RaginCaucasian

Amazing, someone shoot Joe in the foot..... might be the only way you'll see the fucker move or have a facial expression that doesn't say, "I don't fucking care."

And that's it. Wow, we really suck. What a wasted ball of emotion I used a couple weeks ago.

Yeah, I feel the same fuckin way. Screw them, they can't even get out of their own way anymore.

Someone call me a doctor....... Johnny Damon just tied the game.

NFL Replay - 2002 Wildcard Game Giants v 49ers.

 

In a report from ESPN, a sudden power failure at the NFL Network caused the re-airing of the Giants-49'ers 2002 Wild Card game to be cancelled. Sources report that the men found at the scene cutting through power lines were wearing Jeremy Shockey jerseys & were only able to be identified as members of the Fag 4. The only words that were obtained from the deranged quartet were "Lollipop".

Damon and Mussina for Bueherle...... might take a little convincing but I'd like it

Unless Steve Phillips is the GM of the Sox I can't see them making that trade, nobody is that much of a moron.....

Who goes and who stays? I think Joe Girardi tipped his hand when he didn't take the job. So Torre is gone. How about the players. Does A-Rod stay? I say he goes to the highest bidder which may still be the Yanks if they don't make the playoffs which is strating to seem like a far distant dream at this point.

 

Now as a fan for 55 years plus I never give up hope but it is still looking tougher & tougher.

I'd love to say that they aren't done yet but I'll go through the lineup and say who goes and who stays:

C. Posada needs to be resigned as we have no viable replacement.

1B. Barring a miracle coming up from the minor leagues (someone with more in-depth knowledge of the farm system help me here) this is a trade deadline or FA problem. Giambi needs to be released.

2B. Cano stays, although maybe it's just me I think he might need someone to push him.... he needs more consistancy at the plate, we don't need the Soriano syndrome at the plate.

SS. Jeter, of course stays but might want to consider trying to talk to him about switching with A-Rod.... his range is decreasing and it did help prolong Cal Ripkens career.

3B A-Rod even if he opts out should be resigned, nobody else is anywhere close in terms of production..... now if he could only stay on the back page of the papers instead of page 6.

RF. Abreu is killing me, at the plate I like what he has been up to..... in the field I'm not sure if I have ever seen anyone so intimidated of the wall.

CF. Melky is a good kid but I'm not certian that his bat will ever scare anyone, he has his moments at the plate where he looks comfortable and then the next at bat he looks like a little leaguer. His defense is better than anyone else we have in the outfield now, so I guess stays.

CF II. Damon, I love the fact that we win when he is in the lineup I just can't understand why he cant stay healthy... stays for another year.

LF. Matsui has to go, he's on the down side of his career and needs to be moved.... make a deal with someone for pitching help and unload him.

Starting Pitching

Pettite- If it weren't for the fact that Houston is scoring less than the Yankees I'm sure he'd be trying to rip up his contract right now, stays, I haven't seen him work this hard to accompish so little in years.

Mussina- Gone, I'll buy his bus ticket for him. This guy is more mentally fragile than a victim of shell shock.

Wang - Stays, gotta hope he can be the #1 for a few mor years.

Clemens- Ehhhh, not sure.... can't trade him so I guess after this season is over we will again play the wait and see with Roger again.

Clippard- I think he can be a MLB quality pitcher he just needs another year or two to get his game together, perhaps a trade package with him and someone else to bring in a 1'st baseman.

Rasner, Karstens, Wright- Career minor leaguers, the only reason they played is because of injury.

Hughes- Can't get healthy fast enough, needs to work with Clemens and get some experience.... future #1?

Pavano- Is there a smiley for blowing your brains out? No? I guess this will suffice : Gone.

Igawa- See Pavano

Bullpen

Mo- Stays, gotta resign him and get him in games where there are save opportunities otherwise he gets stale sitting in the pen.

Farnsworth- Good to see some emotion out of him but I don't think that it will translate into him being any more effective- trade bait.

Bruney- Needs more time & consistancy... totally not ready for the bigs yet.

Proctor- Someone call this kid a lawyer, he needs to sue Joe Torre for abuse. Keeper, will thrive when not asked to carry the torch for 2+ innings.

Villone- Torre favorite, only reason he is here. Released after the season.

Vizciano- Stays, starting to get it together and is effective. Unfortunatley his age will only give him a few more years.

