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This made me laugh way too much. Maybe I'll tie one on soon and do that.

I was coming into this thread specifically to comment about how terrible this TBS broadcast is. The announcers are much louder than the sounds of the game, and they seem to have no excitement about the game. I hope TBS had to pay through the nose to get the playoffs and end up bankrupt as a result. This is horrible.

Hey, I never said it would be easy.

I am not in favor of an Elimination Chamber match with no build, but they could have a trap door in an empty cell and have Jericho be raised up through the bottom of the cell a la Gangrel when his time to enter comes.

1. Start calling out a tenured poster each day and win a beef with them. 2. Then, start bragging about your hitlist that you are compiling. 3. Vow to not shave for one full year and document it (pics) weekly for the entire board to see. 4. "Next Saturday, you're going to do it!" Only in this version, it's going to the movies to see the newest Ben Affleck movie. 5. Get a puppy. 6. Get drunk and go through the 5 stages of grief with Carlito Brigante in a thread. 7. Find a girl that will allow you to show hot naked pictures of her to your "friends" on TSM. 8. Organize a petition to start a new folder where everyone is allowed in except for Mole. 9. Give up eating cereal for the rest of your life. 10. Beat Hoff in the Finals of the 1st Annual TSM Draw Something Obscure and Funny, Yet Not Very Well Drawn in MS Paint Contest. Start checking these off, and you'll be at the top here in no time. Impress the right guys, and you'll get an invite. Solid 5 year plan.

What's her name?

I just entered this thread and a login/password pop-up came up for www.saveus-222.com. That should not have happened, right?

I honestly get most of my news from this site. If it is significant in sports, general news, wrestling, movies/TV, etc., it is generally posted here. I don't comment on things anywhere near as much as I post. I've been coming here since the Scott Keith at Rantsylvania days (I think that was the earliest I was at a "version" of this board. It's been so long ago.), and I guess it really is a habit for me to keep coming here. I have OCD, and change is very difficult for me. That is the main reason I continue to watch wrestling. I just can't stop. I think the posters that have been here for a looooong time will continue to come here until the board dies or until they die. Just a feeling I get. Edit---As for why I still post in this specific folder, it's usually more entertaining than other folders on the board. It's fun to call others out on how bad they suck. No offense, Carlito Brigante.

Running joke.

Did I start a trend on calling out the suck of Vanhalen?

#351: (INSERT DIVE HERE) LOOKS LIKE A TRANNY!!! I'm sure most of you have noticed that (insert Diva here) looks like a tranny. Just saw this reported on another site.

I don't let an announcer sway my opinion, and most often, I'm listening to George Grande and Chris Welsh anyway.

I am well aware that he walks a lot. He gets pitched around because of his power AND he has a good eye. What happens to that good eye when he is swinging at pitches a foot out of the strike zone, though? Like I said, if he cuts down his strikeouts, his OBP goes up. I know that doesn't compute because "an out is an out" but if he stops swinging at terrible pitches and gets more walks, then he is a better player. You are helping my point that Cincy needs more pitching and if they could get rid of Dunn to accomplish that, then they should. And I'm not looking for a gritty gamer in his place, but Jay Bruce, Josh Hamilton and Norris Hopper sound like a good young outfield to me. I am a huge Griffey fan and I don't want to see him leave like most people, but those four comprise a respectable outfield that are much better all-around players than if Dunn is there.

I stated my reasons before on why I dislike Dunn, but there wasn't much discussion on it. Keep in mind I have not read Moneyball or any other book discussing the newer stats that everyone loves. I have, however, been a lifetime follower of baseball and have read Ted Williams' book on hitting about 100 times. My uncle, who coached me in the game as a youngster, told me that Roberto Clemente summed up playing the game of baseball like so: "I hit the ball, I throw the ball, I catch the ball, and I run." He taught me that baseball was a game of inches and technique, but sometimes you can get caught thinking too hard and sometimes you need to just go play. I used to be a very good hitter and played a good centerfield, and I tried not to overthink things. When I did, I tended to not hit as well. Back to Dunn, the strikeouts are important to me by his decision to swing at some pitches and by how far he misses some of them. I'm quite sure there is not a stat showing how often he swings at bad pitches or misses the ball by four to six inches. Maybe someone will prove me wrong, though. He is looking to mash the ball and I feel he should not be swinging so loosely at times. When he connects, he hits it a long way, and he walks a lot. The reason I say he should cut down on his strikeouts is because pitchers should be forced to give him better pitches, thus allowing him a better opportunity to drive the ball. You guys get caught up in the "an out is an out" theory, but I am really not disputing that. I'm saying he should limit his "outs" by limiting his strikeouts. If he could turn those into walks by laying off the bad pitches, his OBP would go up and make him more valuable. Dunn is also not as clutch as I would like. Piling up stats is great, but I just don't think his stats give us a better chance of winning than anyone else we have on the field. The biggest problem I have is that stats tell a story, but not the whole story. Who lead the league this year in misplaying a ball in the outfield that did not result in an error? Who leads the league in not hustling on their way to first and having to settle for a single instead of a double? Who leads in throwing the ball too high and not giving the primary cutoff man a shot at picking the guy at second? I'm not suggesting Dunn leads in any of these categories, just pointing out that baseball is not all stats. If it were, why not just never play the game and plug some statistics into a computer and read the highlights of who won? I don't think Dunn is right for Cincinnati. He would be a tremendous DH, but even with his improved fielding, he is an adventure in the outfield. I would much rather take a guy that hit less homers but was a better all around player than Dunn. A poster said it all earlier when they said that Dunn is tying up too much money. If we could have gotten a good value out of him via trade this year, we would have taken it. What does that tell you? Cincy has capable young outfielders for the next several years provided they pan out. Adam Dunn has not made us a contender so far, and I don't see that changing in the near future. I would much rather get some young pitching prospects (AAA or MLB level) for him in a trade and free up some money to use elsewhere. Again, just my thoughts as a baseball lifer and Reds fan until I die.

I'm sure everyone knows, but I have never been an Adam Dunn fan. I don't care that he hit 40 homers four years in a row.

I always have the idea that Toshiaki Koala uses the internet soley for these types of pictures.

Palumbo stayed at ringside when the lawyer clued is into the fact that the bastard son had won gold in the WWE before. He left when they said it was singles gold.

You should sue for copyright issues. I had the ability to edit the main page, so I printed it out and mailed it to myself through certified mail. That shit is copyrighted now. Sue adminbot and we will own TSM!

Who me? If so, I wasn't just talking about this board. I was around for the previous boards, but was late signing up for this board as I was out of town for a couple of weeks when this board was first formed.

I have a longer tenure than you and I will be around until my death. I had a car wreck yesterday, so maybe that is coming sooner rather than later.

Yeah, I see that now.

The article I read about Granderson the other day said he would be the third. Willie Mays and Frank Schulte or something like that.

Brandon Phillips is two homers and three stolen bases shy of becoming the second 30-30 player at second base. Alfonso Soriano did it before he moved to the outfield.

I thought he would be a lock to be called up when the rosters expanded. I guess the outfield is really crowded right now, as it is. I wish the Reds would rest Junior more often by spot starting Bruce every third game or so for the experience. Bruce would benefit from the experience, but he was in A+ at the beginning of the year, so I don't mind waiting until Spring Training and let him make the team then.