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I'm pretty sure I can make my pick now. My next pick was an All-Pro on both sides of the ball, although better known for defense which is where I'm picking him, and was an NWA and AWA tag team champion. Leo Nomellini, Defensive Tackle San Francisco 49ers 1950-1963 Hall of Fame - 1969 10-time Pro Bowl selection (8 at DT, 2 at OT) 6-time 1st Team All-Pro NFL 1950s All-Decade team

Sorry I made my pick while at work and forgot to send a PM.

Willie Roaf, Tackle New Orleans Saints 1993-2001 Kansas City Chiefs 2002-2005 11-time Pro Bowler 3-time 1st Team All-Pro 6-time 2nd Team All-Pro 1990s All-Decade Team

Here's the schedule for the first two days of the CWS. SATURDAY Stanford vs. Florida State, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN Georgia vs. Miami, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN SUNDAY Fresno State vs. Rice, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN LSU vs. North Carolina, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2

It was Fear, Self Loathing, Stinkin' Thinkin', and Dilly Dallying.

ESPN/FOX/TBS Games to Poison Our Youth MONDAY Indians (Cliff Lee) at Tigers (Dontrelle Willis), 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN WEDNESDAY Braves (Jair Jurrjens) at Cubs (Ryan Dempster), 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN SATURDAY Red Sox at Reds, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Dodgers at Tigers, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Phillies at Cardinals, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX SUNDAY Red Sox at Reds, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, TBS Braves at Angels, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN

I didn't even know that LSU had won 23 games in a row before dropping the opener of the series. Will be interesting to see how Irvine shows up tomorrow after having it almost wrapped up.

File this under My Favorite Team Won a Baseball Game: Mark Ellis hits a walkoff grand slam in the 12th to salvage the series the against the Angels.

In the Wichita/FSU game, an FSU fan took a foul ball away from the FSU third baseman, which would have been the final out of the 2nd inning. Very next pitch, homerun Wichita State. Seminoles still up 6-2 though. And the fan has been escorted from the game.

STANFORD~ is the first school to advance to the College World Series as they "sweep" Cal State Fullerton.

I wanted Night Train Lane here so instead I go with the next best defensive back on the board. Mel Blount, Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers 1970-1983 Hall of Fame - 1989 5-time Pro Bowler NFL All-Time 75th Anniversary Team 1975 Defensive Player of the Year 57 Career Interceptions

Don't have time for a write up but didn't want to keep people waiting so here's my pick. Randy Moss, Wide Receiver

Why do people always act surprised when these board drafts go slow? As if any of them ever go fast. And real men pick individual linemen. pro-football-reference.com is your friend.

The majority of the Super Regionals will be shown on ESPN and ESPN2 with overflow on ESPNU. Here's the schedule, games marked with an asterisk will have regional coverage: FRIDAY N.C. State at Georgia - Game 1, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN Wichita State at Florida State - Game 1, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN2 Arizona at Miami - Game 1, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN Stanford at Cal State Fullerton - Game 1, 10:30/7:30 PM, ESPN2 SATURDAY N.C. State at Georgia - Game 2, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2* Wichita State at Florida State - Game 2, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2* Coastal Carolina at North Carolina - Game 1, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPNU Texas A&M at Rice - Game 1, 3:00 PM/Noon, ESPNU UC Irvine at LSU - Game 1, 6:00/3:00 PM, ESPNU Arizona at Miami - Game 2, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN* Stanford at Cal State Fullerton - Game 2, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN* Fresno State at Arizona State - Game 1, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPNU SUNDAY Wichita State at Florida State - Game 3, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPN* (if necessary) Coastal Carolina at North Carolina - Game 2, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPN* N.C. State at Georgia - Game 3, 4:00/1:00 PM, ESPN* (if necessary) UC Irvine at LSU - Game 2, 4:00/1:00 PM, ESPN* Arizona at Miami - Game 3, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2* (if necessary) Stanford at Cal State Fullerton - Game 3, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2* (if necessary) Texas A&M at Rice - Game 2, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2* Fresno State at Arizona State - Game 2, 10:00/7:00 PM, ESPN2 MONDAY Coastal Carolina at North Carolina - Game 3, TBD, ESPN/ESPN2 (if necessary) Texas A&M at Rice - Game 3, TBD, ESPN/ESPN2 (if necessary) UC Irvine at LSU - Game 3, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 (if necessary) Fresno State at Arizona State - Game 3, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2 (if necessary) If all four of the series on Monday need a Game 3 the CC/UNC and A&M/Rice games will be at 12:30 PM/9:30 AM.

