EVIL~! alkeiper

Does anyone have Sabu's WWE theme? Thanks in advance.

I'd rather they just alternated like they used to. It was never a problem until they needed to deflect criticism of the 2002 tie game.

With fire behind him. Perhaps caused by a burning limo? *cues music*

Fuck it, this company is brilliant. Seriously.

Eventually. First he must clear waivers. Any team that wants to keep him under the same conditions the Yankees had (must stay on the 25 man roster all year) may do so. If he passes waivers, then the Baltimore Orioles may take him back for a minimal sum, I believe $25,000. Phelps isn't a prospect so it is quite possible that the O's may just pass. I should add, since the Yankees DFA'd Phelps, they have the option of trading him instead of placing him on waivers.

Remembering now something I wanted to add in regards to #1. Every year I hear about a player that he SHOULD make the All-Star team, the idea being that he's performed so well that they need to find a place for him. No. If you're one of the top two players at your position, you deserve to go. If not, try again next year. Kevin Youkilis is having a nice season, but he's third in OPS among first basemen behind Casey Kotchman and Mark Teixeira, and Justin Morneau is close behind coming off an MVP season. Just having a good season doesn't make you an All-Star. You have to beat your competition.

Eventually. First he must clear waivers. Any team that wants to keep him under the same conditions the Yankees had (must stay on the 25 man roster all year) may do so. If he passes waivers, then the Baltimore Orioles may take him back for a minimal sum, I believe $25,000. Phelps isn't a prospect so it is quite possible that the O's may just pass.

I have a great deal of respect for Placido Polanco. Second base is wide open though and given the choices Roberts has the highest OBP, 23 steals in 27 attempts, and a track record. Mags I'll address next. I've noted before that part of the problem with blaming fans for the voting is the time frame of the balloting. How can you criticize a fan voting in May when he has no way of knowing that Magglio Ordonez would hit .500 in June? (On a related note, holy !#%&!) Vlad's the established talent though and he's having a career year in his own right. At some point last month Vlad was the front-runner for MVP. If the established player is close, I give him the edge. In extreme cases though, such as Andruw Jones, I'll go with the hotter talent. Bonds leads in OPS and OBP. The only close player is Matt Holliday and after that it's Adam Dunn, who nobody loves.

My current All-Star selections National League C: Russell Martin 1B: Albert Pujols 2B: Chase Utley SS: Jose Reyes 3B: Miguel Cabrera LF: Barry Bonds CF: Carlos Beltran RF: Ken Griffey DH: Prince Fielder SP: Jake Peavy American League C: Joe Mauer 1B: Justin Morneau 2B: Brian Roberts SS: Derek Jeter 3B: Alex Rodriguez LF: Manny Ramirez CF: Grady Sizemore RF: Vladimir Guerrero DH: David Ortiz SP: Johan Santana

It bounced off like 30 pairs of hands before a guy finally corralled it. Matt Holliday is the hidden secret of the NL. Matt Holliday's ironically cursed playing in Coors Field. No one seems willing to buy his performance in that ballpark, legitimate or not.

His .297 OBP would indicate a bail-and-wail approach.

I think 66 years more than exceeds the statute of limitations.

Dr. Strangelove at #39? Blasphemy!

Raging Bull fourth? Wow. That makes Citizen Kane, Casablanca and Dr. Strangelove the top three. No complaints there regardless of the order.

Barrett's OPS+ from each of the past three seasons: 105, 113, 121. It is rare to get that kind of production from a catcher. Free agent or not, the Cubs should have been able to at least get a decent prospect for him. A half season of underachieving does not suggest that he's cooked as a player. I just don't feel Barrett is a particularly good player. He hits, but does little else to help his team. And again, he was becoming a problem to the point where the Cubs HAD to trade him. That's a difficult position to deal with. In addition, teams have been loathe to give up talent in return for talent lately. Here's a question for the forum. If you root for a non-Cubs team, would you want Barrett? If so, what would you trade in return?

Noted. Since we have our answer, no need to further pile on Dama.

Article on espn.com states Rangers owner Tom Hicks "suspects" Juan Gonzalez used steroids. What irresponsible journalism.

Michael Barrett is underachieving at the plate this year, is not particularly good on defense, was a clubhouse disruption and is a free agent after the season. This was clearly an addition by subtraction trade for the Cubs, and I would say good riddance. The Cubs didn't need to get talent back to come out ahead.

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Is Kane out with an injury at this point? If not, the top face pretty much falls to Matt Hardy.

Caught a foul ball bare handed in the announcers' booth.

Gary Matthews Sr. had the web gem of the night.

Jose Mesa?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO.

Nothing, since they blew up the car a day or two before. Actually, it did rain on the way to the show. That's what I meant; how would they portray "Vince just went outside & blew up" if he walked out to a dry limousine and it was pouring rain that night? Wouldn't matter. The only people who would've noticed are the 10,000 that attended the live show. If having the Times Leader write that the explosion occured the night before didn't ruin the angle, neither would some inconvenient weather patterns.

I would not oppose this.