Bored

Let's see in the A.L. we got the Rally Monkey/Thunderstix, a team with A.J. Pierzynski, and THE NASHUN. Oh ya I am so jumping on the Rays bandwagon for the playoffs.

I gave State credit for almost beating Auburn in that abortion of a game last Saturday.

Which begs the question, how bad is Tennessee this year? Early season evaluations are a bitch but if I had to rank the SEC from 1 to 12 at the moment, I think I'd put the Vols at #11 ahead of only Arkansas.

Oregon is down 24-6 to Boise State. Unless have another big comeback in them, the Pac-10 will be down to one unbeaten (and one ranked team most likely unless ASU pulls off a shocker tonight) with still one weekend left to play in September. That's pretty awful.

Florida - Urban Warfare SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh - Pitt Arizona at UCLA - UCLA Florida at Tennessee - Florida Notre Dame at Michigan State - Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina - Va Tech Miami at Texas A&M - Miami Rutgers at Navy - Rutgers Utah at Air Force - Utah Wake Forest at Florida State - Wake Vanderbilt at Mississippi - Ole Miss LSU at Auburn - Auburn Georgia at Arizona State - Georgia Iowa State at UNLV - UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 28 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 95

You were right the first time. I don't mind Sheffield and am willing to accept he's just one of those people who wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning if they didn't think someone was trying to fuck them over. And I just noticed I forgot to post Sosa's stats from that year in the original entry. I know you were all lost not knowing where to find his 2001 stats.

Texans - 16 points Atlanta Buffalo Tampa Bay Minnesota New England N.Y. Giants Tennessee Arizona Denver San Francisco Seattle Baltimore Indianapolis Philadelphia Green Bay San Diego

