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Do you believe in miracles? After blazing to an 8-0 start without breaking a sweat the Bills were stunned by the worst team in TSB in Week 10. I don't know what's more shocking, the Patriots beating the Bills or the Patriots now already having three wins. In other surprising news, I had accidently been listing the Vikings as having two losses but after looking at the standings on the game they had only one and now with the Bills' loss, the Vikings of all teams now have the best record in the league at 9-1 and could clinch the NFC Central by Week 12. After a slow start the 49ers have moved into sole posession of first place in the NFC West after the Rams have dropped back-to-back overtime losses in the division. The Packers and Jets met in a battle of one win teams with the Pack prevailing 38-17 and sending the Jets to the bottom of the league at 1-8. Week 10 Scores New Orleans 24, L.A. Rams 21 OT NO: 5-4, RAM: 5-4 -Steve Walsh: 241 yards passing Miami 31, Indianapolis 14 MIA: 7-2, IND: 3-6 -Tony Paige: 4 rec, 103 yards N.Y. Giants 27, Philadelphia 22 NYG: 7-2, PHI: 5-4 -Phil Simms: 200 yards passing Green Bay 38, N.Y. Jets 17 GB: 2-7, NYJ: 1-8 -Ed West: 5 rec, 148 yards Minnesota 28, Tampa Bay 21 MIN: 9-1, TB: 2-7 -Wade Wilson: 166 yards passing Denver 20, Pittsburgh 10 DEN: 4-5, PIT: 5-4 -Bobby Humphrey: 103 yards rushing New England 30, Buffalo 28 NE: 3-6, BUF: 8-1 -Steve Grogan: 222 yards passing Cincinnati 21, Cleveland 13 CIN: 3-6, CLE: 5-4 -Rodney Holman: 71 yards receiving Washington 27, Houston 24 OT WAS: 6-3, HOU: 6-3 -Art Monk: 5 rec, 140 yards Chicago 30, Detroit 6 CHI: 4-5, DET: 2-7 -Brad Muster: 86 yards rushing Dallas 21, Phoenix 14 DAL: 5-4, PHX: 2-8 -Emmitt Smith: 93 yards rushing San Francisco 24, Atlanta 17 SF: 6-3, ATL: 2-7 -Joe Montana: 310 yards passing Bye Weeks: Kansas City (4-5), L.A. Raiders (7-2), San Diego (4-5), Seattle (5-4) Leaders thru Week 10 PASSING LEADERS Rating 1. Phil Simms, 205.2 2. Dan Marino, 189.6 3. Joe Montana, 177.5 Yards 1. Warren Moon, 2363 2. Montana, 2249 3. Marino, 2136 Touchdowns 1. Marino, 25 2. Montana, 24 3t. Many tied with 21 RECEIVING LEADERS Receptions 1. Jerry Rice, 43 2. Anthony Miller, 32 3t. Many tied with 31 Yards 1. Rice, 1120 2. Ellard, 791 3. Mark Duper, 767 Touchdowns 1. Rice, 11 2. Ernest Givens, 9 3t. Many tied with 8 RUSHING LEADERS Yards 1. Johnny Johnson, 849 2. Neal Anderson, 846 3. Thurman Thomas, 810 Touchdowns 1. Johnson, 12 2t. Many tied with 10 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Interceptions 1t. Joey Browner, 7 1t. Kevin Ross, 7 1t. Erik McMillan, 7 Sacks 1. Lawrence Taylor, 16 2t. Many tied with 13 SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS Field Goals: Gary Anderson, 10 Punting Avg: Rohn Stark, 51.7 Punt Return Avg: Jeff Query, 12.8 Kick Return Avg: Danny Peebles, 20.1

Yup he played for Phoenix but he wasn't this good as his he never rushed for 1,000 yards in a season. Only reason why he's leading the league in the game right now is because only the Cardinals and Vikings haven't had a bye week. One thing about simming is it doesn't necesarrily give results that correspond with the ratings for some of the players or otherwise Bo Jackson would rush for over 2,000 yards every season.

