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I wish I threw a no-no when I was 21. Glad for the kid. What's the youngest no-hitter ever?

Oh Syracuse...

Take away the Syracuse game for a perfect game! How mad ESPN makes me. God my teams stink.

South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com Olivo suspects Marlins blame him for pitching woes Catcher suspects he's fall guy for pitching woes By Juan C. Rodriguez South Florida Sun-Sentinel August 31, 2007 Miguel Olivo celebrated his ninth wedding anniversary Thursday. His wife, Gloria, flew in from the family residence in northern California for the occasion. "Try to relax my mind, have a good time with her," Olivo said. "You can never forget your family, because those are the only people that are with you all the time." Olivo feels like a forgotten man. The Marlins' starting catcher the past two seasons, Olivo has seen a significant decline in playing time. Initially, a groin strain he suffered Aug. 16 sidelined him for the better part of four games. Though Olivo is now healthy, he hasn't started back-to-back games since the injury. His suspicion is his time with the Marlins is ending. "I don't know if they have plans for me or not," said Olivo, as the Marlins prepared to open a three-game series against the Phillies tonight at Dolphin Stadium. "The way it looks, no. "If [manager Fredi Gonzalez] wants to play me he will. He knows the kind of player I am, and everybody goes through tough situations. I don't think that's a reason to sit me like this, but I understand. The team is losing, and if [Matt] Treanor is hot and hitting, amen. ? I'm not saying this is over because you never know what could happen here, but that's how I feel." One American League scout who recently spoke with the Marlins said the decision-makers are split on how to proceed with the catching situation. One faction believes Treanor has proved he can handle the pitching staff and whatever deficiencies he has offensively can be addressed elsewhere in the lineup. The other line of thinking is Treanor already is in his ideal role and the team is best served with another primary catcher. Treanor has put together an impressive season, batting .284 with a .378 on-base percentage in 134 at-bats. Whether he could sustain those numbers over 450 at-bats is another matter, but the Marlins may be ready to find out. "He's done a terrific job of hitting the ball, making those adjustments and handling the pitch calling," Gonzalez said. "He's earned a shot at catching a little more." No one is going to confuse Olivo with Pudge Rodriguez offensively or defensively, but he does possess an intriguing skill set. No one is better at throwing behind runners. Physically, he may be among the strongest players in the game. He can run. He's good for 15 homers a season. The flip side is Olivo again is among the league leaders in passed balls. Good luck knocking him down on plays at the plate, but half a dozen times Olivo has dropped catchable throws from fielders. Another factor suggesting the Marlins will look elsewhere next season is money. Olivo will be arbitration-eligible again after earning $2 million in 2007. Treanor will be arbitration-eligible for the first time, but his salary will remain in six figures. "The only thing I can say is if I did something wrong, nobody in this world is perfect," Olivo said. "When the team is losing they have to blame somebody, and I think they blame me. That's how it looks. I can't say if they're losing because of me or if the pitchers aren't throwing well because of me. We're losing games and I'm the catcher. Maybe it's my fault. I don't know what they think." With catchers always in demand, Olivo, 29, won't lack job opportunities next season. At this point, he is all but convinced it will be elsewhere. "They haven't told me anything directly, but I'm not stupid," Olivo said. "I'm an intelligent person. ? I'm a grown man and responsible for what I do. A lot of teams know the kind of player I am. There are a lot of teams that need my energy." Link

I'm sort of in between on how to react to the post-incident interview with the cop. He blatantly said "I don't do those types of things" when the topic of soliciting sex wasn't being discussed. It's pretty interesting how Alberto Gonzales, Michael Chertoff, Rumsfeld and now this Senator have a hard time "recalling" events. Not saying it's impossible to remember a lot of events, but this "incident" happened moments before this interview.

Why

They gave her another chance. How fortunate.

I've never loved technical difficulties more than now.

The game is presented by an offshoot of Vick's Bad Newz Kennelz? Man, we need new sponsors.

He came to Syracuse my last year there and he kept trying to push that "I'm Danny Tanner and I'm saying dirty things" shtick. I met him before the show and he was real nice, but his stand-up had him trying way too hard to be crude. His scenes in Half Baked and The Aristocrats are hilarious, but those aren't comedy specials so length becomes an issue.

De Aza's? I'm 50/50 on it.

Scott Olsen Tech N9ne - Tech Nine It amuses me that Olsen uses Tech N9ne. Besides being largely underground, he's insane. Tech N9ne that is. Salutes.

Isn't this Alfredo's?

This isn't a good time to lose when we are close to obtaining a stadium possibly maybe never somehow.

I'ma kill a puppy. Don't use Vick's legal team.

Damn Damn Damn

Thank you Jeremy!

I'm pretty sure these are right for the ones I list: Hanley now has "2 Step" by DJ Unk Jeremy has "Here I Go" by Mystikal Jacobs has "Push It" by Rick Ross. I forgot the name of the song Amezaga comes up with. I want to say it's by Daddy Yankee. Or that might be De Aza's music.

I thought this guy was gonna be great coming out of Seton Hall. I still rooted for him until his legal problems and his in-car SUV "entertainment." Took me off guard when I just heard it on ESPN Radio.

What the hell just happened?

Very timely rally. I think every Marlins fan needed that.

So money.

It's starting to boil over now. Sheesh. Put on a mustache like Bobby Valentine, Fredi.

We had who we wanted up there. Just couldn't come through. We badly need to rock the Giants this weekend.

Varying strike zone. Jeez.