Urban Warfare has missed the first deadline. Who You Should Root For #1 Ball State (Vampiro69, 3-0) vs. #9 Indiana (Tzar Lysergic, 3-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK BS: Pitt, UCLA, Notre Dame, VaTech, Miami, Navy, FSU IN: Iowa, Arizona, Michigan St, UNC, A&M, Rutgers, Wake #4 Virginia (Edwin MacPhisto, 3-0) vs. #8 Ohio State (Gert T, 3-0) VA: West Virgina, Arizona, Navy, Auburn, Iowa State OSU: Colorado, UCLA, Rutgers, LSU, UNLV #2 Arizona (UZI Suicide, 3-0) vs. UCLA (phoenixrising, 1-2) AZ: Arizona, UNC, FSU UCLA: UCLA, VaTech, Wake #3 N.C. State (AboveAverage484, 3-0) vs. Miami of Ohio (Hawk 34, 2-1) NCS: Arizona, UNC, Rutgers, FSU, UNLV MOH: UCLA, VaTech, Navy, Wake, Iowa St #5 Georgia Tech (iggymcfly, 3-0) vs. Washington (Smues, 0-3) GT: Pitt, Michigan St, Rutgers, FSU, Auburn WA: Iowa, Notre Dame, Navy, Wake, LSU #6 Nebraska (Mecca, 3-0) vs. Washington State (MrRant, 2-1) NE: Pitt, UNC, Miami, FSU, LSU, UNLV WS: Iowa, VaTech, A&M, Wake, Auburn, Iowa St Tiebreak: 44/47 #7 Tennessee (Canadian Brandon, 3-0) vs. Florida (Urban Warfare, 0-3) TN: Tennessee, Notre Dame, UNC, FSU, LSU, Iowa St FL: Florida, Michigan State, VaTech, Wake, Auburn, UNLV Tiebreaks: 38/28, 89/95 #10 Fresno State (Agent Bond34, 3-0) vs. Alabama (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-1) FS: Iowa, A&M, FSU AL: Pitt, Miami, Wake Arizona State (still fly, 3-0) vs. Georgia (Obi Chris Kenobi, 0-3) ASU: Colorado, Florida, Miami, Rutgers, LSU, Iowa St GA: West Virginia, Tennessee, A&M, Navy, Auburn, UNLV Tiebreak: 27/76 Buffalo (Carnival, 2-1) vs. Tulsa (Will Scarlet, 0-3) Michigan (Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy, 1-2) vs. LSU (teke184, 2-1) MI: Pitt, Michigan St, UNC LSU: Iowa, Notre Dame, VaTech Florida State (909, 1-2) vs. Boise State (Vitamin X, 0-3) FSU: Pitt, Florida, A&M, Iowa St BS: Iowa, Tennessee, Miami, UNLV Tiebreak: 35/38 Stanford (Bored, 1-2) vs. South Carolina (Cuban Linx, 1-2) SU: VaTech, Vandy SC: UNC, Ole Miss Tiebreaks: 38/46, 117/140 Syracuse (CanadianChris, 1-2) vs. San Diego State (Next USC #55, 1-2) SU: Arizona, UNC, Miami, Rutgers, FSU, Ole Miss SDS: UCLA, VaTech, A&M, Navy, Wake, Vandy Tiebreak: 60/61 Navy (MarvinisaLunatic, 2-1) vs. Rutgers (the pinjockey, 1-2) Navy: Colorado, Notre Dame, UNC, Miami, FSU, Vandy, Auburn RU: West Virginia, Michigan St, VaTech, A&M, Wake, Ole Miss, LSU Miami (Spaceman Spiff, 1-2) vs. Texas (Broward83, 2-1) UM: Michigan St, A&M, Navy, Utah, Ole Miss TX: Notre Dame, Miami, Rutgers, Air Force, Vandy Kentucky (Danville Wrestling, 1-2) vs. UTEP (Angel Grace Blue, 0-3) KY: Pitt, UCLA, VaTech, Rutgers, Vandy UTEP: Iowa, Arizona, UNC, Navy, Ole Miss Minnesota (Vern Gagne, 1-2) vs. Kent State (JHawk, 0-3) MN: Florida, Michigan St, UNC, A&M, Navy, Utah, Wake KS: Tennessee, Notre Dame, VaTech, Miami, Rutgers, Air Force, FSU Notre Dame (KingPK, 1-2) vs. USC (Cartman, 0-3) ND: Iowa, Michigan St, VaTech, Rutgers, Wake, Iowa St USC; Pitt, Notre Dame, UNC, Navy, FSU, UNLV Tiebreak: 60/65 Boston College (HarleyQuinn, 1-2) vs. Illinois (The Monkey Man, 0-3) BC: Colorado, Notre Dame, UNC, Miami, Navy IL: West Virginia, Michigan St, VaTech, A&M, Rutgers

Buffalo - Carnival THURSDAY West Virginia at Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh Arizona at UCLA Florida at Tennessee Notre Dame at Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Texas A&M Rutgers at Navy Utah at Air Force Wake Forest at Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi LSU at Auburn Georgia at Arizona State Iowa State at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game?28 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State?135 LSU - teke184 THURSDAY West Virginia at Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh Arizona at UCLA Florida at Tennessee Notre Dame at Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Texas A&M Rutgers at Navy Utah at Air Force Wake Forest at Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi LSU at Auburn Georgia at Arizona State Iowa State at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 33 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 98 Nebraska - Mecca THURSDAY [b[West Virginia[/b] at Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh Arizona at UCLA Florida at Tennessee Notre Dame at Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina]/b] Miami at Texas A&M Rutgers at Navy Utah at Air Force Wake Forest at Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi LSU at Auburn Georgia at Arizona State Iowa State at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game?44 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 135 Washington State - MrRant THURSDAY West Virginia SATURDAY Iowa Arizona Florida Michigan State Virginia Tech Texas A&M Rutgers Utah Wake Forest Mississippi Auburn Georgia Iowa State Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 47 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 96 Ohio State - Gert T THURSDAY West Virginia at Colorado - Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh - Iowa Arizona at UCLA - UCLA Florida at Tennessee - Florida Notre Dame at Michigan State - Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina - Va Tech Miami at Texas A&M - Miami Rutgers at Navy - Rutgers Utah at Air Force - Utah Wake Forest at Florida State - Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi - Ole Miss LSU at Auburn - LSU Georgia at Arizona State - Georgia Iowa State at UNLV - UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 37 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 145 N.C. State - AboveAverage484 (edit: accidentally C&P Gert's picks here) West Virginia Pittsburgh Arizona Florida Michigan State North Carolina Miami Rutgers Utah Florida State Mississippi LSU Georgia UNLV 37 102 Alabama - AlwaysPissedOff West Virginia Pittsburgh UCLA Florida Michigan State Virginia Tech Miami Rutgers Utah Wake Forest Mississippi LSU Georgia UNLV TB #1: 29 TB #2: 143 Miami of Ohio - Hawk 34 THURSDAY West Virginia at Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh Arizona at UCLA Florida at Tennessee Notre Dame at Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Texas A&M Rutgers at Navy Utah at Air Force Wake Forest at Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi LSU at Auburn Georgia at Arizona State Iowa State at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 35 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 167

