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After two and a half years at SPS, the time has come to move on. I wasn't getting nearly the readership I desired here, and the flame kind of burnt out last month. I've changed the name, and moved on. My new blog is on the Fox Sports blogging platform. The site is a little buggy, but I'm getting 10x more reads over there.

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In The Books: Week 3

Tim Moore
It was an ugly weekend in San Diego. The Padres are dead even in the wild card, and the Chargers got beat by Green Bay.

Here's my take on week 3's games. Forgive me if any information is inaccurate. I wasted Sunday rotting at PETCO park.

Baltimore 26, Arizona 23
Pretty Boy Leinart got dethroned twice, en route to a Kurt Warner almost comeback. Listening to Leinart's post-game comments mad this the game of the week.

Green Bay 31, San Diego 24
Don't try to pretend like you didn't see my Super Bowl pick back before the season started. The Pack is for real. Even I didn't expect this though. I had this as one of the only Packers losses this season... hmm. SUPER BOWL HOMIE.

Indianapolis 30, Houston 24
Well look at that. Timmy boy's Super Bowl picks are both 3-0. UHHH.

Kansas City 13, Minnesota 10
Despite the loss, Adrian Peterson is holding it down, putting up a TD with 102 yards.

New England 38, Buffalo 7
No surprise here. Unfortunately the Ham has Lee Evans.

NY Jets 31, Miami 28
Pennington played okay, posting 2 TD's... which might be better than "okay" considering it is... well, The Chad.

Philadelphia 56, Detroit 21
I watched this game on the train to PETCO completely freaking out: "I FINALLY MADE A GOOD FANTASY DECISION." As you all know, I was going to start Tony Romo, but at the last minute I gave him "a final chance." Nevertheless, I still lost fantasy... with McNabb and Westbrook's due performances. ...But -- Check out those unis:



Pittsburgh 37, San Francisco 16
The Niners lose the undefeated tag in a game that... well, made sense.

Tampa Bay 24, St. Louis 3
I don't know what team I hate more...

Jacksonville 23, Denver 14
Good.

Oakland 26, Cleveland 24
THE FREAKING RAIDERS WON. Damn.

Seattle 24, Cincinnati 21
The Hass threw for 248 yards for 3TDs and 2 ints.

Carolina 27, Atlanta 20
Atlanta won't win a game.

NY Giants 24, Washington 17
Ruben Droughns 'bussed' it up and scored 2 TDs for 3 yards. Props.

Dallas 34, Chicago 10
Last year was a fluke. The Bears are sinking.

Tennessee 31, New Orleans 14
What happened to America's Team? I'm slightly disappointed about this...

Chasing Obscurity:
3-0 Teams
-New England
-Pittsburgh
-Indianapolis
-Dallas
-GREEN BAY!

0-3 Teams
-Buffalo
-Miami
-Atlanta
-St. Louis

How I Fared: Week 3

Yep. I Bombed.

And, I got owned in Fantasy.
I lost 121-140. So, you guessed it. On Donovan and Westbrook's big game, I STILL LOSE.

SPS Fantasy Tally
Ryan: 2-1
Tim: 1-2

The Padres are deteriorating

Tim Moore

Ryan and I went to the Padres game at the beautiful PETCO park in downtown yesterday, in hopes of seeing the Fathers avoid the sweep to Colorado, and maybe jockey up a little bit in the standings.

We didn't get that.

We got an embarrassment.

Mike Cameron got hurt dropping a semi-routine runner in center for the second straight game.

Not that I like Mike Cameron, but he certainly has the potential to be a big time impact in a game... especially in the stretch run.

Then, right in the thick of the Rockies domination, Milton Bradley tried to kill first base ump, Mike Winters who alleged that Cameron threw his bat at him on his at-bat.

As Bradley was going postal, Bud Black went out to first base, and in an attempt to calm Bradley, took him down and injured his knee. OUT FOR THE SEAON.

Next at bat? Bud Black gets thrown out for arguing balls and strikes.

The Pads need a huge final week to stay in the chase, and to stay on top of the west wild card.

Sketchy.

Hardcore Jr. Fans Breathe a Sigh of Relief

Tim Moore
Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced today that his "feared by tattoo-clad rednecks across America" number change would be from 8 to 88. Now all they've got to do is add an 8!

Congratulations!