Myers- Stays, still effective against lefties.

Managers

Cashman- Stays, not sure why but I just don't think that he got 3 rings for nothing. And I think that George is afraid to let him go as he doesn't know who to replace him with.

Torre- Gone, retire and drink Bigelow Green Tea to your hearts content Joe.

Donny Baseball- I love you Donnie but please don't get the coaching gig, you're too much like Joe & this team needs a change of pace.

Guidry- Stays, unless anyone can get Mel to come back from retirement.

Pena- Stays, good guy to have as a base coach.... doesn't get guys caught often.

Bowa- If it weren't for the fact that Girardi is available I'd make Bowa the next coach, fiery and just what this team needs.

Next manager: Joe Girardi, end of story this needs to happen.

He can easliy replace Theismann on ESPN broadcasts.... oooopppppsss too late. Now if someone can only hit those three McNabb-sausage-slurping tools (Hodge, Salisbury & Jaworski) with a bus ESPN would be in business.

Back to the topic at hand, what the hell is this book gonna say? Coughlin is a douche? Strahan likes to cheat on his wife? Shockey gets more ass than a toilet seat? Tell us something we don't know & then you can color me impressed.

Possible book titles:

Point the cameras at me, I'm retiring!

Why I Hate Mike (The philosophy differences between offense and defense).

Why are we abandoning the running game?!?!!?!? (With a short foward by John Hufnagel)

Things Ronde has done better than me!

From CNNSI.

• The most intriguing pick of the 2007 draft wound up on Broadway, as Alexei Cherepanov fell all the way to No. 17, where the Rangers grabbed him. Cherepanov was the top-rated European according to the league's Central Scouting Service and was projected by some to be among the top three or four picks, but several factors worked against teams' desire to pick him. First, there is still an uncertainty about what a player from Russia might cost an NHL team because of the newfangled and still undefined transfer agreement. Any team willing to take on Cherepanov also may have to pay a large sum in order to negotiate and pay for the rights to sign him. The Rangers, protected from their own pre-lockout runaway spending habits by the NHL salary cap, can afford whatever this additional fee may be because of their large-market finances and because the fee would fall outside the payroll that is limited by the cap. Cherepanov broke Pavel Bure's goal-scoring mark for rookies (18 in 45 games) in the Russian league while playing for Omsk last year, but for all his skills, skeptics still point to the endurance drills at a recent NHL combine that left him out of breath and questions about his work ethic. Supporters note the key goals Cherepanov scored against the U.S. at the Under-18 World Championships this year. Perhaps both sides knew something. Cherepanov, who has never been to New York, was planning a trip there anyway while in North America. The Rangers had a team jersey with Cherepanov's name already stitched onto the back when they made the pick. "We have to prepare for our team's future," explained Gordie Clark, the Rangers' head amateur scout. "Guys like [Jaromir] Jagr and [Martin] Straka won't be there forever."

Good point. But hey, I don't find them nearly as repulsive as Billy Crystal or Jack Nicholson.

Jennifer Garner > Billy Crystal

Double post, fucking Comcast.

Remainder of Rangers draft:

RANGERS' 2007 NHL ENTRY DRAFT PICKS RANKINGS

NAME (POSITION, TEAM, LEAGUE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT) THN ISS RLR

Alexei Cherepanov (RW, Omsk, Russia, 6-0, 183)

Central Scouting's No. 1-ranked European skater.

Drafted by Rangers No. 17 overall in Round 1 5 4 11

Antoine Lafleur (Goalie, PEI, QMJHL, 6-4, 186)

Central Scouting's No. 3-ranked North American goaltender.

Drafted by Rangers No. 48 overall in Round 2 -- 157 120

Max Campbell (C, Strathroy, Jr. B, 6-0, 170)

Central Scouting's No. 103-ranked North American skater.

Drafted by Rangers No. 138 overall in Round 5 -- -- 270

Carl Hagelin (LW, Sodertalje, Sweden Jr. B, 5-11, 176)

Born Aug. 23, 1988. Not ranked by Central Scouting.

Drafted by Rangers No. 168 overall in Round 6 -- -- --

David Skokan (C, Rimouski, QMJHL, 6-0, 191)

Central Scouting's No. 40-ranked North American skater.

