Bored

Urban Warfare deserves recognition as being the only one man enough to pick ECU.

Okay this ECU/Va Tech game is officially awesome.

Ohio State's hopes of getting embarrassed in a third straight MNC game might have just taken a big hit as Beanie Wells had to be carried off the field with a foot or ankle injury and is now being carted to the locker room.

Now finally finishing off these Worst lists with designated hitters. Since the DH has only been around since 1973 these are the worst DH seasons of all-time. Unlike every other position, there is no additional value to be provided by DH beyond what they do with their bat. They aren't even expected to be threats on the basepaths either as most DH's are aging veterans or guys who are so slow they couldn't even handle first base. The top of the list falls into the aging veteran category as he was a great hitting catcher, who you can make a legit argument for him being a Hall of Famer, but he fell of a cliff offensively in this season at age 34 and goes down as the worst DH season by a wide margin. Not surprising there are a few all-time greats on this list who were the twilight of their careers. Top 25 Worst Designated Hitter Seasons of All-Time (per OPS+) 1. Ted Simmons, 1984 - Milwaukee Brewers 61 OPS+ (.221/.269/.300) 2. Ruben Sierra, 1996 - New York Yankees/Detroit Tigers 75 3t. Alvin Davis, 1991 - Seattle Mariners 76 3t. Tommy Harper, 1974 - Boston Red Sox 76 5. Joe Carter, 1997 - Toronto Blue Jays 77 6t. Scott Hatteberg, 2005 - Oakland A's 81 6t. Dave Parker, 1991 - California Angels/Toronto Blue Jays 81 8t. Larry Sheets, 1988 - Baltimore Orioles 83 8t. Mitchell Page, 1979 - Oakland A's 83 10. Greg Vaughn, 1995 - Milwaukee Brewers 85 11t. Paul Molitor, 1998 - Minnesota Twins 86 11t. Eddie Murray, 1994 - Cleveland Indians 86 13. Eddie Murray, 1996 - Cleveland Indians/Baltimore Orioles 86 14t. Gerald Perry, 1990 - Kansas City Royals 90 14t. Dave Kingman, 1986 - Oakland A's 90 16. Julio Franco, 1997 - Cleveland Indians/Milwaukee Brewers 91 17t. Edgar Martinez, 2004 - Seattle Mariners 92 17t. Rico Carty, 1979 - Toronto Blue Jays 92 17t. Deron Johnson, 1975 - Chicago White Sox/Boston Red Sox 92 20t. Carl Everett, 2005 - Chicago White Sox 94 20t. George Brett, 1993 - Kansas City Royals 94 20t. Andre Thornton, 1985 - Cleveland Indians 94 20t. Reggie Jackson, 1984 - California Angels 94 24t. Carl Yastrzemski, 1981 - Boston Red Sox 95 24t. Hank Aaron, 1975 - Milwaukee Brewers 95

He won't qualify for the batting title anyways but he's in some "select" company for those DH's with a minimum of 330 plate appearances. Cnt Player **OPS+** PA Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions +----+-----------------+--------+---+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+ 1 Leroy Stanton 46 342 1978 32 SEA AL 93 302 24 55 11 0 3 24 34 1 80 1 3 2 6 1 0 .182 .265 .248 .513 *D7/9 2 Alan Wiggins 54 342 1987 29 BAL AL 85 306 37 71 4 2 1 15 28 0 34 1 6 1 6 20 7 .232 .298 .268 .566 *D4/7 3 Deron Johnson 57 389 1974 35 TOT AL 110 351 30 60 4 2 13 43 32 4 84 0 1 5 11 2 0 .171 .237 .305 .542 *D3 4 Ted Simmons 61 532 1984 34 MIL AL 132 497 44 110 23 2 4 52 30 3 40 3 1 1 23 3 0 .221 .269 .300 .569 *D35 5 Ken Singleton 62 403 1984 37 BAL AL 111 363 28 78 7 1 6 36 37 5 60 0 1 2 20 0 0 .215 .286 .289 .575 *D 6 George Bell 63 436 1993 33 CHW AL 102 410 36 89 17 2 13 64 13 2 49 4 0 9 14 1 1 .217 .243 .363 .606 *D 7 Chris James 63 463 1991 28 CLE AL 115 437 31 104 16 2 5 41 18 2 61 4 2 2 9 3 4 .238 .273 .318 .591 *D793 8 Jose Vidro 65 330 2008 33 SEA AL 85 308 28 72 11 0 7 45 18 2 36 0 2 2 5 2 1 .234 .274 .338 .612 *D/3 9 Rondell White 66 355 2006 34 MIN AL 99 337 32 83 17 1 7 38 11 2 54 4 0 3 11 1 1 .246 .276 .365 .641 *D7 10 Carl Everett 72 343 2006 35 SEA AL 92 308 37 70 8 0 11 33 29 2 57 3 0 3 7 1 3 .227 .297 .360 .657 *D/79

