giles and Prior for the game.

July 15, 1996 The Steiner Brothers def. Fire & Ice Dean Malenko def. Billy Kidman Harlem Heat def. Rough and Ready Madusa def. Malia Hosaka Meng def. Arn Anderson Eddy Guerrero def. Chris Benoit by count out Big Bubba def. Lex Luger by DQ; TV Title Match July 14, 1997 Alex Wright NC Prince Iaukea Eddy Guerrero def. Chavo Guerrero Jr. The Steiner Brothers def. Vicious & Delicious Chris Benoit def. Mike Enos La Parka def. Super Calo by DQ Scott Hall & Syxx def. Harlem Heat The Great Muta & Masahiro Chono def. The Public Enemy Jeff Jarrett def. Ric Flair by DQ; U.S. Title Match July 13, 1998 The Barbarian def. Horace Jim Duggan def. Rick Fuller Bret Hart def. Fit Finlay Stevie Ray def. Rick Martel Konnan def. Bary Darsow Diamond Dallas Page def. The Disciple Raven def. Kanyon and Saturn in a three-way match by count out Rey Misterio Jr. def. Dean Malenko Kevin Nash & Lex Luger def. Alex Wright & Disco Inferno Eddy Guerrero NC Steve McMichael Hollywood Hogan NC Scott Hall Goldberg def. Curt Hennig; WCW Title Match July 19, 1999 Fit Finlay def. Jerry Flynn by DQ Norman Smiley def. Lodi Sting def. Ric Flair Rick Steiner def. Horace; TV Title Match Eddy Guerrero def. Psychosis Stevie Ray def. Kanyon Randy Savage def. Kidman by DQ Konnan def. Vampiro by DQ Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn def. Curt Hennig & Barry Windham by DQ Hollywood Hogan def. Sid Vicious by DQ; WCW Title Match July 18, 2000 Mike Awesome def. Kanyon; U.S. Title Tournament Quarter-Final Lance Storm def. Buff Bagwell; U.S. Title Tournament Quarter-Final The Great Muta def. Vampiro; U.S. Title Tournament Quarter-Final The Franchise def. Billy Kidman; U.S. Title Tournament Quarter-Final The Jung Dragons def. 3 Count in a Ladder Match Mike Awesome def. The Great Muta; U.S. Title Tournament Semi-Final Lance Storm def. The Franchise; U.S. Title Tournament Semi-Final Jeff Jarrett def. Stevie Ray Lance Storm def. Mike Awesome to win the United States Heavyweight Title Goldberg NC Scott Steiner; Special Referee, The Cat

What was the first episode? I only caught half of one and it featured some ninja chick.

Manny Ramirez has pulled out of the game. No word on his replacement but I of course am hoping for Byrnes although they may take this time to get Thomas on the team since they wouldn't have to take an outfielder. Garret Anderson I'd guess would take Ramirez's spot in the starting line-up. Marcus Giles is questionable for the game and probably Mark Prior as well after the collision yesterday.

Golden State Warriors Well the Warriors problems have been well documented nationally going back to the Chris Webber/Don Nelson feud that tore apart a team that looked like it was on the verge of competeing for a championship and sent it into a free fall that it might now only be getting out of. Oh and of course there was that whole Latrell Sprewell choking the coach thing that didn't exactly help things. The Warriors bad luck might be continuing though this offseason if they likley lose Gilbert Arenas just after they looked like they could compete for a playoff spot next season. Hmmm maybe start a topic on teams that are thought of as good and have their fans pick apart what is wrong with them.

Ummm no...but I might change the channel if he ever gets to bat. He dogged it for two months and Frank Thomas deserves to go over him anyways, hell the fans even voted for Eric Byrnes over him.

Since there basically is a way to vote in a player that you feel was snubbed with the 32nd man ballot here is your chance to vote on who you think least deserved to make the team. I included starters, reserves, and one team players who were picked over someone more deserving on their team. Edit: Fucked up the title...maybe a mod will edit it to "least".

Nope and that's what I've be wondering why everyone is complaining when this might not even be his last year.

My proposal is that only the host team and the division leaders should be required to have a rep. The season ticket holders going to the game deserve to have someone to root for and if your leading your division you should earn a selection.