Drafted by Rangers No. 193 overall in Round 7 89 74 63

Danny Hobbs (RW, Ohio, USHL, 5-11, 178)

Central Scouting's No. 147-ranked North American skater.

Drafted by Rangers No. 198 overall in Round 7 -- -- 263

 

After getting the 2007 NHL Entry Draft off to a big start with the selection of Russian right winger Alexei Cherepanov on Friday night, the New York Rangers returned to Columbus' Nationwide Arena to make five more draft picks on Saturday.

 

With their second-round pick, the Rangers took goaltender Antoine Lafleur of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Prince Edward Island Rocket. After sitting out the third and fourth rounds due to trades made last year, the Blueshirts followed up the Lafleur pick with the selection of four more forwards in Rounds 5-7.

 

Of course, there was no bigger prize for the Rangers than Cherepanov, whom many scouts project as a potential NHL superstar. The other big story was a focus on forwards.

 

After taking five defensemen over the previous two drafts, the Blueshirts were content to load up on offense. It marked the first time since 1965 -- and the first time since the draft became the primary means for youngsters to enter the NHL -- that the Rangers did not choose at least one blueliner on draft day.

 

Despite the late-round push for forwards, the second day of the Rangers' draft started out with the most defensive-minded of picks -- a goaltender. At 6-foot-4 and 186 pounds, Lafleur, the 48th player taken overall, was one of the taller goalies available in the 2007 draft. He ranked third on NHL Central Scouting ratings for North American goaltenders and was the second goaltender taken in the draft, behind only Sweden's Joel Gistedt.

 

The Blueshirts didn't pick again until Round 5, when they chose Max Campbell of the Strathroy Rockets, a Junior B team in Ontario. Campbell was the Ontario Junior B player of the year after dominating the WOHL with 46 goals and 95 points in 46 games.

 

With their sixth-round pick, the Rangers chose University of Michigan recruit Carl Hagelin, a Swedish left winger who scored 24 goals and 55 points in 40 games for the Sodertalje junior program.

 

The Rangers had two picks in the seventh round, which they used on two more forwards. David Skokan, a Slovak center with Rimouski of the QMJHL, was taken 193rd overall with a pick the Rangers had obtained in a trade from Montreal. With their own seventh-rounder, the Blueshirts took a local favorite, forward Danny Hobbs of the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets. Hobbs will play for UMass-Amherst next season, and his selection drew cheers from the Columbus fans in attendance.

 

Lafleur was the 157th-ranked prospect by the International Scouting Service and No. 120 in the Red Line Report publication.

 

Central Scouting's profile describes Lafleur as a butterfly-style goalie who "reads the play well and anticipates the cross-ice pass well." He ranked fourth in the QMJHL with a 2.97 goals-against average in 2006-07 and was major-junior hockey's Goaltender of the Week in November 2006 after a three-game win streak that featured a .960 save percentage and 1.36 GAA.

 

Nicknamed "Laff", Lafleur comes from a large family in Gatineau, Quebec, where his father own an optometry business. His favorite player as a youngster was Patrick Roy, but he said he modeled much of his game after Roberto Luongo, the Vancouver goaltender who finished second in the voting for the past season's Vezina Trophy.

 

Lafleur, no relation to Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur, has never been to New York and said he looks forward to his first visit, which will come at next week's Prospect Development Camp.

 

With Henrik Lundqvist established as their starter and 2004 first-round pick Al Montoya in the wings, the Rangers now have some of the best goaltending depth in the NHL. Lafleur might take a few years before he sees the lights of Madison Square Garden, but the opportunity to work with Rangers goaltending coach Benoit Allaire, a fellow French-Canadian, will give him a tremendous edge in his development.

 

Campbell, who will play at Western Michigan University next season, was ranked 103rd overall among North American skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting division. He grew up idolizing Pavel Bure and rooting for the Montreal Canadiens.

 

In 2007, Campbell played a key role in leading Strathroy back from a two-game deficit in the WOHL championship series. The Rockets eventually won the series in seven games.

 

Hagelin, picked 168th overall, was not ranked by any of the major scouting services, but the 18-year-old was a favorite of the Rangers scouting staff and was seen often by Christer Rockstrom, the team's chief European scout, who is based out of Sweden. He will get a chance to adjust to the North American game when he arrives in Ann Arbor this fall to play for the same program that produced Rangers forward Jed Ortmeyer.