There's two other options that I think would have fit the needs of faithful's needs more sufficiently. Think about it. 81 would have been good for the space-cautious fans, and 83 would have been a tribute to his late father, as well as benefitting this guy greatly:



Gotta love NASCAR

SPS Fantasy Update: Week 2

I got screwed.

ESPN deducted two points from my defense overnight, and now I FREAKING LOST.

After a stressful night last night, I rested happily, knowing that my last week with Donovan McSuck at the helm would only go down in history as a close call.

Let me tell you; the difference between winning 100-99 and losing 98-99 is POLAR.

Moral of the story: Start Tony Romo

My Box:

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Ryan's Box:

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On the season:
Tim: 1-1
Ryan: 1-1

Picks: How I Fared

In the Books: Week Two

Tim Moore
Houston 34, Carolina 21
All I honestly have to say about this game is THE FREAKING TEXANS ARE 2-0.

Cleveland 51, Cincinnati 45
Where's the defense at peeps? This was obviously the highest scoring game of the season, thus far. What jumps out is the fact that Carson Palmer passed for 6 touchdowns in a game that he lost. Unacceptable? The Bengals defense is to blame for this one.

Jacksonville 13, Atlanta 7
Look for the Falcons to put up similar numbers throughout the season.

Green Bay 35, NY Giants 13
THE FREAKING PACKERS ARE 2-0. That's right kids. You remember my Super Bowl picks?? Indy, Green Bay. Mark my words.

Pittsburgh 26, Buffalo 3
Pittsburgh's D shut Buffalo down. You know why? Because I have them on my fantasy team. Not to mention, Pittsburgh's throwbacks are sweet:


San Francisco 17, St. Louis 16
THE FREAKING NINERS ARE 2-0. Ryan is happy. Frank Gore is the MAN.

Tampa Bay 31, New Orleans 14
Does anyone know where the Saints offense went? I think the Saints pick things up next week in their home opener.

Indy 22, Tennessee 20
There we have it. Both of my Super Bowl picks are 2-0. BRING IT!

Arizona 23, Seattle 20
I still hate Matt Leinart.

Detroit 20, Minnesota 17
THE FREAKING LIONS ARE 2-0, and John Kitna is the best player in the NFL. The dude came back from a concussion sustained in the second quarter, to win the game and get beat up along the way.

Dallas 37, Miami 20
Tony Romo is hooking things up from my bench.

Baltimore 20, NY Jets 13
Boring.

Hicag 20, Kansas City 10
Blah.

Denver 23, Oakland 20
The Raiders are 0-2. YES!

New England 38, San Diego 14
Lets just say, I've heard "they cheated" about 250 times over the last two days on campus.

Washington 20, Philadelphia 12
Donovan McNabb is looking like the bust of my draft. There is no way McNabb should be held to no touchdowns against the Redskins.

Chasing Obscurity:
2-0 Teams
-New England
-Pittsburgh
-Indianapolis
-Houston
-Denver
-Dallas
-Washington
-Detroit
-San Francisco

0-2 Teams
-Miami
-Buffalo
-New York Jets
-Kansas City
-OAKLAND!
-New York Giants
-Philadelphia
-Atlanta
-New Orleans
-St. Louis

OJ is Back in the News!

Tim Moore
I might have been 5 years old during the "Trial of the Century", but WOW, I remember the hoopla. I remember sitting around the TV with my family watching the trial, having absolutely no clue what was going on.

Now friends, NOW I have the opportunity to have a clue.

OJ is a subject in the theft of some sports memorabilia from a hotel room at Palace Station Hotel and Casino.

"The investigation is ongoing, and O.J. Simpson is alleged to be the suspect," Las Vegas Police Sgt. John Loretto said by telephone.

Simpson was questioned, where he admitted to taking the items, but was released and not arrested.

O.J. Simpson a suspect in Vegas hotel theft [LA Times]

EDIT(12:09 am Mon): They arrested him!!!

EDIT(11:25am Mon): TMZ.com released an exclusive audio clip of the alleged confrontation, and let me tell you, it's pretty 50-Cent esque.

TMZ also released some pretty sweet exclusive pictures from back in the day!
Enjoy:

Week Two: The Picks Are In

Week of the Road Warriors

Call me an idiot at timmoore2@gmail.com

The Padres Just Might Blow This

Tim Moore
In my first full season as an adopted San Diego Padres fan, I thought I was safe. I thought I was going to have an extra month of baseball. I was going to have something to do at 7:00 every night. I thought we could at least win the series with the Doyers with the freaking season on the line.

