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I just cant get my head around the fact that the Cardinals will be paying roughly 35 million dollars to two players if/when Albert gets extended. According to this site the payroll last year was $ 88,528,409, can they honestly commit that much money to two players without losing out in quality in the rest of the team? The owner must be increasing the payroll, but from what I recall the Cardinals still try to operate on a smaller budget even with the new stadium and sellouts

Its on the kid side, but me and my daughter are reading "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" together before the movie comes out. Its not bad so far. Its very "Harry Potter" in a Greek sense instead of Magical sense, but it is still good

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 10:04 PM) o i see what you did there

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=4795625 I had no idea Jordan and Payton were a limited edition team. I thought Jordan was never going to be in it because of his licensing issues with the NBA

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 08:00 PM) If I was a Bears fan, I would. The Bears need a revamped offense IMO. The best candidate other than Martz would be Terry Shea. He was everyone's favorite until Grossman got injured in game 2 or 3 and lost for the season. Then it was learned that unless you have a cannon for an arm, you couldn't run the offense. I think he got a raw deal, but I know the Bears wouldn't dare bring him back. You lost me there with Shea. No way, no how.

http://rajah.com/base/node/18097 - WWE announced on Twitter that actor William Shatner will be the special guest host of Monday Night Raw on February 1st from Nashville, Tennessee. The next month of guest hosts will be: 1/11: Mike Tyson 1/18: Jon Heder & Don Johnson 1/25: James Roday & Dule Hill 2/1: William Shatner

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 07:48 PM) I'm just kind of making this comment as an aside, but before 2008, the tigers made a bunch of crazy deals and were assured to win the central. And yeah. BUT, the cardinals seem to annually OVERachieve. Yes, they have the greatest player in baseball, but man, every year since 2004 I've pretty much looked at their roster and been like, meh. And they just compete like hell. I agree with this. LaRussa definitely can push buttons like no other.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 07:27 PM) They are actually buddies. He lobbied for the Bears to hire him. Also, with the whole 2011 thing looming, the Bears won't fire Lovie midseason to hire Martz. If they're going to fire him, it's going to be for Cowher. No, not midseason firing and hiring. end of season. And I dont think Martz would get it, but I would not want the distraction that happened in Detroit and San Fran

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 06:25 PM) I don't see that in Chicago for a couple of reasons. He knows if the Bears don't perform, Lovie is gone, so there wouldn't be much angling to do anyway. Also, Lovie is his buddy. I don't think he would screw over Lovie for that fact alone. If Lovie was gone, he would be lobbying for the newly created opening at head coach, just like he did in Detroit, and just like he did in San Fran. It makes perfect sense. And are Martz and Lovie buddies? Or did they just coach on the same team together?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 07:15 PM) Think he's a hall of famer? absolutely Top 10 similar pitchers according to baseball-reference.com 1. Roger Clemens (850) 2. Tom Glavine (829) 3. Tom Seaver (824) * 4. Bob Feller (798) * 5. Jim Palmer (791) * 6. Lefty Grove (788) * 7. Bob Gibson (778) * 8. Steve Carlton (759) * 9. Mike Mussina (756) 10. Bert Blyleven (752)

QUOTE (CryptviLL @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 06:42 PM) Yo kyle - I am sorry for way I acted in this thread earlier, I go through some serious mood changes, 95% of time I am very peaceful and overstanding, the past 2 days were part of my 5% lazy piss off mood. The spoiler is an excellent idea. Good good. It happens. Just remember, its just wrestling, there are far more important things to get pissed at someone for. I just dont think you understand that I want TNA to be better, but from what I saw, I have some serious doubts. I know it was the first week and all, but that was their shining moment, an entire hour before RAW started, and IMO they laid a big fat stinker in the ring. The part that I thought was the biggest mistake was the feeling that bringing Hogan out at the same time Hart was making his debut was going to steal ratings. Come on, Hogan hasnt been away from the game for 12 years with a chip on his shoulder due to an embarrassing(for Hart) match ending. That entire show should have started with, and revolved around Hogan, and instead we get an X division cage match that ended in a Baton DQ. The next few weeks are going to show a lot regarding the true direction TNA is going. We already know that WWE is leading into a Hart/McMahon/HBK showdown, what can TNA do to possibly divert attention away from that?

i would like to see the hourly breakdown as well. It has to be pretty interesting when you see how they spike and drop with each promo and appearance

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 06:05 PM) The Cubs just lost the NL Central, but we knew that was going to happen anyhow. what?!?!?! Marlon Byrd 3 yrs/15Mil > Matt Holliday 7 years/120 mil. Just ask Hendry

im worried if Martz comes in its going to be another percieved attempt at a power play by Martz. In both Detroit and San Fran there was a lot of talk that he was doing behind the scenes angling for the HC job and that led to his dismissal because he wasnt concentrating on his own job

Official Holliday resigns with Cards

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 05:33 PM) If this commitment of money means they can't afford to extend Albert at roughly ARod rates, then it's an absolutely foolish contract. This is going to hamstring them in more ways than just signing Pujols again. The Cards cannot spend money like the Yankees, there are going to be a lot of bargain bin fill in positions around Holliday and Pujols in the next 7 years

