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BTW, while I'm posting in the fantasy thread, I just want to say that Clemens had another great outing today, and actually got the win, 4-1. I know I don't need to bitch about the Astros run support for Clemens today since he did get the victory, but here's an interesting little nugget for you. Not only does Clemens lead the Astros in ERA and strikeouts, he also leads the team in batting average, as his .357 BA is better than anyone else's with a minimum of 10 ABs.
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I think the real worry is that he's not accumulating losses. It makes all the people who scan the waiver wire every day feel bad when someone who hasn't touched their team since the draft has a better record than they do.
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This view-spamming shit better mean intentionally adding views for your thread, because if you really are getting pissed off about people reading the threads, you might as well not even have forums.
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After watching the Heat dismantle the Wizards without Shaq, and after seeing how absolutely dependent the Suns are on Nash in the playoffs, does anyone still think Shaq deserved the MVP? I mean, I've been defending the Big Fella for years, and I thought he should have gotten at least 3 trophies in LA, but he's just not all that important to his team's success anymore. Take Shaq off of the Heat, and they're probably a 2 seed, and they'd be battling Indiana for a spot in the conference finals. Take Nash off of the Suns, and they'd be lucky to beat out Minnesota for the 8 seed.
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OK, I have to say that as an Orioles fan, I'm honestly not worried about the Yankees at all. It's not that the Yankees couldn't possibly catch the Orioles right now. It's that if the Orioles fall behind the Yankees, considering how old and washed up they are, then there's no way the O's could keep pace with the Red Sox and the Twins. The fact is that there are four extremely competitive teams in the East and the Central right now and the Yankees aren't one of them. Either the Orioles are legit and they win close to 100 games or they're not and Boston, Chicago, and Minnesota wipe the floor with them. The prospect of the Yankees sneaking back to 85 or 90 wins has absolutely no bearing on the Orioles ultimate playoff position.
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I just want to say that back when the earlier question was if Americans would feel pride about someone from their country winning individual awards, the answer is not at all. Americans are secure enough about our country that it doesn't really mean anything just for someone "from here" to do something. I was actually really happy for Nash as I've always followed his career, and I really loved him when he was with the Mavs. The only person I'd rather see win the MVP now, is of course Dirk, who as we know is from Germany. In the NHL, my favorite player now is Daniel Alfredsson, (from Canada), and before that, my favorite players were Pavel Bure and Alexei Yashin (both from Russia). In fact, while I didn't directly root against the US, I remember staying up late to watch Olympic hockey games to cheer on the Russian national team because I wanted to see Yashin and Bure do well, while I really didn't pay that much attention to what the USA squad was doing in the same Olympics. Oh, and just for good measure, I rooted for Calgary in the last Stanley Cup Finals, purely because I wanted to see a Canadian team win the Cup again, because I felt bad for the hardships they face putting together a decent-sized payroll up there. Although, even as an American, Calgary's probably my closest NHL city, so I guess I've got more reason to feel kinship with them than someone living in South Beach would.
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Let me add some numbers that will really show how bad Giambi and Bernie Williams are performing. Jason Giambi: .198/.381/.321/.702 (18BBs, 31Ks), $13,428,571 per year Bernie Williams: .245/.311/.309/.621 (11BBs, 15Ks) $12,357,143 per year Oh and don't forget: Kevin Brown: 31.0 IP, 1-4, 6.39 ERA, $15,714,286 per year For comparison's sake, the only player on the AL East leading Orioles making $11,000,000 or more a year is Sammy Sosa. That in a nutshell, is how the Yankees can have the highest payroll in baseball and still be terrible. (Don't even bring up the winning streak. I might start paying attention if the Yankees get over .500.)
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Benjamin's a good wrestler, but charisma-wise, he's still well short of even a Benoit or RVD level. He'll never be the World Champion while he's that damn boring, and he really needs some sort of gimmick change if he's going to make any headway whatsoever.
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I'd say Shawn Bradley. The guy's really capable as a defender and rebounder, and even occasionally as a scorer. He's improved a lot, but for some reason, no one believes in him, and he never gets any decent playing time. Why he doesn't average at least 20 minutes a game is beyond me.
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Let someone else take over or leave the situation alone. Both seem like more sensible options than freezing the team.
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What good does freezing the team do anyway? If the problem is that he's not responding, why prevent him from responding. I just don't understand what it accomplishes.
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Well, I watched the end of the show last night, which I don't usually do, an I have to say that it was terrible. Booker T's still incapable of showing emotion in the ring and an all-around bad worker, Angle's storyline is ludicrous, and Sharmell broke Stephanie's record for unnecessary ear-piercing screams. DUD, DUD, DUD.
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Fuck shit bitch ass cunt. Scott Keith, Jeff Jarrett, Triple H. What's the filter?
