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Apparently, WWE has unfollowed Punk on Twitter now. Take that for what it's worth.

Rumors/reports are circulating that Punk has walked out on the WWE after he told the company he was going home and not coming back. Those same reports say he is no longer part of WWE's plans. I thought it seemed strange that he was not only absent from Raw, but his name wasn't even mentioned on the show from what I remembered. His contract ends in July and he's always said he wants to leave on his own terms. We shall see what happens. If this is all true, I really want to see Bryan/HHH at Mania.

Doubt it. They put Bryan in the Chamber to shut the crowds up for the next month and they're likely hoping that when Sheamus eventually screws Bryan at EC setting up their Mania match that the fans won't care enough anymore to hijack Mania. If Bryan gets screwed at EC, especially by Sheamus, and the Wrestlemania XXX title match remains Orton/Batista, I think the fans will full on revolt at Wrestlemania. Pittsburgh will have looked like child's play. Wresltlemania XXX will be remembered, like WWE wants, but not for the reason it wants. Bryan is rumored to be facing Sheamus at WM XXX (Yawn. Don't care much for Sheamus). But after last night's Raw, I wonder if they are setting up a Bryan/HHH match. As much as I'd like to see Punk/HHH (how weird was it Punk was absent from and not even mentioned on Raw?), I think Bryan/HHH would be good, so long as Bryan goes over HHH.

Aside from the Bryan/Wyatt match, this PPV was a steaming pile of crap. It sure seemed they muted out the crowd late in the Rumble match, and especially after Batista won. Reports are that Batista starting doing the "YES" chant after the PPV went of the air as well. Real nice... Mick Foley might be the most vocal about the PPV. He tweeted: "Does @WWE actually hate their own audience? I've never been so disgusted with a PPV." https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/427649348693147649 Wonder how long he'll be off TV for that.

If the museum in Cooperstown, NY were called the "Hall of Baseball Purity" then guys like McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, Palmiero, etc. should never be allowed in. But that's not what it's called. It's called the "Hall Of Fame." The definition of the word "fame" (being known or talked about by many people, esp. on account of notable achievements) lends itself to those guys and potentially Braun being in the Hall. The Hall of Fame is a museum of baseball's history, both good and bad. For that reason alone McGwire, Bonds, Clemens, Palmiero, and hopefully Braun should be in it.

If rumors are to be believed, WWE saw how the "YES" chant had become mainstream, due in large part to the Michigan State student section, and backtracked quickly. Since then, the MSU student section regularly chants "YES" during when the opposing team is shooting free throws now. Here's a clip of that Daniel Bryan even admits that this may have been the reason for the quick turnaround. In this link, there is a video interview with Daniel Bryan embedded. Go to around the 2:30 mark and he discusses it there. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/446861-daniel-bryan-talks-the-wyatt-family Not only this, but it's also rumored that WWE saw how well DB's merch was selling, how many kids were wearing it and now looked confused. In the end, it's all about making Vince money. Of course, no one really knows for sure why it happened. With that said, I thought it was a dumb move to put Bryan with the Wyatt's from the onset.

There seems to be a lot of people playing the role of "God" here. Who are we to judge whether one's apology is sincere enough or heartfelt enough? Who can really look into his heart and determine whether his apology is genuine? I know I can't. And yet many here are acting like they can. And who here has always immediately and "appropriately" apologized when you messed up? And who determines whether your apology is appropriate? Have there ever been instances when it took you some time to come to grips with what you've done, and then after coming to grips you apologized? It happens to me far too often. Does that mean my apologies aren't sincere or genuine? No. Admitting guilt is one of the most difficult things for anyone to do. Too many here and in the media are holding an individual they don't personally know to a higher standard than to that which they hold themselves. A question that I have for those that are most vociferous in their disapproval of Braun is this: Have you ever lied or cheated in your life? Before you say "Well, he's getting paid millions, he's a celebrity, his lie was public" just think about it. Have you ever, even the slightest bit, lied or cheated to make yourself look better to your friends, family, coworkers, or boss? Have you ever lied or cheated even in the slightest bit to get a dollar, two dollar, five dollar raise? If you are actually honest with yourself and answer yes to any of those questions, then what makes you think you wouldn't do the same when millions of dollars are on the line? Those who are most vociferous in their anger toward Braun give the impression that they have never lied or cheated in their lives. But as the saying goes, "Let anyone who is without sin be the first to cast the stone." After all, it's always easier to focus on the speck in the eye of another than it is to deal with the plank that is in our own eye. It always makes us feel better about ourselves when the "mighty" fall. Ryan Braun messed up, and messed up bad. He's taking his medicine. But what did he do to make some of you take it so personally? He didn't personally hurt me. I'm deeply disappointed, but he really didn't affect my life by what he did. Sure, it brought shame and embarrassment as a Brewer fan, but so what. I'm not about to pile on or act all high and mighty and wag my finger at him because I know I'm just as capable of doing the same thing he did. I'm just not in the position to do it. And yet, that hasn't stopped me from lying and cheating far too many times in my own life. Thank God the people in my life aren't as unforgiving toward me as some are toward Braun.

This might be the first time I've ever agreed with Scott Boras and had an inkling to like him. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9473838/scott-boras-criticizes-leaking-names-associated-biogenesis

Apparently on PTI today, Michael Wilbon talked about how he knows one of Braun's lawyers. To paraphrase, he said Braun is and should be listening to his lawyers. He also said that Braun needs to trust the lawyers tho helped him the last time. Wilbon also believes that Braun will not be serving a 100 game suspension. He seemed pretty confident in Braun's position on the subject. Apparently Wilbon and Kornheiser skeptically grilled TJ Quinn on just how good MLB's case is against Biogenesis.

