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Dear Grady Sizemore

Dear Grady Sizemore , Have you ever heard of Vanessa Hutchins ? I'm just wondering because one would have thought when her photos leaked out that perhaps sending provocative photos through email might have been removed from the equation. How about Santonio Holmes ? Have you ever heard of him? The Steelers Wide Receiver whom unleashed the Python on Deadspin viewers a few years back? Does that name escape you as well? I understand your girlfriend is incredibly hot and you wanted to do something for her, but you had to kind of know this was coming right? You probably have at least a handful of deranged stalkers or mad ex girlfriends that you knew had the ability to hack into your accounts. Now you have pictures on the internet of just you and a coffee cup. Congrats big man. Enjoy 2010 with the Indians. Sincerely, People That Don't Want to See Your Penis

The Phrase "Manage the Game" Bothers Me

While watching the New York Jets defeat the Carolina Panthers, I was subjected to the FOX announcers, Brian Billick and Thom Brennaman, uttering the phrase "Manage the Game" on repetition for three hours. The Jets just want Mark Sanchez to "Manage the Game". Rex Ryan has to be pleased with the way Mark Sanchez is "Managing the Game". Etc. Etc. Etc. It's annoying. At one point in time Mark Sanchez was 2 for 5 with woooo no interceptions and Brian Billick said something along the lines with this is exactly how Rex Ryan wants Mark Sanchez to manage the game. When announcers utter the phrase "Manage the Game" it essentially means they, along with everyone else, thinks that the quarterback is a detriment to the team and that the his one and that his job is to hand the ball off, throw screen and 5 yard passes, never take chances, and not be stupid. No NFL fan truly wants their quarterback to "Manage the Game". They actually want ...

Blogging the Offseason: Chicago Cubs

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's NL team is the Chicago Cubs and our guest is Sarah Spain from the Chicago Blog, No Spain No Gain . 1. The 2009 season was a massive disappointment for Cubs fans. What went wrong? Where must they improve to once again take home the division? The main issue with the Cubs is that they've put money into the wrong people. The contracts given to guys like Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Zambrano are way too long and way too lucrative. They have to find a better balance if they hope to become successful again and moves like giving John Grabow a two-year, $7.5 million extension this offseason aren't a good start. 2. The Ricketts family just purchased the Cubs from the Tribune Company. What impact do you see this having on the team? Will they be throwing a...

Time for the NCAA Semifinals

This weekends SEC title game is going to be pretty difficult to top by any game this season or any SEC title game in the future. Alabama and Florida have been the #1 and #2 ranked teams for much of the season. The two teams are undefeated. The two teams have just knocked off their in state rivals. They both have National Championship winning coaches. They both have 5 star recruits everywhere on the field. They both know what is at stake in this game. Winner gets a chance at the Crystal Ball and loser gets some Sugar. Even if Texas does get upset by Nebraska on Saturday, the SEC Championship game should serve as a Semifinal. In 2006 Michigan was thought to have a chance at a rematch with Ohio State but were passed up in favor of Florida. The same should happen this season. In 2006 Michigan had a case over Florida because both teams had a loss, but the committee rightfully chose to avoid a rematch. This season there are potentially three undefeated teams waiting for the oppo...

Dear Jason Witten, I Don't Like You

Dear Jason Witten, You don't know me and chances are pretty good that we will never meet, but I just want to say that you annoy the hell out of me and likely many others like me. See I drafted you in fantasy football this year thinking that you would be a beast. T.O. was gone and even more balls were going to come your way. So I thought. But that hasn't been the case. You've been an epic disappointment. Whatever the reason is, you haven't gotten it done. So on Wednesday when I was watching NFL live and they said that you were questionable, a game time decision and probably not going to go, I thought "Ok well whatever not like you've been good all year. I'll just bench you in case you don't play and pick up whatever TE off the waiver wire." What happens? You actually play and you have the one good game you've had all year. Thanks jackass. Sincerely, Everyone that Drafted You

Happy Thanksgiving

Get drunk, get fat, get sleep, and watch some terrible football.

