the max

Is he worthy of HOF, al? I can't really see him being inducted.

Old School one. Buy the kids one that I have j/k I'd get the OS one just to say that I didn't support the WWE.

Helmet - Ironhead. I found the 'Meantime' CD yesterday, and it put me in a wonderful mood.

I disagree with that assessment. I don't see anyone who can legitimately contend with Shaquille when he's on his game and has decent players around him. He's not a team player by any means, but he's more of one than Kobe is. I'm not an expert by any means, but as a casual fan of the sport for a while now, I'd much rather have a big man who almost nobody can stop rather than a guy like Kobe, who without a big man is almost nothing. Just my opinion.

Could have also been a good spot for the living members of the 500 homerun club to each throw one out rather than waste that on the homerun derby. Or as others have said, Nolan Ryan was right there. So was Bush Snr.

I think Shaquille was just really pissed off in his interview. I know I would be if I busted my ass and practically carried a team to x amount of titles, only for them to not offer a contract extension and trade me.

I've found a lot that using plays that have some guys running short routes work well because then the defense starts coming up and you can go deep.

It's depressing always whenever your favorite team decides to not do things conducive to winning. Letting Knuble, Rolston, and essentially Muzz walk away without even trying to resign them is depressing. Sadly enough, I've gotten used to it as a Bruins fan. A player will have a great season, get over with the fans, show signs of becoming a superstar no doubt, but with ownership, money is evil. They'd rather stock the team with players who will show promise, but never lead them on. The proven players are let go constantly. It's depressing to think of what could have happened last year had they had a competant captain and coach. Not to discount Sully in some ways, but he has a problem with motivating the team. FFS, they had a 3-1 series lead that they pissed away. The team drives me crazy.

That may be true too, but there are still players to be had for a decent price. I'd just really like to see them get a dominant player like Tanguay can be, rather than just getting three pieces of a dominant player in Sedin Squared and Chubarov. Say that they deal Joe to Vancouver for Sedin Squared and Chubarov. Who's the dominant player? They probably aren't going to resign Muzz, so that means that most of the pressure falls on Sammy/Nylander meshing with Henrik, Bergeron and Daniel wrecking havoc on another line, and counting on another average player in Chubarov to have a career season like Knuble did. I'm not comfortable with that at all. Sammy and Nylander are smallish players. Putting them with Henrik doesn't exactly make them a force to be reckon with. Plus, they still have Axelsson.

But getting three half-way decent forwards doesn't give the B&G the #1 center that they're giving up to get them. While the Sedins and Chubarov are good, Daniel doesn't have a physical presence at all, and Chubarov doesn't have the offense to be on the line with Sammy and Nylander. Only Henrik Sedin and Sopel make that deal worth it, and that's kind of stretching it. I'd rather take the Colorado trade, as they give up their #1 center in exchange for someone who can play #1 center (and who will only get better), it's a very good swap of grinders Hinote for Axelsson, and the prospects help both teams.

Since you can't spell his name right...no.

All I saw on the Mets one read "Shea Stadium" so it might be an anniversary patch? That's a good tribute for McGraw though.

http://search.songsearch.com/scripts/itemd...TERED-&media=CD You can get Suffer re-mastered here. Other than that, I haven't seen anything else about the other two.

What's the patch for on the Mets' sleeves? And what's the shamrock one on the Phillies jerseys?

Oh, I don't mean that he's going to retire after this season. He's only 35, but Thornton is 10 years younger.

I have access to: Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart (4), Target (2), EB, Gamestop, and FYE all within a half-hour drive. I steer clear of video stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood, mostly because the older the game is, the less it works. I rented GTA: Vice City from Hollywood, and it kept giving me a disc read error. Flip the disc over, there's a scratch almost an inch long. Hollywood has used games for sale, but you can tell that they're for sale for a reason. They're all crap. Nothing even remotely interesting. The Blockbuster near me sounded intriguing when I heard about the unlimited gaming deal that they had, but there was nothing for a selection. I'm mostly into sports games, and the most current one they had was MLB 2002. No thanks. As far as Best Buy and Circuit City go, they're right across the street from each other. I went to Circuit City in a vain attempt to get ESPN NHL 2K4 for 4.99, which they didn't have (and a big thanks to all the people who picked one up for me when I literally begged in that thread ). Wal-Mart and Target are...well, Wal-Mart and Target. Meaning that if you hit them right, you can get a great deal. Wal-Mart has GTA: Vice City for 18 bucks, but I don't have the money right now. Which means that most of my time is spent at EB or Gamestop since I work at the mall anyway. EB seems to have more games, but their staff (at least at the one I'm at) are incredibly snobby about everything. For some reason, at this EB, if you still have PC as your gaming system, you're nothing. Whatthefuckever. I use them for their knowledge on release dates and shop at Gamestop. Their staff isn't as knowledgeable (most of them are downright stupid), but they have good prices on used stuff that nobody else really cares about (mostly hockey games, and N64/Sega cartridges.) I also collect McFarlane Sports Picks, which they carry somewhat. Every once in a while, they'll get in a good shipment of them, but they don't do special orders at all.

