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Yes my old wife enjoys my shenanigans I can tell ya.

A 101-YEAR-old Cairns man today floated into the record books by doing a tandem skydive following a dare at his local football club. Frank Moody, of Holloways Beach, made the tandem jump with experienced skydiver Karl Eitech this morning, virtually assuring him a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Mr Moody beat the previous record holder, a 94-year-old Norwegian who made his jump in 1999, by seven years said Amanda Pilkington, a spokeswoman for Skydive Cairns, which arranged today's jump. She said Mr Moody jumped from more than 3,000 metres and was safely on the ground by 8.45am (AEST). "He's an absolute legend. It was a bit of a drunken dare by some of his mates at the local Holloways Beach football club. He said 'Sure, I'll go jump out of an aeroplane'." Ms Pilkington said she nearly fell off her chair when she heard a 101-year-old was keen to jump but she went ahead and arranged to do a Guinness record attempt. "We decided to attempt to beat the record as well as giving Frank an awesome experience and one that he'll remember for the rest of his life. "He's very switched on and very witty and charming. It's an absolute pleasure to have done this for him." Ms Pilkington said she would be sending off footage of the jump and other relevant information to the Guinness Book of Records head office in London and expects confirmation back within weeks. After today's jump, Mr Moody went down to his football club with his son John to have a Guinness to celebrate the event and to tell his mates he had gone through with it. "He's been given his footage and photographs so he's got proof and evidence that he's done it," Ms Pilkington said.

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sammy Sosa was duly impressed. So, too, was Oneri Fleita, the Cubs' director of player development. Sosa, rehabilitating with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, the Cubs' Double-A affiliate, went 1-for-4 Monday night against Birmingham Barons left-handed starter Arnie Munoz. "He's a good pitcher, no question about it," Sosa said of Munoz, perhaps the White Sox's top Double-A prospect. Soon, many other major-leaguers could be joining the chorus to sing the praises of Munoz, a Dominican pitcher who has yet to celebrate his 22nd birthday. Only 5 feet 9 inches and 170 pounds, Munoz, looms large in the White Sox organization. In fact, he could start for the Sox on Saturday in Montreal when the club resumes is search for a fifth starter. If he does come up, Sox fans can expect to see a wicked curveball combined with an above-average fastball to keep hitters off-balance. Plus, Munoz is a workhorse. His 74 2/3 innings is second in the Southern League only to Cubs farmhand Bobby Brownlie's 771/3 for West Tenn. Opponents are batting a paltry .195 against Munoz, who has given up only one home run this season. "He can pitch in the major leagues any day. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to see him in a major-league game," Sosa said. "I sure wish we had him," Fleita added. "Good thing he's in the American League." Here's a look at four other promising prospects currently playing for the White Sox's Double-A affiliate. Jeff Bajenaru Right-handed relief pitcher Bajenaru boasts a 1.05 earned-run average in 252/3 innings. With a fastball in the mid-90s and an excellent curveball, Bajenaru, 26, is turning heads all over the Southern League. Ryan Meaux Left-handed starting pitcher Meaux made his way to the White Sox organization in 2002, a part of the trade that sent Kenny Lofton to the San Francisco Giants. Although he is just 2-5 on the year, Meaux is a heady pitcher who looked sharp in the Barons' 2-1 loss to the Diamond Jaxx Sunday night. Although his stuff isn't overpowering, it's believed Meaux could become a good big-league setup man. Michael Morse Shortstop At 6-4, Morse is taller than your average shortstop. Then again, there's nothing average about Morse, who has 25 extra-base hits, including 11 home runs, on the season. He is also a solid defensive presence. He is, though, a bit less disciplined at the plate than the Sox might like. Although he is hitting a respectable .289, Morse has collected only 14 walks this year. Michael Spidale Outfielder Spidale, who hails from Broadview, Ill., boasts discipline, a good eye at the plate, a .300 batting average and 16 doubles on the season. But he has only one home run, too few for a center fielder. Spidale has room on his 6-2 frame to fill out a bit and, at only 22, he also has time.

Looks like we drafted some real good starters. Hopefully they can all stay healthy and make it to the White Sox.

We were all saying in the chat room "Don't swing!". Florida wasted a lot of their bullpen tonight as well.

LOL, thanx for that hammerhead.

Didn't Jose Panigua miss a year? I'm sure some team like Texas will sign Leskanic to help their pen.

Don't all KC pitchers? I'd definitely like to see him on the South Side, Coop was do a good job with him, he was an excellent reliever for the Brewers I recall.

Not to rain on Timo's parade but his 2 run homer was his only hit of the night. It was a big time clutch hit for sure, but for me a guy like A-Row's performance where he pinch hit and went 2 for 3 and got a steal was a better performance.

I think Southsider has him in our league, I hav him in another that Reddy and WSF are in.