The deadline has past and sign ups are now closed. I never heard back from Spicy McHaggis and he appears to by MIA from the board so he's out as Arizona State and Nate is in as TCU. Time now to post the preaseason Top 10 and the conference alignments for the new season. First the preseason rankings, which as always mean nothing after Week 1. They are just there to have rankings for the first week. Do the same thing I do every year which is I take last year's results but also include the bowl games but use the new formula to do the rankings. Preseason Top 10 1. Georgia Tech - iggymcfly 2. Syracuse - CanadianChris 3. South Carolina - Cuban Linx 4. Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto 5. Miami - Spaceman Spiff 6. Minnesota - Vern Gagne 7. Stanford - Bored 8. Oregon - nogoodnick 9. UCLA - phoenixrising 10. Tennesee - Art Sandusky For the conference alignments had to make one break from tradition here as I had to move the Big Ten teams out of the Big MAC. This year we have six MAC teams and four Big Ten teams so that wouldn't work so the Big East teams now move to the Big MAC and the Big Ten teams move to the Big 8. Last year I had Notre Dame in the Pac-8 due to the number of Pac-10 teams they play in real life but couldn't make that work this time around and they are moved to the Big 8. Again this year we have seven SEC teams so I threw UTEP in there as the 8th team in the Southeastern Seven. Southeastern Seven Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff Auburn - Tzar Lysergic Florida - Urban Warfare Kentucky - Danville Wrestling LSU - teke184 South Carolina - Cuban Linx Tennessee - Art Sandusky UTEP - Angel Grace Blue Pac-8 Arizona - UZI Suicide Oregon - nogoodnick San Diego State - the walkin' dude Stanford - Bored TCU - Nate UCLA - phoenixrising USC - Cartman Washington - Smues Big MAC Ball State - Vampiro69 Buffalo - Carnival Kent State - JHawk Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 Ohio - Will Scarlet Rutgers - the pinjockey Syracuse - CanadianChris Temple - Ortonsault Western Atlantic Boise State - Vitamin X Boston College - HarleyQuinn Florida State - King Georgia Tech - iggymcfly Hawaii - Fokai Miami - Spaceman Spiff N.C. State - AboveAverage484 Virginia - Edwin MacPhisto Big 8 Michigan - MFerXtreme87 Minnesota - Vern Gagne Nebraska - Mecca Notre Dame - Lando Griffin Ohio State - Gert T Oklahoma - Secret Agent Penn State - therealworldschampion Texas - UTBroward I'll hopefully have the schedule ready in a few days.

Here's a really cool list ranking The 100 Greatest Quarterbacks of the Modern Era. Once you get to the bottom of list, which will take a while, you begin to realize how few truly great quarterbacks there have been.

Warren Moon is the star of the week as he scorched the Bengals for 450 yards passing, which is pretty damn high for a simmed game on Tecmo, and helped the Oilers take sole possesion of first place in the AFC Central. The Browns lost their share of the lead after getting murdered by the league's best defense, the Steelers 41-0. In the NFC Central, the Vikings avoided an embarrasing loss to the Cardinals and in the process took an almost insurmountable four game lead as the Bears continue to struggle dropping one to the Saints this week 14-10. Week 9 Scores Atlanta 30, L.A. Rams 27 OT ATL: 2-6, RAM: 5-3 -Mike Rozier: 115 yards rushing Houston 44, Cincinnati 24 HOU: 6-2, CIN: 2-6 -Warren Moon: 450 yards passing Seattle 24, San Diego 14 SEA: 5-4, SD: 4-5 -Dave Krieg: 195 yards passing Minnesota 21, Phoenix 20 MIN: 7-2, PHX: 2-7 -Wade Wilson: 147 yards passing New Orleans 14, Chicago 10 NO: 4-4, CHI: 3-5 -Dalton Hilliard: 97 yards rushing Washington 21, N.Y. Giants 14 WAS: 5-3, NYG: 6-2 -Ricky Sanders: 6 rec, 122 yards San Francisco 27, Philadelphia 9 SF: 5-3, PHI: 5-3 -Joe Montana: 201 yards passing Dallas 24, Detroit 21 DAL: 4-4, DET: 2-6 -Emmitt Smith: 99 yards rushing Kansas City 27, L.A. Raiders 10 KC: 4-5, RAI: 7-2 -Stephone Paige: 5 rec, 171 yards Tampa Bay 14, Green Bay 9 TB: 2-6, GB: 1-7 -Bucs Defense: 4 interceptions Pittsburgh 41, Cleveland 0 PIT: 5-3, CLE: 5-3 -Browns Offense: 77 total yards New England 16, Denver 14 NE: 2-6, DEN: 3-5 -Steve Grogan: 162 yards passing Bye Weeks: Buffalo (8-0), Indianapolis (3-5), Miami (6-2), N.Y. Jets (1-7) Leaders thru Week 9 PASSING LEADERS Rating 1. Dan Marino, 197.5 2. Phil Sims, 194.4 3. Jim Kelly, 176.9 Yards 1. Warren Moon, 2109 2. Marino, 1954 3. Joe Montana, 1939 Touchdowns 1. Marino, 23 2. Montana, 21 3. Jim Everett, 20 RECEIVING LEADERS Receptions 1. Jerry Rice, 37 2. Anthony Miller, 32 3. Henry Ellard, 30 Yards 1. Rice, 977 2. Ellard, 761 3. Miller, 713 Touchdowns 1. Rice, 10 2t. Many tied with 8 RUSHING LEADERS Yards 1. Johnny Johnson, 777 2. Christian Okoye, 775 3. Neal Anderson, 766 Touchdowns 1. Johnson, 11 2t. Anderson, 10 2t. Marcus Allen, 10 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Interceptions 1t. Joey Browner, 7 1t. Kevin Ross, 7 3t. Many tied with 6 Sacks 1. Lawrence Taylor, 14 2t. Bruce Smith, 13 2t. Simon Fletcher, 13 SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS Field Goals: Many tied with 9 Punting Avg: Sean Landetta, 51.0 Punt Return Avg: Henry Ellard, 12.8 Kick Return Avg: Danny Peebles, 20.6

