Czuch: I'd actually prefer starting Wakifield over the dice man if I wuz you,if even for 2 frames,mess with their swings

Czuch: What a wacky series,the tribe has blown it,unless DICE-K implodes(and it could happen) they'll take this thing.If DICE-K can give them 5 solid innings they'll be in.

Walter Montego:Down 3-1 the Sox are toast.With Cleveland's pitching they'll also beat the Rockies.Does anyone know which side gets homefied advantage in the world series?

Oceans Apart: No wonder you beat us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3itHlY7PE

The Canadian team performs I'm a Little Teapot,how can we compete?

Oceans Apart: I would hope so,that would have been quite the upset if we won,it's not our strong point

Oceans Apart: I misunderstood,I thought you meant Canada was playing a few games agaist them

Oceans Apart: bring it on!

The Usurper: Well,there is the issue of shrinkage

If anyone is interested in joining just messege me

The Usurper: c'mon,you always look more rounded when you shave your head

http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1639091

The Usurper: I find it hard to even look at Bonds,and not for cosmetic reasons

awesome: True,I knew he started late,but I thought around 25 or 26

Walter Montego: The only player on the horizon who I think has a shot after A-ROD is Howard in Philly.

The Usurper: This is an interesting story on the subject

http://baseball.suite101.com/article.cfm/barry_bonds_vs_hank_aaron

NFL CENTER STAGE

The place to be during the NFL season,there are bound to be free chicken wing specials offered at some point during the season,it's bound to happen.

Intended for chat about anything NFL or College from here on throught the season.Everyone is welcome.It's called NFL CENTER STAGE

I have created a fellowship for discussion of the coming NFL season.Predictions and other banter during the season are the flavour.Consider this a personal invite.

http://brainking.com/en/ShowFellowship?fid=600

awesome: I agree.My main league holds our draft Sept 1st for exactly that reason,we can get a clearer picture of who is dinged and to what degree

awesome:If it turns out to be a platoon system both their values will drop.I have 2 drafts coming up in a few days and I'm wondering where to put Portis.

Jim Dandy: OOPS,I intended to say Mike Anderson.

Nothingness:I'm a little concerned that Johnson might come down to earth after leaving Denver.Every back seems to flourish in Denver

Czuch Chuckers: I've always found it funny how sportscasters navigate the term "nil" in soccer scores in North America.I watched a sportscast the other night and they gave one score as 2-nil and the other as nothing-nothing.
Does nil become nothing when niether side score?

awesome: They went alright

Walter Montego: He'd been released by the Angels.I hear there is alot of talk about an Adam Kennedy for Hillenbrand trade.

Walter Montego: The Jays just signed Edgardo Alfonzo to a minor league deal,they intend to bring him up if all goes well.What's your take on him?

Walter Montego: What a wild finale to that series.Chone Figgins not score from 3rd with nobody out? The whole game was almost painful to watch,I think Vlad needs a day off

rednaz23: What was the deficting guys fallback position?

Walter Montego:If our pitching was even average we'd be running away with our division right now.Other than Halliday and Chacin it has been very shakey,our closer has been untouchable though.

Walter Montego:Beware the "I'm going to show my old team" syndrome.Bengie Molina and Glaus will be extra pumped,not to mention the rookie Jannsen who pitched a gem against you in Toronto.He was a big Angels fan growing up

Walter Montego: Towers might not even be in the rotation by then,an interesting stat regarding his season though,if you eliminate 5 innings from his season his era is about 2.13.I am aware this could be the case with a few other hard luck pitchers though.

Tuesday: Didn't LaBron James go through something similar but just get his wrists slapped?

rednaz23: As awsome said,there is a number of people who think Bush may not be as dominating in the NFL as he has been in college.I think the Texans are more desperate for the pass rush the guy they drafted will provide.

awesome: Cookie was a legend,I'm a little too young to remember him but I have heard him mentioned often.In those days the CFL could compete with NFL dollars

awesome:3 downs actually opens up the offense,they can't get 2 or 3 yards a down to make a first down.

awesome: About as often as they punt on 4th down in the NFL

Walter Montego: Yes 9 teams this year.There are a few people ready to take over Ottawa but the league has suspended operation for this coming season.My guess is that they will move Winnipeg over to the Eastern Division for this season.Geographically none of the teams in the Eastern Division are legally in the east but then again Winnipeg isn't legally in either east or west

Walter Montego: The league itself has been thriving for about 5 years.In its euphoria it took on Ottawa(a team that folded about a decade prior)but other than that bad decision things have never been better for the league.I am in conflict with what would happen to my good old Argos if and when we get an NFL team.I remember seeing Joe Thiesmans first game in Toronto back in 71 and have been a big fan for as long as I can remember.As a compromise they should name the team The Toronto Argonauts as a way of retaining that part of this citys rich football history,they are afterall the oldest football team in North America.I'm not really in conflict with Rose but a casual fan upon hearing Ottawa being suspended(not folded)for one year could get the impression that the league is in peril.

Walter Montego:The Epos were all we had from 69-76.I was never a fan though,I tend to root for teams located in my city.I was lucky enough to attend the first Blue Jays game ever played and am a big fan.Not sure what Rose's angle on the central vs east issue was but I'll bet she'd take issue with you insinuating she's a Newfie more than she would calling Toronto east.East coasters tend to not like being lumped together.I also want to clarify another thing I saw mentioned,the Canadain Football League(CFL) has never been stronger.Ottawa has suspended opperation for this comming season but they were an expansion team hat was mismanaged.All the other teams are thriving better than ever.Toronto has ben trying for an NFL team for years,it may happen within the next 10 years and we would and could support one.

Walter Montego: I was actually considering using the divisons used in the major sports leagues as one of the few times you actually see such strict use of geographical seperation.I would hate to see you get funny looks from Canadians when you tell them you want to catch a game out in central Canada

Walter Montego: He's already had Tommy John surgery.I hear he feels the same as when it flared up in spring training.

Rose: With all due respect I have never in my entre life heard anyone in Canada refer to coming to Toronto as heading central.Out west we are considered the wicked east and they aint talkin about Halifax.I agree that geographically we are designated as central but nobody refers to us as that,and especially not an Americans From my experience Manitoba is the province where the term "east" kicks in

Czuch Chuckers:He's off to see Dr.Andrews,Dr. to the stars.The initial report from the Jays medical staff is that it's the scar tissue thing again but who knows what Andrews will say,he's been put on the 15 day injury list for now.

Walter Montego: Quebec part of Canada? hmmmmm,a large percentage of them wish they weren't.

The Burnett situation is looking scarey

Czuch Chuckers: It's about a 6 hour drive to Montreal from Toronto.I've been to one Expo game(against the Sox after the strike ended years ago)and a few hockey games.It's a nice town if you don't tell them you're english Canadian,they prefer english Americans.

Czuch Chuckers: Come to Toronto this weekend bud,I'll meet you for a beer,should be another interesting series.My brother inlaw told me about what a tough ticket Fenway is,it kinda reminded me of how Leaf fans would find it cheaper to travel to Carolina for playoff tickets.It turned out to be cheaper and easier than getting a ticket in town,and that includes gas and hotel.

Czuch Chuckers: Our tv broadcaster said it looked like he was throwing BP.Watching a game from Fenway drives me nuts,no lead is safe,I can never relax