Formerly Snayke

No doubt. I'm glad Doris Burke decided to look more feminine tonight.

Ray Allen is running on the fumes of fumes. Bamm-O. Odom is playing terrific. Khloe must've promised a night with Kourtney if he wins.

Good call for the Lakers. Gasol throws himself into Garnett and gets free throws.

Truth.

L.A. should be winning by 15.

I had to follow along on my phone, but every out was described as "(blank) grounded out sharply" or "(blank) lined out."

I have to tip my invisible hat to aTm. Brilliant. Just brilliant. Two bowl wins since 1990 (the last of which in the prestigious Galleryfurniture.com Bowl and they somehow got themselves on UT and OU's level.

Ehh. Nebraska hasn't been that important to college football in awhile. their $49M football profit last year (4th among all programs) would argue otherwise. they aren't great any more, but much like notre dame, they're still a big deal. From a business perspective, yeah, I suppose it hurts. But I don't benefit from whatever Missouri would gain by playing Nebraska, so I don't care.

I can't understand the hate for any of those people.

This didn't come out right. I meant to write that we were a bad Ray Allen game instead of a historically bad Ray Allen game from this being over. Freaking 5:45 a.m.

I agree with the extent of your post, but this bit bugs me: It's debatable how much Duncan helped Suppan the first time around (stable K, BB, H/9 rates that he had in KC; ERA+ 104 in KC, 110 in STL). St. Louis fans have been doing Suppan a disservice by acting like he was some schlub who Duncan took pity on before transforming into a slightly above-average pitcher. He was always that way. Unless Duncan has a magic wand that turns Suppan's arm 30, this is going to be hopeless. Sure, but him and La Russa are prone to managing with their hearts instead of their heads. It's why Mike Gallego survived in this league through 1997, why Craig Paquette could've gotten a job with the Cardinals in 2003, why Aaron Miles was brought back from the dead, etc. Duncan says he has found things Suppan was doing wrong. Great, but Rick Peterson has a reputation as a pretty good pitching coach. I find it dubious that a hitch or inconsistent release point was leading to Suppan being battered around the way he was.

Ehh. Nebraska hasn't been that important to college football in awhile. I think the last notable thing they did was piss everyone off by going to the national championship game in 2001 or so. The conference gets a lot stronger in basketball. That's unquestionable.

Wow, we were a bad Ray Allen game from this thing being over in five games.

And what the heck...since I have no decent Cardinals forum to post my thoughts (I'd guess only one person will read this)... This signing, along with Miles and Randy Winn, represents the worst of Tony La Russa. While I've never believed the dumb stuff how he hates rookies, I'm pretty sure he hates the ones he's had this year. I think La Russa is exceptional at a few things. He can really relate to his players. He's fiercely loyal; sometimes to a fault. He refuses to throw Colby Rasmus under the bus when he makes dumb plays in center field. But when it comes to managing his roster he's awful. Left to his own devices the Cardinals would look like...well, what they look like now. This is the manager who didn't want to let Chris Duncan go even though he was clearly at the end of the line. They brought in Aaron Miles because...he was hitting .270 against 22 year olds in Springfield. They brought in Randy Winn because he can hold the bat on his right shoulder even though he hasn't done jack against lefties in over two years. Now it's Suppan, who is absolutely cooked. It's obvious that P.J. Walters and Adam Ottavino are not ready and may never be. But what does Suppan have over them? That he pitched a great Game 7 four years ago? The dude is 35 and his fastball has been getting destroyed the past four seasons. The difference between Suppan and Walters is 10 years and a screwball. They are essentially the same pitcher at this point, only La Russa and Duncan think they may be able to squeeze whatever goodness is left in his arm. Fine, whatever. Let's see what he's got left. But I can only hope that this is the last of these veteran scrap heap pick-ups.

I think it's great that La Russa has expanded his rescue efforts to broken-down baseball players who would otherwise be unemployed. How long is it going to take before the Cardinals place a call to Craig Paquette?

The Big XII must think Texas is already out the door if they're putting a deadline on Missouri and Nebraska while its cash cow has been rumored to be the choice of almost every major conference. And really, what is the Big XII going to do if Missouri and Nebraska don't comply?

It's why I became a Blue Jays fan tonight.

I'm already aggravated. Walters has given up seven runs in four innings, Cardinals get a runner on base with two outs and they let him hit. Apparently they're saving Aaron Miles for the 15th inning.

This Finals is going to suck. I hate it when two good teams play each other.

The fourth quarter: Where Amazing Happens.

No.

Statheads say Redick is a part of the best Orlando rotation. Wayne WInston represent.

That last possession was a mess by the Celtics. Goodness.

You just don't understand that those teams are boring because they've played in the Finals four times in the past 29 years, or once in the past 22 years.