Week 12 NFL Pick Suggestions

This is gonna be quick because I'm terrible and because it has to be posted earlier than normal. 1. Seattle Seahawks (-2 1/2) vs. St. Louis Rams The Rams are still terrible and despite the Seahawks faltering every week and getting embarrassed last week they should still be able to beat the Rams. 2. New York Giants (-6 1/2) at Denver Broncos Both of these teams are terribly overrated at 6-4, I just hate the Broncos more. 3. New England Patriots (+3 1/2) at New Orleans Saints The Pats faltered in their first chance to knock off an unbeaten. They won't falter twice. 4. Jacksonville Jaguars (+3 1/2) at San Francisco 49ers The 49ers really aren't a good team. This matchup will be Gore vs. Jones-Drew and MJD will win. 5. Miami Dolphins (-3.5) at Buffalo Bills The Bills are turrible. Survivor Pick of the Week: Damn You Bengals Who cares anymore... but Dallas

Blogging the Offseason: Seattle Mariners

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's AL team is the Seattle Mariners and our guest is Griffin from the Mariners Blog, Sodo Mojo . 1. What do the Mariners need to do this offseason to truly make them a contender for the AL West crown in 2010? They have to sign or acquire a legitimate #2 starter, figure out the third base situation, and sign a real DH. The Mariners had the worst DH production in baseball in 2009, and there's no way they contend without significantly improving on that. As for their pitching, right now it's pretty much Felix, then a bunch of back of the rotation guys. To make that rotation respectable they'll have to get some middle of the rotation help. 2. I've locked you, your owner and your GM in a room and am forcing you to trade King Felix. What would you...

The Big 5 College Football Games of Week 13

This weekend is pretty much just an appetizer to Conference Championship weekend. 5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal Not like Charlie Weis has any life support cords still connected to his body but in the 0.005% chance that Notre Dame has not already made up their mind to fire him, a loss to Stanford would pretty much cinch that up. The Pick: Cardinal by 3 4. Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers The Wannstache heads into the back yard brawl dreaming of BCS trips to come. All he needs to do is beat Cincinnati next weekend. But what about the backyard brawl? It is their rivalry game? It kind of means nothing when it comes to the BCS bid. Will he overlook them? The Pick: Pitt by 3 3. Texas Lonhorns at Texas A&M Aggies The Longhorns are two wins away from the Championship Game trip that narrowly escaped them last year. The Aggies won't be much of a road block. The Pick: Longhorns by 20 2. Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators Oh how ...

Blogging the Offseason: Washington Nationals

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's NL team is the Washington Nationals and our guest is Ed from the Nats Blog, Federal Baseball . 1. You mentioned you were in Arizona for the Arizona Fall League, were you there simply to suffice the man crush you have on Stephen Strasburg? Was the day they signed him the single greatest day in Nats history thus far? Strasburg, Drew Storen, a closer out of Stanford that Washington drafted with the second 1st round pick the Nationals made in '09; Danny Espinosa the first or second (depending on the source) ranked shorstop in the Nationals' organization; Chris Marrero, the Nationals' second 1st round pick in 2007, and the Nats' top-ranked 1st base prospect; as well as pitchers like Jeff Mandel and Josh Wilkie, who had good minor league season...

Week 12 Blogpoll

Before you yell and say where is so and so team, please read my polling philosophy and then yell afterwards. Time is just not allowing me to put together a QW/BL spreadsheet. So we continue with how it looks now where I'm kind of mostly adjusting via the previous weeks results. The fine toothed comb will come out by the final weekend, I promise. 1. Alabama - Quality Wins: Virginia Tech(n), @Ole Miss, South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, LSU 2. Florida - Quality Wins: Tennessee, @LSU, Arkansas, Georgia (n) 3. Texas - Quality Wins: TT, Oklahoma (n), @Oklahoma St. 4. TCU - Quality Wins: @Clemson, @BYU, Utah 5. Cincinnati - Quality Wins: @Rutgers, @Oregon State, @USF 6. Boise State - Quality Wins: Oregon 7. Georgia Tech - Quality Wins: Clemson, UNC, VT 8. Oregon - Quality Wins: Utah, Cal, @UCLA, USC 9. Ohio State - Quality Wins: Iowa, @Penn State, Wisconsin - Bad Losses: @Purdon't 10. Iowa - . Quality Wins: @Penn State, Arizona, @Wisconsin 11. Pitt -...

