Clarence the Blue Puppet

I don't even know where to begin with fixing this team. When the bats are going, the pitching sucks. When the pitching is good, nobody can get on base.

I liked the Aaron Boone and Robin Ventura types too.

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/articl...sp&c_id=nyy I'm not sure how I feel about this. He hasn't been swinging the bat that well so maybe they can DH Matsui or Damon and give Melky some more playing time, that way he can get a rhythm going.

Remember his touchdown catch in the NFC Championship game against the Vikings? I know some people that still insist he was out of bounds.

I know how it's different....He Wins.

Continues to pitch amazingly. WHY did the Yankees ever let him go? He was always one of my favorite pitchers.

I could be wrong, but doesn't Tiki own the record for Total Yards from Scrimmage for an entire career?

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/6871076?MSNHPHMA I LOVE IT!!!! :LMAO: :LMAO:

any video of that?

Rank the holders next.

The best line in football has been the Colts for some time. It's a lot more than just blocking. These guys get into line without knowing what play they are going to run. They have to adjust to Peyton's play calling every play. No other line in the league has to deal with that. AND they win on top of it.

Since the team is located in San Fran, it's probably not the kind of team you want. Unless you like that sort of thing.

I have no problem with it. ANYBODY who has ever played the has done it once or twice.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6859036 Associated Press Posted: 4 hours ago NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill spent much of his free time and his NFL paycheck helping loved ones in New Orleans rebuild in the hurricane-damaged city where he grew up. However, the former LSU star's latest visit home for Memorial Day weekend turned tragic when he and a female friend ventured out on Lake Pontchartrain on a jet ski without life vests Sunday night. The two ended up falling off the water craft in an area of swirling currents near where a major shipping canal runs into the lake. While the woman survived by grabbing a pylon and holding on to it until she was rescued, the 24-year-old Hill, who friends described as a good swimmer, drifted away and disappeared until searchers pulled his body from the water on Monday afternoon. Loved ones including Hill's fiancee, Inell Benn, and friends, including Patriots teammate Randall Gay, had waited anxiously along the shoreline during the search and consoled one another when authorities told them Hill was found dead. "Right now's a terrible time," Benn said. "I don't know what to feel right now." Gay, who also played with Hill at LSU, had planned to spend the holiday weekend in Baton Rouge, but drove to New Orleans on Monday to monitor the search. "Knowing that I have to go back to work and go look at his locker this week, it's tough," Gay said. Hill's body was discovered by searchers about a quarter of a mile from where he fell into the water, Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said. "I lost a brother, man," said Patriots defensive lineman Jarvis Green, a fellow Louisiana native and former LSU player. "He was a funny guy. ... He'd just sit there and talk to you, say some funny things off his head that'd make you laugh. He was good to be around." The Coast Guard was called Sunday night, Petty Officer Tom Atkeson said. The search began immediately, using boats and helicopters. Hill played on LSU's national championship team and was a second-round draft pick by New England in 2004. He had yet to start for the Patriots, playing in 13 games in his NFL career. "We have suffered a stunning and tragic loss," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a written statement. "Marquise will be remembered as a thoughtful and caring young man who established himself as one of the year-round daily fixtures of our team. I send my deepest condolences to the Hill family." The rescued woman, whose identity was not immediately available, was sent to Tulane Medical Center, where she told authorities that Hill had tried to keep her calm as the two were drifting away from each other. "It's so important to have a life jacket and a signaling device," Atkeson said. "One keeps you afloat and the other helps us find you." Hill's agent, Albert Elias, said the player spent much of his time since Hurricane Katrina helping rebuild the homes of family members including his mother, Sherry, and the mother of his 2-year-old son. "From what I hear, he's done a lot to help with things after Katrina and I know he had a great passion for the city of New Orleans," said former LSU quarterback Matt Mauck, who was Hill's teammate at LSU. "Off field he was a really kind person, kind of like a gentle giant. And not only for LSU, but for New England and everyone who got a chance to meet him throughout his life, everyone has to be extremely saddened and disappointed to hear the news." After going to the NFL, Hill continued to do much of his offseason training at LSU's Baton Rouge campus, about 80 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was known and admired by current Tigers players, university athletics spokesman Michael Bonnette said. "His presence meant a lot for some of the younger guys. He gave them someone to look up to and he was always there for them," Bonnette said. "Here's a 6-foot-6, 300-pound guy, as intimidating as can be, and yet every time you approached him he always welcomed you with a big old smile. "In between the lines, he had his game-face on, but outside the lines, in the community or in the weight room, he was always smiling and having a good time."