Dmitri Young who actually could serve as the back-up first baseman if Sweeney can't go but I think Delgado will play the whole game. Oh and I didn't put Young on the list because he was the obvious pick for the Tigers.

If anyone cares Kenny Lofton has replaced Cory Patterson on the 32nd man ballot as Patterson tore his ACL yesterday and is likely out for the year.

You prefer Koch? BWAHAHAHAHAHA. Okay there. Anyways except it seems when Foulke has to save one for Hudson he's been great. Look at the numbers and Foulke has been the best closer in the A.L. so far this year. Percival and Rivera have been injured and you shouldn't make the team just because of what you might have done if they were healthy. Just ask the resident Twins fan on the board Vern Gagne for an opinion on Guardado.

Well as long as I'm here....recap by CRZ: KANE (with Let Us Take You Back To Earlier Tonight) v. AWESOME MIKE AWESOME & LANCE STORM in a handicap match - Storm and Awesome come out to one of Awesome's early WCW themes. Before the match begins, the Y2J countdown hits - hmmm. CHRIS MONDAY JERICHO is out - looks like we just jiggered us up a tag match here. IT'S NOT ABOUT COFFEE!! Pier Four Brawl is on - small with small and big with big - Jericho tosses Storm through the ropes so it looks like it'll be Kane and Awesome to start. Kane with a right, back elbow, right, head to the adjacent buckle, whip into the opposite corner - clothesline by Awesome, right, right, Kane reverses a whip attempt and pulls him into a clothseline. No hardcore 24/7 stuff until after Invasion, yo - wonder who made THAT decision? Big sidewalk slam. Storm in - Storm down with a Kane clothesline. Awesome's head hits the buckle - Jericho holds him back for Kane's offense - right, left right left right left, right. Tag to Jericho - knife-edge chop, chop, chop - into the ropes is reversed - Jericho ducks the clothesline, Jericho ducks the backhand, lands the crossbody - 1, 2, no. Side headlock - Awesome powers out - Jericho sent over the top but lands on the apron, unbeknownst to Awesome who - get this - turns his back to celebrate. Jericho runs to the corner - double axehandle off the top! Shot for Storm as well. Awesome powers up with a clothesline. Head to Storm's boot, tag, Storm with an open knee. Whip is reversed, Storm slides under - Jericho off the ropes with a flying jalapeno. Clothesline off the ropes. Chop. Chop. Another chop. Elbow. Into the ropes is reversed - Jericho up and over - Awesome with a knee in the back, slowing Jericho down - but Jericho sidesteps Storm, sending him into Awesome - bulldog for Storm! But Awesome manages an apron clothesline to swing it back his team's way. Storm with a clothesline. Tag to Awesome - open kick, shot by Storm, overhand forearm by Awesome, stomp by Storm. Jericho sent into the ropes - press and drop. Kick in the face - elbowdrop - 2. Crowd chants "Y2J." Straight right by Awesome - tag - forearm by Awesome, kick by Storm, right, right, right, into the ropes, dropkick misses when Jericho holds the ropes - Jericho tries a Lionsault! But Storm gets the knees up. Man, every time that middle turnbuckle rattles, you can hear it on one of the mics out there - that's kinda annoying. Storm pulls him to his corner and tags out. Stomp by Awesome. Snapmares him over - to the headlock. Referee "Blind" Chad Patton checking in but Jericho won't give. Fighting back to his feet - elbow, elbow, right, chop, Awesome sends him into the corner but Jericho gets an elbow up - Jericho off the second rope, but Awesome catches him and tosses him in an overhead suplex. Wow. Stomp, hooks the leg, 1, 2, no. Head to the buckle - tag to Storm - into the ropes, double clothesline. Stomp by Storm, stomp, stomp, into the ropes, head down so Jericho kicks - Jericho with an enzuigiri and both men are down. Will Kane get the tag? Say, when was the last time we saw Jericho as the face in peril instead of waiting in the corner for the face in peril, anyway? Tag to Awesome - HOT TAG TO KANE! Block, right, right, right, into the ropes, big boot! Clothesline for Storm! Into the ropes, BIG back body drop for Storm! Awesome put in the corner, big clothesline follow. Kick puts Storm on the outside. Scooped up - powerslamming Awesome like he was a hundred pounds lighter. Kane going up top - he's gonna fly - clothesline! 1, 2, Storm manages to come in with a dropkick just in the nick of time. Jericho with a missile dropkick on Storm! Awesome runs at Jericho - double leg - but before he can put on the Walls, Storm knocks him out of the ring with a forearm. Kane shoves Storm away - Awesome on Kane - now a doubleteam on Kane - into the ropes...Kane clotheslines Awesome - Storm ducks, but Jericho is back in with a double leg - WALLS OF JERICHO! And Kane has Awesome in the goozle...but before he can hit the chokeslam - whoa! It's ECW's TOMMY DREAMER & ROB VAN DAM come to town to stir up trouble, and looks like they've succeeded. (DQ 7:05) A SECURITY guy gets up on the apron...then gets the signal that this is part of the show and backs up. It's four on two as the WCW guys team up with the ECW guys to take out Jericho and Kane... Here comes the WWF LOCKER ROOM - tonight I see Tazz, the Dudley Boyz, Justin Credible... wait a minute - Raven, Rhyno...oh no....oh no. "Staredown" in the ring as Paul gets jolly. "Feel it, JR - FEEL this moment!" The WWF guys slowly turn round - and look at Kane and Jericho. "For the rest of