Googling the Jets

Let's take a quick look at what the people are googlin when it comes to the New York Jets... The only thing people care about with Rex Ryan is the fact that he might be a bit overweight. I thought at the very least there would be "Rex Ryan is a loudmouthed ass" or "Rex Ryan talks and loses more than Eric Mangini", but both did not pop up. Absent from that is "Mark Sanchez is a future hall of famer", I wonder why? Also missing is "Mark Sanchez is an Arm Punter".

Blogging the Offseason: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's AL team is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and our guest is Jim from the Angels Blog, Halos Heaven . 1. Both Lackey and Escobar are free agents this year. Will the Angels bring either back? If not whom will they target as a replacement? My fear is that they replaced Lackey with Kazmir in August. Not a "fear" like being afraid of death, but more than a worry. Escobar is done I think. 2. I feel as if Chone Figgins is going to get overpaid this offseason. Will the Angels be the ones to overpay? If not how will they replace them? I hope they are not the ones who overpay Figgy. Wood will be fine at 3B. 3. What did you think about the Kazmir trade when it happenned? What do you expect from him in 2010? I think the Angels expect him to be t...

NFL Week 11 Awards

Wow You Guys Suck: The AFC North, The entire division lost this weekend and they lost badly. The Steelers and Bengals lost to two basement feeders, the Ravens choked away a potential upset of the Colts, and the Browns laughably lost to the Lions. Runners Up: the Broncos are a sinking ship, the Redskins offense can't even put up 9 points. Cough Cough Cough: Andre Caldwell, Perhaps Caldwell shouldn't have been the replacement for kickoff returns. In a tie game with limited time left the absolute last thing a kick returner can do is cough up the ball. Caldwell did and his team coughed away the game. Runners Up: the Giants defense tried to cough away the game but good ole NFL Overtime Rules saved the day, the Sanchize <3s Arm Punts . The Shocker: The Bengals & Steelers, I already harped on this twice, but who the hell saw these losses coming? The Chiefs and Raiders are TERRIBLE. Coming into the weekend the two teams had 4 combined wins, two of which were against e...

Blogging the Offseason: Arizona Diamondbacks

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's NL team is the Arizona Diamondbacks and our guest is Jim from the Dbacks Blog, AZ SNakepit . 1. What do the Dbacks do with Webb this offseason? Do they deal him? Do they pick up his option? Do they try to extend him? This question has already half answered itself, as the team made the (relatively-easy) decision to pick up his option. They were already on the hook for $2m if they declined it, and what would the balance left after that ($6.5m) get you in the free-agent market? I'm sure they'd love to extend Webb, and Webb is making all the right noises, but we're talking about someone who won or was runner-up in the Cy Young the past three healthy years. He may well be outside the team's budget: they'll try, but I wouldn't be surpri...

Ghosts of Arm Punts Past

Season 2 Episode 2 of Arm Punt Formations starring the Gunslinger with Guest Star the Sanchize. Check out more Episodes of Arm Punt Formations

Blogging the Offseason: Detroit Tigers

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's AL team is the Detroit Tigers and our guest is Ian from the Tigers Blog, Bless You Boys . 1. Rumors are swirling around that the Tigers are looking to cut payroll and that Curtis Granderson might be the first man on the block? What are your thoughts on Granderson getting dealt? Trying to look at it objectively, it's smart of Dave Dombrowski to see what he might be able to get for one of the few tradeable contracts on his roster. What if a team offers exactly what he's looking for in return? As a fan, however, trading Granderson would be a huge disappointment. I've written that I think he's the face of the team. The Tigers haven't had many young players worth getting excited about, never mind one that's used his celebrity to help...

Tracking New York Sports in November

The chart shows a tracking through November of the total wins by each New York team. The Yankees won on November 1st so on that date they are at 1. They then won on November 4th so on that date they are at 2. They have not played a game since so they have stayed at 2. What you will notice on the chart is that none of the major New York Teams (Knicks, Nets, Jets, Giants, Rangers, Yankees) have won more than 3 games in the month of November. The Yankees who shouldn't really be playing in November have picked up more wins this month than the Nets, Jets and Giants combined. The chart is a bit tough to see at this size but if you click on it to enlarge you should be able to find humor.