And then there was one. The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season in the Battle of Los Angeles to the Rams 35-31. Rams now improve to a surprising 5-2 and maintain their one game lead on the 49ers in the NFC West. The Bills hit the halfway point and their bye week undefeated as they cruised to another win over the Bengals. The Vikings blew out the Patriots 37-10 and continue their large lead the NFC Central. Week 8 Scores Buffalo 31, Cincinnati 14 BUF: 8-0, CIN: 2-5 -Thurman Thomas: 127 yards rushing Indianapolis 28, N.Y. Jets 21 IND: 3-5, NYJ: 1-7 -Jeff George: 254 yards passing Minnesota 37, New England 10 MIN: 6-2, NE: 1-6 -Anthony Carter: 6 rec, 158 yards New Orleans 27, Tampa Bay 0 NO: 3-4, TB: 1-6 -Buccaneers: 78 yards of offense Houston 35, Miami 14 HOU: 5-2, MIA: 6-2 -Warren Moon: 291 yards passing Pittsburgh 14, Seattle 10 PIT: 4-3, SEA: 4-4 -Dave Krieg: 36% comp pct, 86 yards Kansas City 31, Denver 20 KC: 3-5, DEN: 3-4 -Stephone Paige: 6 rec, 170 yards L.A. Rams 35, L.A. Raiders 31 RAM: 5-2, RAI: 7-1 -Jim Everett: 309 yards passing Phoenix 31, Atlanta 24 PHX: 2-6, ATL: 1-6 -Timm Rosenbach: 266 yards passing San Francisco 28, Detroit 3 SF: 4-3, DET: 2-5 -Joe Montana: 252 yards passing Cleveland 23, San Diego 20 CLE: 5-2, SD: 4-4 -Eric Metcalf: 5 rec, 115 yards Chicago 28, Green Bay 17 CHI: 3-4, GB: 1-6 -Neal Anderson: 122 yards rushing Bye Weeks: Dallas (3-4), N.Y. Giants (6-1), Philadelphia (5-2), Washington (4-3) Leaders thru Week 8 PASSING LEADERS Rating 1. Phil Simms, 210.6 2. Dan Marino, 197.5 3. Jim Kelly, 176.9 Yards 1. Marino, 1954 2. Kelly, 1771 3. Joe Montana, 1738 Touchdowns 1. Marino, 23 2t. Jim Everett, 18 2t. Kelly, 18 RECEIVING LEADERS Receptions 1. Jerry Rice, 33 2. Anthony Miller, 27 3. Many tied with 26 Yards 1. Rice, 881 2. Duper, 709 3. James Lofton, 635 Touchdowns 1. Rice, 9 2t. Henry Ellard, 8 2t. James Lofton, 8 RUSHING LEADERS Yards 1. Thurman Thomas, 697 2. Neal Anderson, 685 3. Christian Okoye, 657 Touchdowns 1. Marcus Allen, 10 2. Neal Anderson, 9 3t. Many tied with 8 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Interceptions 1. Joey Browner, 7 2t. Many with 6 Sacks 1t. Lawrence Taylor, 13 1t. Bruce Smith, 13 3t. Many tied with 12 SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS Field Goals: Steve Christie, 9 Punting Avg: Mark Saxon, 51.1 Punt Return Avg: Henry Ellard, 12.8 Kick Return Avg: Tim Brown; Danny Peebles, 19.2

I was really hoping he'd break the record on a FOX telecast then that way ESPN would act like it never happened. For someone who didn't see it live, who for ESPN made the call? Please say it wasn't Berman. Someone now needs to break the single season record. Having the same player hold both records is Boring.

I will not watch baseball ever again. Until tommorrow.

Kielty's career would have been so much better if he gave up switch hitting. He's completely useless swinging left handed yet he insists on being a switch hitter when it clearly brings him no advantage. Its not even just the numbers, he flat out looks better and more comfortable swinging right handed.