your life - feel it." And now THEY punk out Kane and Jericho. We've got a ten on two here - amazingly, Ross STILL hasn't figured it out...but the crowd has. Heyman: "Spiccoli Driver by Tommy Dreamer! ... Oh my God - it's the Van Daminator! You wanna know what this is about? I guess you want answers! You want answers? Well I say you finally deserve, JR...a damn answer!" He drops headset, removes his tie, and heads up to the ring. The Dudley Boyz stop him - then part the ropes for him. "Well, I guess now it's time, JR - that YOU WANT THE TRUTH - so JR, tonight, I'm gonna give you the whole damn truth! I have been sitting, I have been sitting like a damned corporate sellout next to that damn pig - and I have been talking - I have been TALKING about WWF versus WCW - Ihave been spilling my guts about this Invasion, and it seemt to me like everyone has forgotten about the tribe of extreme. It seems to me like these men were too extreme for WWF versus WCW - it seems to ME that this man...and this man have LEFT Shane McMahon's WCW - it looks to ME like these six men have left Vince McMahon's WWF - it looks to ME like they all have joined..... E.... C.... W. So Vince - or Shane - any time you guys want revenge - we'll take on the WWF, we'll take on WCW - we're not hard to find, because THIS Invasion just got taken... TO THE... EXTREME." "Theme from ECW" plays - Jericho and Kane STILL haven't moved. *recap snip* WWF SUPERSTARS and WCW SUPERSTARS (with Shane O. Mac) v. ECW (with Paul Heyman) - Let's set the tables here - for the WWF, we've got the APA (and their music), Hardcore Holly, Billy Gunn and the Big Show; on the WCW side, it's Chuck Palumbo, Sean O'Haire, Mark Jindrak, Sean Stasiak and Chris Kanyon. Say, do you see anything strange about the men representing the WWF here? Chad Patton and Billy Silverman are both in the ring for this match. Anyway, the WCW superstars (not stars) come out to "Brand New Money." Did ring flowerpot LILIAN GARCIA just say "Chris Kanyon, Chuck O'Haire" and then completely give up on introductions? And she started out with such promise, actually saying "20 man tag." I'll give you a gut feeling - it's 10:58 - I doubt we'll get any sort of real tag action...assuming, of course, that there won't be a shocking swerve coming up - and by no means is THAT even CLOSE to a safe assumption. You can tell it's an uneasy alliance - words exchanged all around before the second team even comes out. O'Haire ends up slapping Bradshaw and now it's on. Two officials aren't gonna break up five pairs of brawlers, that's for damn sure. Slowly, the ring ends up cleared of WCW riff-raff, much to the delight of the crowd...just as the music starts again. Ross: "Well this ain't no by-God bingo parlour, let me tell you!" Coming down through the crowd, as they apparently left earlier, are the ECW contingent. All eleven men now sport ECF'nW T-shirts (presumably purchased off the rack at a Philadelphia Goodwill) except Heyman, who still has his jacket on over HIS shirt. It's ten on five now as the WCW guys are content to stay outside and watch. The WWF folks don't fare too badly given the numbers, but very slowly, one by one the WWF folks are tossed outside - although it takes almost all of them to dump the Show - leaving the ring filled with ECW guys. They turn to the WCW guys and dare THEM to give it a shot - in they come...to high five them. Kanyon dumps Patton. Half of the guys go outside to beat on the WWF guys while the other half stay in the ring to watch...Shane and Paul embrace. I have to tell you, even seeing it coming...it sends chills down my spine. I just don't know which KIND of chills yet. Here's MR. McMAHON out with mic in hand. "What the hell-- what the hell is this? What the hell is goin' on out here? What the hell are you doin'?" "Just sit back and enjoy and watch - watch - check out your WWF." Shane does a little play by play - Hardcore Holly falls to a Tazzmission. Sean O'Haire gives Bradshaw his fireman's carry into a spinning DDT. Faarooq gets 3D (Dudley Death Drop). Gunn gets a Van Daminator. Surprisingly, Silverman is trying to act like a ref here - how confusing! Vince starts towards the ring. "Hey, hey, back it up right there. Hey hey, watch it, watch it, watch it. Hey Dad, you wanna know what's goin' on? Can't you see what's happening? I said I can never, ever compete with your checkbook, but I can...outsmart you. And that's exactly what I've done tonight. That's exactly what we did tonight. You see, Dad, you told me in the locker room back there that I was personally responsible for everything that happens out here tonight. And you know what, Dad, you're right - I AM personally responsible for all of this! I am personally responsible for WCW - I am personally ersponsible for for ECW being here tonight! ANd hear me out, listen up, listen up, and I am personally responsible for the MERGER of WCW and ECW coming together, tonight! So Dad, at Invasion, this new entity - WCW and ECW is gonna kick the WWF's ASS! Oh yeah - oh wait wait - I got one more thing for ya - one more - and I am also personally responsible, and privliged to introduce you to the new owner of ECW - I believe you know this person quite well...ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Vince's daughter, STEPHANIE McMAHON-HELMSLEY!" "My Time" plays and out she walks...past Vince...to the ring - where she and Shane raise hands. Ross: "May God have mercy on our WWF souls!"

