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My problem with NASCAR is the same problem I have with the NBA: The ticket prices to the events are outrageously high. I'm looking at between 100 and 50 dollars for a seat to a race at Dover. Ticket prices for NASCAR went from a reasonable 50-60 dollars a person to sit outside and enjoy the race to more than double that in five years time. That's insanity and probably one of the biggest reason for the decline in ticket sales, lots of fans just cannot afford to go to a NASCAR event anytime soon. I wanted to take my fiancee this year for her first time but at 50 bucks a pop to sit in that boring ass air conditioned grandstand isn't working for her or me. As for the bottles..right, only NASCAR fans have ever thrown stuff for stupid reasons. NFL fans have thrown bottles because a ref made a call they didn't like. The NY, NE and pretty much anywhere it snowed decided to throw ice balls because they were bored and felt like being dicks. The fans in Detroit started one of the stupidest incidents in NBA history throwing shit. MLB fans have ran out of the stands and attacked umpires because they didn't like what was going on. You have stupid people at sporting events no matter where you live. It's not redneckery, it's drunken idiots being drunken idiots.

Those drops in the playoffs are one of the reasons the Chargers didn't beat the Patriots. I just don't see Keyshawn in the league anymore, I think he's heading for the Michael Irvin role on ESPN.

Yeah, I saw the list of movies Warner Brothers has set for direct to dvd sequels and it's depressing. The plans for a "Days of Thunder" sequel that has nothing to do with Cole Trickle, NASCAR, or any actual racing league was the most depressing premise I read.

"Wally, get up, people are watching. Not many but people are watching!" "If this wasn't frickin astroturf, I'd dig a grave here for myself!" Necessary Roughness is such a great movie. Scott Bakula owns your asses and you all know it. Plus come on, Jason Bateman as the rich boy starting running back? How do you TOP that? Answer: Sinbad as the star defensive end! As for me, I gotta go with Buckaroo Banzai and for some reason the movie Screamers. Maybe it's just because Peter Weller rules the world.

Well, they shoot horses don't they? Seems fitting considering the way the Mavs have been playing. They can't get out to prevent the Warriors from getting open three's, Dirk looks lost most of the time on offense AND defense, and Josh Howard seems to completely vanish from the gameplan in the fourth. I don't know what is going on with them but I wish they would get it corrected. I knew this was the worse possible match-up for them but I thought they would at LEAST win the series. If they don't get going, there is going to be talk about Dirk's playoff disappearance AGAIN and how Avery Johnson can't get the job done in the playoffs.

I don't like Randy, I don't trust Randy but I will give him a little rope to hang himself. That's how I am looking at this. I have no doubts he is a great receiver when motivated and no one can really deny that Moss was one of the best when he cared. It's not a question of his skills, it's a question of what kind of person he is. If he is serious about growing up and acting like an adult instead of ThugMan then I'll give him a chance. I'm not betting it last more than a year but when guys get older in the NFL, only one thing matters anymore. Getting that ring.

Michael Shanks of Stargate SG1 shows up, bangs the President's Aid and gets caught sending info to the Russians. Welcome to 24 Michael, I don't think you will be staying long.

I think for some of those on the "hate" side, it depends on which John Cena shows up. Cena has about three different versions at this point. He has "The Rock" John Cena, which is horrible to watch and probably caused a lot of the Cena hate to start. Then there is the "edgy" John, which is actually his best version since he leaves the horrible gay jokes at home and just acts like the character that got him here. Then you've got "support the troops" Cena, which is a bad mix of the two that doesn't work at ALL. When Cena is Cena, meaning his Smackdown persona with some tweaks then he is great. When he tries to throw out catchphrases and do 10 minutes of homosexual jokes, it's incredibly painful. Right now, I'm fine with Cena but I don't know if that has to do with him or the fact I think the main eventers on RAW are just miserable. I don't see anything in Edge except his constant stupid facial expressions, Orton has been destroyed and he's not exactly Mr. Reliable in terms of how long he can even stay out of trouble, and HBK is HBK.

The only thing I'm really hating is they are starting to show previews that give away too much of the film. Like the newest one that shows almost the entire fight with Venom it seems just is taking away all the excitement I had. A few previews is fine but now it's getting into preview overkill territory and I don't get why they have to release ones that show so much. Course I would have liked it if some of the trailers for Spider-man 2 had warned me it would be two hours of Peter Parker whining.