WTF did they expect? I mean, multiple felony possession charges, and it isnt the first time he has been in trouble with the law(and I think he has been in trouble for pills before too, IIRC he was on the Benoit doctor list). Believe me, if Hardy was clean and had no problems, Vince would still have him jumping off ladders and scaffolds

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 02:59 PM) its like you dont even know Eric Bischoff and Hogan

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 09:11 AM) So, is USC officially the most corrupt program in the country? Clearly the football team does nothing but cheat (yet doesn't get punished for it...still waiting on that Reggie Bush report), and now the basketball program. And is this really a surprise? A failed college/NBA coach lands the top recruit for a one and done year, and he did it on the up and up? Makes you wonder how Syracuse got away with it

I remember when Jewel brand soda was 10-25 cents, and the variety was crazy awesome. I used to walk in the soda aisle and buy like 10 bucks worth in high school for the week. Black Cherry was the best, hands down. This was only like 10-15 years ago, then they started pricing it competitively.

Why do you keep pegging me as an E mark because I didnt like the TNA show? Anywhere in my posts last night did it seem like I was marking out to anything BUT Hart? Seriously, you want TNA to be so good, and I can appreciate that, but last night was not good, and they need to get much better if they want to be mentioned in the same breath as late 90's WCW, much less WWE right now. You even said it yourself. i called it as I saw it last night. If you noticed, I didnt glow over the WWE show and was pretty disappointed in what they offered outside of Hart/McMahon/HBK. The problem I had with the Angle/Styles fight was that the ref was honestly HORRIBLE and he couldnt sell anything. The guy is in the ring supposed to be guiding the fight and making it believeable, the only thing it looked like to me was a spotfest that dragged out because the ref couldnt make it look realistic, and Angle cannot carry his fights anymore. Styles is a great wrestler, and all along I thought that he should be the guy that they build around, but they havent and now they have the WCW/Ex WWE reunion and the womens matches. Im sorry but im not going to mark out like you because the womens matches were good. In fact, I dont know that they were good, or great, or amazing as you said because I tuned out because they were womens matches. Im going to call this monday night war as I see it, im sorry you disagree

QUOTE (CryptviLL @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 07:53 AM) Some of you WWE faithfuls are absolutely nuts to still be with that show Bret Hart + Jerishow + Possibly Orton/Kofi gives the show a 5 in my book, which is better then anything WWE Raw has done in past 6 months (5/10). I am guessing this Bret Hart thing will be only good on promos / the fact its Bret Hart. I can't say im very interested in it, but at the same time it's not as if im bored with it. Its same old vince vs ___ wrestlemania storyline / buildup. Although - Bret Hart is amazing. Tna obviously wins from me, AJ / Angle match was off the hook, KYle you need to get your head serious checked out to say it wasn't a good match or something, f*** you TNA had not done as good as it could have, but its certaintly going places. Hogan promo vs Jeff really showed that. I cant really understand the ending with foley. I can tell you one thing - IF they give Xpac/ Nash / Hall the god status it will go extremely downhill. These guys are same as bret hart. OLD. If they cant put on a good wrestling match, dont give them any god status. If RVD/Ken Kennedy/Goldberg/Others premier on TNA in the upcoming weeks (especially RVD!) then it will be better. The problem with tonight was there was so much surprises it killed any storyline other then hogan, or killed most matches (hence most matches only being 5 mins or so) The TNA Knocout tag team match was amazing, the AJ Styles vs. Angle match was AWESOME! While there was feelings of WCW, it was a Fresh broadcast, something WWE has serious lacked for years. Ok Cryptville, this is my one warning. If you tell me, or anyone else here f*** you, or you are retarded, or keep going with the personal attacks, im recommending a suspension for you. Its ok to disagree here, this thread has been about disagreements from the beginning, but you seem to be taking this way too seriously.

lol, 1 night, 11 pages.

QUOTE (Mr. Showtime @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 11:02 PM) I don't know what they want to do with Sting, he's been off again on again doing the rafter deal in TNA. He doesn't wanna wrestle much, so I think it's their way of trying to keep him involved. I don't think Hogan is going to be on all the time, he's smart enough to know he can't be cause he'll burn out and the crowd won't care. He's best in short doses. If it wasn't for Bret, I honestly would not have watched Raw. If it wasnt for Hogan, I wouldnt have watched TNA. And Hogan doesnt have the drawing power for me anymore for me to tune in every week to see what he has in store. Its not like he is going to give us an amazing match when he actually wrestles, and that goes for most of his buddies too. Thats why I think this move will backfire, the quality of wrestling on that show is going to go down when the actual talent is forced to the side for the superstars. The big leg drop for hogan isnt much of a finisher anywhere else in the world of wrestling anymore, its barely even a starter move. The key to TNA is Bischoff. He can recognize talent and he can put on a show, but sometimes his ego gets the best of him, especially when he is surrounded by the boys