The only thing speculative in my comments would be Braun's reason for not "cooperating." MLB paying off Bosch and Porter Fischer, as well as MLB's desire to suspend Braun has been reported as fact. You're position on Braun is well documented. But being objective about this, what would you gain by answering all thw questions being asked, especially when MLB is running a kangaroo court? And considering all the leaks that have come out, why would you further risk anything else being leaked and then used against you to further sully your public reputation? The benefits of doing so do not outweigh the risks.

I don't understand this line of thinking. If you were forced to meet with people who knowingly paid for any info they could get their hands on to try and nail you and suspend you from your livelihood, would you be willing to cooperate with them, considering they aren't at all interested in your innocence; all they want you to do is admit your guilt? What could Braun possibly say to get them off of his back? If he maintains his innocence MLB will say "You're lying! We're suspending you 100 games!" If Braun implicates himself by admitting PED use, MLB will say "Thanks for being honest! We're suspending you 100 games!" Anyone who was expecting Braun to cooperate is naive because either way he's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. Silence, on the other hand, cannot be quoted.

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Maybe that's what he really means when he calls himself "the best in the world."

It's actually 1,632 words, but who's counting. With that said, I agree with you wholeheartedly. I want to read his posts. But they're just too long.

That was pretty funny. Well played Gwynn Jr. Well played...

Don't ask me why, but I went through all of Quentin's HBP's over his career. Over his career, he has been hit by the following teams according to the number of times he's been hit. Minnesota: 11 (Hit 4 times by Nick Blackburn; hit twice in the same game by Glen Perkins) Detroit: 10 Boston: 9 Kansas City: 9 Baltimore: 8 San Francisco: 7 Tampa Bay: 6 Arizona: 5 Houston: 4 L.A. Dodgers: 4 San Diego: 4 Seattle: 4 Texas: 4 Atlanta: 3 Chicago Cubs: 3 (Hit twice in the same game by Carlos Silva) Cleveland: 3 (Hit twice in the same game by Jake Westbrook) Oakland: 3 Pittsburgh: 3 Colorado: 2 Los Angeles Angels: 2 New York Yankees: 2 Philadelphia: 2 Toronto: 2 (Hit by Roy Halladay and Brandon Morrow) Washington: 2 New York Mets: 1 Miami/Florida: 1 Here is who he's been hit by multiple times coming into this year and how many times they've hit him: Nick Blackburn - MN: 4 Erik Bedard - SEA: 3 (with two of those hbp's in the same game) Jon Lester - BOS: 3 (with two of those hbp's in the same game) Brett Anderson - OAK: 2 Bruce Chen - KC: 2 (both during the 2011 season and I believe it happened on consecutive starts from Chen) Kyle Davies - KC: 2 Zack Greinke - KC: 2 (before yesterday) Jim Johnson - BAL: 2 John Lackey - LAA & BOS: 2 Francisco Liriano - MN: 2 Kevin Millwood - TX: 2 Jeff Niemann - TB: 2 Glen Perkins - MN: 2 (both in same game) David Price - TB: 2 Carlos Silva - CHC: 2 (both in same game) Justin Verlander - DET: 2 Jake Westbrook - CLE: 2 (both in same game) Other interesting facts: Quentin was hit in 4 straight games against Baltimore in 2008 by Jeremy Guthrie, George Sherrill, Chad Bradford, and Greg Aquino. He was also hit in 4 straight games against Boston in 2008 by Jon Lester, D. Matzusaka, David Aardsma, and Josh Beckett. In Detroit in 2009 he was hit in the same game by Armando Galarraga and Ryan Perry. He was hit twice in a game 3 times in 2010. It happened against Cleveland, Chicago (Cubs), and Minnesota. In 2011 he was hit multiple times in the same series 4 times. Throughout his career he has been hit by these notable pitchers: Jason Schmidt, Chris Young, David Wells, Mike Pelfrey, Wandy Rodriguez, Chad Billingsly, Kenny Rogers, Matt Garza, Ervin Santana, James Shields, Justin Masterson, Derek Lowe, Neftali Feliz, Jeremy Bonderman, Clay Buchholz, Brad Penny, Rafael Soriano, Jose Valverde, Daniel Hudson, Ubaldo Jimenez, Felix Hernandez, Ian Kennedy, Madison Bumgarner, and Tim Lincecum. He seems to have had plenty of other motivation to charge the mound at other times throughout his career. Perhaps what one can deduce from all of this info, is that many of these pitchers pitch on the inside corner and Quentin stands right on it. I'm more convinced than ever that last night's charge was totally unnecessary.

So do you feel the same way about the NFL then? Or college or high school football? Or even relief pitchers? Are they really engaged when their side of the ball is off the field, or when they aren't being called on to pitch?

I watched it last night. That crowd was hilarious. Their pop for Ziggler was awesome. But I'm a huge Ziggler fan anyways. I downloaded the Fandango song from Zedge and it is now my ringtone. However, the only negative, if you want to call it that, is that when people call I'll probably refuse to answer because I'll be too busy singing and dancing. "Da da...da da da da dada dadada..."

I DVR'ed RAW last night and haven't watched it yet, but I thought the Miami crowd the RAW after Wrestlemania last year was awesome. I'm really excited to watch Raw tonight to see how the crowd was last night.