The Fathers were in sole possession of first place just two weeks back, and now, well, now they're only a game and a half up on the Doyers and the Phillies in the NL Wild Card, who are both on a roll, while the Pads sit there and play dead.

I'm already envisioning the title of my blog post when the Padres don't make the playoffs. You can probably assume (hint: Anchorman quote involving the city of San Diego doing something to themselves).

The fans at Petco Park need to step things up. I know, it's hard for a bunch of drunk, affluent 20-somethings to concentrate on a playoff chase while Rockies first base coach Glen Allen Hill looks just like Barry Bonds, but at least try.

These next few weeks are going to get sketchy for the Pads, and now, we will need some help from the Doyers as they go into a weekend series with the D-Backs, or the other way around, depending on wether we're looking at taking first place in the west (4 gb) or maintaining the wild card.

Most of all, please sweep the Giants. Please.

SPS Fantasy Update

Tim Moore
I feel obligated to start talking some fantasy since I haven't really spoke much of the yearly tradition that is, once again, taking over my life.

Once again, the Ham and I are in the same league, and this year, we managed to get into a league with 10 people from my hometown, people who I must say are probably the most serious players in the 35,000 person populous... that probably isn't saying much.

So, Ryan and I faced off this weekend, and hey, look up in the sidebar over there on the right. See where it says Ryan Hamlett - Fantasy Dominator? We might need to change that.


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That's right... It speaks for itself.

Oh yeah, you might notice our unique name choices, after Ryan got tired of using the "Hooded Houdinis" and I figured that continuing the "Clippers" legacy was pointless, we took a Central American spin on a couple of NL West gems.

VIVA LA DOYER DOYER DOYERS!

And finally,
How I fared in last weeks picks

Depreesh: Yahoo! Sports

Tim Moore
You dropped the ball Yahoo... you dropped the ball.

There is still no argument, Yahoo Sports is the undisputed source for stats and information here at Squeeze Play, but c'mon Yahoo...

You might have seen this, since it IS on the FRONT page of sports.yahoo.com (I'm not hyper-linking that. I'm trying to prove a point here):



See that little 'made for TV movie-esque' 11 year-old in the center of that pic? That's Will Jauss, son of Doyers coach Dave Jauss.

Well, Yahoo let this spoiled punk write a feature for the website called "I'm a baseball kid", that features constant name-dropping, numerous four word sentences, and the quality of a middle school "what I did over summer" essay. I guess it makes sense.

C'mon Yahoo.

With the baseball playoff races coming full circle, and BOTH the NFL and COLLEGE FOOTBALL seasons getting underway, this is what you publish?

Right on Yahoo Sports. Right on.

I'm a baseball kid [Yahoo! Sports]

Apreesh: Rick Ankiel

Tim Moore

You better appreciate Rick Ankiel. I don't care what you say. Rick Ankiel is still the feel good story of thee year. I dont care about some HGH from three years ago... BEFORE IT WAS BANNED.

You wont see anything like this anytime soon.

Leave this man alone.

I got your back, Rick.

word.

Week One: In the Books

Tim Moore
Dallas 45, NY Giants 35
This game had a huge fantasy impact on me... indirectly, but still huge. The reason for the indirectness? The fact that Tony Romo spent last week chilling on my bench. Romo posted 34 fantasy points while my starter Donovan "now in microwuvabullbullz" McNabb put up only 9 points en route to a 13-16 loss to Green Bay. YEP. Green Bay. Romo is looking like a definite start next week, unless I'm swayed by the Dolphins defense. Nevertheless, I'm certainly glad I drafted Romo... I just wish I would have started him...

Seattle 20, Tampa Bay 6
Is anyone really surprised at this? While i wasn't necessarily jocking the Seahawks to begin with, there's no doubt that week in and week out they will preform. It's not like Seattle really needed to preform in this game though... Tampa scored on two field goals in the first quarter, and it was lights out from there. Another reluctant fantasy draft pick for me was Cadillac Williams, who proved to fit the bill, posting 5 fantasy points and peacing out in the 3rd with a bruised rib.