Nearing the midway point of the season and the Bills and Raiders still can't be beat. Bills had a lackluster effort against the lowly Colts but still prevailed 31-23 while the Raiders beat the Seahawks 24-14 to now take a commanding three game lead in the AFC West. Even with their dominance the Bills aren't running away with their division as the Dolphins are right on their heels, improving to 6-1 after a 27-24 win over the Chiefs. Earnest Byner returned to action for the Redskins and nearly returned to the top of the league's leading rushers but it wasn't enough to beat Byner's former team the Browns as they downed the Skins 17-16. Week 7 Scores San Francisco 31, Atlanta 14 SF: 3-3, ATL: 1-5 -Joe Montana: 232 yards passing L.A. Rams 24, San Diego 6 RAM: 4-2, SD: 4-3 -Willie Anderson: 6 rec, 178 yards L.A. Raiders 24, Seattle 14 RAI: 7-0, SEA: 4-3 -Marcus Allen: 85 yards rushing Minnesota 20, Phoenix 14 MIN: 5-2, PHX: 1-6 -Herschel Walker: 116 yards rushing Philadelphia 28, New Orleans 14 PHI: 5-2, NO: 2-4 -Randall Cunningham: 225 yards passing N.Y. Giants 21, Pittsburgh 6 NYG: 6-1, PIT: 3-3 -Giants: Win despite only 165 yards of offense Miami 27, Kansas City 24 MIA: 6-1, KC: 2-5 -Mark Clayton: 6 rec, 153 yards Cleveland 17, Washington 16 CLE: 4-2, WAS: 4-3 -Reggie Langhorne: 3 rec, 92 yards Cincinnati 21, Dallas 14 CIN: 2-4, DAL: 3-4 -Troy Aikman: 35% comp pct, 2 int Houston 30, N.Y. Jets 24 OT HOU: 4-2, NYJ: 1-6 -Warren Moon: 270 yards passing Buffalo 31, Indianapolis 23 BUF: 7-0, IND: 2-5 -Thurman Thomas: 109 yards rushing Bye Weeks: Chicago (2-4), Denver (3-3), Detroit (2-4), Green Bay (1-5), New England (1-5), Tampa Bay (1-5) Leaders thru Week 7 PASSING LEADERS Rating 1. Phil Simms, 210.6 2. Dan Marino, 201.6 3. Jim Kelly, 171.5 Yards 1. Marino, 1727 2. Kelly, 1600 3. Joe Montana, 1486 Touchdowns 1. Marino, 21 2t. Simms, 16 2t. Kelly, 16 RECEIVING LEADERS Receptions 1. Jerry Rice, 29 2t. Anthony Miller, 24 2t. Mark Duper, 24 Yards 1. Rice, 790 2. Duper, 657 3. Jay Novacek, 584 Touchdowns 1. Rice, 8 2t. Henry Ellard, 7 2t. James Lofton, 7 RUSHING LEADERS Yards 1. Christian Okoye, 574 2. Earnest Byner, 572 3. Thurman Thomas, 570 Touchdowns 1. Marcus Allen, 10 2t. Many with 7 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Interceptions 1. Eddie Anderson, 6 2t. Many with 5 Sacks 1. Lawrence Taylor, 13 2. Chris Doleman, 11 3t. Many with 10 SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS Field Goals: Steve Christie, 9 Punting Avg: Mark Saxon, 51.1 Punt Return Avg: Henry Ellard, 12.8 Kick Return Avg: Chris Warren, 20.2

was watching the game live and went absolutely bonkers =o) Easily the greatest pitcher of his generation ... the Warren Spahn of this era Its times like this where we Mets fans have to thank big Omar for giving us such a wonderful player and an amazing team Plus hearing him talk in the postgame was soo emotional ... there is no way he will leave in the offseason ... he will sign an extension and stay a met forever and win some titles !!! I cant wait to watch my mets when they come to philadelphia later this month ... me and my buddies got our tickets and gonna be there early trying to get autographs from the mets players

WEDNESDAY alkeiper Nerdgasm: Mythbusters on the National Pastime (Roger Clemens), 9:00/6:00 PM, Discovery Channel

Yikes, NFL Network brought back Bryant Gumble to do play-by-play.

I think Randy Velarde was also mentioned in the BALCO case at some point. Forgot Juan Rincon and Rafael Betancourt both had positive tests. Middle relievers love the juice.

Barry Bonds Jose Canseco Gary Sheffield (even if he thinks steroids only go in the BUTT) Jason Giambi Rafael Palmeiro Ken Caminiti Benito Santiago Bobby Estalella Armando Rios Jason Grimsley Wally Joyner David Segui Matt Lawton Alex Sanchez That's all I got off the top of my head and doing a quick search of the lesser name players named in the BALCO case (the three former Giants listed besides Bonds).

It is hardly laughable to contend that hundreds of players during the past 20 years have at one point or another used some form of PEDs. There was no testing and almost no chance of getting caught. Hell you'd be almost stupid to not have used them. On the subject of MVPs if they had given out the award through Ruth's entire career and under the current rules (in the 20's you couldn't win the award more than once thus why Ruth only won it 1923) it could be assumed Ruth would have won the award at least six or seven times, possibly as many as ten times. Per Win Shares he was the MVP nine times.

