Matt Young

I believe that is actually David Finch, who does resemble Marvin. Whoa.

Happy birthday, Gabe. Also, happy belated birthday, Muggy and Matt Young.

Rest in peace, Skip. Aside from Sox/Cubs/Cardinals games we got in central Illinois, I'd watch more Braves games than anything in my formative baseball years due to TBS (and indirectly, WCW/Tony Schiavone promoting them) and Skip was always quality. On top of that, growing up in Illinois in a family of Cubs fans, I have a soft spot for Harry Caray despite being a Sox fan. All that being said, he shall be missed.

You mean this little gem? They don't even have monitors in front of them, how the fuck do they even know what's going on in the back? Well, they do have a huge fucking screen right next to the table.

Oh yeah. That's definitely the case. My first couple years of regular heavy drinking were during the time I was depressed from a bad breakup. I rarely ate and I drank constantly, while occasionally consuming Vicodin and/or weed, for 6 months. It continued afetr that to a lesser degree. I lost 60 pounds and a lot more during that time. If it happened now, I'd brush that shit off no problem. But I guess that's the point... I grew from the experience and it gave me the ability to do that.

This. Best columnist ever.

Can, yes. If it always did, many people- myself included- wouldn't drink. But so many factors contribute to whether or not one's drinking experience is a positive one that anyone can go from one extreme to the other, like you described and I have done myself.

Just for the record, alcohol being a depressant doesn't mean it makes you depressed. It is labeled as such because it depresses the central nervous system.

Well, at least it wasn't intentional.

The preseason game discussion thread has been unnecessarily merged with this one, making it confusing. Then again, unnecessary merging of topics is the M.O. of the new TSM!

Tomorrow? After the report the Packers are now going to let Farve compete for the starting job, Rodgers should make the demand around right now. The "future" quarterback of the Packers is going to retire for good before Brett does. Only way Aaron Rodgers is starting for the Green Bay Packers is if he makes himself the starter in Madden 09. Otherwise, he's screwed. Speaking of Madden, I guess the guy on the cover isn't going to be in the game this year. I wonder if that affects the curse in any way. What? He was already going to be in the game as a 99 overall free agent. He's playable. EA did say they'd likely lower his ranking to 95 via roster update if he became active, though.

Fuck, I don't know what to think anymore. I've gone from hoping Favre would come back, to hoping he'd accept the marketing deal and stay retired, and now I'm not sure. If he starts for the Packers, great. Anything else would taint his legacy. And if there's a QB competition, Favre wins easily. This preseason action has been decent so far. The AFL just played their championship game last week, so it's nice to have soem football after a week of none. Sucks that the Packers game is on during Raw, though. I'll likely miss a good chunk of it.

So is it the same stuff, pre-taped, or are they going to attempt a live version?

No man takes PT Cruisers seriously. EDIT: I'm glad they're ceasing production.

Broward has a Gamerscore of 11,111. Anyway, I downloaded the Too Human demo when it came out and just now tried it. I really didn't expect to enjoy the game much, but I liked it a lot. The only major flaw was the camera. I'll probably pick it up along with the bulk of the August/September/October releases I want at the October Toys R Us buy 2 get 1 free sale.

Right now they just went to break during Edge/Hardy. This match has been good so far, as was the 8 man. Khali vs. Yang was what I expected. But the highlight of the night so far has to be the "Mickie James Roast Beef" sign. Love it.

WWE.com = Joey Styles. So yeah. And Edge has been the best in WWE for years now. No question.

I don't think Griffey will play a whole lot at center. He'll probably one one of 4 rotating outfielders and play some DH.

Finally, the Sox do something good at the trade deadline! Griffey's nowhere near what he used to be, but he's still solid and the Sox barely gave up anything (Nick Masset and Danny Richar) for him!

I really like the demo. It sucks that you can only play one drive, but the game feels and looks great. It retains the classic Madden gameplay, but with several little touches that make things that much more enjoyable. The presentation has been redone, and the stadiums look and feel alive, like you're really at the event. This already looks leagues better (pun intended) than the already pretty good NCAA 09.

Happy birthday to me!

I didn't realize until VX messaged me on Live that I was the only one who hadn't played his game in the NCAA dynasty. I haven't been sleeping much and I've been busy making preparations for my birthday (which is today). Last night I saw that Broward hadn't played his game yet so I said, "Fuck it" and went to bed. But I just played and won 42-10.