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At least 4 out of the 5 teams in the AL East r goin to hav winnin records this year. Doesn't suprise me that Ponson's goin back to Baltimore, they obviously had an agreement when he was traded that he would come back.

Is that how they get a divorce in the Phillipines?

A couch can be very good to sleep on if u hav a good one. A recliner, or even a sofa bed is always a good chance to grab a quick powernap.

Did I see the long ball actuall thrown today? Amazing. Hopefully the Bears will play Gage and Booker as their WR's next year, that could be a very dangerous duo if they can find an understandin with Grossman.

Looks like it mite hav. He's definitely got the talent to play in this league, he just needs to do it consistently. Andersson obviously was not ready, and I don't think he's NHL goalie material.

If the Mariners can unload Jeff Cirillo, they will move Guillen to 3rd to platoon with Willie Bloomquist, and then they can prob take on the Maggs and Jose deal.

Exactly rite. We cannot afford to have 1 player take up almost 1/4 of our payroll. Only teams like the Yankees and Red Sox can do that. I want Nageotte and Soriano minimum for Maggs, those 2 together and mayb Randy Winn as well would be nice, because Garcia is goin to be non tendered anyways. Also KW thinks he can resign Carlos Lee to a 4 year $20 million deal which is excellent value, hence why he'll shop Maggs now. We trade Maggs we can get 2 more relievers and mayb another startin pitcher like Livan Hernandez. We tried to get Miguel Batista for 2 years at 4.25 mill but he went to Toronto instead because they offered a longer deal.

1-1 final score in OT. Leighton made 31 saves. Looks like he's comin around a little.

FoxSports ArticleAccording to FoxSports.com we hav the 24th best Farm System and Prospects at the moment. We need Robert Valido to keep developin thru the majors and hopefully if we trade Jose and Uribe can't develop any further in the majors Valido can be the guy we can next count on. That won't happen till bout 2007 though.

Couldn't hurt.

Man the Royals hav been busy so far this offseason. How bout signin sum Twinkie players now!

Don't know if there is much of a market now for Jurassic Carl afta this signin, especially when guys like Jay Payton r gonna get non tendered.

Nice to see the Bears won when I actually picked em for once. Their young WR's are sumthin to build around and Charles Tillman is goin to be a gr8 CB for a few years. Nice to see another young CB Terence Newman hav 3 picks for my Cowboys today as well.

1-1 now. Zubov and Sullivan hav scored so far.

Watching the press conference on the TV last nite and just seein the Iraqi news reporters and photographers standing up, pointin to the air and screamin profanities I'm sure at Saddam in Iraqi language was just one of those great moments, and it shows how much his capture is goin to mean to the people of Iraq.

Looks like u r right BrandoFan. This is from CNN.com, Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is believed to have been captured in a raid near his hometown of Tikrit, U.S. military officials say. The arrest came with little or no resistance, a U.S. military official in Washington said Sunday. He was with a small group of aides who also were taken into custody, the official said. There's "a high degree of confidence" that the man captured is Saddam, the official said. He said scars on his body matched those that U.S. officials believe he would have suffered in past coup attempts. Following his capture, he was taken to Baghdad's airport where he was shown to other former Iraqi leaders already in custody at the airport to complete the identification process, the U.S. military official said. Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim, president of the Iraqi governing council, said that DNA tests have confirmed that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured in Tikrit. Speaking at a joint news conference with Spain's Foreign Minister Ana Palacio, al-Hakim said he received the information from his colleagues in Iraq. He said Saddam was sporting a fake beard and was hiding in a store in his hometown, when U.S. forces captured him. Hours after the word leaked out on the possible capture, there were volleys of what was perceived to be celebratory gunfire in Baghdad. A coalition news conference in Baghdad, scheduled for 3 p.m (1200 GMT), is expected to shed more light on the status of the Iraqi leader. A briefing in Madrid by the Iraqi Governing Council president and Spanish foreign minister was also expected shortly. The raid was based on intelligence that Saddam was at a particular location in the area, the officials said. Video following that raid -- exclusively shot by CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh -- showed a group of U.S.-led coalition soldiers patting each other on the back -- apparently in celebration -- and taking group photos in front of a military vehicle. The 66-year-old longtime Iraqi leader was number one on the coalition's 55 most wanted list, and his evasion has been a political sore spot for the U.S. administration. The Iraq war began on March 19 when U.S. forces launched a "decapitation attack" aimed at the Iraqi president and other top members of the country's leadership. Hours later, a defiant Saddam wearing a military uniform appeared on Iraqi television to denounce the U.S.-led military campaign as "criminal" and to say his countrymen would be victorious. At least a dozen audiotapes believed to have been recorded by Saddam, 66, have been released since he was forced out of power by the coalition forces during the Iraq war. The most recent was broadcast in November. His sons Uday and Qusay -- also on the coalition's most wanted list -- were killed in July, after U.S. forces stormed their hideout in Mosul. Initial hopes that their father would soon be found faded in the months following that raid. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, has been dogged by reporters wanting to know the status of the search for Saddam. "It is difficult to find him," Sanchez said, at a press briefing earlier this month. "Given that I haven't found him killed him or captured him, and I need the Iraqi people's help, and together we will find him, we will capture him, we will kill him." The announcement comes on the same day that 20 people were killed and 32 wounded by a car bomb outside an Iraqi police station west of Baghdad, an Iraqi police officer told CNN. Sixteen policemen were among those killed in Sunday's explosion at Khaldiyah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Iraqi capital, the officer added. (Full story)

Damn Madden 2005 already, I'm still playin 2004. From IGN.com, IGN Article Flea Flickers!

Hmmm I think Ozzie wants to make Maggs into his version of Pudge Rodriguez now. I think he's more suited to no. 3 than cleanup actually, a guy with his average should prob be 1 spot higher up the order.

How Cincinatti isn't higher beats da hell outta me. I mean THE BENGALS! And don't forget da Reds too.

Unless Frank Thomas can hit a homerun ball halfway across the world and into my house then sadly...... no.

Anythin would be betta than the current trivia bot we hav.

Hey my thread's important!

Eeewww Mr. Connery's pickin his nose!

Please Ozzie worry bout ur own team, From MLB.com. Rookie Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen made a pitch for the Chicago Cubs to go after free agent catcher Ivan Rodriguez

I doubt it is but u know they mite want him back, u neva know. Plus they say it isn't an established closer which prob gives it away that it ain't Koch. NEW ORLEANS -- Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi said late Saturday at the Winter Meetings that he could be close to a deal for a right-handed reliever. "It just popped up and we're trying to move on it," Ricciardi said. "I wouldn't consider it a major trade, but it would fill a need. It's someone who could help us." Ricciardi added the player was not an established closer but would have a chance to compete with Aquilino Lopez and Kerry Ligtenberg for the Jays' job next season. "It's just a piece of the puzzle," Ricciardi said. "And we would be dealing from depth." The Jays have great depth in the outfield, including top prospects Alexis Rios, Gabe Gross and John-Ford Griffin at Triple-A. Ricciardi said the team he was talking to is not in the American League East. He also said the Jays would add salary in the deal. "If we do this deal, we wouldn't have enough money to go get [an established free-agent] closer," Ricciardi said. Ricciradi said the deal, if it is made, could happen immediately or might be delayed until Sunday.