Woo hoo, Stanford comes from behind to beat Pepperdine! Once again UCLA/Fullerton is the late night game, Fullerton is up 2-0 in the 3rd. Fresno State emerges as the Cinderella of the tournament as they win their region as the #4 seed after beating San Diego 5-1. With the pending exception of Fullerton, all of the top eight overall seeds advanced. Here's the almost complete Super Regional match-ups that begin on Friday (best-of-three). Arizona at #1 Miami N.C. State at #8 Georgia Stanford at #5 Cal State Fullerton or UCLA at Stanford Wichita State at #4 Florida State Coastal Carolina at #2 North Carolina UC Irvine at #7 LSU Texas A&M at #6 Rice Fresno State at #3 Arizona State

Tim Lincecum is really fucking good is what's up with them and he might single handily keep them from losing 100 games. They are 9-3 when he starts, 15-30 with anyone else on the mound.

UCLA/Fullerton is the only game going on right now with the Fullerton up 6-2 in the 4th. If they hang on they'll force a deciding game in the region tomorrow. Miami, Arizona, N.C. State, Wichita State, North Carolina, Coastal Carolina, UC Irvine, LSU, Rice, and Arizona State all advanced to the Super Regionals with Georgia, Stanford (yay!), Florida State, Houston, and San Diego pulling off the doubleheader wins today to force a deciding game. Here's tomorrow's schedule to close out the Regional round: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech Stanford vs. Pepperdine Florida State vs. Tulane Houston vs. Texas A&M San Diego vs. Fresno State Cal State Fullerton vs. UCLA (if necessary)

ESPN/FOX/TBS Games to Poison Our Youth MONDAY Yankees (Andy Pettitte) at Twins (Livan Hernandez), 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN WEDNESDAY Rays (Edwin Jackson) at Red Sox (Josh Beckett), 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN SATURDAY Mariners at Red Sox, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Indians at Tigers, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX Cubs at Dodgers, 3:55/12:55 PM, FOX SUNDAY Phillies at Braves, 1:30 PM/10:30 AM, TBS Cubs at Dodgers, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN

NFL Network will bust out some "new" Classic Games not previously aired on the network over the next couple of months, starting tommorrow. Per usual some of the selections are a bit odd but they grabbed a few older games this time around including a classic Cowboys/Vikings playoff game from 1975. June 2nd: Dolphins at Jets, 11/27/94, Marino's Fake Spike June 9th: Chargers at Bengals, 1/10/82, 1981 AFC Championship Game June 16th: Jaguars at Ravens, 9/10/00, "Shootout in Baltimore" June 23rd: Bills at Titans, 1/8/00, Music City Miracle June 30th: Bengals at Packers, 9/20/92, "Favre's First Comeback" July 7th: Jets at 49ers, 9/6/98, "Hearst's Overtime Run" July 14th: Raiders at Seahawks, 11/30/87, "Bo vs. The Boz" July 21st: Panthers at Rams, 1/10/04, 2003 NFC Divisional Playoff July 28th: Packers at 49ers, 1/3/99, 1998 NFC Wild Card August 4th: Cowboys at Vikings, 12/28/75, 1975 NFC Divisional Playoff (Staubach's Hail Mary) TBD: Steelers at Titans, 1/11/03, 2002 AFC Divisional Playoff TBD: Saints at Jaguars, 12/21/03, "River City Relay"

Yes but I've been too lazy to do so.