July 12, 1993 Yokozuna def. Crush; WWF Title Match The Headshrinkers def. Aaron Furguson & P.J. Walker Tatanka def. The Brooklyn Brawler Mr. Hughes def. Tony DeVito Adam Bomb def. Scott Amati July 11, 1994 Bret Hart def. The 1-2-3 Kid; WWF Title Match Crush def. Matt Hardy Razor Ramon def. Barry Horowitz Irwin R. Schyster def. Ray Hudson July 10, 1995 The Roadie def. Jerry Flynn Savio Vega def. Mike Khoury Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Matt Hardy The Allied Powers def. Tatanka & Henry O. Godwinn July 8, 1996 The Ultimate Warrior def. Owen Hart by DQ Savio Vega def. Justin Bradshaw Vader & The British Bulldog def. The Godwinns July 7, 1997 The Great Sasuke def. Taka Michinoku Savio Vega NC Crush Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith def. Faarooq & D-Lo Brown by count out Steve Austin def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley Brian Christopher def. Eric Shelly Bret Hart def. Goldust July 6, 1998 Savio Vega def. Brakus in a Brawl for All Match Ken Shamrock def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ Vader NC Bradshaw Disciples of Apocalypse def. The Headbangers D-Lo Brown def. Terry Funk Hawk fought to a draw with Darren Drozdov in a Brawl for All Match Val Venis def. Dustin Runnels by DQ Ken Shamrock def. Mabel The Undertaker (posing as Kane) def. Mankind in a No Holds Barred Match July 12, 1999 Gangrel NC Edge Val Venis & The Godfather def. The Hardy Boyz by DQ; Tag Title Match Road Dogg, X-Pac, & The Rock def. Triple H, Billy Gunn, & Chyna Al Snow def. Droz in a Evening Gown Match Test def. The Mean Street Posse by DQ in a Gauntlet Match Steve Austin & The Big Show def. The Undertaker & Kane July 10, 2000 T&A def. The Hardy Boyz (1st elimination) and Too Cool (2nd) in a Triple Threat Elimination Match Chris Jericho def. Road Dogg Rikishi def. Kane and Val Venis (dq’d) in a Triple Threat Match for the IC Title Edge def. Bradshaw Lita def. Trish Stratus by count out in a Street Fight Triple H NC X-Pac The Rock def. Chris Benoit by DQ July 9, 2001 Diamond Dallas Page NC The Undertaker in a Street Fight A.P.A. def. The Dudley Boyz to win the Tag Team Titles Albert def. Rhyno; IC Title Match The Big Show def. Jeff Hardy Booker T def. Kurt Angle; WCW Title Match Kane & Chris Jericho def. Lance Storm & Mike Awesome by DQ X-Pac def. Scotty 2 Hotty; LHW Title Match Team WWF & Team WCW NC Team ECW in a 20-man Tag Match July 8, 2002 Booker T def. Eddie Guerrero Chris Benoit def. Bubba Ray Dudley Bradshaw & Trish Stratus def. Christopher Nowinski & Jackie Gayda Ric Flair def. Steven Richards Jeff Hardy def. William Regal to win the European Title n.W.o., Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero def. Rob Van Dam, The New Dudleyz, Booker T, & Goldust