San Diego 14, Chicago 3
For the 4,000th time: It feels really good to finally live in a football town. It feels even better to live in a winning football town. People all over San Diego county are rejoicing today, after the Chargers put the hammer down on Da Bearsss, allowing only a field goal en route to a 14-3 win that included a famous LaDanian passing TD. ...Plus, those new uniforms are just sexy.

Detroit 36, Oakland 21
The Raiders are on pace to go winless!

Washington 16, Miami 13 OT
All I really got from this game was: SHAUN SUISHAM, Bowling Green

Carolina 27, St. Louis 13
Torry Holt got me a touchdown. That's all that matters.

New England 38, NY Jets 14
Ryan: "I dont know if I should start Moss. He didn't play at all during the preseason.
Me: "Do it. It's Randy freaking Moss"
Yeah, I know, good call. Moss gathered 9 receptions for 183 yards and a TD in his first appearance in his new home. Get ready for the second coming of the Moss boss.

Minnesota 24, Atlanta 3
So... Adrian Peterson put up 22 fantasy points... on my bench. See the trend? Peterson is most likely going to be my replacement for the questionable Cadillac Williams.

Tennessee 13, Jacksonville 10
Leftwich could have won this game...

Houston 20, Kansas City 3
It looks like this whole Matt Schaub thing just might work out. Let's give it a few more weeks before we start hyping it though...

Green Bay 16, Philadelphia 13
Super Bowl XLII:
Colts 44
Packers 27
mark my words.

Pittsburgh 24, Cleveland 7
No surprises here.

Denver 15, Buffalo 14
Boring game. What can I say?

MNF!
Baltimore @ Cincinati 7:00pm et ESPN
Arizona @ San Francisco 10:00pm et ESPN

Moblog: The Ills of Working Sundays

The very first of the famed moblogs come to you from the parking lot
of my work... On my lunch break. YEP. WORK.

I'm kicking this football season off the same way I did last year. At work.

Im typing on my LG enV so excuse any clearly mangled words.

I've basically spent the entire first half of the day working and
scheduling inconspicous bathroom breaks to check ESPN MVP. By the way,
thank god for verizon's ESPN MVP.

Before I get back to my double cheese burger, I have to mention how
many Phillip Riverjerseys I've seen today. It's unreal.

2007 AFC West Preview

Tim Moore
AFC West

1. San Diego Chargers - I don't think I've mentioned this here, but I am a new resident of San Diego County. So yeah, I've left the doldrums of americas largest county, for 70-degrees and sunny. Anyway, while i'll never (anytime soon) call myself a Chargers fan, It sure feels good to live in a football town. The LA market is all USC. People react different to an NFL championship contender. The Chargers will have no problem coasting through the regular season, as they did last year, in route to posting the best record in the league. Something tells me that they might have some issues with the post season, as they did last year, in route to a first showing playoff loss. The re-design on the logo, though... it might be all the difference. Think 2002 Angels.

2. Denver Broncos - Jay Cutler is young, but god is better than Jake Plummer. Travis Henry is 28 and has nine children with nine mothers.

3. Kansas City Chiefs - Suck

4. Oakland Raiders - I don't care about the best pass defense in the league. You need offense to win more than 2 games.

2007 NFC South Preview

Tim Moore
NFC South

1. New Orleans Saints - The Saints captured the hearts of millions of Americans last season, and it wasn't just the triumphant return to the big easy. It was their 10-6 record and impressive playoff run that surprised everybody. Drew Brees has the maturity and experience to maintain a young and explosive attack. Reggie Bush, alongside Deuce McAllister make up the elite dual-back tandem that took the league by storm last season. Look for the Saints to build upon their performance last season, winning 12. Yep. 12.

2. Carolina Panthers - The Panthers will try to attempt to mirror the Saint's success utilizing Deshaun Foster and DeAngelo Williams in traditional dual-back format. Jake Delhomme looks to incorporate TE Jeff King, as well as Steve Smith and Keary Colbert.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - You can thank Michael Vick for Tampa not finishing in last this season. There was a starting battle between Chris Simms and Jeff Garcia. I rest my case.

4. Atlanta Falcons - I won't even comment.

2007 AFC South Preview

Tim Moore
AFC South

1. Indianapolis Colts - Peyton Manning is the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL. Okay, now send your "you stupid kid, have you ever heard of Dan Marino?"s to timmoore2@gmail.com! (I'll really post your feedback!) Anyway, nobody can touch the Colts.

