mediocore

[*:s096t8ee]1,000 RBI is an arbitrary number that means very little. (And if 1,000 RBI really is that important, he'll pass that threshold this year.) [*:s096t8ee] Like you said, he's played on very good offensive teams. Batting mostly 6th or 7th in a stacked lineup isn't going to afford you the same types of chances as batting 3rd, 4th or 5th does -- especially not with guys like A-Rod, Matsui, Williams, Sheffield, Giambi, etc. batting in front of you. [*:s096t8ee] He's not other-wordly from a defensive standpoint, but he's been slightly above average in some of the metrics I've seen (although, to be fair, analyzing a catcher's defensive value is kind of behind the curve compared to other positions). I guess the point is, he won't kill your team on defense. And he certainly hasn't been as big a liability as Jeter over the years. [*:s096t8ee]In terms of HOF catchers, he's right in the middle of the pack in OPS+, Win Shares, Runs Created, etc. (ahead of guys like Fisk and Carter... and I-Rod [although I-Rod's defense is probably what gets him in]). ### Anyway, will he get in? Who knows. He never set the world on fire, but he's been consistently good and has been a very important cog in 5 WS titles at a premium defensive position. I think the NY thing probably pushes him in.

This movie looks horrendous.

Posada makes the HOF. He's right on the cusp from a numbers standpoint; his position, rings and playing in NY puts him over the top.

This sounds all sorts of fucked up.

Lemme help you get started: http://undercomm.bigcartel.com/band-roster

I wish he would've got Greg Graffin on the other end...

Ugh.

He-Man Inspector Gadget TMNT Dino-Riders Transformers

There goes my bracket... thanks Kansas!

+Jeff Dunham + Margaret Cho + George Lopez

Bill Hicks

I swapped out ODU and St. Mary's this morning. Doh!

Yeah, seriously. Way to piss people off Infinity Ward. I think I may pick up Battlefield 2 to replace MW2, or just pick up Perfect Dark since it's only $10. I think pricing is more Activision's fault than IW's.

Not to mention 2 of the maps are from the original, which is even lamer.

so why is it okay for you to have downloaded the new against me? Well, technically it's not commercially available...

I'll be updating this post every night/morning before the tournament. So if you've paid me and don't see your name in the OP, just hang tight and I'll add it once I get home from work.

And if sending money as a gift eliminates PayPal fees, by all means do that. And I'll be sure to pay the winner as a gift as well. (I don't think we did that last year... we probably should've, haha.)

Password = vinylz (added it to the OP too)

Duke 61, Butler 59 F Pool Winner = Michael 3000 TOTAL POT $70 (minus PayPal fees) Championship Picks Kansas = 6 Kentucky = 2 Syracuse = 2 WVU = 2 Kansas St. = 1 Ohio St. = 1 Pitt = 1 Final Four Picks mediocore = KU, WVU, Duke, KSU murikami = Pitt, Nova, UK, G'town drabley = KU, WVU, SU, Duke kurtz = KU, UK, Duke, SU Michael = KU, Vandy, UK, Duke malestudent15 = KU, WVU, SU, Nova Scott = Ohio St., Wisc, SU, Duke A-Money! = UK, KU, KSU, A&M kolohe = KU, UK, KSU, Nova brad = WVU, SU, G'town, BU Wade Boggs = SU, KU, UK, UL jason0389 = KSU, KU, Duke, UK ac3ebemo = KU, Duke, KSU, Temple dan the [insert Chicago reference] fan = UK, KU, SU, Duke

Sicko.

Beat ME2 last night. Such a solid game. I had planned to just finish up some side missions and go to bed before I went through the Omega-4 relay. 6 hours later... done.

I dig it. You really have to remove any preconceived notions of what it "should" sound like. It's just a good album.

Here are the lyrics: http://ifeelsicktomystomach.blogspot.com/2010/03/lethbridge-ab.html

Mildly on-topic... funny Fox News clip: http://tv.gawker.com/5490200/fox-news-allows-liberal-opinion-immediately-regrets-it