Chicago and NY are great crowds in theory. But the way TNA has been on occasion with their quick shot angles and bad match endings, they would get a REALLY bad reaction in both places. If they went all out and put on a great wrestling show with good finishes that had everything making perfect sense? Yes, I think it would play great. I like TNA but right now, neither of those great wrestling cities work well for a TNA PPV. A house show? Sure, cause they do have a lot of well known guys who can go and the Dudleys still have a solid NY following. PPV just doesn't seem like their best of ideas unless they are going to book a very solid and sound show with no stupid unfunny comedy segments or matches.

I don't recall a pin being needed at all in a Last Man Standing match. It's just basically if your opponent can't answer a ten count, you win. To clear up, I turned on a bad stream long enough to see the women's match and that pretty much was enough for me. That ending alone told me there was going to be some really bad things in store. I should have watched the MVP/Benoit match but the stream sucked.

So I take it outside of MVP/Crippler, this PPV has become incredibly painful to watch?

When has anything EVER been more important to the WWE than stroking the ego of Vince McMahon?

Man, this game is just embarrassing to watch. The Raptors are being absolutely humiliated and will need an amazing run in the fourth quarter just to make the game a blowout. Cause losing by 30 in a playoff game isn't getting blown out, that's getting outclassed.

Well, I doubt yelling, "Choke white boy, CHOKE!" would have went over really well with a live audience. 23 assists, wow that is just crazy passing skills.

Ben Patrick FINALLY went off the board at pick 215 to the Cardinals. It may be a late pick but that is possibly the best situation in the world to fall into. The Cards don't have many tight ends and if his blocking improves, he'll definitely be able to make the team as a receiving threat over the middle. Still no sign of David Ball, that makes me very sad. Mr Irrelevant is none other than Ramzee Robinson CB from Alabama. They are going to search for a wife or girlfriend if he doesn't have one, that is possibly the greatest thing ever. The NFL dating service kicks it in AND he gets a BBQ. Chris Leak, Jared Labransky, Matt Moore, Darius Walker, Andre Caldwell and David Ball all go undrafted.

So the Bears haven't drafted a quarterback in this draft so I guess that's a pretty clear sign that it's Grossman-Griese or bust. I actually like that, give the guy one last chance to show whether or not he really is the good quarterback he showed flashes of last season. And if not, maybe they can find a diamond in next year's draft. And no one has taken a chance on David Ball yet? The guy still seems like a strong possession receiver that a team could use so I'm surprised no one has went after him yet. ETA: The Ravens just drafted their quarterback project, selecting Troy Smith with their final pick of the fifth round. Sorry, NFL Network said it was their final pick but apparently they do have another one in the later rounds.

Offensive line? What the hell is an offensive line? Stop making up positions for the Texans to draft! And the other small difference is most of the guys the Patriots signed aren't past their prime old free agents who should have retired the year they were signed. Except maybe Moss but I'm hoping he has one bitch free season in him. Ben Patrick fell off the planet. I don't know what happened to him but he's suddenly getting one of those "cut in training camp fast" feels about him. Damn shame.

I'll say Spiderman 3 tops 125 million next weekend. I don't have much to support that theory, I'm just pretty damn sure that it rolls with the absolutely ZERO competition. At least last time there were still a few interesting movies out at the time of its release, this time it's Spider-man 3 vs Lucky You and the field. That's not even fair.

New England seems to be stockpiling a lot of picks. I wonder if a day 2 trade for Randy Moss could be in the works.

I really hate that mess. How many times can you really analyze the way Russell throws the ball? Or the way Peterson finds cutback lanes? I mean god damn, the second and third round actually can produce some very good NFL talent guys.

For me, he'll always be Robbie "Pardue" Wheeling.

Brady should just leave, go see if he can't get a ticket to see "NEXT" or "INVISIBLE" at the theater nearby. By the time the movie lets out, he should be just about ready to be drafted.

I don't see Buffalo passing on him. So Buffalo would officially admit that JP Losman isn't a good quarterback? I don't know, I think the guy is good for one more season. And Deion Sanders giving Brady Quinn a pep talk. Not to his face, he's doing it from a undisclosed location but he's giving the kid a pep talk. Complete with the "It's not you, Brady, it's not". Deion basically worded it like he just got dumped.

It'll actually be sadly hilarious if Brady Quinn gets drafted by the Packers as well. While I don't think that is very likely, it would be interesting considering the Aaron Rodger drop talk. He's gotta go at 16 or 17 otherwise the guy plummets down to who knows where.