This is the night after Stampede, right? If so, this was a GREAT RAW, curtain-jerked by a ****1/2 Taka/Sasuke match. Indeed it was but I wasn't able to find a recap of the show.

Historically, it sucks to be Matt Hardy this week. Heck, look at the present--relegated to Velocity! Oh what the hell...recaps by CRZ (slashwrestling.com) for the '94, '99, '00 matches; recap by KJP on the RSPW message boards for the '95 match Crush (his friends call him Kona) v. Matt Hardy - Crush is accompanied by Fuji, and not Cornette. YOu tell me why Hardy has "HV" tights. Savage repeatedly does his Andres Cantor impersonation (make your own joke here). Crush with a quick 360 backbreaker for the pin. Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Matt Hardy McMahon wonders if Hardy is thinking the same thing Horowitz was. For Hardy's sake, I hope not, because I don't think Helmsley is going to be as cooperative as Skip was. The crowd's reaction to Helmsley was, well, to put it bluntly, hilarious, and I only wish I could do it justice in words. On to the discussion at large, McMahon lets the Internet know that the WWF is reading us "loud and clear", even if they don't care too much for our opinions. Actually he doesn't make it clear whether he's talking about passive commentary, such as this column, or the newsgroup, or the stuff that gets dumped in their laps because it was e-mailed directly to them. This leads us somehow to In Your House again, specifically how it compares favorably to the All-Star Game or the Stampede in Calgary, which leads Lawler straight back to the Hart family. From there we go on to the recent passing of Eva Gabor, and the problem of letting her mother in on the sad news. With nowhere else to go from there, we return to the subject of Barry Horowitz, and how Skip is possibly going to cope with the humiliation. Lawler says he doesn't know what he would do. I suggest he wrestle Horowitz and then find out. From there we go on to how Jerry was apparently born with a crown on his head (now *that* would be labor pain!) Helmsley with the smooth duck of Hardy's otherwise spectacular backflip, and finally ending this tortured discussion with the Pedigree. Again the crowd reacts in that... amazing manner. VAL VENIS & GODFATHER (with ten - no, five ho's) v. HARDY BOYZ (with Michael Hayes) for the Tag Team titles - Let us take you back to last night's Heat where Prince Albert did a really cool double suplex on the Hardyz but nobody noticed because the Acolytes were busy running in and messin' up the match. Val compares his dick to Mick Foley - would that make it Dick Foley? Free idea for Al Snow: Come out to the ring carrying a half dozen garden hoes. It's funny, trust me. The Hardyz have new music which sounds less like the Prodigy, too bad. Jeff and Matt start with the double team as Val ends up in the wrong neighborhood. Jeff does a pretty funny hip swivel before putting the boots to him. Whip is reversed, and Val holds on and clotheslines him. Repeat. There's a - something. Tag to Godfather, who runs over both men. Time now for the Ho Train Avalanche splash. Tag to Venis - Jeff sent to Godfather for the Pimp Drop, and there's the money shot. 1, 2, Hayes in with the tag belt to Venis. Referee "Blind" Tim White calls for the bell (DQ 1:34) and I actually buy this story - undermatched team holds onto the belt solely because of heel antics of dick manager. The same old story! TOO COOL v. T&A (with Trish Stratus - the fitness