Precious Roy

RULON!

Last years Magic was T-Mac alone? It was a one man team? I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here. How is it "last year's magic" when they only have one guy from that team, a different coach etc. etc. The actual trade, it was pretty even, edge probably goes to the Magic in the short-term, but Orlando has the additional benefit of Hill, Howard and Turkoglu, which has absolutely nothing to do with the trade. Even so, put this years Rocket team in the East and they're a playoff team. Put this years Magic team in the west and they're probably not. That's my point.

Eh, switch conferences and it's a completely different story.....

Is that the american defintion of freedom of speech? Yes.

Abbott - a special case. wasn't the greatest pitcher, but what he did in spite of his handicap, the guy deserves it Boggs - no brainer Mattingly - numbers aren't as strong as some others, but he was great for several years, and I'm a homer, so Blyleven - this guy needs to get in at some point, he was on "outside the lines" around the time of last years vote and just humiliated some sportswriter in an argument over his credentials. Sandberg Dawson I'd like to see Jack Morris get in too

The worst case of this for me was when I returned home drunk one night, put my wallet in a boot in my closet that I NEVER wear, god knows why, and spent several hours the next day freaking out looking for it before I happened to throw the boot across the room in a fit of rage and it fell out. I've never felt more retarded.....

At the moment: 1) Chris Benoit 2) Chris Jericho 3) Edge 4) Evolution 5) Trish Stratus 6) Bischoff and that's about it. I don't watch SD anymore, and the other guys I like on RAW (Tajiri, Rhyno, Hurricane, Richards, Venis) aren't utilized. I'm a fan of Christian, but he doesn't really rank as a reason to watch. I like Regal, but I wouldn't say I tune in to see him, especially considering that I hate the Eugene character and consider that a detriment towards my enjoyment of Regal as a performer. I'd watch to see Eddie, Rey, Angle and London if SD weren't such a mess.

Ok, apparently it was Nitro: 2-1-99. I could have sworn it was on PPV, maybe he did it more than once

If I remember correctly the announcers and performers all ignored it and went about their business, but of course the entire audience was like, "WTF did he just call him Clarke?!!?!" Can't remember which show it was at though

And apparently there is mutual interest between the Cubs and Magglio Ordonez, so all is not lost Cubs fans.....

I can't find anything supporting that claim, though I did find THIS

I'd love to see Beltran go to Detroit, just to fuck with everyone

Minnesota scares me the most of any non-East team. Santana will be a year better, Nathan is a hoss, Mauer and Morneau are poised to break out, and they're solid across the board.

I think it's superstition

Finally we got Johnson, and we got him for exactly what I said we'd get him for back when the trades were first broken off way back when. Just a matter of waiting em out, I knew Arizona would crack. We're only a piece or two away now. Be afraid American League, be very afraid....

Yeah, I remember that Brawler show making the rounds back then, it was considered a reward to Lombardi for his years of service. I'd love to find a bootleg of that match with HBK.

Mark Calloway, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Steve Austin and Paul Levesque. All but Austin were B show midcarders in WCW, yet Vince helped mold them in to superstars. Austin, while very successful and over, hit the ceiling once Hogan and his buddies started taking over. His was more a case of necessity rather than Vince finding a diamond in the rough. Same goes for Foley.

Again, before my time, though I've seen the highlights and heard the stories....

The reason I've always heard is that Vince decided he looked too small compared to his big stars, and that it didn't really set in with him until he actually saw it in his own ring and then decided it was unbelieveable for Taz to compete with Rock, Austin, Undertaker HHH etc. Take that for what it's worth....

Having never really watched Payton in his prime, I say Sanders was the most impressive back I've ever seen, just for the fact that he could singlehandedly shake everyone and make the entire defense miss him, and would break huge runs out of nothing plays. I've never seen anyone do what he did, breaking shit that didn't look possible. If he had the Cowboys' line, damn, he would have done some crazy shit. Emmitt was a great runner, but he was no greater than Curtis Martin or Rickey Watters IMO, just had a better team to support him. One guy I've always respected is Jerome Bettis, because like the last poster said about Payton, he would bring it to the D full force and just bowl over guys, the very definition of a punishing runner. He attacked the D rather than the D attacking him.

The last clean Taker job I remember was against Austin at SummerSlam 98. Stunner, clean pin. I don't think he's dropped a match that didn't involve bullshit since then, and if he did, it wasn't anything that mattered. Jericho made HBK tap to the Walls on the LA RAW in 2003, the Mania rematch. It involved a ton of interference, but he still made him tap.....

Alpha Male Monty Brown - a lot like early Goldberg. Impressive power-wise, great intensity, but needs to be carried to have a good match. Potential to develop though, as he's still very new to the game. Hector Garza - has good size but works the X style, better in tag matches IMO. I've yet to see him have a great singles match, and is at his best when his weaknesses are hidden by the performers around him. Petey Williams - solid. has mat skills and air skills, can keep up with anyone, one of the better all-around hands in the X-Division. Reminds me of Jamie Noble in a lot of ways.

Better than the original

Just watched this, and it was hilarious

I can't afford to buy them myself, and his reviews were some of my favorite things to read at TSM. I know he was pissed over the Feinstein stuff and said he give RF anymore money, but it seems like RF is totally out of the picture now, and ROH is releasing the "Straight Shootin'" series with some intriguing new tapes, Liger and Rotundo just to name a few..... So, what's the deal with Brandon? Suckas gotta know.