CanadianChris

Why does Martz still even have a job? I can't believe he'd be retained after the spectacular flameout the Rams look to be on the verge of completing this season.

I'm pretty sure all of the 4-9 teams in the AFC are eliminated, as I can't conceive of a scenario where 6 of the 9 7-6 teams would lose all 3 of their remaining games.

If you mean the Maritimes, there is still no chance that a team could survive. There's no place large enough or prosperous enough out there to support an NHL team through 41 home games, plus playoffs.

I think the writer kind of fucked up...the guy was 17 at the time of the arrest, but they gave his present age in the story.

I'd love to see Bolo make Jonathan his bitch. Actually...I'd love to see LORI make Jonathan her bitch. That would be AWESOME.

Here's a great idea for divisional realignment, after we clear out some of the dead weight: EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, NY Rangers, NY Islanders, Washington Northeast: Boston, Montreal, Buffalo, Carolina, Colorado WESTERN CONFERENCE Central: Detroit, Chicago, Minnesota, St. Louis, Toronto Pacific: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Phoenix, Los Angeles Now, I know this doesn't make sense in a few places, so let's move Carolina to Hartford and Colorado to Quebec City. And just for kicks, let's move Phoenix to Winnipeg. Oh, and name the divisions and conferences after some guys a lot of people have never heard of. Now let's have a look: PRINCE OF WALES CONFERENCE Patrick Division: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Washington Adams Division: Boston, Montreal, Buffalo, Hartford, Quebec CLARENCE CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Norris Division: Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Minnesota, Toronto Smythe Division: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Los Angeles Well, that's so crazy, it just might work.

Incidentally, if I'm reading this right, there's a 4-way tie for first in the AFC North at 7-6. This is what I have as the all-important If The Season Ended Today playoff picture (the AFC is so fucking crazy that I may have made a mistake or two): AFC: 1) Houston (Bored) 8-5 2) Denver (C. Chris)/Cleveland (sfaJack) 7-6 3) Cleveland/Denver 7-6 4) Buffalo (bob_barron) 7-6 5) Tennessee (Chuck Woolery) 7-6 6) Baltimore (Dr. Tom) 7-6 -------------------- 7) Oakland (Banky) 7-6 8) San Diego (Slasher Flick) 7-6 9) Cincinnati (Swift Terror) 7-6 10) Pittsburgh (Tyler McClelland) 7-6 11) New England (nl5xsk1) 6-7 12) Indianapolis (NoCal Mike) 6-7 NFC (much more sane) 1) Atlanta (Lightning Flik) 10-3 2) Green Bay (Vitamin X) 9-4 3) Arizona (Vern Gagne) 9-4 4) N.Y. Giants (Cartman) 7-6 5) Detroit (bravesfan) 8-5 6) St. Louis (Cerebus) 7-5-1 -------------------- 7) Chicago (AoO) 7-6 8) San Francisco (Agent Bond34) 7-6 9) Seattle (Mr. Rant) 7-6 10) New Orleans (Flyboy) 7-6 11) Tampa Bay (starvenger) 6-7 12) Minnesota (LaParkaMarka) 6-7

I remember Dr. Tom finished 9-5-1 last year or something like that, so no.

The New York Mets are the Washington Redskins of MLB...paying huge sums of money to aging players who used to be good but clearly no longer are, and watching them flop once they put on the Mets uniform.

YES!! Chiefs rule!! I finally wandered out of the wilderness with the division lead...

Yeah, well I'm not exactly that thrilled with the deal myself. That is money that could have gone to Clement. I could never see them getting Clement in the first place. Honestly, I can't figure out what the Jays are trying to do. Ricciardi seems to be throwing darts at the board at this point.

And that right there is a bullshit statement. You're basically saying Texas is the only team out of the Top 25 OU can handle? That's complete bullshit. What colour is the sky in your world named Hyperbole? Get a grip, and try actually reading what people are saying for once.

The only thing I believe about this whole thing is that Kobe is more pussy-whipped than Doug Christie.

At least. And they keep getting worse.

Let's go Chefs...

Rob Brown? That's him. He got traded away from the Penguins the season they won their first Cup.

I played blackjack with Mats Sundin once. I also have a cousin who used to play for the Penguins...finished runner-up to Joe Nieuwendyk for the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year). He dated Alyssa Milano for a bit.

Denver - 20 Cincinnati Buffalo Baltimore Green Bay Minnesota Oakland Jacksonville Dallas Indianapolis Pittsburgh Denver Carolina Arizona San Diego Philadelphia Kansas City

That was great. Too bad we didn't get to see him spin the big wheel.

"Rumors" by Lindsay Lohan makes me want to stick a pencil in my eye.

I disagree...it's still not enough. The players could offer a 50% rollback, and in a few years everyone would be right back to square one. The rollbacks, while looking good on paper, are not the answer here. The players are asking for a six-year deal...this is only a deal that should be accepted for the short term. That said, it's a good jumping-off point for the owners. They have to come back now and make a meaningful counter, or their optics get shot all to hell. Oh, and anything less than a 75% payroll tax doesn't mean shit. 20% over 45 million sure as hell doesn't mean shit.

Got my wife an antique tea cart and some other goodies (Law & Order: CI season 1 among them). I was originally thinking jewelry, but that's a bit cliché for a first Christmas. My sister's getting a Game Boy, and my mom is getting M*A*S*H Season 7. Everyone else...dunno.

See, this is why I'm not a professional sports bettor. These spreads are so far out there, I have no idea what to do with them.

London beat Kitchener tonight to tie the all-time CHL record of 29 straight games unbeaten. The standings in that division are funny...the second and third place teams both have fewer losses than anyone else in the OHL, but they're miles behind London in the standings.

I'm still blind from the multiple shots of Gus' rack.