The winners need to do a lot of ass kissing,favour dealing and general hand shaking to succeed

Very well put Goombah! I know exactly how you feel! I wouldn't mind going my whole life without the Raiders or Warriors winning a championship if it meant the Giants could win their first since moving to San Francisco. I will die happy if, major if, that ever happens.

"Hey let's waste our time arresting people so we can try to knock that Olympic guy off his pedestal....Thinks he's so high an' mighty, all that ganja weed makin' himself overconfident and well hell, he'll never mess with the law in South Carolina again! This is mah town! Columbia may be a drug capital down 'ere in wetback country, but here in good ol' boy country it damn sure won't be!"

Blibble:

Are you old enough to remember/appreciate the 1980 or 1983 Super Bowl wins by the Raiders? Granted one was from Oakland, the other when they were from LA? I remember Kenny King getting a screen pass in the 1980 game from Jim Plunkett and going 80 yards for the TD. The two images from the 1983 were the famous Marcus Allen cutback run for a TD and the Jack Squirek INT for a TD off of Joe Theismann.

From the Department of Hard to Believe -



Evidently they're both very quick learners and have "a good work ethic" (as quoted by the manager). Wouldn't it be something if they make the major leagues?

WASHINGTON—After a series of closed-door talks, Scott Boras, the agent known for representing the highest-paid players in baseball, set another record for the game's largest contract when he finalized Manny Ramirez's $20 billion agreement with the United States federal government on Thursday. "Manny's .396 batting average last season with the Dodgers, as well as his playoff performance, proved that he is as important to this country as infrastructure projects, health care, and renewable energy development," Boras said during an interview, adding that Ramirez is especially satisfied with the indefinite length of the contract. "He's promised to cut 47 hours of antics this year and to make necessary attitude adjustments in order to remain solvent. Any criticism Manny receives for this contract is simply what comes with getting a huge amount of money from the government during a time of crisis." A clause in the contract states Ramirez could receive an additional $6 billion if he successfully saves the American auto industry.

Supposedly the Dodgers have the two year offer for 45 mil back on the table.

There is a lot of talk that the Giants are the only other team interested in Manny, but they haven't made an offer and it doesn't look like they will, unless they are being secretive and waiting until the last minute.

i wonder who is going to pick grossman up since he is a FA now

The Vikings, Lions, 49ers, Jets and Chiefs are possibilities.

I think the 49ers need to stick with Shaun Hill for an entire year. No matter how good he does, people want to dimiss Hill and look ahead to someone else, even though he has done everything he's been asked to do. He's not flashy or impressive, but he wins games. Especially late in games when it matters most.

I am really disappointed that the Eagles did not resign Brian Dawkins. Even though I knew he was a free agent, I never even considered the possibilty of him playing for another team. He was Philadelphia's longest tenured athlete (drafted in 1996) and was without a doubt one of the most popular Eagle players ever. This only gives the fans another reason to be frusturated with Andy Reid and the rest of the Eagles front office.