That the SEC's dick will crush us all? When the various preseason Top 25's came out, The Fighting Wannstache's stuck out like a sore thumb and they still do as they are tied with Bowling Green at the half. Edit: Damn Sportsline. Okay they're up 17-14.

Almost time for 14 hours straight of FOOTBAW. I think I'll need an IV by hour 10.

Reports are that Chad Johnson has legally changed his name to Ocho Cinco. Now they need to trade him to team where someone already wears #85. Edit: Better yet trade him to the Rams, #85 is retired (Jack Youngblood).

STANFORD~ is fucking the Beavers hard! Emerald Bowl or bust!

Something about Iowa State's new uniforms seem familiar...

Who You Should Root For #1 South Carolina* (Cuban Linx) vs. #2 N.C. State* PM (AboveAverage484) - GAME OF THE WEEK No Differing Picks Tiebreak: 45/60 #4 LSU* PM (teke184) vs. #6 Texas* PM (Broward83) LSU: Miami U., Northwestern, Ohio, Utah, NIU, Clemson, Michigan St. TX: Vanderbilt, Syracuse, Wyoming, Michigan, Minnesota, Alabama, California #3 Nebraska* (Mecca) vs. Florida* PM (Urban Warfare) NE: Virginia Tech, Wyoming FL: East Carolina, Ohio Tiebreak: 62/57 #5 Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto) vs. USC* PM (Cartman) VA: Mississippi USC: Memphis #7 Boise State* (Vitamin X) vs. Ball State* (Vampiro69) Boise: Wazzu, New Mexico, Illinois Ball: Oklahoma St., TCU, Missouri #8 Stanford* (Bored) vs. Tulsa* (Will Scarlet) Stan: Miami U, Utah, Oklahoma St., New Mexico, Minnesota Tulsa: Vanderbilt, Michigan, Wazzu, TCU, NIU #9 Kent State* (JHawk) vs. Boston College* (HarleyQuinn) KS: Syracuse, Wyoming, New Mexico, Memphis, Alabama BC: Northwestern, Ohio, TCU, Mississippi, Clemson #10 UCLA* (phoenixrising) vs. Tennessee* (Canadian Brandon) UCLA: Miami U, Wyoming, New Mexico, NIU, Clemson, Michigan St., Missouri TN: Vanderbilt, Ohio, TCU, Minnesota, Alabama, California, Illinois Syracuse* (CanadianChris) vs. Florida State* PM (909) Cuse: Miami U, Clemson FSU: Vanderbilt, Alabama Tiebreaks: 52/62, 128/70 Rutgers* (the pinjockey) vs. Fresno State* (Agent Bond34) RU: Miami U, Oklahoma St FS: Vanderbilt, Wazzu Tiebreak: 64/67 Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34) vs. San Diego State* PM (Next USC #55) MOH: Miami U, Ohio, NIU, Michigan St SDS: Vanderbilt, Wyoming, Minnesota, California Tiebreak: 62/63 Georgia Tech* PM (iggymcfly) vs. Michigan* (MFerXtreme87) GT: Utah MI: Michigan Buffalo* (Carnival) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue) UB: TCU, NIU UTEP: New Mexico, Minnesota Tiebreak: 61/46 Arizona* (UZI Suicide) vs. Minnesota* PM (Vern Gagne) AZ: Miami U, Wyoming, Oklahoma St MN, Vanderbilt, Oho, Wazzu Miami* (Spaceman Spiff) vs. Arizona State* (still fly) UM: Wazzu ASU: Oklahoma St Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff) vs. Ohio State* (Gert T) AL: Oregon State OSU: Stanford Washington* PM (Smues) vs. Indiana* PM (Tzar Lysergic) WA: Miami U,Memphis, Missouri IN: Vanderbilt, Mississippi, Illinois Notre Dame* PM (KingPK) vs. Washington State* (MrRant) ND: N.C. State, Stanford, Northwestern, TCU, Memphis, Michigan St, Illinois WS: South Carolina, Oregon State, Syracuse, New Mexico, Mississippi, California, Missouri Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling) vs. Illinois* (The Monkey Man) KY: South Carolina, Oregon State, Northwestern, TCU, Clemson, California, Missouri IL: N.C. State, Stanford, Syracuse, New Mexico, Alabama, Michigan St, Illinois Navy* PM (MarvinisaLunatic) vs. Georgia* (Obi Chris Kenboi) Navy: South Carolina, Northwestern, Wyoming, Utah, Wazzu, Mississippi, Clemson, California GA: N.C. State, Syracuse, Ohio, Michigan, Oklahoma St, Memphis, Alabama, Michigan St Tiebreak: 61/84

