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From the little I've seen of Alexander and the things I've read, he's got a far better feel for the game than Noselip did. Noselip had a million dollar body but a one cent brain. Alexander seems to have the brain to have a nice career.

I don't want Gordon or Gallinari. Randolph or Westbrook would be my preferred choices. Darrell Arthur would be okay too.

I'm guessing it's not the first time a guest was drunk while in the booth with Uke.

It's amazing McDowell is all right. He says he's a little sore in a few spots but that's about it. The safety precautions NASCAR has installed in the tracks and cars do their job. Every time I watch the crash I am amazed he's perfectly fine. Not only did he walk away but he's racing tomorrow. He will be racing in a NASCAR Nextel Cup race about 48 hours after the crash. That's pretty amazing.

Sweet.

After the event was over Mayweather kept speaking to the media about how hurt everyone was and how tough wrestling is. He said he has a lot of respect for those guys. I read on some wrestling media sites the "money" that rained down when Mayweather came out had his face on them. It was Mayweather Money. Nice. CM Punk winning it isn't all that surprising to me. I'm just surprised they gave him the MiB win this soon. I figured next year's Wrestlemania is when they would pull the trigger. He is the future of the company. I knew he would be a big star five years ago. He can do it all. He is great in the ring and one of the best talkers in the entire business. When Jeff Hardy gets back put him in a feud with Punk. Then just give Punk a mic and tell him to go to town on Hardy. He will do some great promos ripping Hardy to shreds. Even though you would have to turn Punk heel, I would do it. He's an even better heel than he is a face. If you want to see how good CM Punk is check out ROH's Best of CM Punk DVD's. There are three of them and they have all his best promos and a lot of great matches (except for the Samoa Joe matches). The promos he did in his feud with Raven were outstanding. The Wrestlerave promo in particular where he discussed why he hates Raven was just brilliant.

24 man Battle Royal - Surprise entrant Matt Hardy wins it. He will effectively replace Punk as ECW's top face and the ensuing matches with Chavo could be fantastic BunnyMania - don't care. JBL over Finlay - This can help prep JBL for another main event run. Should be a fun hard hitting violent match. Batista over Umaga - In a slow but hard hitting match look for Batista to beat Umaga. If they crank up the violence and hard hits this could be a very good one. Money in the Bank - If the WWE were smart CM Punk would win it and later in the year feud with Edge. With Jeff Hardy's drug problems and the WWE's PED problems, promoting the drug free straight-edge Superstar would be pretty smart. Having him feud with a guy who was suspended for PEDs like Edge would be even smarter. The WWE probably won't do that though. I'm guessing Kennedy takes it and goes on to feud with HHH. Shawn Michaels over Ric Flair - this is pretty obvious and a clear match of the night candidate. Mayweather over Big Show - The finish won't be clean but Mayweather will beat Big Show. Probably due to outside interference or a few baseball bat blows to Big Show's skull. Nobody would ever buy a clean Mayweather win here and I seriously doubt Mayweather signed up to lose this match. Undertaker over Edge - Undertaker will win the belt here. I can't see Edge being the guy to stop the streak. I predict Undertaker's Mania opponent next year will be Shawn Michaels and the streak will end there. Another favorite for match of the night. HHH over Orton and Cena - HHH hasn't won at Mania since 2002. It's time to give him the nod. And the belt. Cena is leaving on the movie so he will have limited availability and Orton's had it long enough. HHH is an injury risk but it's time WWE rode him hard until they can't ride the him anymore. His body has already shown signs of breaking down. It's time to give him another run.. Having HHH go on to feud with MoB winner Kennedy would be a good way to begin Kennedy's main event run. HHH's savy will help build Kennedy up as a legit main eventer.

My prayers go out to Doug and his family during this trying time. I hope they get it all.

This is sad news. He lived a full and very long life. I love every book I've read by him.

In two years or so the Rays are going to have some amazing pitching. Kazmir, Shields, Price, and 2 of Garza/Davis/McGee/Niemann with the other two helping out in the bullpen. That's nice. Very nice. I can see them turning it around and having a good run in a few years. They have some nice positional talent. Add to that the pitching talent and possibly Alvarez's bat and you could have something good happening in Tampa.

In my best Beavis voice: We're cool.

Tank![/i] from Cowboy Bebop I should have thought of that one. Fantastic song. All the music on that show was amazing.

LoDuca's statement is probably the blueprint to use. He didn't actually admit to doing anything but did apologize.

The second DS9 theme (after season 4.) The final Star Trek: The Next Generation theme (I believe they started using it in season 3 or 4.) The differences between the versions is slight but I prefer the second version.

Firefly - "Ballad of Serenity" by Sonny Rhodes

This is very good news for the team and it's fans. The stadium is going to be in a good location. I also like the name change to the Miami Marlins. It could help the local populace develop even more of a personal connection with the team.

Not only has Braun donated money to Habitat for Humanity he has also donated his time and energy taking part in one of their projects. He truly believes in this cause. That's pretty cool. He's not doing this to look good. He's doing this to help a cause he truly cares about.

Well, Cappy, Bush, and Vargas all had worse or equal seasons last year ERA-wise than any of the pitchers you mentioned. So how does any of our three represent an upgrade for them? The Twins have plenty of options when looking at starters.

Starting pitching is not something the Twins are in need of. They have a lot of promising pitchers. Remember, Liriano's back and Slowey's pretty much ready to be given an extended shot. That right there is a big boost to their rotation. A rotation of Bonser, Liriano, Baker, Slowey or Humber, and Fogg is solid. And if Slowey proves he can be a good starter they can move Fogg or Bonser to the pen and Mulvey should be ready sometime halfway through the season. By the end of the season they could potentially have a rotation of Liriano, Baker, Slowey, Humber, and Mulvey. I don't see them needing any pitching at all. They also have good relievers in Nathan, Neshek, Perkins, Guerrier, and Reyes. One concern with the Twins is their infield hitting. 2nd, 3rd, and SS will be manned by Everett, Harris, Punto/Casillas. Only one of those four can hit . They other three can't hit worth a lick. Everett's defense is fantastic and that plus his contract means he's there to stay so they could really use an upgrade from Punto/Casillas. Either that or hope Casillas all of a sudden learns to hit.

The Chicago Sun Times isn't exactly an unbiased paper. I do laugh when they say the Cubs were the favorites for the WS considering the Diamondbacks beat them in the playoffs and Arizona improved a bunch with Haren. Plus Arizona's so young they are only going to get better. In my opinion the Diamondbacks are the favorites even with the Mets getting Santana.

ABC's new schedule shows LOST is moving to Thursday nights.

The Reds' are shopping Josh Hamilton according to Jason Stark. He could be a very good option. I'm assuming the Reds would like pitching in return.

Jeter should pay the government with one of those big oversized checks you see the lottery give to winners. He can make a big media day out of it. He could dress in all red white and blue and say he's doing his duty as a responsible American. New Yorkers will eat it up. And then he can go to the nearest children's hospital and make a $20,000 donation.. The man would be seen as a hero.

The trade is a done deal. The Pirates didn't give up much at all but SF didn't eat any salary. Classic salary dump.

This trade doesn't make all that much sense. At least the Pirates can't be called cheap.