Cheech Tremendous

Daniel Cabrera, SP

Chad Gaudin, SP

But I don't think this Burke dude even has an amateur background. He has an unsubstantiated record fighting in some clubs in south Florida. There's no evidence whatsoever that he had any skill as a boxer. Weight advantage aside, Mayweather would eat him for lunch. You sound like a mark.

I swear Bored is staring at my cheat sheet.

I feel bad for the Baseball Cube. Isn't that site comprised of just one dude who sits there and manually inputs old minor league statistics?

You do realize that Mayweather is, pound for pound, the best boxer in the world, and Burke is a pro wrestler, right?

Interview with Ken Tremendous/Mose Schrute/Michael Schur... whatever you want to call him Interesting interview with Ken Tremendous from Firejoemorgan.com. Ken reflects on the popularity of the blog, stats versus scouts, what writers really think of him and the evoluation of Mose Schrute. Fun stuff.

I've always been under the impression that smart fans cared about that kind of stuff way more than the wrestlers do. Titles, pushes, etc. don't really mean all that much unless it leads to them getting more money. Yeah, it's a passion for some, but many of the guys just accept it as business.

Theo Epstein says false on Angel Pagan rumors. Thank god.

So would I. I'm still of the opinion that Ellsbury is being overvalued relative to Coco Crisp. Ellsbury is not in the same class defensively and his offensive upside is probably less than what Crisp was in 2004-05 (although that hitter might never come back).

I was thinking something more along the lines of Crisp for Heilman, if they want to go that route. I guess WFAN is now saying that it's a rumor, and not the done deal they indicated earlier. I also can't see the logic in turning down Matt Murton, then going out and getting Pagan later in the week. Pagan sucks.

WFAN is reporting a Coco Crisp for Angel Pagan trade. I can't see this being true. Let me rephrase... please don't let this be true.

Chris Jericho/Steve Austin had quite a few matches with generally poor (or dull) results.

Marvin's not doing himself any favors by saying that Elijah Burke would make Floyd Mayweather look bad in a boxing ring. There's dumb and then there is DUMB.

Works for me too.

I thought about it, but I didn't want to give Dandy the satisfaction.

Are you actually suggesting that Burke could even hang for one second with Mayweather in a boxing ring? I don't know if that's what you are saying or I just read it wrong, but that would be one of your most idiotic statements yet.

There are a couple of replacement options out there. Kyle Lohse, David Wells and Jeff Weaver are still available as free agents, and both Chis Capuano and Jason Marquis are on the trading block. Yeah, none of those guys strike fear in the hearts of men, but they could hold down a 5th starter slot until better options become available.

We still have Kawalimus!

I demand a recount.

Actually, I too distinctly remember rumors of Guerrero/Jindrak and Benoit/Hirohito (Kenzo Suzuki) co-headlining Summerslam 2004. In fact, I think it came directly from the Observer. I don't know if it was really the "plan" or an idea that was greatly exaggerated, but it was definitely on the burner that year in some capacity. I'm sure whatever plans they had were out the window by mid-2004 though.

While we are on the subject (sort of) of uniforms, what's up with those wretched blue Phillies uniforms? Hey Al, who's making the sartorial choices over at Citizens?

Holy shit.

Would the Hart/HBK match be remembered differently if it wasn't an Iron Man match? Does it help or hurt the legacy of the match that it went to the sixty minute draw with the questionable overtime? Would it be more fondly remembered if Shawn beat Bret clean after 62 minutes in a straight match?