 

The Rangers had two picks in the seventh round, which they used on two more forwards. David Skokan, a Slovak center with Rimouski of the QMJHL, was taken 193rd overall with a pick the Rangers had obtained in a trade from Montreal. With their own seventh-rounder, the Blueshirts took a local favorite, forward Danny Hobbs of the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets. Hobbs will play for UMass-Amherst next season, and his selection drew cheers from the Columbus fans in attendance.

 

The pick used to draft Skokan was acquired by the Rangers from the Canadiens last month. The Blueshirts had sent the rights to unsigned 2005 draft pick Ryan Russell to Montreal in exchange for the Habs' seventh-rounder.

 

Skokan was ranked as high as 63rd by the Red Line Report publication and 74th by International Scouting Service. He had been invited to work out for scouts at the NHL Draft Combines in Toronto after posting 35 points in 52 games with Rimouski.

 

Central Scouting's report on Skokan calls him a "skilled forward with a good commitment to defense." He played for Slovakia at both the 2006 and 2007 World Junior championships, making him one of the draft's most experienced international players at age 18. He was also invited to the Canadian Hockey League's Top Prospects Game.

 

Skokan's determination to make it to the NHL can't be denied, either. When he arrived in Rimouski for the 2006-07 QMJHL season, he said it had been a lifelong dream to leave his native country and play hockey in North America. Now he has a shot at this continent's highest level of the game.

 

Hobbs is not as high-profile a seventh-rounder as Skokan, but the native of Shawville, Quebec, also pursued his pro hockey dreams by making the trek to Ohio, where he was an anchor of a Tier USHL expansion team last season. He will enter UMass in the fall.

 

The Entry Draft's opening round took place on Friday night, and the Rangers managed to land a draft gem in Russian winger Alexei Cherepanov. The Blueshirts picked Cherepanov with the 17th overall selection, even though he was rated No. 1 among European skaters by NHL Central Scouting and No. 5 among all prospects in The Hockey News draft preview issue.

How soon can he start?

Don't get your hopes up, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation and the NHL have no standard agreement that a player under contract with a Russian team can just leave because he has been drafted overseas. Just look at why Malkin took an extra year to get to the states, all the red tape is incredible. I will give him this, he is extremely talented to reset records by the likes of Bure, Kovalchuk, Malkin & Ovechkin... I think he will need another season in Russia and then come to the states to play in Hartford...... unless he really is one of the greatest overlooked talents..... that would be a total draft blunder for all 16 teams that picked before the Rangers if this kid really is the #1 overall talent to come from this draft. We probably won't know for a year or two at least.

Has anyone else noticed that they tend to focus on Derek Jeter's parents at least once every ESPN and FOX game? I hope it's not just me imagining it.

Yeah, although I guess the same could be said about finding Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner in the stands at Sox games.

RANGERS GET CHEREPANOV WITH FIRST-ROUND PICK

6/22/2007

 

It's not everyday that an NHL team can draft NHL Central Scouting's top European draft-eligible player and The Hockey News' No. 5-ranked prospect down at the 17th overall pick.

 

For the New York Rangers scouting staff, Friday night's opening round of the NHL Entry Draft at Nationwide Arena in Columbus was a dream evening, as the Blueshirts were able to nab Central Scouting's top-rated European skater Alexei Cherepanov with their first-round pick.

 

Cherepanov is a dynamic, super-fast scorer who dazzled scouts as an 18-year-old with Avangard Omsk of the Russian Superleague in 2006-07. Playing in a league against grown men, Cherepanov scored 18 goals and 29 points in 46 games. His 18 goals broke Pavel Bure's Superleague rookie record of 17, which Bure set nearly 20 years ago.

 

The numbers Cherepanov put up for Omsk were nothing short of amazing. At that same age when he was playing Russia, Washington superstar Alex Ovechkin had fewer goals (13) and fewer points (23), as did Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin and Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk. These three players are considered the greatest first-rounders to come out of Russian hockey in recent years, and Cherepanov will look to follow in their footsteps.

 

Nicknamed "The Siberian Express", Cherepanov was also honored last January as the top forward at the 2007 World Junior Championships, leading Russia to a silver medal against a Canadian team that included Rangers prospects Marc Staal and Tom Pyatt. Cherepanov also won a gold medal at the 2007 Under-18 Worlds.