For the first time in a while I actually felt like writing a real blog entry and doing one of my favorite, but time consuming, series of entries the "Where'd The Go?" series. This time around I picked a Brewers team since they are finally relevant again. While the Brewers do have the Cubs breathing down their necks in their attempt to break the franchise's 25 year postseason drought, they at least do appear to finally be on their way to their first winning season in 15 years so I will look back at that team. The 1992 Milwaukee Brewers have always stuck in my mind only because that season they were the only team during the regular season to have a winning record against the A's as County Stadium was always house of horrors for Oakland for whatever reason. The Brewers won 92 games that year under first year manager Phil Garner, finishing four games behind the eventual World Champion Blue Jays in the East. That on the surface would make it sound like a close race but in reality the Brewers were never a serious factor and it was 20-7 September when the Blue Jays were comfortably ahead already that propelled them up the standings. Between June 6th and September 18th the Brewers spent just one day in 2nd place in the East before finally overtaking the Orioles for good on September 19th. This team would have almost the last remnants of the 1982 Harvey's Wallbangers as it would be both Paul Molitor and Jim Gatner's last year with the team and Robin Yount would retire after the following season. C: B.J. Surhoff (.252/.314/.321, 1.9 VORP, 16.2 Win Shares) - This was Surhoff's final season as a regular catcher as he would only play 33 more games behind the plate, the last coming in 1995 which was also his last year with the club. Signed as a free agent with Baltimore where he'd be a remarkably consistent if not great hitter. They traded him in a deadline deal to the Braves in 2000 but he'd return to the Orioles in 2003 playing his final three years there. 1B: Franklin Stubbs (.229/.297/.368, -2.8 VORP, 6.8 Win Shares) - Stubbs was a former big time prospect for the Dodgers who never lived up to the hype and was toast by age 30. He was actually even worse in '91 (.213/.282/.359) but the Brewers were stuck with him after signing him to a two year contract after his one good season in 1990 while in Houston. Played one more year in the Majors with Detroit. His #1 similarity score is Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson so maybe he has a future as a god awful announcer. 2B: Scott Fletcher (.275/.335/.360, 12.5 VORP, 17.4 Win Shares) - A slick fielding second baseman, this was Fletcher's only year in Milwuakee. Signed as a free agent with the Red Sox where he spent two years and then had his final year in 1995 with Detroit. His main claim to fame is he was a part of the Harold Baines/Sammy Sosa trade in 1989. 3B: Kevin Seitzer (.270/.337/.367, 11.7 VORP, 15.6 Win Shares) - Seitzer had an odd career as his best season's where his rookie year (1987) and his next to last year (1996). Could hit for average, draw a walk, and played a decent third base but never really stood out partly because he had almost no power. Signed with the A's following this year, which I now just remembered, where he struggled. They gave up on him quickly by releasing him in July and went right back to Milwaukee where he started hitting again. Traded to the Indians during his shockingly good age 34 year in '96 in a waiver deadline deal for Jeromy Burnitz and would retire after the following season. SS: Pat Listach (.290/.352/.349, 36.4 VORP, 20.7 Win Shares) - One of the great mystery Rookie of the Year winners who people years from now, and maybe even today, who look back at old award winners and will ask "Who the hell was Pat Listach?" He beat out Kenny Lofton for the award despite Lofton having the better season and well it would be understatement to say Listach didn't do much of anything else after 1992. Brewers traded him to the Yankees in late 1996 as part of a Graeme Lloyd/Bob Wickman swap but he never played for them. Played one season in Houston before being out of the Majors. LF: Greg Vaughn (.228/.313/.409, 5.7 VORP, 15.6 Win Shares) - Vaughn was the only legit power threat in the '92 Brewers line up as he led the team with 23 homeruns, Paul Molitor being the only player on the team with more than 10. His breakout year would be the followings season but he was wildly inconsistent for most of his career. Traded in a deadline deal to the Padres in 1996 where he'd have his best year in 1998 when he hit 50 homeruns and finished 4th in the MVP voting. He was then traded after that season to the Reds where he spent one year there, played three seasons in Tampa Bay, and one partial season in Colorado in 2003 before retiring. CF: Robin Yount (.264/.325/.390, 14.4 VORP, 20.1 Win Shares) - As already mentioned this was Yount's next to last season and he was still a decent enough player but had clearly declined quite a bit since his second MVP season of 1989. Probably could have hung on a couple of more years past 1993 as a back up but decided to retire at age 37. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999. RF: Darryl Hamilton (.298/.356/.400, 27.0 VORP, 18.0 Win Shares) - Dante Bichette actually played more games in right field than any other Brewer but was more of a platoon player as Hamilton saw more action playing all three outfield positions. Adequate hitter, good glove centerfielder, Hamilton spent seven years in Milwaukee. Signed as a free agent with Texas after 1995 where he spent just one season and then signed with the Giants. They traded him a deadline deal ('92 Brewers: Deadline Deal Kings) in 1998 to the Rockies for Ellis Burks which ended being a really stupid trade for Colorado. He'd be traded in yet another deadline deal in 1999 to Mets where he accoding to his Wiki entry he didn't get along with Bobby Valentine and put a "hex" on the Mets after being released in 2001. Now works in the Commissioner's Office shining Bud Selig's shoes or something. DH: Paul Molitor (.320/.398/.461, 58.7, 28.4 Win Shares) - Still an excellent hitter at age 35, I placed him 4th in my 1992 A.L. MVP Redo. After 15 years in Milwaukee he departed thru free agency to Toronto in 1993 where he had even a better season and placed 2nd in the MVP voting that year. He would have one of the great postseason performances of all-time leading the Blue Jays two a second straight World Championship and winning the World Series MVP. Signed with his hometown Twins after 1995 to finish out his career, retiring after 1998. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004. Starting Rotation Bill Wegman (120 ERA+, 48.2 VORP, 15.5 Win Shares) - Wegman pitched 261 2/3 innings in 1992 which I'm guessing didn't do wonders for his arm as he didn't pitch that many combined the next two seasons. Couldn't find much of anything on him but I assume he had problems previously as he made only 13 starts in 1989 and 1990. Out of the Majors after 1995. Jaime Navarro (115 ERA+, 45.7 VORP, 15.4 Win Shares) - Very erratic, innings eater this was one of Navarro's best years. After a poor year in 1994 he was picked up by the Cubs where he put together a couple of decent seasons. This led the White Sox to sign him to a four year deal after 1996 which ended up being a disaster as he posted ERA's of 5.79, 6.36, and 6.09 the next three seasons. They got the Brewers to take him them off their hands in 2000 but in five starts he had an ERA of 12.74 before they released him. Picked up by the Rockies and was sent to Triple-A but they released him a month later then the Indians gave him a shot but obviously he hadn't had anything left. Bounced around the minors thru 2003. Chris Bosio (106 ERA+, 34.4 VORP, 13.1 Win Shares) - This was Bosio's last year in Milwaukee. For some reason I remember not liking him and I have no idea why. Anyways he would sign a big money, four-year deal with the Mariners after this season. While he'd be decent the first couple of seasons he was plauged with injuries most of his stay in Seattle and once the contract was up after 1996 so was his career. Ricky Bones (84 ERA+, 5.6 VORP, 4.1 Win Shares) - Was acquired shortly before the season from the Padres in the Gary Sheffield trade. Played on seven teams in 11 years, Milwaukee was the only place that Bones had an extended stay. Had one good season as a starter in 1994 but by 1996 he was so bad that he was a PTBNL in the before mentioned trade with the Yankees that had Pat Listach thrown in. Pitched just seven innnings down the stretch for the Yankeess giving up 11 runs. Bounced around from Cincinnati, Kansas City (decent year as a short reliever in '98), Baltimore, and finally Florida. Closer: Doug Henry (95 ERA+, 2.5 VORP, 5.7 Win Shares) - Brewers had a great bullpen in '92 but for whatever reason stuck with Henry as their closer. A late bloomer, Henry made his MLB debut at age 27 the year before and the following season would be his last as a closer. Spent the rest of his career as your typical journeyman, middle reliever as he'd be good one year and bad the next. Traded to the Mets after 1994, went to the Giants in 1997, then to the Astros, back to the Giants, and finally finishing out his career in 2001 with the Royals.