2. Jacksonville Jaguars - I'm still pissed they released Leftwich. Byron is easily my second favorite player in the league based solely on the fact that he put up solid numbers as a back-up for 10 years on my NFL Fever 2004 franchise. I still think the Jags are strong enough to take the number two spot in the south. Mo Drew will rep the cuidad and keep it fresh in the runnning shoe capital of the world. HUH?!?!

3. Houston Texans - With the first pick in the 2006 NFL draft, the Houston Texans select MARIO WILLIAMS. Williams has a ton of potential this season, however he doesn't hold the propensity to solely impact the season for the Texans.

4. Tennessee Titans - 0-5 start last season. Vince Young made some noise when he steered the team to 8-8 record winning 6 straight. However, Travis Henry was in the picture back then. Now we're looking at LenDale White; a dude who wasn't even a feature back in college (i had to throw that in), to take the majority of touches. Keep in mind, this is the LenDale that spent the off season on the couch, and showed up to camp overweight.

2007 NFC North Preview

Tim Moore

NFC North
1. Chicago Bears - This is a no-brainer. No matter how bad Grossman sucks, the Bears will take first in the NFC North for the next 10 years. Ok? Do I even really need to explain?

2. Green Bay Packers - Here I go again, jocking Brett Favre like a loyal cheese head. You see. I grew up in the Los Angeles television market, rendering me unbiased in terms of the NFL. I resorted to the bandwagon, and as many NFL deprived seven year olds did in the mid-ninetys, I became a loyal Packers fan overnight. Well, obviously since then i've come to my senses, but I still have a special place in my heart for the Favre. There.

3. Minnesota Vikings - Every time I think of the Vikings, I automatically revert back to Culpepper to Moss. Well, both of those guys are out of the picture now, and second-year QB Tarvaris Jackson will be looking to hook up with OC native. Bobby Wade. Yeah. Bobby Wade. The Vikings ground game is solid, with Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson holding down the fort.

4. Detroit Lions - John Kitna says the Lions will win 10 games this season. OK.

2007 AFC North Preview

Tim Moore
AFC North

1. Cincinnati Bengals - In my eyes, the Bengals are one of the most exciting teams in the league; due in part to OCHO CINCO. What people often look past is the fact that this is one of the most well rounded offenses in the league as well. With Carson Palmer, Rudi Johnson, and T.J. Houshmandzadeh (i know) all almost guaranteed to provide pro-bowl stats, alongside the on and off the field genius of Chad Johnson, you can expect the Bengals to continue turning heads into the post-season. CELEBRATE.

2. Baltimore Ravens - I don't know why I hate the Ravens. There's no real explanation. I really have no clue as to the potential of Steve McNair this late in his career. Willis McGahee is an apt replacement for Jamal Lewis. If McGahee can take some of the load off Steve McNair's back, look for the Ravens to post substantial numbers at a "slightly over mediocre" record.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers - Mike Tomlin. That's all. There really isn't much of a replacement for the coaching style of Bill Cowher. This is going to be a transition season for the Stealers. Hopefully Cowher enjoys family time.

4. Cleveland Browns - I said this last year, and i'll say it again. What can brown do for you? NOTHING.

2007 NFC East Preview

Tim Moore
NFC East

1. Philadelphia Eagles - My hopes and dreams of re-captureing fantasy football are riding on the success of the Eagles. I reluctantly drafted Donovan, hoping for a repeat of last season... minus the injury. My anchor at RB also hails from the City of Brotherly Love. Bryan Westbrook looks to take the role of a theoretical #3 reciever or better. Look for the Eags to post an over-.500 record, that should be good enough to take the East.

2. Dallas Cowboys - Despite what you might say about Tony Romo's departure last season, he is one of the most accurate QB's in the league. As long as TO decides to play football this season, the Cowboys should be looking at an interesting stretch run.

3. New York Giants - You just have to love the Mannings. Thats all there is to it. This won't be Eil's true break-out season because he has next to no help offensively. Plaxico Burris and Amani Toomer have the propensity to go big this season, and if they both manage to do so in conjunction, look for the Giants to test the Eagles for first. However, with Tiki Barber out of the equation (and still talking s**t) the much smaller, Brandon Jacobs might just hold the ground game back... despite the tout he's getting from the networks.

