So yea all those annoying commercials about the switch ..you thought they were over right ? Wrong. The Senate passed a bill today which delays it until June 12th yippee. So now those of who are local get to watch channel 4 and others oversell this whole thing like its the 2nd coming of Y2K every news cast. Link to the article

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Who is going to the game ? Im going to be getting my tickets Monday when the pre-sale starts hopefully I will get decent seats this year and wont have to sit in the upper deck like the past couple of years.

Per DMN :

Breathe easy ... this post isn't about Marion "The Barbarian" Barber.

Sources inform Calvin "Lucky" Watkins that the Cowboys and Dolphins are discussing a trade that would send NT Jason Ferguson, a Bill Parcells favorite for years, to Miami. Not clear yet what the Cowboys might get in return.

Ferguson, who suffered a season-ending injury in the opener, is expendable because of the emergence of Jay Ratliff. Tank Johnson, who has stayed out of trouble since signing with Dallas, gives the Cowboys quality depth at nose tackle.

More to come as this story develops.

In the mail the other day I received a contract from Chesapeake Energy asking for my mineral rights for 5 years for a 22% royalty plus a signing bonus. The thing I dont understand is its not like I have a bunch of land. Just a normal size house and yard in a 20 year old subdivision in North Fort Worth. There is a bunch of land to the west of our subdvision with a big gas well . My question is has anyone done this before and is there anything I should look out for ?

Does anyone here play The Show online ?

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Anyone still have the link to him striking out Chavez with the pitch ?

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and so should JD.

Adam Dunn is available.

Added one general manager, "I see him as more of an American League player and a DH."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jon_heyman/06/11/monday.scoop/index.html

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I wouldnt mind this coming to TBiA.

"The Los Angeles Dodgers are converting their right-field pavilion into all-you-can-eat bleachers. Takers will have access to as many hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, nachos and soft drinks as they want."

"Around 3,000 seats right-field seats will be sold for $35 in advance and $40 on game day with the all-you-can-eat special"

http://tinyurl.com/yn2jmh

per rotoworld-

Juan Rivera sustained a broken left tibia while playing winter ball in Venezuela on Friday.

Rivera's left leg has been placed in a cast and he will be flown to Miami, where he will be re-examined by a trauma specialist tomorrow. Depending on how severe the break is, he might not be ready for the beginning of the season. If he is ready, at least the Angels will finally have a good excuse for using him as a DH and Garret Anderson in the outfield. A severe break would increase the chances that the Angels sign Shea Hillenbrand and might cause them to give Aubrey Huff's agent a call. Dec. 22 - 11:32 pm et

I have AT&T DSL..and ever since yesterday I cannot access ESPN. All other websites that I frequently go to work just fine. But when I go to ESPN it just times out and a Dell Search Page shows up and says "Sorry, we couldn't find http://www.espn.com/. Here are some related websites: " anyone have any idea what would be causing this ? Is it a problem with my ISP or my browser or something ?

With pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka officially out of the picture and Mark DeRosa headed for the Chicago Cubs, the Rangers are turning their attention to two key free agents from Oakland's AL West championship team. The Rangers are courting left-hander Barry Zito and designated hitter Frank Thomas, major league sources said Tuesday.

Zito and Thomas have already phoned to congratulate new manager Ron Washington, who also came from Oakland, on getting the Texas job. Both said they would consider playing for the Rangers.

The Rangers have also followed up. The club has contacted agent Scott Boras about Zito. And a major league source said club officials met with Arn Tellem, who represents Thomas, Monday evening.

The A's have long been willing to concede Zito's departure, but have been trying to hammer out a two-year deal with Thomas. The Rangers have jumped into the picture.

"We have to walk a fine line of being aggressive without being stupid," Rangers owner Tom Hicks said of the club's approach to free agency. "I think there will be signings that turn out to be unwise."

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/16013447.htm

that a team in either league didnt win at least 100 games.

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Anybody going to be playing online with the PS2 ?

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Get to see him pitch tomorrow night Im stoked !!!
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Wells goes back to Texas with a shoulder injury.

"The Rangers open a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at 9:05 p.m. CT on Monday at McAfee Coliseum. Right-hander Kip Wells was slated to start, but he has been sent back to Texas with a shoulder injury. Edinson Volquez will be recalled from Oklahoma to face Oakland's Esteban Loaiza."

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060806&content_id=1596142&vke y=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex

Take your pick I know which one I would do.

To Houston for : Lidge

To the O's for : Tejada

To Cleveland for : Westbrook

To the Phillies for : Lieber

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060730&content_id=1584554&vke y=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2534459

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"The Rangers could trade for both a hitter and starting pitcher; their owner, Tom Hicks, is prepared to boost payroll after failing to sign Roger Clemens. Phillies right-handers Jon Lieber and Cory Lidle are two of the pitchers the Rangers are monitoring. Brewers left fielder Carlos Lee could be the team's No. 1 offensive target if he became available. The Rangers continue to dangle outfielder Kevin Mench . . ."

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5796782

Avery was on with Galloway said the League has suspened him for game 5.

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Anyone play it with the PS2 online ?

"This paint has been tasting of lead
& their chips will fall as they may,
but it's not just my finish that is peeling,
& it is not alone fleeing these walls.

Well sooner of later this cold
it's gonna break
so our hands will be warm again,
but all I want is not to need you now.
And sooner or later this code
it's gonna break
& our words will be heard again,
but all I want are vows of silence now.

This turpentine chaser's got kick
& the rag that it's soaked in is rich.
The fumes aide the pace of my cleaning
& as soon as I'm done I am gone.

The frightening facts
we've been facing our backs
for so long now
are begging for eyes
to bear witness to lies
& indifference.

Now we're saying aloud
the things we've declared in our silence.
The new coats of paint will not reaquaint
broken hearts to broken homes."

Ok this is way off topic , back on the old Espn board there was a post talking about a weird website of some kid who was in love with Ninjas and how he thought Ninjas were the coolest thing...anyone remember that and possibly have the URL ?

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Lets say the Rangers for some God forsaken reason just dont get things going and fall to  1-10 to start the year, does Buck need to worry about his job ?

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Im interested in joining a Baseball keeper league...anyone know of any good ones ?
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