Speaking of Berman, when Bonds hits #756 let's all hope and pray he isn't calling the game that night for ESPN. The nation does not need the "back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back, back" call forever associated with American sports most famous record.

Maybe, but I think even if it happened in L.A. the cheers would have drowned out the boos. If the BALCO story had broken just this past year he would have been booed anywhere for breaking the record but enough time has passed that people just don't care anymore that he used steroids. Really the average person who is going to these games just wants to say they were there for history and inevitably they get caught up in the moment. A person who truly didn't want to see Bonds break the record likely wouldn't show up to the game.

So much for Bonds being booed, which pleases the side of me that hates the holier than thou baseball writers who were convinced fans outside of San Francisco would rise up and slay him if he dared tie/break the record in their park. On the other hand it displeases the side of me that hates that prick. If he doesn't break it tonight though no way he plays tommorrow as its getaway day and he's due for a day off as it is.

Fairly unenventful week. Bo Jackson returned to the Raiders line-up and they remain undefeated after outlasting the surprising Chargers 28-23. The Bills continue to dominate as they blasted the struggling Chiefs 35-6. Bills are outscoring their opponents by an average of 20 points a game. Week 6 Scores Dallas 35, Green Bay 27 DAL: 3-3, GB: 1-5 -Jay Novacek: 5 rec, 118 yards Pittsburgh 28, Indianapolis 7 PIT: 3-2, IND: 2-4 -Louis Lipps: 7 rec, 167 yards Buffalo 35, Kansas City 6 BUF: 6-0, KC: 2-4 -Jim Kelly: 299 yards passing Seattle 27, Cincinnati 14 SEA: 4-2, CIN: 1-4 -John L Williams: 97 yards rushing, leaves injured Miami 20, New England 14 MIA: 5-1, NE; 1-5 -Dan Marino: 183 yards passing Cleveland 17, N.Y. Jets 10 CLE: 3-2, NYJ: 1-5 -Bernie Kosar: 234 yards passing Minnesota 21, Detroit 14 MIN: 4-2, DET: 2-4 -Rick Fenney: 119 yards rushing L.A. Raiders 28, San Diego 23 RAI: 6-0, SD: 4-2 -Jay Schroeder: 212 yards passing N.Y. Giants 28, Phoenix 17 NYG: 5-1, PHX: 1-5 -Dave Meggett: 87 yards rushing Philadelphia 28, Tampa Bay 6 PHI: 4-2, TB: 1-5 -Randall Cunnigham: 190 yards passing Washington 21, Chicago 19 WAS: 4-2, CHI: 2-4 -Mark Rypien: 198 yards passing Houston 10, Denver 7 HOU: 3-2, DEN: 3-3 -Curtis Duncan: 5 rec, 132 yards Bye Weeks: Atlanta (1-4), L.A. Rams (3-2), New Orleans (2-3), San Francisco (2-3) PASSING LEADERS Rating 1. Phil Simms, 211.9 2. Dan Marino, 211.1 3. Jim Kelly, 167.8 Yards 1. Marino, 1445 2. Kelly, 1344 3. Bernie Kosar, 1271 Touchdowns 1. Marino, 19 2t. Simms, 14 2t. Kelly, 14 RECEIVING LEADERS Receptions 1. Jerry Rice, 26 2. Anthony Miller, 23 3. Mark Duper, 22 Yards 1. Rice, 680 2. Duper, 620 3. Miller, 507 Touchdowns 1. Rice, 7 2t. Many with 6 RUSHING LEADERS Yards 1. Neal Anderson, 563 2. Christian Okoye, 501 3. Bobby Humphrey, 473 Touchdowns 1t. Anderson, 7 1t. Marcus Allen, 7 3t. Many with 6 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Interceptions 1t. Joey Browner, 5 1t. Martin Mayhew, 5 3t. Many with 4 Sacks 1. Lawrence Taylor, 13 2t. Many with 10 SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS Field Goals: Steve Christie, 9 Punting Avg: Mark Saxon, 51.1 Punt Return Avg: Henry Ellard, 13.0 Kick Return Avg: Chris Warren, 20.6

I sent out PM's to the last few remaining holdovers to see if they will be playing or not this year. The deadline is a week from today and any holdover who hasn't signed up by then will lose their spot. I should note since there are only three holdovers left and I have two alternates I can only take one more alternate if there are still any new people who are interested in signing up.

Pac-10 has no need for expansion. It's the one conference that took advantage of the 12 game schedule by adding a ninth conference game thus ensuring that every team plays each other. I'm surprised that still no other 10+ team conference has done this yet. And just noticed the Coaches' Poll has been released. 1. USC (45) 2. LSU (4) 3. Florida (9) 4. Texas 5. Michigan (2) 6. West Virginia 7. Wisconsin 8. Oklahoma 9. Virginia Tech 10. Ohio State 11. Louisville 12. California 13. Georgia 14. Auburn 15. Tennessee 16. Rutgers 17. UCLA 18. Penn State 19. Nebraska 20. Arkansas 21. Florida State 22. TCU 23. Boise State 24. Hawaii 25. Texas A&M Other Receiving Votes Boston College 150; Georgia Tech 150; Miami 91; Notre Dame 90; South Carolina 90; Wake Forest 71; Missouri 58; Oregon State 52; Brigham Young 47; Clemson 30; Oregon 30; South Florida 26; Texas Tech 20; Alabama 16; Oklahoma State 15; Southern Mississippi 14; Iowa 12; Kansas State 8; Memphis 5; Houston 4; Arizona 1; Duke 1; Kentucky 1; Washington State 1. Before anyone asks this question, as someone does every year, Steve Spurrier voted Duke #25 and he does it in every preseason poll. Here's CFN's Preseason Rankings 39 to 1. 39. Texas Tech 38. South Carolina 37. Alabama 36. Arizona 35. Iowa 34. Oregon 33. South Florida 32. Arkansas 31. Arizona State 30. Georgia 29. Maryland 28. Auburn 27. Boston College 26. TCU 25. Tennessee 24. West Virginia 23. Nebraska 22. Florida State 21. Texas A&M 20. Penn State 19. Oklahoma State 18. Clemson 17. Rutgers 16. Missouri 15. California 14. Oregon State 13. Florida 12. Miami 11. UCLA 10. Georgia Tech 9. Ohio State 8. Louisville 7. Virginia Tech 6. Michigan 5. Wisconsin 4. Texas 3. Oklahoma 2. LSU 1. USC