4. Washington Redskins - What can you really say about a team that is simply boring to watch?

2007 AFC East Preview

Tim Moore

Glory Glory Hallelujah, it's football season.

The 2007 NFL season gets underway on Thursday, as the defending champion Colts take on the beloved New Orleans Saints; an excellent way to ring in the new year.

WOOO.

WE LIVE FOOTBALL.

Alright, you knew it was coming. Here are my 2007 regular season predictions.

AFC East

1. New England Patriots - How can you not take the Pats to win the east? This is one of the most productive offensives, anchored by one of the best QB's in the league. Tom Brady has a solid line-up of receivers in Randy Moss, Donte' Stallworth, and one of the most underestimated number threes, Wes Welker. Sophomore, Lawrence Maroney looks to even out the offense with an improved ground attack. Defensive Ends Richard Seymour and Ty Warren will no doubt hold down the fort. That's a given.

2. New York Jets - Their preseason record of 3-1 was my tie-breaker for the number two spot in the AFC East. The Dolphins posted a 2-2 record in the preseason ,and that just shows you how hard this was to call for myself. Chad Pennington continues to scare me. He's going on his third shoulder, and the wear and tear of this season (proceeded by a 16-game season last year) might be the demise of the playoff run for the Jets.

3. Miami Dolphins - I have no clue why I have a good feeling about the Dolphins... or the Dol-oh-peenz, as we call them in So Cal (apologies). I hate the Dolphins. So do you. I don't like Trent Green, and I really don't like Cam Cameron's views on offense. But. Maybe, just maybe... ...no...

4. Buffalo Bills - The Bills posted a decent 7-9 record last season, however, we've all seen the SportsCenter commercials. Nothing's happening in Buffalo. I wouldn't mind seeing a local-driven rivalry between the Bills and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

Apreesh: CLAY BUCHHOLZ

Tim Moore
With a month left to go in baseball season, the playoff pre-mortem is finally coming full circle.

I can't wait.

These are the true dog days (don't even go there) of the season. Half of the clubs are finally reaching the "let's look forward to next year" stage, the majority of casual fans are tired of regular season baseball (Sept. 14th ESPN the Magazine), and to boot, it's hot as hell in southern California (ok, that doesn't really have anything to do with it).

I want the playoffs, and I want them now.

That's not to say that i'm sick of the regular season, but since the passing of the home run chase, we have been collectively without much to be excited about.

Until Saturday night.

The second no-hitter of the year went by Saturday night as simply a quick spot at the beginning of the local news' "sports report", as exactly that "the second no hitter of the season", not the fact that he was a rookie, not the fact that he had been recalled from AAA Pawtucket just one day earlier, and certainly not the fact that it was only his second career major league start.

So, as I attempt to regain control over my life from a dead-end job, a full school schedule, and MLB.tv, over the next few weeks as I intend to start writing full time again; Major apreesh goes out to Sox Rookie Clay Buchholz.

The cardinal sin of the blogosphere: Sending Bonds Praise

Tim Moore
I'm back.

That's right, I've promised the comeback for some time now, and I guess I really just needed a nudge from the wide world of sports to officially re-ignite the fire that never really burnt out.

I make my triumphant return from hiatus with all the inspiration in the world.

I'm two months older, two months wiser, and now a fan of Barry Bonds.

WHAT?

I just committed the cardinal sin of the sports blogosphere. I like Barry Bonds. That's ludicrous. Ludicrous but true.

While there have definitely been insinuations in the past, my love for the quiet, reserved, and often times straight up a-hole was confirmed in tonight's record breaking shot to right-center and the coverage that proceeded followed the blast.

I held Barry close to my heart growing up, from emulating his swing in the backyard as a kid, to making sure he always kicked everyone's ass in my celebrity death match-esque artwork as a pre-teen. Nevertheless, I felt obviously betrayed when the steroid accusations came to the forefront of the media. This is where most of you remain today. I stuck with Barry. I never took down the poster landmarking his record 73 home run season in 2001.

BARRY BONDS SMILED TONIGHT.

I've said it before, and i'll say it again; steroids or not, Barry is special to me. The majority of the readers out there are a little older than me. You have Cal Ripken, Nolan Ryan, and Joe Carter. I have Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Frank Thomas.

In a post from the night Barry passed Babe Ruth, I stated that at that point in my life nothing in sports had really happened that I could "tell my kids about."

I do now.

History... history