 

As thrilled as the Rangers were to land Cherepanov – a player they had rated much higher than 17 – the young Russian himself was even more delighted that he will be pursuing his NHL career in New York. Speaking through an interpreter, Cherepanov said that Blueshirts captain Jaromir Jagr is his all-time favorite player and the Rangers are the NHL team he most wanted to join. Although he expressed a bit of disappointment in dropping down to No. 17, Cherepanov said the wait was well worth it, as he simply couldn't wipe the grin off his face.

 

Cherepanov is familiar with Jagr from the 2004-05 lockout season, when Jagr played in Russia with the same Omsk team that Cherepanov played for in 2006-07. He seemed overwhelmed at the possibility of calling Jagr and teammate and said he fully expected to be an NHL player no later than the 2008-09 season after possibly spending another year in Russia.

 

Asked if his aspirations of being an NHLer within two seasons were overly optimistic, Cherepanov said he has a history of achieving the goals he sets for himself, and this was one of those goals.

 

Not only did Cherepanov rank first among European skaters in the Central Scouting year-end ratings and fifth in the prestigious Hockey News poll, he was also the fourth-ranked prospect by International Scouting Service, and Red Line Report had him at No. 11. In each case, there is no doubt of his value at the 17th pick.

 

The selection of Cherepanov gave the Rangers one of the draft's best forwards in the draft at a position few teams could have expected to get him. In Cherepanov and Artem Anisimov, last year's No. 2 pick, the Rangers now have the NHL rights to two of Russia's top players under age 20 – both offensive talents with the potential to light up the Madison Square Garden scoreboard for years to come.

 

That so many NHL teams let Cherepanov slip through their grasp was one of the draft's biggest surprises. Even forwards rated far below him in every scouting service were taken well ahead of the Russian, including Colton Gillies, the No. 16 pick by Minnesota, which had traded up ahead of the Rangers.

 

The draft continues on Saturday morning at 10 a.m., with the Rangers scheduled to make five more picks over the next six rounds.

Please God give Joe Girardi the job NEXT SEASON!!!!! I love Donnie Baseball but I've got a feeling that handing him the reigns would be akin to a Art Howe-ish mistake, he is too much like Torre for my taste.

Actually, I said that no team has won more Superbowls (the Cowboys have 5 as well).

 

Nice to see you can't read. OWNED!

I may have to put you on "ignore" for this, Iceman. You would be my first...

That would be fun, about as much fun as going 10 years without a playoff win! LOL!

(1) Playoff win drought following 3 SUPERBOWLS in 4 years. First team to accomplish this. And No team has won more Superbowls so, in the big picture, hardly a drought.

Actually the Pittsburgh Steelers & the San Fransico 49'ers both have 5 Super Bowl victories to their franchise..... nice to see you can't do simple math. Owned!

From the perspective of a Dallas Fan: Sit back, enjoy and hope the alleged QB never gets benched watch the Cowboys not win a playoff game for the 11'th straight year.

Fixed.

I don't think you guys really have anything to worry about this year with Mo. He looked real good before the other night, and like Food Ho said, it was a non-save situation and it's almost like you can't judge a closer in those situations (although I did get all over Wagnr last year for that blown 4-run lead against the Yankees, but at least Mo didn't lose the game).

I'm not as concerned about Mariano as I know Mets fans are worried about Wagner. I know he isn't the Mariano of 1998 but to say that his career end is imminent is rediculous, with that being said I doubt that there is anyone on the team now or in the farm system that could step right in and be as effective. I'm not as well versed on the Yankees minor leaguers as some others are so I'll have to take their word for it.

ask a harmless and serious question, and the dog get's this type of odd response...the dog knows bad egg from years past on the old boards...that is all...

 

the question still stands - the dog didn;t say it was easy to drop a high priced player, particularly a QB that has so much invested in him - the Dog was wondering how long you give a player to prove his value...the dog thinks you may have stability issues...

The fact that you even responded to his post confirms the suspicion.

Furthermore, I don't think too many fans out there would argue with a guy who throws 24 TD's per season, has made the playoffs each of the years that he has been named the starting QB for the entire season & has a division title to his name.

BTW, anyone who responds to posts in the 3'rd person definatley has stability issues, or is too full of themself for words to describe.