Yep they are, nothin like good times. I'm tryin to find a pic of tonight's game that shows Kobe cryin though.

More fun at Kobe, Kobe Be Good

Good to see he's signed otherwise I would hav had to change my sig.

I did, last game Kobe will ever play as a Laker.

Maybe he's just really pissed off at KW and pitching good cos of it.

Boxscore Frederick vs. Winston Salem Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Frederick 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 5 8 2 Winston Salem « 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 7 10 1 Log | Wrap | Box W:S.Tracey(3-6) L:C.Ray(0-1) S:D.Pollok (13) HR: FRE- B.Florence (3) WS- C.Rogowski (12), T.Brice (1), D.Blakely (4) Frederick AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG BJ Littleton cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .312 Woody Cliffords lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .370 Branden Florence dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .319 Cory Keylor rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Doug Gredvig 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .275 Tripper Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Brian Bock c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Gera Alvarez 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Brandon Fahey ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 Totals 35 5 8 3 0 1 4 3 8 &nbsp &nbsp Winston Salem AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Andy Gonzalez 3b/2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Pedro Lopez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Ryan Sweeney rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257 Brian Anderson cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Casey Rogowski 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .303 Thomas Brice lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 .500 Darren Blakely dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .220 Wally Rosa c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Chris Amador 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 &nbsp Melvin Perez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Totals 32 7 10 1 0 3 6 4 5 &nbsp E_W. Cliffords, G. Alvarez, S. Tracey. LOB_Frederick 7, Winston Salem 5. 2B_B. Littleton (12), C. Keylor (13), D. Gredvig (16), W. Rosa (5). HR_B. Florence (3) off S. Tracey, C. Rogowski (12) off K. Birkins, T. Brice (1) off C. Ray, D. Blakely (4) off C. Ray. RBI_B. Littleton (14), B. Florence 2 (11), D. Gredvig (29), C. Rogowski (49), T. Brice 3 (3), D. Blakely 2 (11). CS_A. Gonzalez. DP_Frederick 1. Frederick IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Christopher Ray (L 0-1) 5.0 9 6 6 4 2 2 6.06 Kurt Birkins 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 8.22 Paul Henry 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.74 &nbsp Winston Salem IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sean Tracey (W 3-6) 6.0 4 4 3 2 7 1 3.20 Nik Lubisich 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.64 Rob Purvis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37 Brad Murray 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.93 Dwayne Pollok (S 13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.77 PB_W. Rosa. HBP_by S. Tracey (G. Alvarez). WP_R. Purvis. T_2:24. A_828. powered by www.sportsnetwork.com.

Boxscore Ottawa vs. Charlotte Final(11) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Ottawa « 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 1 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 1 Log | Wrap | Box W:T.Williams(1-0) L:J.Santiago(2-3) S:D.Cubillan (11) HR: OTT- C.Mottola (4) CHR- J.Aceves (4) Ottawa AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Darnell McDonald lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Tim Raines Jr cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Edwards Guzman 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 Geronimo Gil c 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Chad Mottola rf 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 .262 Eddy Garabito ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Mike Fontenot 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Clay Bellinger dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 Joey Hammond 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Totals 43 4 10 1 0 1 3 0 8 &nbsp &nbsp Charlotte AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Andres Torres lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .309 Jeremy Reed cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Bryant Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 Bobby Smith ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Joe Borchard rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 Mike Bell 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Aaron McNeal dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 &nbsp Mario Valenzuela pr 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Ryan Hankins 3b 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Jonathan Aceves c 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .275 Totals 43 2 13 1 0 1 2 3 5 &nbsp E_E. Garabito, B. Nelson. LOB_Ottawa 6, Charlotte 12. 2B_E. Garabito (9), M. Valenzuela (5). HR_C. Mottola (4) off J. Santiago, J. Aceves (4) off A. Lorraine. RBI_C. Mottola 3 (22), A. Torres (21), J. Aceves (6). S_J. Reed. CS_B. Smith, J. Borchard. Ottawa IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Andrew Lorraine 5.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 5.85 Mark DiFelice 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.53 Matt DeWitt 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.16 Todd Williams (W 1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Darwin Cubillan (S 11) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.66 &nbsp Charlotte IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Jon Rauch 8.0 5 1 1 0 6 0 2.30 Jose Santiago (L 2-3) 3.0 5 3 3 0 2 1 2.63 IBB_off M. DeWitt (B. Nelson). T_3:11. A_2230. powered by www.sportsnetwork.com.

100 - 87. Congrats to the Pistons.

How ironic.

Please tell me Kobe is crying now.

Darko Watch: Missed his 1st shot, but got a steal.

And here comes DARKO!!!

Read the end of the article there Jason.

Let's see what type of riot they start up in Detroit tonight. Pity all the soccer hooligans are in Portugal at the moment.