Wes Welker the Invisible

Here's a quick two picture representation of the difference between what the Jets saw on Sunday and the actual Patriot formations. The Formation the Jets Saw The Actual Formation Someone is missing...

Blogging the Offseason: Cincinnati Reds

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's NL team is the Cincinnati Reds and our guest is Slyde from the Reds Blog, Red Reporter . 1. The Reds roster contains almost no impending free agents and thus no extra salary coming off the books, do you think this hinders them from making moves this offseason or do you think the Reds will spend some cash? Yes I think it hinders them. I don't expect the Reds to spend much money this off-season unless they trade one of their big contracts. Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, and Francisco Cordero are all set to make $12M+ next season. I don't know if trading any of those players is in the best interest of winning for 2010, but I'm fairly certain that they won't spend money if they can't deal one of those players. 2. What would you say is ...

Five More Games Until the Inevitable

At the start of the season the consensus thinking was that the championship game would again be a battle of the Big 12 Champion and the SEC Champion. Most people figured that the winner of the Red River Shootout would run the table and find their way to Pasadena and that the SEC Title game would pit a powerhouse Florida team against either Bama or LSU with the right to play for the crystal ball on the line. For once it appears as if the consensus was right. We are now just five games away from this scenario. Florida vs. Florida State: This used to be an epic rivalry, now its two programs in vastly different stratospheres. Florida is looking to win their 3rd National Title in 4 years. The Seminoles are barely bowl eligible. Alabama at Auburn: Of the games this weekend, the Iron Bowl would appear to be the biggest opportunity for an upset. Auburn has played decently for first year coach Gene Chizik and they do have an extra week to prepare for the Tide. They likely just don...

Potential Notre Dame Coaches for 2010

I think we all know that Charlie Weis is getting the boot after this season because Jesus is pissed off with the lack of Notre Dame production and Jesus takes his football very very seriously. So whom will Jesus choose as the next coach? The amount of people available are plentiful. But the amount of people qualified are so few. Here's a list of the ten people who Notre Dame should ask to coach their team. 10. Bill Belichick Qualifications: 3 Super Bowl Championships as a Head Coach 2 as a D-Coordinator, arguably the best coach in football history. Weakness: Has he won a single college championship? No. And he's way way too close to the FUPA. He would just be FUPA 2. Verdict: The Belicheat is out. Notre Dame deserves someone FUPA free.

Tracking the AP #1 Votes

Here is a quick chart which shows the progression from week to week on who is garnering all of the #1 votes. The only team to garner a #1 vote outside of Texas, Bama and Florida was USC in week 2.

The Ascension of Cincy, Boise and TCU

Here's a simple chart surrounding the ascensions up the AP poll for Cincy who started unranked, Boise St. who started #14 and TCU who started at #17. They now are ranked 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

Degrees of Loss Separation: Michigan > Ohio State

The Degrees of Loss Separation is a simple concept, I go out and find a highly rated team with some losses playing against a crappy team with lots of losses. Next I find a chain of losses which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt (not at all) that the underdog is going to pull the major upset and storm the field. The Final Outcome is calculated simply: Add up the scores of the losers, add up the scores of the winners in the degrees of loss separation and divide both by the # of degrees. The Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan Wolverines Michigan vs. Ohio State is one of America's greatest rivalries yet for the 2nd straight season its practically not on America's radar thanks to the Wolverines ineptitude. Michigan fans are thankful for the Ohio State game not because they legitimately expect victory but rather because it signifies the end of yet another torturous season under Rich Rodriguez. But alas the Degrees are here to bring you hope Wolverine fans. All is not lost. ...

Blogging the Offseason: Toronto Blue Jays

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's team NL is the Toronto Blue Jays and our guest is Stoeten from the Jays Blog, Drunk Jays Fans . 1. The obvious question on everybody's mind surrounding the Jays is what do they do with Halladay. Will they trade him? Will they extend him? Will they wait til the all start break? Thoughts? They’ve been saying all the right things—that they love him so much that they’re not even sure they can bring themselves to trade him, and that they’re comfortable letting him walk at the end of the year and taking the draft picks—mostly because they saw what happened during the summer when the previous GM said all the wrong things, but make no mistake, behind the scenes, they’re working on dealing him, and I’d wager that it’s going to happen sooner than later. I do...