IMO, the 2 most important things are for our defense to play lights out for a whole season meaning we have to get them on the same page as the DC not like last season where nobody gave a shit about what Lewis said. The second being the offensive coaches have to make a game plan that plays to Eli's strengths..... if he operates best out of a no huddle then let him.... don't try to force him to do things that are uncomfortable. And for christ sakes if Shockey has split the saftey throw him the ball..... it's a guaranteed 25 + yard completeion!!!

This is good, Im pumped about this DeOssie kid, he has a tremendous upside, and real smart. Our LB is startin to shape up, esp since we got rid of Emmons.

Strangely I've got a feeling that if this kid had half of his smarts he would be in position more often then Emmons..... anyone else notice how after he came here he couldn't cover a TE anymore? Further notice how nobody has bothered to sign him yet? Thanks but we've upgraded!!

I particularly enjoyed your response to number 7. Wade Phillips has never won a playoff game. However, neither have the Giants since Coughlin took over. So I am quite certain that he was not "watching" the Giants for very long...Unless he caught that Superbowl game against the Ravens...

The Cowgirls have 10 years without a playoff victory..... going on 11 right? That's what I thought. Owned.

Several issues concerning the Cowboys offseason:

 

1) Should they resign Romo to a long term deal the next several months before they win the Superbowl this season? I think that would make sense...

 

2) Should they re-work Ken Hamlin's deal now? They only signed him for 1 year and it will be more difficult to sign him after they win the Superbowl this season.

 

3) Should they resign Greg Ellis, trade him, or do nothing? He's a good guy and a good player and definetly deserves the ring that they will be getting in 12 months or so. But his moaning and whining is aggravating even the loyalist of fans...hmmm...moaning and whining...maybe he is a Giants fan in denial...

 

4) Are Patrick Crayton and Sam Hurd ready to step up should TO and Glenn become injured? In reality, the only thing that can derail this Superbowl season is injuries to this position. Badegg is uncomfortable with this situation and believes the Cowboys should have picked up another WR this offseason...But, then again, Jamal RIchardson and Isah Stanbeck are intriguing little projects...

 

5) Will the O-Line be good enough? It will not be the best in the league but it will be better than last season and that should be good enough. Afterall, take a look at the numbers the Cowboys offense put up last season. It was the defense that was the problem...

 

6) Will the defense improve? Ken Hamlin is an instant up grade in pass coverage. Under Wade Phillips system, they'll be more aggressive. They have the talent. It was misused last season by Tuna. Speaking of Tuna,

 

7) How will Jason Garrett do? Anything will be better than Tuna. It was not Romo's fault they lost in Seattle. They would have lost that game even if they converted the extra point. The ultra-conservative Tuna lost that game. Garrett has already said they will be more aggressive. They have the talent. So the offseason issue here is I hope Jerry is going to find away to retain Garrett after they win the Superbowl this year. Though I could see the Giants begging for him after they run that lame duck out of town in late Dec or early Jan...

Responses:

1. Go ahead and re-sign Homo.... his ass will be handling baggage at Dallas Ft.Worth International in two years.... he is definatley a one-hit wonder.

2. Ken Hamlin? I wouldn't re-sign anyone that is one hit (or one more bar brawl) from being brain dead.

3. Greg Ellis, hmmm good team player but I'm not sure his production warrants a new contract.

4. Who and who? Guys like that will definatley not replace the "production" (or lack thereof) of the two top recievers on the team.

5. That O-line? Please, the same line that made Drew Bledsoe run for his life and so gunshy that he retired is gonna get Homo sacked a whole lot more.... like the twice a game average they gave up last year.

6. Defense, Ken Hamlin again? Be more worried about the D-line lack of production and the fact that Roy Williams is too busy looking for YouTube clips of his days @ Oaklahoma to figure out who he is supposed to cover..... not to mention that Terrence Newman isn't Deion Sanders.

7. What exactly has Wade Phillips won as a coach? Oh yeah, nothing.... exactly what the Cowgirls will have in their hands at the end of this season...... unless you count utter frustration and a post-season of watching other teams (like the Giants) in the playoffs and waiting for what the Cowgirls are really the champions of.... the off season media hype.

Truthfully, I was all for letting Nixon go because he was so banged up all the time and his prioduction had fallen off. I didn't want JD Drew to replace him, though.

Well, Drew did homer last night..... Schilling on the other hand...... .