All 16 regional top seeds are still alive but eight face elimination today. Here are today's elimination games where these teams will need to win two games today in order to stay alive and force a deciding game in the region tommorrow. Mississippi vs. Missouri (winner plays Miami) Kentucky vs. Michigan (winner plays Arizona) James Madison vs. South Carolina (winner plays N.C. State) Georgia vs. Lipscomb (winner plays Georgia Tech) Virginia vs. Cal State Fullerton (winner plays UCLA) Stanford vs. UC Davis (winner plays Pepperdine) TCU vs. Oklahoma State (winner plays Wichita State) Florida State vs. Bucknell (winner plays Tulane) Elon vs. UNC Wilmington (winner plays North Carolina) East Carolina vs. Alabama (winner plays Coastal Carolina) Oral Roberts vs. Nebraska (winner plays UC Irvine) New Orleans vs. Southern Miss (winner plays LSU) Texas vs. St. John's (winner plays Rice) Illinois-Chicago vs. Houston (winner plays Texas A&M) Long Beach State vs. San Diego (winner plays Fresno State) Vanderbilt vs. Oklahoma (winner plays Arizona State)

Assume nothing! I'm going defense and starting with the man who completely changed the way NFL teams value the left tackle position and protecting the quarterback's blind side. name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>&"> name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /> Lawrence Taylor, Linebacker New York Giants 1981-1993 Hall of Fame - 1999 10 time Pro Bowler 8 time 1st Team All-Pro 1986 Most Valuable Player 3 time Defensive Player of the Year 142 Career Sacks