New rules are at least better than the 2006 ones, although I think two minutes in the half is way too late to stop running the clock on out of bounds plays. And yes not giving the full starting line ups is incredibly lame. I know Fox started doing it last year with their NFL coverage and I'm trying to figure out what is so bad about taking 20 seconds just to let us know who is starting the game? Are people changing the channel during this?

Hey look everyone got their picks in on time! That won't last. I'm at work so the "WYSRF" won't be up till later but you can all pretty much figure out who you differ on. N.C. State - AboveAverage484 THURSDAY Vanderbilt at Miami of Ohio N.C. State at South Carolina Oregon State at Stanford SATURDAY Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina (at Charlotte) Syracuse at Northwestern Ohio at Wyoming Utah at Michigan Oklahoma State vs. Washington State (at Seattle) TCU at New Mexico Northern Illinois at Minnesota Memphis at Mississippi Alabama vs. Clemson (at Atlanta) Michigan State at California Illinois vs. Missouri (at St. Louis) Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 60 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 89 USC - Cartman THURSDAY Miami of Ohio South Carolina Oregon State SATURDAY Virginia Tech Northwestern Wyoming Michigan Oklahoma State TCU Minnesota Memphis Clemson California Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 45 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 120

Florida - Urban Warfare THURSDAY Miami of Ohio South Carolina Oregon State SATURDAY East Carolina (at Charlotte) Northwestern Ohio Michigan Oklahoma State TCU Minnesota Mississippi Clemson California Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 58 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 87

There is ESPN360 but I'm guessing it's not available in Canada. Here's ESABCPN coverage map for the 8:00/5:00 PM games. Not going to bother with the 3:30/12:30 games as whichever game that is on ABC for you, the other game will be on ESPN2.

Navy - MarvinisaLunatic THURSDAY Miami of Ohio South Carolina Oregon State SATURDAY Virginia Tech Northwestern Wyoming Utah Washington State TCU Minnesota Mississippi Clemson California Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game?61 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama?88 Florida State - 909 THURSDAY Vanderbilt at Miami of Ohio N.C. State at South Carolina Oregon State at Stanford SATURDAY Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina (at Charlotte) Syracuse at Northwestern Ohio at Wyoming Utah at Michigan Oklahoma State vs. Washington State (at Seattle) TCU at New Mexico Northern Illinois at Minnesota Memphis at Mississippi Alabama vs. Clemson (at Atlanta) Michigan State at California Illinois vs. Missouri (at St. Louis) Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 62 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 70 Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff Vanderbilt South Carolina Oregon State Virginia Tech Syracuse Wyoming Michigan Washington State TCU Minnesota Mississippi Alabama California Missouri TB #1: 52 TB #2: 71

