EVIL~! alkeiper

Nice play Jeter.

The idea is to discuss dvd content after the dvd comes out. For example, the SNME thread in General Wrestling. That sort of thing.

"Remember when Jeter ran into that chair with his face?" Oh for fuck's sake...

Yup. Grand slam Jorge Vazquez, and it's 5-3 Mexico.

And Victor Zambrano. Why couldn't Steve Phillips broadcast this game?

Trent Oeltjen singles. Luke Hughes homers. Chris Snelling (!) homers. Craig Anderson isn't pitching any better for the Aussies.

Rick Sutcliffe can't make it through a single half inning without mentioning Derek Jeter. It's amazing.

Name the MLB Hall of Fame I got 172/232. Post results or other fun quizzes. Great time killer.

The Netherlands have a professional league. Absolutely they should be there. Ditto Italy. Now the presence of ringers is a side issue, but the Dutch don't really have that. I think South Africa and Panama are the only teams that don't have professional leagues of some sort.

Kmart's running a huge WWE sale this week. Cena, Edge, Hell in the Cell, DX, SNME dvd sets are $15 apiece. Wrestlemanias 20, 22 and 24 are $13. And if you buy $50 worth of WWE merchandise, you get $10 off Wrestlemania 25 on PPV.

Eleven pitches. My god. Will Cueto ever survive the strain?

No more expansion!!!!!!!!!! Baseball just tried contracting two teams 5-6 years ago. There are already a ton of talent on the Major League level who should still be in the minors. We do not need another 50 more. Contraction was a bullshit move to push cities for stadium money. Attendance is strong, and I maintain that those who contend that there is not enough talent really do not know what they are watching. I watch more AAA baseball than anyone on the board, and I can tell you that there are certainly 50 guys who can hold down major league jobs.

The point of the WBC from the American side isn't "us versus them." It's to expand baseball into other countries in hopes of further cultivating the talent pool. For other countries it matters because their players are viewing a talent pool bigger than usual. For Cuba for example, this is absolutely huge.

I'll take a flyer on 3B Brett Wallace.

I'm gonna go ahead and tab OF(2B) Skip Schumacher.

Next Maff chat I'm just going to keep reminding Czech over and over that Secret Life. is just actors and it isn't real. Every five minutes. And ask him why he cares so much.

In what way is the Skydome a bad park?

I need a good babyface. Bobo Brazil

Yeah. With the eight hour window, I can make my pick at 9:18pm.

That's probably true, but remember the loser of that game will have the day of rest advantage over the team that won from the loser's bracket.

Tomorrow's Games: 5:30am, ESPN2: Korea vs. China. Loser is eliminated, winner advances. 2pm, MLBN: South Africa vs. Cuba. 4:30pm, ESPN: Panama vs. Dominican Republic. Loser is eliminated, winner faces Puerto Rico/Netherlands loser. 8pm, ESPN: United States vs. Italy/Venezuela winner. Winner advances. 9pm, MLBN: Australia vs. Mexico.

I'd love to see them go ahead and play a full round in Havana.

I don't get it. Adam Dunn clearly doesn't like baseball. JP Riccardi said so!

That was the best possible outcome, I think, I'll root for Canada to upset Venezuela and make it to the next round.

I see the Mets' bullpen implosion is beginning early this season.