model) v. HARDY BOYZ (with Lita) in a Triple Threat Elimination match - Let Us Take You Back to last night as Trish took out Lita with a variety of cheap heel tactics. Lita, of course, immediately looks for some retribution tonight, and we ignore the Pier Six brawl in the middle of the ring to watch the goings on outside as the chase is on. Tonight, the Acolytes FINALLY get the title shot that they've earned! Hooray! Referee "Blind" Mike Chioda finally separates the women as the ring empties of all but TOo Cool and Albert - double DDT for 2. Hotty right, right, right, into the ropes, reversed, duck, Hotty into a press, but gets out - but eats a clothesline to the back of the head. Albert off the ropes, splash misses, Hotty breakdances back up a la Booker T, elbowdrop, tag to Sexay, off the rope swith a clothesline, another is absorbed, Albert puts up the boot on the third attempt. Test tagged in - right, right, clubbing forearm. Into the corner, boot up for a superkick, back elbow stops a second charge, tornado DDT. Test stumbles into the Hardyz corner where Matt hits him - Test is a pinball between Grand Master Sexay and Matt Hardy - but Chioda is saying that counts as a tag! So Sexay calmly sneaks up behind Hardy and hits a backdrop suplex. Hardy avoids a dance and charge in the corner to follow it up - second rope legdrop gets 2. Head to the buckle, tag to Jeff, into the opposite corner, all fours assisted side kick, 1, 2, nope. Gutshot, gutshot, Sexay kicks back, side headlock, powered out, off the ropes, shoulderblock by Sexay. Off the ropes, up and over, leapfrog, flippy flippy, they collide head to head and both men are down. Sexay up first and tossing Hardy out onto the apron - Test reaches over and tags himself in, then drops to the floor and drops Hardy on the barricade. Hardy put back in, tag to Albert. Into the corner, do si do whip - Albert avalanche, into Test's big boot - but only 2 off the cover? Tag to Test - open shot. Right hand. Head to the buckle. Right, right, right, right, right, stomp, stomp, shove for Chioda as well. Test brings Hardy out - scoop...and a slam. Test perched on the second rope - but both feet go up. Hardy ducks a clothesline and sails to his corner to tag in Matt! Block, right, right, discus right, into the ropes is reversed into the corner, back elbow up, flying clothesline by Hardy...for 2! Test with a gutshot, pump handle - but Hardy shrugs off the Meltdown and shoves him into Too Cool's corner, where he collides with Scotty 2 Hotty! Apparently, *this* one DOESN'T count as a tag, because after Hardy hits the Twist of Fate, he's able to tag in Jeff for the swanton bomb as BOTH members of Too Cool come in to argue that THEY shouldn't be getting a piece of this. Unfortunately, this means that Chioda totally misses Albert come in with a double choke bomb on Jeff - and drag Test on top of him. 1, 2, 3 (6:00). Lita finds a celebrating Stratus and muscles he down to the mat...but Albert is quickly over to give his manager an advantage, holding her for a big clothesline. Matt Hardy off the apron...and into a big bearhug - Hardy vaults himself onto this pile. Meanwhile, back in the ring, Test dumps out Sexay, but falls to a Hotty bulldog. The Worm is cut short by TAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, who chokes out Hotty long enough to take Test's top-rope Canadian elbow and lay out for the pinfal. (7:13) Oh yeah, Trish is Canadian too. That's a coincidence, I'm sure.

