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What's so bad about him? He may not have the home run hitting power of Flaherty, but he had a .367 OBP to Flaherty's .286. That certainly seems rather significant to me. If I wanted someone to get on base in a pinch hitting situation, I'd be more apt to trust Zaun over Flaherty. Plus, he's younger, so I'd guess there is a better chance he won't decline as much as a 37 year old Flaherty would next year. And if Zaun's a "piece of shit," I'd hate to see what Flaherty is. Well, call me crazy, but I'd rather take the baseball advice of someone like Al, who can back up his beliefs with stats, over someone who refers to Kevin Millar as a not a so nice word for a homosexual, and goes on baseless rants about how the Yankees should fire the entire front office and the coaching staff despite having the second best record in baseball and coming within one win of going to the World Series. Again, maybe I'm just crazy.

What about Vanderbilt? Aren't they traditionally the worst or are they have a less crappy year this year?

Yey! Back in the Top Ten! And yet not in a bowl. *sigh*

*phew* Glad I won that one. Nothing is worse than scoring 14(and if Boise St. holds on, 15) and losing. Nice bounce back game for me.

Wow. Utah is kicking the crap out of UNLV 35-7 in the second quarter. I'd feel bad for UNLV, but then I remember an ex who I don't particularly like goes there, so some small part of me likes seeing UNLV get the crap kicked out of them. Any chance of Utah not finishing undefeated? I know yesterday the ESPN announcers were beating their chests, talking about Wyoming may take them down, which gave me the laugh of the day. It is even funnier now that Wyoming got just crushed by CSU 30-7. Can any of the teams on Utah's remaining schedule get it done? I think BYU has an off chance since it will be a rivalry game, but, otherwise, I can't see anyone else on the schedule being able to get it done.

Too late for that Vern. Missouri has already choked. Fuckers. Ah well. I just need either Michigan or Stanford to come through!

I was worried about that game. One, because I picked BC in Bored's contest, and, two, because it's just not BC-ND, unless BC makes a miraculous last minute comeback. Glad to see they came through.

What's up with Florida today? Losing to a pathetic Miss. St. team 17-7. How the mighty have fallen.

Well, look on the bright side: He's going to be stronger, hungrier, and better next year!

Well, he has 25 million reasons to do so. It's not like he's ever been to the World Series as it is.

Out of curiosity, what exactly would they trade to get Johnson? At the trade deadline, Randy Johnson for Vasquez was the popular rumour I heard, but I'd assume that Vasquez's value would be down at this point, especially after his poor playoff performance. So, who would they trade who Arizona would want?

You play for Phoenix? ...I'm sorry.

Not a bad debut for "C'est Bon the French Phenom!" It is just good to no longer have to be in AAA or among the bottom each year like Shiro was, and it looks like Chevalier has moved up in the batting order, and the Crunk Machine is leading the wildcard race. After spending so many seasons on teams that never even sniffed the playoffs, I'll take it.

Two quick questions: 1. Does Shiro Suzuki qualify for the Hall of Fame? 2. If so, when does he get in?

Um...why? If we scrapped the format, then the Red Sox(a team you just called one of the Top 2 teams in the AL) wouldn't be in the playoffs, while either Anaheim or Minnesota(both finished 9 games behind the Yankees) would. By that same token, both Atlanta(9 games behind St. Louis) and Los Angeles(12 games behind St. Louis) should also not be in the playoffs because, by your logic, they finished too far behind St. Louis to merit consideration as a World Series team. Playoffs go both ways. Some years you will have four infinitely qualified teams who deserve to be there. Heck, Boston had the third best record in baseball, but was a wild card team this year. Other years, you will have teams that are nothing more than first round fodder in the wild card spot. Besides, at the beginning of the year, Houston was certainly among some people's picks as a possible World Series contender, and they added Carlos Beltran to that. On paper, at least, they seem like they would fit right in as a World Series team, certainly moreso than the Dodgers and the Braves.

Contact ~ 7 Power ~ 7 Strike Zone ~ 3 Defense ~ 3

Might I ask why they decided to use Backe as a pinch hitter then promptly decided not to use him as a pitcher? It seems like he would be a better choice than Miceli anyway.

Well, since Shiro finally retired...*does a jig* I can only hope Andre makes it to the playoffs at least a few times. First Name: Andre Last Name: Chevalier Nickname: (if you can't think of a custom nickname, simply use your TSM username) "C'est Bon" Number: 6 Origin: (USA, etc.): France Birth date: 1/5 Age to start: (you can start at age 18 or older) 18 Height: 6'3" Weight: 214 Bats: Switch Throws: Left Position: Left field ***All below categories start at "5" and/or average talent defense - 1 arm - 1 Batting average TALENT - 1 Batting average vs. RHP - 1 Doubles: talent - 2 Doubles vs. LHP - 1 Homerun TALENT - 2 Loyalty: How loyal you are to the team you're on. Choose from: Normal Needs winner: How badly your player needs a winner. Choose from: Sometimes Leader ability: How well you can lead a team. Choose from: Great Leader Clutch performance: How well you perform when the heat is on. Choose from: GREAT Consistency: How consistent you are in your playing. Choose from: Average As for a pic: This one should do nicely.

I just voted for what I cared about: Jericho's oppponent - Stevie Richards Diva's battle royal outfits - school girl Snitsky vs Kane stips - lead pipe(preferrably on a pole) match Bischoff vs Eugene stips - loser becomes the winner's servant.

So, who won?

Time to go 2-6! THURSDAY West Virginia FRIDAY Louisville Colorado State SATURDAY Wisconsin Iowa Georgia Bowling Green Boston College Louisiana Tech Michigan Missouri Florida State Arizona State Washington State Stanford Tennessee Texas New Mexico State Miami Boise State Tiebreaker #1: How many total points will be scored in the USF/Louisville game? 40 Tiebreaker #2: How many total yards (passing & rushing) will West Virginia's Rasheed Marshall have against Syracuse? 200

I had one last night where La Resistance beat up a jobber, and planned to toss him in a race car going 60 miles per hour, but, thankfully, La Parka(in a go cart) saved the day.

White Tigers: Tracy McGrady Manu Ginobili Pau Gasol Chris Bosh Jamaal Magloire Rafer Alston Luke Jackson Joe Smith

It wasn't at a bar, but I overheard a funny conversation on a bus once. Basically, this idiot wearing a visor sideways walks into the bus, and he spots this girl. Apparently, they knew each other from high school or something. Anyway, the girl was talking about how she's been enjoying university for the 3 months she's been there, but she's home now, paying her father a surprise visit, and her roommate is knocked up, and, oh yeah, so is she. Apparently though, she has yet to tell her father and wants to do so in person. Well, she asked Visor guy if he wants to go home with her to provide some morale support when she tells her father that she's pregnant. His reply: "Well...I don't know. He might chase down the street again...I'm afraid he might catch me this time!"

Isn't he gone to at least the second half of the season? I actually had him pencilled in as a possible late pick, but everything I read seemed to say that he probably wouldn't be back for awhile.