I'm wondering if the "reverse mirror" thing that's supposed to get a bit more play this year will help out on that. Probably not, though. I bet it just means we east-coasters will sometimes get the ACC *and* Big Ten 3:30 games. It'll be the same set up this year as it is only Big Ten and ACC home games that have the reverse mirror deal as the Pac-10 and Big XII contracts with ESPN do not allow it. The whole reverse mirror thing was solely created as part of the ESPN/Big Ten deal as the Big Ten must have a nationally televised game in the 3:30/12:30 slot.

Georgia Tech - iggymcfly Week 1 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY Vanderbilt at Miami of Ohio N.C. State at South Carolina Oregon State at Stanford SATURDAY Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina (at Charlotte) Syracuse at Northwestern Ohio at Wyoming Utah at Michigan Oklahoma State vs. Washington State (at Seattle) TCU at New Mexico Northern Illinois at Minnesota Memphis at Mississippi Alabama vs. Clemson (at Atlanta) Michigan State at California Illinois vs. Missouri (at St. Louis) Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 39 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 89 Minnesota - Vern Gagne THURSDAY Vanderbilt at Miami of Ohio N.C. State at South Carolina Oregon State at Stanford SATURDAY Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina (at Charlotte) Syracuse at Northwestern Ohio at Wyoming Utah at Michigan Oklahoma State vs. Washington State (at Seattle) TCU at New Mexico Northern Illinois at Minnesota Memphis at Mississippi Alabama vs. Clemson (at Atlanta) Michigan State at California Illinois vs. Missouri (at St. Louis) Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 60 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 117

I'm not even sure if it's worth it going to no games but I based my decision pretty much alone on that fact that I was going to stuck with a Cal game rather than Alabama/Clemson, and well that I must have eleven hundred games going on at once for me to channel flip through. Next year when Comcast adds ESPNU as part of the SEC deal I'll officially reach college football t.v. nirvana. So are you going to be live in person for the massacre on Saturday?

Much to my surprise as of today I now have the Big Ten Network. Didn't even think for a second we'd get it in the Bay Area since hardly anyone cares about college sports out here. Sure getting to see the 4th or 5th choice Big Ten game isn't that exciting but more college football is always a good thing. On top of that I decided to get GamePlan this year for the first time so by my count I'll have 22 games to watch on Saturday. I may be bleeding from both eyeballs by the end of the day.

What bunch a bullshit! I had Mr. October and Mr. November! Your computer simulation can't measure heart and desire! Why don't you move out your parent's basement already you saberdork!

My Picks Miami of Ohio South Carolina Oregon State Virginia Tech Northwestern Wyoming Utah Oklahoma State New Mexico Minnesota Mississippi Clemson California Missouri 56/91

After CBS locked up first choice rights for SEC games for the next 15 years, ESPN signed a deal today that will give them every other SEC home game for the next 15 years (also includes additional basketball games on the ESPN networks, including ABC). This will end the Raycom/LincolnFinancial/JeffersonPilot hilariously bad coverage of those lower tier SEC games after this season.

LSU - teke184 THURSDAY Vanderbilt at Miami of Ohio N.C. State at South Carolina Oregon State at Stanford SATURDAY Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina (at Charlotte) Syracuse at Northwestern Ohio at Wyoming Utah at Michigan Oklahoma State vs. Washington State (at Seattle) TCU at New Mexico Northern Illinois at Minnesota Memphis at Mississippi Alabama vs. Clemson (at Atlanta) Michigan State at California Illinois vs. Missouri (at St. Louis) Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 73 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 85 Texas - Broward83 THURSDAY Vanderbilt South Carolina Oregon State SATURDAY Virginia Tech Syracuse Wyoming Michigan Oklahoma State TCU Minnesota Mississippi Alabama California Missouri Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Illinois/Missouri game? 48 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Clemson's James Davis have against Alabama? 132

Kudos to Czech for turning the thread into a poll.