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Judging from that line, the Sox were uncharacteristically impatient at the plate. That's something Wang needs to be successful.

Kaz Fukumori came into tonight's game for the Rangers with an ERA of 20.25. And amazingly, with three runs on four hits and a walk in a third of an inning, he made it worse (32.40).

I remember this guy playing someone I was really familiar with, but for the life of me, I can't remember who it was.

It'll be fun to see who throws up on themselves tomorrow afternoon. Not a lot of major experience at the top of the leaderboard. Everyone's got to be nervous that Ian Poulter's lurking.

Dammit. What a stupid, unlucky penalty by Lapointe. Gerber was fantastic, but he's going to have to summon the spirit of Turk Broda to steal this series for Ottawa.

It was Ovechkin's first ever playoff goal, and an important one. I'd imagine he was pretty excited.

Scary thought: Smues is actually underperforming his Pythagorean record by a game.

With birdies on 17 and 18, Trevor Immelman carded his second straight 68, and potentially knocked a lot of guys at +3 and +4 out of the weekend.

Mine is 30, but that can't be very accurate, given that it missed the Wal-Mart, the grocery store and the multiplex theatre about a mile away.

I'm not bashing Thomas after he basically won two games for us and nearly a third. But that strikeout in the tenth was the death blow. Do the Jays lead the league in LOB yet?

'93 was different, because the Internet was still an embryo back then, so we were still a few years away from the 24-hour news cycle, and also because the Leafs only finished 3rd in the Norris. Once the Leafs got by the Red Wings, though, the country was going nuts for them. Gilmour was a small god.

You missed the chip-in for eagle at 15 after two straight bogeys. A bogey at 13? He must've dunked one into Rae's Creek. Nope, he was actually over the green in two, but in what he called "the worst possible spot." He had to chip to the hole at a severe angle to the green, he was too careful with it and it fell short of the green. Chip on and two putts for 6.

Awesome.

You missed the chip-in for eagle at 15 after two straight bogeys.

I'd say the Canadiens were ready for this series to start.

Ian Poulter just aced the 16th. He's tied for the lead with Luke Donald. Maybe it really is just him and Tiger at the top out there.

They had a couple of really good games against Colorado when they upset the Avs in '03. Maybe it's just this matchup.

No match with Hogan could ever be considered a dream match nowadays.

I'll go for the obvious joke: I want to go peacefully in my sleep, like my granddad. Not screaming in terror, like his passengers.

That match is definitely the worst match in WrestleMania history, and probably the worst non-gimmick match in WWF/E history. All time, it's certainly up there. Hogan/Warrior from Halloween Havoc would give it some competition, as would the Kennel from Hell match and the casket match from Royal Rumble 94, but it's definitely in the conversation. El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez is unquestionably the worst wrestler I've ever seen in my 20+ years watching wrestling. When people talk about how good Ric Flair was, that's how BAD this guy was. Think of Andre the Giant's absolute lowest point physically, then take away all of Andre's charisma and ring presence, and you have El Gigante. To call him a stiff would be an insult to stiffs. Nathan Jones and The Great Khali could only dream of being this bad. As for the Undertaker, I'd say he's one of the better big men ever. He can have excellent matches with talented opponents without necessarily needing to be carried, but he has trouble actually carrying a match. It's helped that he's gotten better opponents, yes, but I think a lot of it is how his character has evolved over the years. When he first debuted, he was billed as a guy who was indestructible, and it's really hard to book matches with guys who are supposed to be impossible to beat. So, you have to give him bigger and bigger opponents to make it seem even remotely possible that he could be beat. (Remember, it took ten guys to stuff him in the casket at Royal Rumble 94!) Because of that, he looks worse than he really is, because he's having matches with guys who just don't have any talent besides being huge. Also, because he was the face, he generally had to sell a lot, which wasn't his strong suit, and the talentless heels got in lots of offence, which didn't help the match quality either. As he's evolved -- and I see the feud with Mankind as being the real turning point -- he's been made to seem more mortal, which means that he can go into the ring with a Shawn Michaels or a Bret Hart and the fans could actually buy him getting beat. Presto! He seems better because he's able to step in the ring with smaller, and generally more talented, opponents, and can show what he can do more, which makes him a better wrestler.

He's just coming back from a long injury absence. He'll be lucky to make the cut.

Not quite in the books in Pittsburgh, but the third goal for the Penguins should seal it. The Senators have NO scoring punch whatsoever, failing to generate a decent scoring chance on two lengthy 5-on-3 opportunities, and no real defensive presence to speak of either. Gerber kept Ottawa in the game almost by himself in the second, but it wasn't nearly enough.

Ha! They're cursed, they are. And last year when Ottawa went 55-88? Hey, at least we won some.

Ha! They're cursed, they are.

I'm the same way. I've actually decided not to watch games because they weren't in HD. I must say, though, that I discovered one thing better than hockey in HD today, and that's The Masters in HD.