Recap by Kevin James Posiadilk on the RSPW message boards: The Award-Winning Owen Hart (w/Cornette and cast) vs. the Suspended Warrior It's the James E. Cornette show tonight, with our favorite tennis racket wielding manager concerned in both main events tonight. If Owen's injury is a fake, he's gone above and beyond the call of duty in selling it over the past six weeks. And it still appears to be a bit tender. Owen winces once when Cornette touches him in the wrong place, and again when the Warrior's music begins. So now let's look on as we watch the Warrior's entrance ceremonies for what may possibly be the last time (this time). Or, go make a sandwich, whatever moves you. Owen commences proceedings by charging into the ring right at the Warrior. The Warrior steers Owen aside, Owen makes like a pinball for a while, until the Warrior steps in with another course correction and Owen sails over the top rope. Tilt. Meanwhile, standing by in relatively real time, we have a pair of champions who are the newest members of the "I Got Stiffed by Hellwig" club. Vince says "notwithstanding" again, and gets on to the topic of who Ahmed Johnson and Shawn Michaels have picked up as a replacement partner for their little get-together at In Your International House (of Pancakes). Michaels avows that, unlike with other third-man mysteries, the suspense on this one will not be dragged out long, and that they will introduce their partner as soon as he shows up. Darn that Green Bay traffic. Meanwhile, Owen has played a very successful game of hide and go seek with the Warrior, which ends with Owen missing a clothesline and running into a shoulderblock on the return pass. After a couple of hip tosses, Owen is clotheslined back outside of the ring. And with that, it is time to begin the speculation, just *who* is this mysterious third man? I think Hulk Hogan can be safely ruled out. Lawler makes it his theme of the day to spout out ludicrous suggestions (starting out with himself). McMahon suggests the man who replaced the Warrior the last time he skipped town, Mr. Perfect. Speculation cuts off at this point as Owen is back up on the apron in order to get slingshotted back in the ring (one wishes he and the Warrior would have been more in sync on that move). Warrior follows up with an overhead slam, followed by another esoteric slam, sort of half a Curtain Call. Cross-corner whip (two inches), followed by right hook practice by the Warrior. Another cross-corner whip (three inches *and* a bounce), into a scoop and slam. And another whip into the corner. And a sidewalk slam. So, other than that, how's your day been going, Owen? McMahon expresses surprise that the Warrior is able to focus on this match, given all that about being suspended and all. Okay, Vince, whatever you say. Warrior sends Owen for the ride, and Owen manages to assert a reversal. Owen with his Kick of Doom to the Warrior's jaw. No Sale!! Owen, somehow anticipating this, goes right back into it with a clothesline. The Warrior is still not in a vending mood. Another clothesline. It looks again like economy will remain stagnant, but then, to put it in Lawler's words, "he sold that a little bit." Owen, most grateful for the chance to do something other than get beat up, goes on the offensive with a mixture of kicks and punches. Eager to inject some wrestling into the action, Owen goes for a suplex, but the Warrior will not cooperate. Instead, the Warrior selfishly takes the suplex for himself, and goes for his big splash... Owen says no thank you, not yet, and gets the knees up. Down goes the Warrior, up pops Owen. Sharpshooter tease, and a kick to the lower abs. Owen does his Flair impression again, then winces at his wrist again. Then another sharpshooter tease, this time Owen leaps between the Warrior's legs and drops the elbow. Well, it's a change of pace if nothing else. -- ad break -- And Owen is into his impression of the Warrior. Very nice indeed. Owen works on the back of the Warrior's neck, and, when he can get away with it, the front of it as well. He unclogs his nose at the Warrior, then resumes with the more conventional stomping technique. A rope choke, the referee takes Owen aside to warn his about cheap shots like that, and Cornette steps up and does what comes naturally. Owen back with four more seconds of rope choking, this time followed up with the Bossman sit. Another warning from the referee, another opening, another show for Cornette. Owen goes back to the stomps, but the Warrior is showing signs of his usual miracle comeback. Owen pulls out all the stops to try to quell this, including a headbutt he might later regret, but finally seems to find the key and his Kick of Doom, right to the temple where it belongs. Owen immediately capitalizes on this by running over to Cornette, grabbing his Slammy Award, and jumping up and down like an idiot. Owen eventually gets back into the match with a headbutt, then climbs to the top rope. McMahon notes that if Owen hits Warrior with the cast, it's all over. We assume he means Owen would get DQed. So, instead, Owen goes for the dropkick, and nails it. Owen finally makes the match's first cover, Warrior kicks out at two, sort of accidentally tossing Owen out of the ring in the process. Not to be put off by this setback, Owen scampers back inside, drags Warrior to the ring center, and this time, motions to actually put on the Sharpshooter. Halfway into it, Owen hesitates big-time, and finally the Warrior takes the hint and kicks Owen away. Another brief pause in the action, so mystery guest, enter and sign in, please. It's the British Bulldog, who takes his post at Cornette's side. Meanwhile, in the ring, Owen attempts to reassert the offensive, but it is too late, the Warrior has reached the top rope and is shaking it vigorously. Oh well, better luck next time, Owen. At this point the best Owen can do is minimize the damage, so he lays down for three quick clotheslines and the inevitable flying body press. Warrior lays his hands down on Owen for the cover, but the referee refuses to count, until someone gets that dog out of the ring. Dog? Oh, you mean Diana Smith's husband. The Warrior steers the Bulldog's initial charge past him and into the turnbuckle, and for some reason it is at this point the referee calls for the DQ. At this point the Warrior turns his attention back to Owen, and more importantly away from the aisle way, from which TMTC Vader is emerging. Warrior slugs Owen, then turns around and gives Vader a taste of fist as well. One more for Owen, and again Warrior leans into Vader, but this time Vader is ready and grapples Warrior to a stalemate. Meanwhile, the Bulldog is back in it, and he grabs the stymied Warrior from behind and hits his trademark running slam. And now it's Owen's turn, as Vader and the Bulldog hold the Warrior up while Owen hits him with the cast from the top rope. Paging Dr. Goldust... But no, it's one for all and all for one at Camp Cornette, and Vader has to get his lick in yet. And while they set up for the Vader bomb, even Cornette gets one delicious swipe with his tennis racket before making way for his big man. Gee, Warrior, any regrets about that suspension now? You really could use some concerned teammates to get you out of this mess. But no, the Vader Bomb hits, and the cavalry is nowhere in sight. The Warrior is in trouble as never before, and he's getting the stuffing kicked out of him, too.