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6859036 Associated Press Posted: 4 hours ago NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill spent much of his free time and his NFL paycheck helping loved ones in New Orleans rebuild in the hurricane-damaged city where he grew up. However, the former LSU star's latest visit home for Memorial Day weekend turned tragic when he and a female friend ventured out on Lake Pontchartrain on a jet ski without life vests Sunday night. The two ended up falling off the water craft in an area of swirling currents near where a major shipping canal runs into the lake. While the woman survived by grabbing a pylon and holding on to it until she was rescued, the 24-year-old Hill, who friends described as a good swimmer, drifted away and disappeared until searchers pulled his body from the water on Monday afternoon. Loved ones including Hill's fiancee, Inell Benn, and friends, including Patriots teammate Randall Gay, had waited anxiously along the shoreline during the search and consoled one another when authorities told them Hill was found dead. "Right now's a terrible time," Benn said. "I don't know what to feel right now." Gay, who also played with Hill at LSU, had planned to spend the holiday weekend in Baton Rouge, but drove to New Orleans on Monday to monitor the search. "Knowing that I have to go back to work and go look at his locker this week, it's tough," Gay said. Hill's body was discovered by searchers about a quarter of a mile from where he fell into the water, Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said. "I lost a brother, man," said Patriots defensive lineman Jarvis Green, a fellow Louisiana native and former LSU player. "He was a funny guy. ... He'd just sit there and talk to you, say some funny things off his head that'd make you laugh. He was good to be around." The Coast Guard was called Sunday night, Petty Officer Tom Atkeson said. The search began immediately, using boats and helicopters. Hill played on LSU's national championship team and was a second-round draft pick by New England in 2004. He had yet to start for the Patriots, playing in 13 games in his NFL career. "We have suffered a stunning and tragic loss," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a written statement. "Marquise will be remembered as a thoughtful and caring young man who established himself as one of the year-round daily fixtures of our team. I send my deepest condolences to the Hill family." The rescued woman, whose identity was not immediately available, was sent to Tulane Medical Center, where she told authorities that Hill had tried to keep her calm as the two were drifting away from each other. "It's so important to have a life jacket and a signaling device," Atkeson said. "One keeps you afloat and the other helps us find you." Hill's agent, Albert Elias, said the player spent much of his time since Hurricane Katrina helping rebuild the homes of family members including his mother, Sherry, and the mother of his 2-year-old son. "From what I hear, he's done a lot to help with things after Katrina and I know he had a great passion for the city of New Orleans," said former LSU quarterback Matt Mauck, who was Hill's teammate at LSU. "Off field he was a really kind person, kind of like a gentle giant. And not only for LSU, but for New England and everyone who got a chance to meet him throughout his life, everyone has to be extremely saddened and disappointed to hear the news." After going to the NFL, Hill continued to do much of his offseason training at LSU's Baton Rouge campus, about 80 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, and was known and admired by current Tigers players, university athletics spokesman Michael Bonnette said. "His presence meant a lot for some of the younger guys. He gave them someone to look up to and he was always there for them," Bonnette said. "Here's a 6-foot-6, 300-pound guy, as intimidating as can be, and yet every time you approached him he always welcomed you with a big old smile. "In between the lines, he had his game-face on, but outside the lines, in the community or in the weight room, he was always smiling and having a good time."

Two Scoops!!!

Notes: Hughes to have MRI on ankle Hurler catches a spike during conditioning drills in Tampa By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com NEW YORK -- Phil Hughes rolled his left ankle while performing conditioning exercises at the Legends Field training complex on Friday, and will have an MRI performed to determine the severity of the injury. "He was doing his agility drill and stuck a spike; [the] spike caught," manager Joe Torre said. "They don't think it's anything, just rolled it a little bit. It may set him back a couple of days." The 20-year-old right-hander is widely regarded as the Yankees' top pitching prospect. He has been on the disabled list since straining his left hamstring in a May 1 start against the Texas Rangers, in which he was working on a no-hitter. General manager Brian Cashman said that Hughes will be sent for an MRI on either Friday or Saturday. Torre said that the injury is not expected to significantly alter Hughes' projected return date. Hughes threw 35 pitches off a full mound on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., his first bullpen session since straining the left hamstring, and reported no problems. At the time of the hamstring injury, it was estimated that Hughes could miss as much as six to eight weeks of action. Torre said that projecting Hughes' return to rotation in mid-June is "certainly possible." http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/articl...sp&c_id=nyy

I hated to see him get traded, but it played a part in building the team we have now.

STATS Inc. Posted: 17 minutes ago Brian Leetch, one of the NHL's top defensemen who helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1994, retired Thursday after an 18-year career. Leetch sat out last season as an unrestricted free agent after spending 2005-2006 with the Boston Bruins, when the 10-time NHL All-Star had five goals and 27 assists in 61 games. "I have been fortunate to be an NHL player since 1988," Leetch said in a statement. "I missed being in the NHL this past season, but believe it was the right time for me to stop playing." Leetch played one season at Boston College before he was selected by the Rangers with the No. 9 pick in the 1986 NHL draft. He went on to become the defensive cornerstone of the Rangers, who ended a 54-year championship drought by winning the '94 Stanley Cup. Leetch was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the most valuable player in the playoffs that season. Leetch spent more than 16 seasons with the Rangers before being traded late in the 2003-04 season to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He became an unrestricted free agent before he signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Bruins in 2005. In addition to two Norris Trophies as the league's top defenseman, Leetch won the Calder Trophy for top rookie in 1988-89 and played on U.S. Olympic teams in 1988, 1998 and 2002. In 1,205 NHL games, Leetch scored 247 goals with 781 assists for 1,028 points, making him one of only seven NHL defensemen with at least 1,000 career points. Leetch ranks first on the Rangers' all-time scoring list for defensemen.

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Ohlay ohlay ohlay ohlay!!!!!!!!!!

that's who this thread is about, right?

What ever happened to his knuckle-curve?

NFL Live on ESPN just announced it.

yeah yeah, just was I was...thinking.