One has to wonder how far the trash talking will go for this epic fight. One, however, does not have to wonder where it'll take place. It most likely gets done in Las Vegas and the MGM Grand will, most likely, be the place that hosts it. However, the trash talking is going to be one of the greatest things ever witnessed in the history of sporting events. Think about the major players in this saga. On one hand, you have Freddie Roach. On another hand, you have Roger Mayweather. These two really don't, for lack of a better word, like each other. They really, really, really do not like each other. However, one cannot deny the fact that Manny Pacquiao fired the first shot.

Manny Pacquiao: "The difference between Floyd and others I have fought is that Floyd makes a lot of trash talk that should not be imitated by young people."

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Back in May of 1998, the UFC held it's 17th Pay Per View event. It was titled UFC 17: Redemption. On that night in Mobile (Ala.), former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark "The Hammer" Coleman took on UFC newcomer Pete Williams. In a fight that tested endurance as well as resolve, Williams knocked out Coleman just 38 seconds into the overtime period with a brutal head kick. Williams had won his UFC debut. Coleman's career began to spiral out of control. Coleman went on to lose a split decision to Pedro Rizzo in his next fight before going to Japan and dropping a fight due to submission to then 1-2 Nobuhiko Takada. However, Williams was not Coleman's originally scheduled opponent for that evening in Mobile. It was then current UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture.

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He went on Oprah earlier today and was talking about his life and the things he's been through. I was wondering if anyone else had watched this. It was a very telling interview about who Mike Tyson the person truly is. He retells some things about his childhood and how he used to get picked on. It was very sad to hear him talk about some of the things he went through. He also talked about the death of his daughter, his marriage with Robin Givens, and the Holyfield incident. You can actually watch it by going to her website.

http://www.oprah.com/dated/oprahshow/oprahshow-20090912-mike-tyson

Sorry this isn't a professional FanPost, just figured I'd talk about it in brief.

10.) David Wright (177; 2007)
7a.) Chase Utley (178; 2006)
7b.) Albert Pujols (178; 2003)
7c.) Alex Rodriguez (178; 2007)
4a.) Todd Helton (179; 2004)
4b.) Adrian Beltre (179; 2004)
4c.) Albert Pujols (179; 2009)
3.) Alex Rodriguez (181; 2003)
2.) Barry Bonds (184; 2004)
1.) Chase Utley (192; 2008)

What does this show? Chase Utley is a freaking beast. A lot of his total runs come from the positional adjustment factor which has ranged between 26 and 31 runs since 2005, when he first started contributing on a regular basis. His 192 Total Runs last season was mind-boggling. Hell, it was 21 runs more than Pujols generated last season. And, of those 21, a grand total of 20 runs came from the positional adjustment difference between the two which still shows Utley was the better straight-up player last season.

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Simple question but not so simple answer. In the four seasons where Matt Holliday has seen at least 600 plate appearances, he's been worth an average of $25.2 million. That's nothing to sneeze at. This isn't going to be a long post about it, just really a question about how much you think he's worth and two graphs to take a look at how much he has contributed over his career (since 2004).

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Lately, I have proceeded to do a multitude of research on various things regarding the great game of baseball. One of the things that I examined happened to be the impact of the home run on a team in terms of wins and losses. Why? Because I wanted to see how much impact home runs actually have on wins and losses for every team. I wanted to see if there was a direct correlation between them. The answer didn’t really shock me, per se, but the way that it stood out is what did the trick. Hell, the top four teams in the American League in home runs all have a winning record. Coincidence? Not really. And four of the top five teams in the National League in home runs have a winning record. Again, coincidence? Not entirely. There have been 4769 home runs in baseball this season to date (September 25th). With that said, are you ready to crunch some numbers?

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