Indiana - Tzar Lysergic THURSDAY West Virginia SATURDAY Iowa Arizona Florida at Michigan State at North Carolina at Texas A&M Rutgers Utah Wake Forest Vanderbilt LSU Georgia at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 37 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 156 Minnesota - Vern Gagne THURSDAY West Virginia at Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh Arizona at UCLA Florida at Tennessee Notre Dame at Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Texas A&M Rutgers at Navy Utah at Air Force Wake Forest at Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi LSU at Auburn Georgia at Arizona State Iowa State at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 30 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 177

Bored Blog Trivia Question: I really fucking hate one of the players on this list. Which one is it? (Hint: He's a rat piece of shit) Top 20 Right Fielder Seasons since 1979 (per Win Shares) 1. Sammy Sosa, 2001 - Chicago Cubs 42.4 Win Shares Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+ TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP +--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+ 2001 32 CHC NL 160 577 146 189 34 5 64 160 0 2 116 153 .328 .437 .737 203 425 0 12 37 6 6 2. Jose Canseco, 1988 - Oakland A's 38.9 3. Tony Gwynn, 1997 - San Diego Padres 38.6 4. Bobby Abreu, 2004 - Philadelphia Phillies 37.0 5. Ichiro Suzuki, 2001 - Seattle Mariners 36.0 6. Magglio Ordonez, 2007 - Detroit Tigers 35.6 7. Brian Giles, 2005 - San Diego Padres 35.4 8. Sammy Sosa, 1998 - Chicago Cubs 35.2 9. Tony Gwynn, 1984 - San Diego Padres 35.0 10. Manny Ramirez, 1999 - Cleveland Indians 34.7 11. Gary Sheffield, 2003 - Atlanta Braves 34.5 12. Gary Sheffield, 1996 - Florida Marlins 34.5 13. Shawn Green, 2001 - Los Angeles Dodgers 34.2 14. Ruben Sierra, 1989 - Texas Rangers 34.2 15. J.D. Drew, 2004 - Atlanta Braves 34.0 16. Dave Winfield, 1979 - San Diego Padres 33.0 17. Gary Sheffield, 2005 - New York Yankees 32.7 18. Lance Berkman, 2004 - Houston Astros 32.3 19. Larry Walker, 1997 - Colorado Rockies 32.0 20. Vladimir Guerrero, 2007 - Los Angeles Angels 31.6

Aww I'm gonna lose. Vitamin X - I didn't pick EHME to advance in the first round but I did pick VX so this was an easy choice. 909 - CC's secondary issues catch up to him here as Montana will pick them apart. Gert T - Same reason as the VX pick.

My Picks West Virginia Pittsburgh Arizona Florida Michigan State Virginia Tech Texas A&M Rutgers Utah Florida State Vanderbilt LSU Georgia UNLV 38/117

Washington - Smues West Virginia Iowa Arizona Florida Notre Dame North Carolina Miami Navy Utah Wake Forest Mississippi LSU Georgia UNLV Tiebreak #1: 37 Tiebreak #2: 113 Navy - MarvinisaLunatic THURSDAY Colorado SATURDAY Iowa Arizona Florida Notre Dame North Carolina Miami Navy Utah Florida State Vanderbilt Auburn Georgia UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? 47 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State? 90

I think Trevor Cahill would warrant serious consideration as their top prospect right now. The other day John Sickels did an interview with Athletics Nation and said that he thought Cahill will end up being the better pitcher.

