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Actually, I don't remember that. All I ever heard was the "lack of respect" being paid to Pettitte by the Boss and Cashman in their dragging their feet to get a contract offer on the table. That was the spin on it here, anyway.

Not everyone. I like AS when he's pissed off.

I too find this unbelieveable. If he had done this last year, he might still be a Cub.

Well, yeah, but Pettitte's on the DL now. You got half your wish. Doesn't that ease the pain a little?

Anyone here actually ordered the Extra Innings package for a whole season? Is it really worth it? I've been playing around with it tonight since the Cubs were pissing me off (how the FUCK do you let the REDS pitching staff shut you out?) and it seems pretty sweet.

2003: Terence Newman, CB - Solid rookie year; surprisingly, teams didn't really throw at him as much as I thought they might. Had a HORRIBLE game in the playoffs against the Panthhers, but should be a solid contributor for several years. 2002: Roy Williams, S - A bad ass, and huge for a safety. Roy is awesome, though I'd think about putting 15 pounds on him and turning him into a blitzing linebacker. No QB in the league would ever feel safe. 2001: Quincy Carter, QB (#52 pick) - A bust as a second round pick; should have been a fourth or fifth rounder. He is what he was this last year: decent, but is more likely to lose a game for you than win it. I'd be shocked if they ever make it to a Super Bowl with him. 2000: Dwayne Goodrich, CB (#49 pick) - What the fuck were Jerry Jones and Larry Lacewell smoking when they thought THIS was a good pick? 1999: Ebenezer Ekuban, DE - Mediocre player. He just doesn't make enough plays to be considered as anything but a bust as a #1 pick.

Mr. Bonds & Co. are waiting for him. It'll be interesting to see if he throws inside to Barry.

4-1 Giants now. Astros' announcers are launching into the "it'll probably take some time for Pettitte to adjust to the NL and a new home ballpark" talk already, and bringing up the "he started 5-6 with the Yanks last year before finishing 16-2." It's pretty humorous. Their backpedalling amuses me.

Pettitte's down 3-1 after 4, AS. Does that ease your pain any?

Uh, it's Pettitte tonight. Clemens on Wednesday.

Half a no hitter? Oswalt left after the first inning; they threw eight no-hit innings against the Yanks. But yes, Oswalt should have been lifted before Bonds. Jimy Williams amazes me; last year, he wouldn't have hesitated to hook him. This year, well, I dunno. That old curmudgeon is one wacky guy.

Have no fear. I'm sure Pettitte and your boy Clemens will swoop in and shut the Giants down tomorrow and Wednesday.

I care. I've just been watching Opening Day games instead. I didn't even turn the NCAA game on until the Astros finished choking (HA!). Baseball >>>>>>>> Basketball

Bonds is the man. He RIPPED that ball over the fence. Pure strength...just amazing. What the hell was Oswalt doing throwing that ball right over the plate like that?

I can't believe Gammons picked against the Sox to take it all.

Yeah, just like the Rockets got #1 when Yao was in the draft. Doesn't explain San Antonio winning the lottery when Duncan was in the draft instead of Boston, though. (Unless I'm mistaken and Boston wasn't worse than the Spurs that year.) But yeah, a straight up draft is much, much better.

Yeah...we're all a bunch of RACIST~! rednecks, as well. Nothing better than putting on our Klan hoods, reciting a few scriptures, and then stringin' 'em up. YEE HAW!

The best thing about Ok St going down is NO MORE JOHN LUCAS (JR, not III). I swear, if I had to see another camera shot of him in the crowd or hear another interview with him talking about wonderful his son is, I was gonna puke. HE IS (WAS) NOT THE FUCKING STORY! On the other hand, Duke is leading. The last thing I want is them in the title game.

Out of curiosity, what would you base it on? Actual revenues brought in by a team, like ticket sales and local TV contracts? Would you include concession sales and parking and things like that, too? Or something else completely different...?

and you will get off too because of all the fucking Bible-Thumping rednecks down there. You're a moron. Cite me more cases where we (meaning Texans) have been known to be particularly soft on folks. Have you ever been here? Do you know ANYTHING about juries in Texas? We don't lead the nations in executions by a mile and a half for nothing, you know. Shit, we got pissed off when the U.S. SC declared the execution of retards to be unconstitutional! We blew this one, I'll give you that, but I promise you it had nothing to do with all of us being "Bible-thumping rednecks."

Heh. My last college roommate bought that game cold, on the recommendation of the guy working at the store. He was PISSED once he got it home.

Original: Dallas (Harper/Jackson). JJ can rain the three's, I tell ya. You don't NEED a shot blocker. T.E.: Seattle (Kemp/Payton/Schrempf)

Welcome back, Mik. Now, go to the sports folder and tell us all why we're fools for overlooking the Marlins again this year!

Baseball: 1. No more interleague play. I've never been that big a fan of it, mainly because outside of matchups like Cubs/White Sox and Yankees/Mets, who really gives a shit about playing teams from the other league? Plus, with no interleague play, you "separate" each league better, and (I know this sounds hokey) it makes the World Series better if the teams haven't played each other before. Maybe I'm just a traditionalist, I don't know. 2. Bye-bye, designated hitter. Pitchers should bat, period. This would be a hell of a fight with the union though. 3. I'd consider doing away with the unbalanced schedule. 4. The team with the best record gets home-field in the postseason. 5. Change the All-Star game roster rules a bit. Roster size would be cut to 26 players. And I'd throw out the retarded "every team has at least one all star" and require only that the hosting team have at least one player on the team. Fans would get to vote on the starting pitchers for the game, too.