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I've seen only a few this year... 1: The Cribs/Death Cab for Cutie/Franz Ferdinand: Cribs rocked as the opener, Death Cab predictably sucked ass but made all the little girls happy and Franz was probably the best show I've seen in years. They completely rocked and were fantastic live. 2: The Format/Straylight Run/Matt Pond PA: The Format put one an amazing near 2 hour live show. Just awesome. I never heard of Straylight Run before this but they were pretty decent live. I came home to found out that it's what's left of Taking Back Sunday and their CD is pretty emo but they were decent live. 3. The Strokes: They were ok but nothing special That's about it. Not too much in my area this year that I wanted to see.

Eh I was expecting a little more plot advancement then that. Still pretty decent, if mostly a commercial for Toyota. But imagine how Jack felt...

The pink was a nice touch. Man in Blak has a point. I don't post nearly as much about the Marlins as I used to. But it's hard to deny that sometimes I get a little carried away.

With Damaramu and Anglesault long gone, who is the torch bearer for homerness (yeah - not a word. whatever). I'm sure some people will say me but at least I talk about other sports and other things besides the Marlins. Some of my nominees: Marvinisalunatic for Baltimore sports NYankees (who may be Anglesault?) and my runaway winner... vivalautra. Actually makes me hates the Astros more and more every time he posts. Let's hear it. And Al, if you deem this inappropriate, I would understand that. No harm meant - just some good ribbing.

IT WAS GREAT WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. Two A-holes is great.

Nice. Right around the corner.

12/30/06 from the MGM Grand in Vegas Main: Ortiz vs. Liddell 2 Under: Keith Jardine vs. Forrest Griffin Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcio Cruz Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald vs. Chris Leben Eric Shafer vs. Michael "The Count" Bisping Dark: Tony DeSouza vs. Thiago Alves Carmelo Marrero vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Yushin Okami vs. Rory Singer Anthony Perosh vs. Christian Wellisch I'm going to try and convert a bunch of my friends who have never seen UFC or MMA before into fans with this card. I think the card has a chance to be decent enough, especially if we get to see Rory Singer's face smashed in. It doesn't hurt that Lidell and Ortiz are two of the few fighters even non-fans know. Thoughts? Predictions?

That's awesome. Welcome to being an NFL icon, Vince.

Anybody know if Bloc Party plans to release a new CD anytime soon? I'd like to hear some new shit from them.

We're not allowed to drink in our building because it's a state owned building. So we move next door and they just load everyone up with free booze. One rare three hour period when I get to drink on Cornell's tab.

Man, the D-Rays are tough. They expect too much back. I've heard rumors of them asking for a ton in return before but now I know first hand how crazy they can be. They turned down Ricky Nolasco for BJ Upton. That's understandable, even though BJ is gonna ride the pine for them he's still a stud uber-prospect and Nolasco is the worst of Florida's amazing young pitching. But they turned down future lefty ace and 18-20 game winner Scott Olsen for Rocco Baldelli saying that they want at least two members of Florida's starting rotation. That's just asking a lot for a guy with injury problems. Looks like the Marlins are settling in on David Murphy from the Red Sox to play CF next year.

$4. It's probably never more then $20. I only use cash for the coffee store I prefer that doesn't accept credit card.

He didn't get that stuff until he started using what he got banned for. Mota was straight up horrible the entire two years he pitched in Florida. He'll never get his Dodger magic back again. It's equally as likely that he just robbed the Mets of $5M.

Czech don't do it. If you ruin things on him with this 41 year old female it could truly be the end of the line for him.

If Dontrelle Willis were a free agent this offseason, what do you think he'd bring? $18M a year? $20M? More?

Yeah. I found this site through Wrestleline when it was the yellow board and have been here since. I haven't watched wrestling in over 3 years.

The Marlins are reportedly close to a deal (or working very hard on at least) for Rocco Baldelli. If they can get it done for Nolasco and a lower class pitcher... my excitement level is gonna go through the roof.

I saw on PTI today that Mark Cuban may potentially be interested in buying the Cubs if the Tribune company dissolves some of its assets. I'd love to see if he gets along better with Selig then Stern.

Some of these contracts are just insanity. Especially when you consider that a team with a $25 million payroll has a legitimate chance of making the playoffs. These teams are all going to be crippled in about 5 years.

Homer bullshit. No chance in hell that Maryland is remotely as good as the Tarheels. They have 4 NBA bodies on the floor. By March they will be unstoppable.

Hey, I went to UNC. I always care when they lose.

Down goes Duke already.

Well - first non Kelly Clarkson American Idol CD not to suck. I was expecting to like it and I was still pleasantly surprised. It's got Slash on one of the songs, although after the VW commercial, is that really so great anymore? I know that when the show was on there were a lot of Chris fans up in that thread - so at the very least download the CD if you get a chance. They actually let him do what you'd expect him to do and didn't stuff it with a ton of sappy stupid ballads.

This should come as no great surprise. If you watch the commentaries and features on the Seinfeld DVDs it's plain as day that Richards is fucking insane and takes himself way too seriously. The apology on Letterman was hilarious and painful to watch at the same time.

$9M a year for Juan Pierre and his spaghetti arm? Oh, man.