July 6, 2000 Kurt Angle def. Chris Jericho The Dudley Boyz def. D-Lo Brown & Chaz Ivory & Jacqueline def. Dean Malenko in a handicap match Val Venis def. Rikishi to win the Intercontinental Title Steve Blackman def. The Big Bossman; HC Title Match The Undertaker & Kane def. T&A The Brooklyn Brawler & Kaientai (eliminated) def. Triple H in a Handicap Elimination Match The Rock, Eddie Guerrero, & Chyna def. Chris Benoit, Edge, & Christian July 12, 2001 Tazz def. Hardcore Holly Chris Jericho def. Lance Storm Rhyno def. Kane Lita def. Trish Stratus Jeff Hardy def. Mike Awesome to win the Hardcore Title Kurt Angle & The Undertaker def. Diamond Dallas Page & Shane McMahon by DQ July 11, 2002 Hulk Hogan & Edge def. Billy & Chuck; Tag Title Match Molly Holly def. Torrie Wilson; Women’s Title Mtach Rev. D-Von & Batista def. Mark Henry & Randy Orton Rikishi def. Test The Hurricane & Billy Kidman def. Jamie Noble & Tajiri The Undertaker & John Cena def. Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho

Um well IF it is true it won't really matter because Kobe won't be playing. One thing though if he didn't rape her but say he did have sex with the girl this will probably go to trial and even if he is innocent it could cost him part of the season.

I'm more interested going in but if the A's hadn't had only one or two selections I might not have cared. In the end though if they really wanted to make it interesting they could have had a winners take all bonus type of thing for the players to give a shit. I still hate the idea of a glorified exhibition possibly determing who wins the World Series...well unless A's win it all at home in Game 7 of course.

You know what until about five minutes ago when they flashed the rosters on Sportscenter I hadn't even noticed he'd made the team. I guess he finished second in the player voting at DH...why bother picking a back-up DH when anyone can be put there? Besides Thomas deserved it more.

Rondell White. White is having a solid year and I think the picks of Williams and Carter for their teams over other players were more of head scratchers than White for the Padres or Benitez for the Mets. Maybe Klesko (who I would have gone with) or their young pitcher Pivey could have gone but White isn't a bad pick for them.