The Big 5 College Football Games of Week 12

What an absolute garbage weekend for college football. The #1 and #2 teams are ducking competition and there is no showcase games whatsoever. This might be a good Saturday to run errands. Hell even the normally interesting Michigan vs. Ohio State game is completely irrelevant. The Buckeyes are already in the Rose Bowl and Michigan is turrible. 5. Louisiana State Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels This game could have meant something big had both teams not been dumped by Alabama. Now it's just a battle between two teams that are good. It should be entertaining but it doesn't have much meaning. The Pick: LSU by 3 4. Virginia Cavaliers at Clemson Tigers Clemson wins and they are in the ACC title game. They lose and BC likely gets to go to the ACC title game and lose for the 37th time in a row. Good thing Clemson is facing Al Groh. The Pick: Tigers by 16 3. Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns Mark Mangino just might be getting fired soon thanks to his former players saying he w...

The Vernon Wells Contract is Remarkably Bad

I think we all have heard that Vernon Wells has a bloated contract and that he is incredibly un-tradeable. This morning I decided to take a look at just how bad the remainder of Vernon Wells contract is, and well its really really really bad. Vernon Wells signed a 7 year 126 million dollar extension in December 2006. That sounds bad doesn't it? Eighteen Million a year for Vernon Wells, ugh. But it's actually way worse than just Eighteen Million. See the Blue Jays backloaded basically the entire deal except for a signing bonus. In 2008 Wells made just .5$ million plus 1/3 of his 25.5$ million dollar signing bonus. In 2009 he made 1.5$ million plus 1/3 of the signing bonus. Therefore if you do a quick calculation through 2/7 of his contract he has been paid just 18.5 of the 126 million dollar deal. In 10 each of the next five years he will make more than 20 million dollars. UGH. Just a reminder, Vernon Wells hit .260 last year and only hit 15 home runs. Wow that...

Week 11 NFL Pick Suggestions

Woo more Thursday night football that I can't watch because I don't get the NFL Network. Woo. 1. Carolina Panthers (-3 1/2) vs. Miami Dolphins No more Ronny Brown means no more diesel wildcat. All wildcat will now be run with the 130 pound gazelle Pat White. It won't be very effective and the Dolphins offense will struggle because of it. 2. Philadelphia Eagles (-3 1/2) at Chicago Bears The Eagles and Bears are in spiral down mode. I'm taking the Eagles here because I think that they will be able to put up ample points on the weakened Bears D and that their defense will continue the Cutler frustration and color blindness. 3. Detroit Lions(-3 1/2) vs. Cleveland Browns The Lions can score around 20 points on any team and they can give up around 20 points to any team, but the Browns. The Browns have no offensive talent whatsoever and will be lucky to score double digits in any game the rest of the year. 4. San Diego Chargers (-2 1/2) at Denver Broncos I ...

Ireland Getting Snubbed is All Bud Selig's Fault

Ireland was defeated by France yesterday in the final stages of World Cup Qualifying thanks to a blatant handball by French striker / pansyman Thierre Henry. How blatant of a handball was it? Take it away Thierre: "It was a handball, but I'm not the ref,'' he said on BBC Radio Five Live. ''The ball hit my arm, fell in front of me and I played it. The ref allowed it. That's a question you should ask him." [ ESPN ] Now see for yourself: I think it's time we can finally agree that god damn Bud Selig needs to institute replay in Football and that plays like this could easily be corrected if we just allowed replay. How long would it take for an official to go up in the booth and correct the call? We all know it was the wrong call. On behalf of all of Ireland, all of the Irish descendants in America and all of those who hate France, here's a giant F You to Bud Selig for hating replay.

Could Florida's or Alabama's Saturday Schedule Be Lamer?

So I'm getting ready to build up The Big 5 post for this week and the first thing I see when looking at this weekends schedule is a glaring travesty. What the hell are Florida and Alabama doing in late November playing Florida International and Chattanooga respectively? It appears as if both teams are taking a similar approach to their impeding in state rivalry games on Thanksgiving weekend, play a team so shitty that you can beat them by 30 even if you don't watch a second of their film. Thus instead of awesome SEC or battles this weekend we have the two best teams in the nation eating cupcakes. Lame.