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Oh come on, sure the Yankees are struggling early, but their STILL only 6.5 games back, with 13 games left to play against the Os and Boston. That might be helpful if they were going to win those games. The fact of the matter is that despite all the money the Yankees have spent, they really don't have all that talented of a team. Brian Cashman's done the worst job in the majors, GM-wise, as with all that money, he didn't sign any good young players that would be solid in the future. The Yankees are stuck paying a bunch of washed-up guys that were decent a couple years ago $10+ million per season, and they're still nothing more than an average ballclub. The Blue Jays have as good of a shot at making the postseason as the Yankees do.
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Well, above was in quotes. It could easily mean that he thought he'd act like he was too good to smoke weed, even though there's obviously nothing wrong with it.
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Actually, HHH's character has changed a ton. Back in 2000, he was a conniving ingenious badass heel who would beat the fuck out of anyone who crossed him with a sledgehammer, and figure out how to fuck with somebody if they didn't present themself. Now, he's just a typical egotist who can't stand to be separated from the title, and who wears suits because he's rich and important. He does nothing but sell and cheat in his matches, and the best "plan" he can come up with is to try to make Batista think that JBL's trying to run him over.
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The Sox are playing well, I'll give them that. I actually think that they're pretty solid to win the Central. I think right now, it looks like a three-way race for two spots between Baltimore, Boston, and Minnesota. I'm certainly not ceding this series though. Garland is far and away the White Sox' toughest pitching matchup right now, and the Orioles could easily win two out of three the rest of the way.
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Oh come on now. Even I'm not that anal.
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I think this should be a completely obvious question. Push then title is the only proper way to book a roster. Pushing an unover worker by giving him or her the title is just a lazy booking crutch that is completely ineffective in today's market. It devalues the title, and actually makes the fans less interested in the worker in the long run, as what they're trying to "earn their way up to" is the same level they were at shortly after entering the company.
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Huge win for the Mavericks tonight, tying up the series. They would have had a tough time coming back from 2-0 against Phoenix, but they're in good position going back to Dallas tied. Finley absolutely carried the Mavs for most of the game there. He was drilling every jumper he took at a time when no one else could make a shot. Dirk was there for the game winner, but he was pretty much a non-factor for most of the game, and if Fin hadn't been there to provide the offense, the Mavs would have got blown out. Really, I think the reason that the Suns are vulnerable in the playoffs is that so much of their game is based on out-hustling the opponents. They get open dunks when the other team's playing lax defense, but they don't really have anyone that can create instant offense when they need to. This is going to be a hard-fought series, but I think the Mavs will take it in 6 or 7.
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I have to say, Rico got a pretty good deal of it from the WWE. For some random guy who started wrestling at the age of 38 and had little muscle mass and average charisma, he had a decent career. I mean, he got called up to the main roster quickly, was involved in some major angles, held the tag titles a couple times, and got a clean win over Ric Flair. How can you complain about something like that.
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Looking at this Orioles team, I really think that the biggest difference is Ray Miller. He turned around that pitching staff in the middle of the season last year, and it's holding up this year too. Under Miller, Ponson's finally starting to pitch up to potential (another good outing against the Twins today), and Bedard and Chen both have the best ERAs that they've had in their careers. Sosa's been a nice addition to the lineup, but really, it's the improvements in the rotation that have moved the Orioles from struggling to reach .500 to a legitimate contender to win the AL East.
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Yeah, that was a long ways from being a flagrant foul, but it was still a really solid first half for the Mavericks. They didn't put away the game or anything, (and they had a decent chance to), but if they come out in the second half the same way they did in the first, they should take the game. I've actually been really impressed with the way that Dampier responded after getting called out by Dirk. That first quarter (10 points, 5-5 FG) was probably the best basketball that he's played in his life.
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There were definitely more problems with the 2000 booking then were listed. To wit: 1. Rock and HHH main evented four or five PPVs in a row together. By the time there feud was done, I was so damn bored with it, I could care less who won, which is good because: 2. No one won the damn feud. HHH won the "blowoff", only for Rock to win the title back the next month. What was up with that? 3. Austin's return. I don't know if Kreski was responsible for this, or if Steph was, but that was the worst storyline ever. When Austin got run over, JR basically went off for weeks about what a bastard HHH was for doing it, but then when he comes back, we have to go through that god-awful mystery storyline. Booooring. Sure, the 2000 booking was way tighter and better organized then the mess that was the invasion or the terrible feuds we've had since. But to say that it was better than the 1998/1999 stuff, that took the WWF from a small cult following to a major cultural phenomenon is ridiculous. There was nothing in that run that was anywhere near as memorable as Rock/Foley, Austin/McMahon, or even Austin/Taker. In fact, HHH/Foley was the only truly great feud produced under Kreski.