Without Bo Jackson the Raiders still remained undefeated after beating the surprisingly mediocre 49ers 21-14. The Bills also are still unscathed as they slaughtered the Bears 38-7. The Cardinals, Bucs, and Falcons all picked up their first wins of the season and now every team in the league has at least one win. The big performance of the week came from Mark Duper who scorched the Jets secondary for 217 yards receiving in the Dolphins' 31-21 win. Week 5 Scores L.A. Raiders 21, San Francisco 14 RAI: 5-0, SF: 2-3 -Marcus Allen: 88 yards rushing Seattle 30, Indianapolis 14 SEA: 3-2, IND: 2-3 John L Williams: 236 total yards Miami 31, N.Y. Jets 21 MIA: 4-1, NYJ: 1-4 -Mark Duper: 6 rec, 217 yards Phoenix 28, New England 10 PHX: 1-4, NE: 1-4 -Johnny Johnson: 210 total yards Denver 17, Minnesota 14 OT DEN: 3-2, MIN: 3-2 -John Elway: 196 yards passing San Diego 28, Kansas City 7 SD: 4-1, KC: 2-3 -Marion Butts: 137 yards rushing Atlanta 28, New Orleans 27 ATL: 1-4, NO: 2-3 -Chris Miller: 237 yards passing Washington 21, Philadelphia 14 WAS: 3-2, PHI: 3-2 -Art Monk: 5 rec, 143 yards Buffalo 38, Chicago 7 BUF: 5-0, CHI: 2-3 -Jim Kelly: 285 yards passing Tampa Bay 20, Detroit 17 TB: 1-4, DET: 2-3 -Vinny Testaverde: 216 yards passing L.A. Rams 24, Green Bay 16 RAM: 3-2, GB: 1-4 Jim Everett: 179 yards passing N.Y. Giants 24, Dallas 16 NYG: 4-1, DAL: 2-3 -Phil Simms: 210 yards passing Bye Weeks: Cincinnati (1-3), Cleveland (2-2), Houston (2-2), Pittsburgh (2-2) Leaders thru Week 5 PASSING LEADERS Rating 1. Dan Marino, 219.1 2. Phil Simms, 205.6 3. Steve Walsh, 165.4 Yards 1. Marino, 1262 2. Joe Montana, 1254 3. Walsh, 1154 Touchdowns 1. Marino, 18 2t. Many with 12 RECEIVING LEADERS Receptions 1. Jerry Rice, 26 2. Mark Duper, 19 3t. Many with 18 Yards 1. Rice, 680 2. Duper, 546 3. Art Monk, 480 Touchdowns 1. Rice, 7 2t. Many with 6 RUSHING LEADERS Yards 1. Earnest Byner, 449 2. Thurman Thomas, 399 3. Bobby Humphrey, 392 Touchdowns 1t. Dalton Hilliard, 6 1t. Marcus Allen, 6 3t. Many with 5 DEFENSIVE LEADERS Interceptions 1t. Many with 4 Sacks 1. Lawrence Taylor, 13 2. Simon Fletcher, 8 3t. Many with 7 SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS Field Goals: Steve Christie, 7 Punting Avg: Mark Saxon, 53.1 Punt Return Avg: Henry Ellard; Johnny Bailey, 13.0 Kick Return Avg: Chris Warren, 23.0

CFN Preseason Rankings 79 thru 40: 79. Duke 78. Baylor 77. Connecticut 76. North Carolina 75. Fresno State 74. Wyoming 73. Western Michigan 72. Indiana 71. Iowa State 70. Stanford 69. Nevada 68. Minnesota 67. Kansas 66. Syracuse 65. Cincinnati 64. Colorado State 63. Southern Miss 62. Mississippi State 61. Northwestern 60. Mississippi 59. Central Michigan 58. Pittsburgh 57. New Mexico 56. Michigan State 55. Kansas State 54. Vanderbilt 53. N.C. State 52. Illinois 51. Washington 50. Wake Forest 49. Hawaii 48. Utah 47. Kentucky 46. Washington State 45. Notre Dame 44. Virginia 43. Colorado 42. Boise State 41. BYU 40. Purdue