Blogging the Offseason: Atlanta Braves

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's team NL is the Atlanta Braves and our guest is Gondee from the Braves Blog, Talking Chop . 1. The biggest question for the Braves this offseason is what to do with their abundance of starting pitching. Do you think they try to unload an arm to bring in some offensive firepower? They've got to fill at least one offensive vacancy and one bullpen/closer vacancy, so using one of their starters to do that in a trade seems to make sense, especially in this weak free agent market. 2. Adam LaRoche played pretty close to lights out after getting traded back to Atlanta, do the Braves try to lock him up this offseason? I think so, but we don't have any indication from the team. I think they're still concerned about his poor first halves. It makes sen...

The Top 5 QBs Vs. the Jets

I think sometimes I make charts to piss myself off. The below chart tracks the week by week yardage totals for the NFL's top 5 QBs. Three of these 5 QBs have played the Jets (Schaub, Brees and Brady). Of these QBs all but Brady had their lowest output of the season against the Jets, and Brady had just 1 yard more than his worst season output which came at Denver. All in all of the 5 worst yardage performances by the top 5 NFL QBs, 3 of them have come against the Jets, but they're still just 4-5.

Hit in the Balls

I decided to come up with a compilation of people getting hit in the balls. Why? I don't know. I think it honestly had something to do with them adding the more tag on Blogger and me wanting to celebrate. So here goes you lucky bastards, lots of videos of lots of people getting drilled in the balls. Many More Hits after the jump...

The AP Poll, Then and Now

Here's a quick look at the Preseason AP poll compared to the current AP poll. Movement is tracked with arrows. Those in the preseason poll no longer ranked are X'd and those in the rankings who were not preseason ranked are O'd. What you notice is the big Big East hating that went on in the preseason poll. Cincy and Pitt have now crept into the Top 8. Before the season started nobody respected a single Big East team. I guess 2 1/2 months of football and just one loss between the two account for some respect. Other little footnotes are the massive climb TCU has made. The fact that Bama justifiably jumped Texas and the precipitous fall by Oklahoma (yay Bradford) and USC (ugh defense).

The Defensosaurus Rex is a Crier

Seriously? The Defensosaurus Rex is a Crier ? That's not very intimidating.

Blogging the Offseason: Pittsburgh Pirates

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here . Today's team NL is the Pittsburgh Pirates and our guest is Pat from the Pirates Blog, Where Have You Gone Andy Slyke? . 1. Do you foresee the Pirates making any significant offseason moves or do you see them going with straight youth? Well, they've already made one move in trading for Akinori Iwamura. I don't think they'll do anything HUGE like try to sign John Lackey or Matt Holliday, but if another deal like the Iwamura deal presents itself where the Pirates can fill a position of immediate need (like shortstop or maybe to add a starting pitcher) without giving much away, I think they'll do it. 2. Garrett Jones, Lastings Milledge and Andrew McCutchen all won't be eligible for free agency for many a year, what logic will the GM conjure up w...

Week 11 Blogpoll

Before you yell and say where is so and so team, please read my polling philosophy and then yell afterwards. Its looking like the fine toothed comb review of the rankings may be waiting for another week. So here's a quick sum up. TCU jumped Cincy thanks to a combo of Clemson's continued success and TCU's dominance over Utah. Stanford was the biggest thanks to "Oh Wow We Beat SC". UNC doubled up their VT win with a Miami win. I have Oklahoma St. lower than everybody in the universe because they haven't beaten a team with a record better than 6-4. Oh and Houston went boom. 1. Alabama - Quality Wins: Virginia Tech(n), @Ole Miss, South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, LSU 2. Florida - Quality Wins: Tennessee, @LSU, Arkansas, Georgia (n) 3. Texas - Quality Wins: TT, Oklahoma (n), @Oklahoma St. 4. TCU - Quality Wins: @Clemson, @BYU, Utah 5. Cincinnati - Quality Wins: @Rutgers, @Oregon State, @USF 6. Boise State - Quality Wins: Oregon 7. Georgia Tech -...