My #1 choice would be Colorado, but it all relies on Forsberg going back to Sweden for MoDough. Bruins get: Alex Tanguay, Dan Hinote, and the rights to Tomas Slovak Avs get: Joe Thornton, P.J. Axelsson, and either the rights to Dmitri Utkin or picks. This way, it's basically a swap of centers, with the B&G getting Tanguay, he's able to step in with Sammy and Nylander, Hinote replacing P.J. (just as good and younger), and the rights to a very good offensive defenseman in case it doesn't work out with Gonchar. The Avs get a potential franchise player to replace Sakic when he retires, a player simular in style and with a better goal-scoring touch than Hinote in PJ, and the rights to a very good LW prospect. That's the best I can come up with. Do I want Marleau? Eh, I wouldn't radically oppose the deal, but it seems that he only shows flashes of brilliance as well. Guerin back? Meh. Again, I wouldn't oppose it, but what else can Dallas offer? I'd like them to replace Thornton, get fresh faces on the grind lines, and pick up a decent prospect. Dallas can't really offer that fresh face on the grind line, as most of their talent are all veterans. All Dallas can really offer up that would interest me would be their two overpaid guys in Guerin and Arnott.

That's why I'm starting to hate Joe Thornton. He's fine until someone questions him in any way. I think B's fans have been pretty fucking patient with him, yet we've only really seen flashes of brilliance from him, like the 2002-03 season, when he had 101 points (a full 30 points above his previous season high). Yet everytime someone so much as questions his motivation, or whether or not he should be the captain, he acts like a petulant asshole. I question whether or not he's the franchise player that everyone thought he'd end up being. FFS, Sergei Samsonov, besides his numerous injuries, has been a consistant player for his career (75-80 points a season, but with a capable line-mate like Nylander? Good God, they'd be almost unstoppable.) As far as I'm concerned, Thornton can be dealt. Like you said, nl5, I'm sure teams would take him and offer something good in return. His attitude, combined with never coming through when it truly matters is getting to the point of ridiculous and making me think of another Boston athlete who had a poor attitude, only had big games when it mattered least, and never came through in the clutch. Roger Clemens, anyone? As far as Mrs. Gill goes, I again agree with you. Gonchar is #1 priority on D. They haven't had a stand-out defenseman since Bourque left, and they have the opportunity to have one right now. Gill has never gotten it down, so let him walk. Priorities: #1- Gonchar #2- Samsonov and Nylander #3- Trading Thornton

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=91124 Boston is in some shit right now, as Gonchar has filed for arbitration. Sammy has indictated that he'll sign on for the 5 or so million that the B&G have offered him. Thornton is the big question mark, as the Bruins have tendered the qualifying offer, but sources have said that Joe is looking for a way out of Boston. Also, in a sidenote, Mrs. Gill has filed for arbitration, but both sides think they'll meet before the arbitration date. http://tsn.ca/news_story.asp?ID=91120 Sean Hill signs with the Panthers. I REALLY like this signing, and as much as I fucking hate Keenan, this is something that Florida needed. Their defensemen were solid enough for them, but Mathieu Baron isn't a good enough physical presence to shore it up. Hill is a nasty defenseman who isn't afraid of hitting anyone. Pair him with Bouwmeester and it's like another Stevens/Niedermayer combo. They also inked Alexander Karpovtsev yesterday. Both Hill and Karpovtsev are older players (only 34 though), but give the Panthers D a bit of age, which is good. Now, if the Panthers can get some size up front, they'll be in good shape for next season. http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=91046 Habs resigned Marcel "the other" Hossa, Niklas Sundstrom, and Steve Begin. They also signed Mike Ribeiro, who celebrated by having a fake seizure.

I don't think anything can be dumbed down that much. Cold Pizza had potential, but if I wanted to watch 'Good Morning America', I would.

I have a kids one if you're interested in buying. I also have kids of: ECW TV ECW Tag (1) WCW TV and an adult replica of the WWF Light Heavyweight Title. Looking to get rid of ALL OF THEM.

I call it the "Oh shit" handle. Too bad about Jay though. I find him to be very witty and funny, but like you've said, if the crowd doesn't get him, it's over. Right after his set, Gary could have been terrible and still won.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=91037 Mellanby was going to come back to the Panthers, but Keenan yanked the offer off the table. Keenan's already getting on my nerves, as I'd love someone like Mellanby on this team. After the Kozlov trade, they need size. http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=91038 Ink-blots offer Ron Francis a front-office position, even though he hasn't announced his retirement.

Yeah, both Heffron and Alonzo are two of the stronger candidates, as Alonzo showed at the roast, and as Heffron has shown a few times now. I'd make my list as: 1- Heffron 2- Alonzo 3- Madigan 4- Gulman 5- Holcombe I don't see Tammy making it after next week, especially after she basically called everyone a pussy.

Yeah, the ONE FUCKING TIME. Idiot.