Cheech Tremendous

I sort of like the punny use of thread, TSM or posts in a thread title. I guess it's annoying to see it more than once or so a week, but it's certainly more interesting than some of other thread titles we have.

I think just about everybody would be well-served with an annual break. I might take one myself in the next few months.

Orioles sign Ty Wigginton to a two-year deal worth about $6 million. Link

The Dodgers can now turn around and sign Orlando Hudson, Randy Wolf and Adam Dunn for the $25 million they had set aside for Manny Ramirez. I think that's what will end up happening and in the end, they'll be a better team for it. This was the perfect scenario for Manny: a pay raise, a short-term deal and a return to LA. The Giants or Nationals could come in with an offer now, but I'm guessing they'd be in the $20 million a year range for two or three years. I don't see how that's a better fit, but Boras sticks to his guns no matter what.

No worries, man.

I've seen no hard evidence that shows you are not TMC1982. Inspector Dandy is on the case.

Dodgers have reportedly offered Manny a one year, $25 million contract. Take the money, Manny. You aren't getting a better offer.

Did anyone else hear that Bud Selig made $18 million last year as commissioner? That's an absurd amount of money.

Does anyone else find it absurdly early to be starting the draft? I know this thing takes a long time, but I'd rather cut time short in late rounds than start too early and stretch it. I can't even find a reliable list of players to start my fantasy work. Luckily, I don't have a pick until the fourth round.

Mets sign Oliver Perez (3 years, $36 million)

How about Michael Clayton from the Bucs? He had 80 receptions for 1,193 yds and 7 TDs in his rookie campaign, but has managed just 125 catches and 2 TDs in the four years since.

When the baby's mama is away, EHME will play!

Someone's arguing that Harrison didn't punch the guy? That's absurd. I was watching the game with a large group and everyone, including Steelers fans, was in agreement that Harrison should be thrown out of the game. That was one of the most unsportsmanlike things I've seen and it was in the biggest game of the year. You can't allow that type of buffoonery to be tolerated. The sad thing is Harrison's actions totally negated that game-changing play he had earlier in the game. It probably cost him the MVP.

So this article today at the New York Times and thought it might be an interesting topic of discussion on a slow sports day. Link - The National Pastime(s) - nytimes.com The question is quite simple: What is the national pastime? Baseball has long held that distinction, but a case could certainly be made for football or basketball. Here are some interesting things to consider: Most revenue: NFL ($7.8 billion) Highest attendance: MLB (78.5 million) Most participants: NBA (25.9 million) So, which is it?

Oh man, Some Girls is one of their best. Top five, definitely. Without a doubt. That was the first Stones album I ever owned, so maybe it just holds a special place in my heart, but "Beast of Burden", "Miss You" and "Before They Make Me Run"? Fantastic. As a kid my dad had an original vinyl copy. I used to play with that sliding cover all the time. Top five Stones albums, in my opinion: 1 - Exile On Main Street 2 - Sticky Fingers 3 - Some Girls 4 - Beggar's Banquet 5 - Let It Bleed

That Rick Derringer-penned theme may have been my second favorite of that entire era, right behind Hogan's "Real American."

The first Transformers movie was so unbelievably awful, but the prospect of two hours of Megan Fox may be enough to drag me back for the second one.

The Cavs won't have the cap room, but they could maybe facilitate a sign and trade for Bosh or someone else. They could also use their expiring contracts this season or next to grab a quality player that someone might look to dump before the '10 offseason. All things considered, I don't think there's much of a chance that Lebron leaves Cleveland. He has too much of a good thing going there, especially if they win the title this year or next.

Hmm, maybe I jumped the gun on that one. Oh well, everyone throws up a clunker once in a while. BTW, what's up with Venk thinking that I am TMC? That's a really low blow.

Don't you dare sully my good name, Venk.

Who cares Bob? The topics he's starting are good.

I don't think either, but mainly because I have no clue where this "Karen is returning" thing is coming from. At the end of the episode they showed a pregnant Karen showing up at The Office and everyone looked shocked. Michael said something like "I need to figure out the last time Jim and Karen had sex."

So Jim knocked up Karen... or is this another fakeout in the Jim/Pam relationship? I'm intrigued. Oh, and great episode tonight.

Don't you worry, Kamala. I'll save your thread.

I remember around '98 or '99 there was a rumor that Vince Russo wanted to package Brian Adams and Bryan Clark together as the new Demolition. Who knows if that was just internet speculation or not (the timetables are way off), but I do know that Eadie was still fighting with the company over the name at the point, which may have killed the whole thing. Ironically enough, they showed up in WCW shortly after as Kronik, which would at least add some credence to the rumor. How do you think a new Demolition would have gotten over in the Attitude era? We know that LOD didn't fare too well in that environment, but McMahon would have probably protected a WWF creation a little better. Was it a gimmick better left to the late '80s or was it something that could have been adapted?