In case you missed it, and I like everyone else did, we nearly had the Blue Grass Miracle II in the MTSU/Kentucky game on Saturday.

This week is going to be all about ESS EEE SEE Speed, which based on the two nationally televised conference games this past Saturday is all on the defensive side of the ball. The biggest game of the week is a Top 10 battle between LSU and Auburn with the winner taking early control of the SEC West. Hopefully they'll combine to score more than five points. What was supposed to be the biggest game of the week was Georgia/Arizona State but the Sun Devils screwed the pooch late Saturday night by blowing a ten point, 4th quarter lead and subsequently losing in overtime to lowly UNLV. This game is truly uncharted territory for UGA as from 1998 to 2007, they traveled only a total of 358 miles for non-conference road games and it will be the first trip west of the Mississippi since 1960. And finally there is the traditional early season rivalry game between Florida and Tennessee. Expect plenty of mentions of Tim Tebow and filipino foreskin. Network/Basic Cable Schedule WEDNESDAY Kansas State at Louisville, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN THURSDAY #21 West Virginia at Colorado, 8:30/5:30 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Baylor at Connecticut, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY #15 East Carolina at N.C. State, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN Iowa at Pittsburgh, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2 Arizona at UCLA, 3:00 PM/Noon, FSN #4 Florida at Tennessee, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBS Notre Dame at Michigan State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN* Virginia Tech at North Carolina, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN* Miami at Texas A&M, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC* #20 Utah at Air Force, 4:00/1:00 PM, Versus #18 Wake Forest at #24 Florida State, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 Rice at #7 Texas, 7:00/4:00 PM, FSN #6 LSU at #10 Auburn, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN #3 Georgia at Arizona State, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC Digital Cable/Satellite/GamePlan Schedule THURSDAY Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alcorn State, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPNU SATURDAY Troy at #13 Ohio State, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Temple at #16 Penn State, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Florida Atlantic at Minnesota, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Ohio at Northwestern, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Central Michigan at Purdue, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN* Mississippi State at Georgia Tech, Noon/9:00 AM, Raycom*/GP #9 Alabama at Arkansas, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, Raycom*/GP Akron at Army, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPN Classic UCF at Boston College, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPNU Wyoming at #14 BYU, 3:00 PM/Noon, Mtn. Indiana State at Northern Illinois, 3:00 PM/Noon, GP Rutgers at Navy, 3:30/12:30 PM, CBSCS Northeastern at Syracuse, 3:30/12:30 PM, GP Idaho at Utah State, 4:00/1:00 PM, GP #12 USF at FIU, 5:00/2:00 PM, ESPNU Ball State at Indiana, 7:00/4:00 PM, BTN Sam Houston State at #19 Kansas, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Central Portland State at Washington State, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Pacific Wofford at South Carolina, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP TCU at SMU, 8:00/5:00 PM, CBSCS #25 Fresno State at Toledo, 8:15/5:15 PM, ESPNU Iowa State at UNLV, 9:00/6:00 PM, Mtn. All Other Div I-A Games SATURDAY South Carolina State at #23 Clemson, ESPN360 Eastern Michigan at Maryland, ESPN360 Buffalo at #5 Missouri UL Monroe at Tulane Boise State at #17 Oregon Houston at Colorado State Marshall at Southern Miss Alabama State at UAB Massachusetts at #11 Texas Tech Vanderbilt at Mississippi New Mexico at Tulsa Kent State at UL Lafayette Middle Tennessee at Arkansas State Tennessee Tech at Western Michigan Miami of Ohio at Cincinnati, ESPN360 Nicholls State at Memphis San Jose State at Stanford New Mexico State at UTEP

The thread subtitle is a quote from Mickey Mantle's favorite Yankee Stadium memory which I felt was appropriate to revisit as we will say farewell to that shithole next Sunday night. ESPN/FOX/TBS Games to Poison Our Youth WEDNESDAY Brewers at Cubs, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN FRIDAY Mets at Braves Twins at Rays, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN SATURDAY Twins at Rays, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Brewers at Reds, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Cardinals at Cubs, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX SUNDAY Red Sox at Blue Jays, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, TBS Orioles at Yankees, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN

Hasn't the city of Houston suffered enough? ESPN will break in live when they go to the bottom of the 9th.