Hey look my blog isn't dead! Okay it's pretty close to being dead but decided to throw together a Draftback baseball entry before this upcoming week's MLB Draft. 1. Phillies - Pat Burrell, Third Baseman, Miami Heavily scrutinized, but very productive player throughout his career outside a dreadful 2003 season. 2. Athletics - Mark Mulder, Pitcher, Michigan State Rotator cuff problems have pretty much ruined a once promising career. 3. Cubs - Corey Patterson, Outfielder, Harrison High School (Harrison, GA) Toolsy player who has never figured out the strikezone. 4. Royals - Jeff Austin, Pitcher, Stanford Usually doesn't take three picks to get to the first bust in a baseball draft. 65 1/3 career innings in the Majors. 5. Cardinals - J.D. Drew, Outfielder, Florida State Of course the year before Drew (and agent Scott Boras) infamously refused to sign with the Phillies after being the #2 pick overall. Incredibly talented player but injuries have hampered him for most of his career. 6. Twins - Ryan Mills, Pitcher, Arizona State Didn't reach Triple-A until 2003 and was out of baseball after 2004. 7. Reds - Austin Kearns, Outfielder, Lafayette High School (Lexington, KY) Has shown flashes of potentially being a great hitter in the past but injuries and a lack of consistency have held him back. 8. Blue Jays - Felipe Lopez, Shortstop, Lake Brantley High School (Altamonte Springs, FL) Had one great year offensively in 2005 but not much else and is poor defensively. 9. Padres - Sean Burroughs, Third Baseman, Wilson High School (Long Beach, CA) Never developed any power and now appears to be out of organized baseball. 10. Rangers - Carlos Pena, First Baseman, Northeastern Very odd career, broke out with a monster season last year but remains to be seen if it was a fluke or not. 11. Expos - Josh McKinley, Shortstop, Malvern Prep School (PA) Never got past Double-A, hit .254/.340/.375 in seven minor league seasons. 12. Red Sox - Adam Everett, Shortstop, South Carolina Great defense, terrible offense. 13. Brewers - J.M. Gold, Pitcher, Toms River North High School (Toms River North, NJ) Topped out at high Single-A ball. 14. Tigers - Jeff Weaver, Pitcher, Fresno State Easy to forget he was pretty impressive early on his career but now hanging by a thread with the Brewers Triple-A squad. 15. Pirates - Clint Johnston, Pitcher, Vanderbilt Gave up pitching after 2001, but becoming a first baseman only got him to Double-A. 16. White Sox - Kip Wells, Pitcher, Baylor Sorta like Weaver in that he showed some promise early on his career but has stringed together some truly awful seasons. 17. Astros - Brad Lidge, Pitcher, Notre Dame The demise of his career post-Pujols has been greatly exaggerated. 18. Angels - Seth Etherton, Pitcher, USC 6.30 ERA in 115 1/3 innings in the Majors. 19. Giants - Tony Torcato, Third Baseman, Woodland High School (Woodland, CA) Only had 53 MLB plate appearances. 20. Indians - C.C. Sabathia, Pitcher, Vallejo High School (Vallejo, CA) Cy Young winner last season who barring injury will cash in big this offseason, even with a potential down year. 21. Mets - Jason Tyner, Outfielder, Texas A&M Has some how fooled teams into giving him 1400+ plate appearances in the Majors. Has hit four homeruns in nearly in 5000 plate appearances in professional baseball and he's a corner oufielder! 22. Mariners - Matt Thornton, Pitcher, Grand Valley State Next Randy Johnson he was not but has become a decent reliever. 23. Dodgers - Bubba Crosby, Outfielder, Rice Great name but not so good player. 24. Yankees - Andy Brown, Outfielder, Richmond High School (Richmond, IN) .219 career hitter in eight minor league seasons. 25. Giants - Nate Bump, Pitcher, Penn State Had a bumpy career. *rim shot* 26. Orioles - Rick Elder, Outfielder, Sprayberry High School (Marietta, GA) Never got past high Single-A and lasted only five seasons in the minors. 27. Marlins - Chip Ambres, Outfielder, West Brook High School (Beaumont, TX) Pretty much a career minor leaguer. 28. Rockies - Matt Roney, Pitcher, Edmond North High School (Edmond North, OK) An extended stint with the 119-loss Tigers in 2003 has been about it for him. 29. Giants - Arturo McDowell, Outfielder, Forest Hill High School (West Palm Beach, FL) Another swing and a miss for Brian Sabean. 30. Royals - Matt Burch, Pitcher, Virginia Commonwealth Double-A was as good as it got for him. Other Picks of Note 33. Expos - Brad Wilkerson 35. White Sox - Aaron Rowand 43. Yankees - Mark Prior (did not sign) 50. Reds - Adam Dunn 57. Tigers - Brandon Inge 83. Rangers - Barry Zito (did not sign) 162. Devil Rays - Aubrey Huff 176. Brewers - Bill Hall 210. Rockies - Matt Holliday 225. Athletics - Eric Byrnes 258. Cardinals - Jack Wilson 265. Red Sox - Mark Teixeira (did not sign) 272. Astros - Morgan Ensberg 390. Rockies - Juan Pierre 411. Blue Jays - Jay Gibbons 499. Twins - J.J. Putz (did not sign) 500. Reds - B.J. Ryan 550. Marlins - Adam LaRoche (did not sign) 609. Orioles - Cliff Lee (did not sign) 1139. White Sox - Mark Buehrle

The big upsets of the first day was Bucknell blanking the #4 overall seed Florida State 7-0 and Lipscomb beating #8 Georgia 10-7. Here's today's loser's bracket/elimination games: Bethune-Cookman vs. Mississippi Eastern Michigan vs. Kentucky James Madison vs. Charlotte Louisville vs. Georgia Rider vs. Virginia Arkansas vs. Stanford Western Kentucky vs. TCU Florida vs. Florida State Mount St. Mary's vs. Elon Columbia vs. East Carolina Eastern Illinois vs. Oral Roberts Texas Southern vs. New Orleans Sam Houston State vs. Texas Illinois-Chicago vs. Dallas Baptist California vs. Long Beach State Stony Brook vs. Vanderbilt