Yup, I knew they should have tried to gain a few more yards. Nedney inside 40: Very Good. Nedney outside 40: Not So Good. If the Cardinals can't win this division this year, they never will. Niners, Seahawks, and Rams are just simply awful.

49ers block a punt, the Seahawks pick it up and get a 20 yard gain out of it. Only the 49ers could pull that off.

Bah, I'm out. Good job Jaguars.

Week 4 Deadlines Deadline #1: Thursday, September 18th, 8:30 PM EST/5:30 PM PST -Lose out on Thursday game. Deadline #2: Saturday, September 20th, Noon EST/9:00 AM PST -Replacement picks, can't win by tiebreak. Week 4 Match-ups #1 Ball State* (Vampiro69, 3-0) vs. #9 Indiana* PM (Tzar Lysergic, 3-0) - GAME OF THE WEEK #4 Virginia* (Edwin MacPhisto, 3-0) vs. #8 Ohio State* PM (Gert T, 3-0) #2 Arizona* (UZI Suicide, 3-0) vs. UCLA* (phoenixrising, 1-2) #3 N.C. State* PM (AboveAverage484, 3-0) vs. Miami of Ohio* PM (Hawk 34, 2-1) #5 Georgia Tech* (iggymcfly, 3-0) vs. Washington* PM (Smues, 0-3) #6 Nebraska* PM (Mecca, 3-0) vs. Washington State* PM (MrRant, 2-1) #7 Tennessee* (Canadian Brandon, 3-0) vs. Florida (Urban Warfare, 0-3) #10 Fresno State* (Agent Bond34, 3-0) vs. Alabama* PM (AlwaysPissedOff, 2-1) Arizona State* (still fly, 3-0) vs. Georgia* (Obi Chris Kenobi, 0-3) Buffalo* PM (Carnival, 2-1) vs. Tulsa* (Will Scarlet, 0-3) Michigan* (Bristol Palin's Baby Daddy, 1-2) vs. LSU* PM (teke184, 2-1) Florida State* (909, 1-2) vs. Boise State* (Vitamin X, 0-3) Stanford* (Bored, 1-2) vs. South Carolina*(Cuban Linx, 1-2) Syracuse* (CanadianChris, 1-2) vs. San Diego State* (Next USC #55, 1-2) Navy* PM (MarvinisaLunatic, 2-1) vs. Rutgers* (the pinjockey, 1-2) Miami* (Spaceman Spiff, 1-2) vs. Texas* (Broward83, 2-1) Kentucky* (Danville Wrestling, 1-2) vs. UTEP* (Angel Grace Blue, 0-3) Minnesota* PM (Vern Gagne, 1-2) vs. Kent State* (JHawk, 0-3) Notre Dame* (KingPK, 1-2) vs. USC* (Cartman, 0-3) Boston College* (HarleyQuinn, 1-2) vs. Illinois* (The Monkey Man, 0-3) Week 4 Games to Make Picks For THURSDAY West Virginia at Colorado SATURDAY Iowa at Pittsburgh Arizona at UCLA Florida at Tennessee Notre Dame at Michigan State Virginia Tech at North Carolina Miami at Texas A&M Rutgers at Navy Utah at Air Force Wake Forest at Florida State Vanderbilt at Mississippi LSU at Auburn Georgia at Arizona State Iowa State at UNLV Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the LSU/Auburn game? Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Georgia's Knowshon Moreno have against Arizona State?

New Coaches Poll (it counts) USC gets 57 of 61 first place votes, Ohio State drops to #14, Oklahoma hops Georgia, BYU jumps to #11, Arizona State some how still ranked.

I'm not going to bother with standings until Week 5 as by then most of everyone will have played at least one conference game.