Orlando Rays

The first big trailer is here. http://www.startrekmovie.com (or download it for free on iTunes) What you'll see... » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Young Kirk trashing a vintage convertible. The construction of the Enterprise...on Earth. Kirk being a peeping tom. Kirk doing it with Uhura. Spock beating Kirk up. Old Spock (Leonard Nimoy) Several major battle scenes. All in all, it's looking freakin' sweet.

I like how Orlando Rays always has to change his thread titles in the Bull Pen, but this one is just perfectly fine. I don't change my thread titles. Any thread title changes made to my threads have been made by, or at the behest of, the moderators. That being said, I like how this one completely and utterly mischaracterizes the situation. The United States and Iraq have been working together on this agreement for about half a year, and signed it despite Obama trying to pressure Iraq into delaying it. :mischief

This is actually an agreement between the United States and Iraq, not a mere Iraqi parliamentary resolution. It's also the same agreement Obama tried to delay when he made his whirlwind tour of the world during the campaign. This is a victory.

Powered up by sweet potato pie? :mischief

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11182008/gossi...rner_139199.htm METS hottie David Wright is a charitable guy, but at his annual fund-raiser the other night, he was the one in need of some help. A spy at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square for his "Do the Wright Thing" event watched in shock as Wright was "mobbed by a swarm of trashy-looking cougars. Middle-age women with bad '80s hair were practically pushing down little kids who were trying to get baseballs signed." Wright was overheard pleading, "Ladies, calm down! Please, relax." Sorry, I found this hilarious. Apparently he attracts MILFs. :mischief

My Yahoo! team is now up to 7-3. We scored the most points in our league in week 10, with 116. My ESPN team continued its winning streak, and is now 6-4.

It's official: Rahm Emanuel will be Chief of Staff. Also, John Kerry is politicking for Secretary of State.

"socially conservative" (socialist) :lolup

The Republican party is on its death bed. People said that about the Democratic Party after 2002 and 2004. :mischief

Either way, we're all screwed. BTW: I voted Bob Barr.

My Yahoo team lost again two weeks ago, but won last week. They're 6-3, 1/2 game out of first (the leader tied last week, now 6-2-1). My ESPN team's winning streak continues, now at 5-4.

MTV has music again...sorta. http://www.mtvmusic.com

Sorry we couldn't get it done for you guys. Did anybody else hear the sirens start immediately when Lidge got the final out? :mischief

I have never bet on baseball, but anyone who laid down anything substantial in Vegas on the Rays to take it all is going to make out like a bandit. 150 to 1 odds? Some bookies will be going to the soup kitchen when this is over. For every $ bet on TB, I'm sure there was 1000$ on the NYY. Or Boston. :mischief

did i just see the backstreet boys performing the anthem? wait, what the hell? did i just see the rays in the world series? where am i? what's happening? Don't feel so glum about it. You guys still have more World Series titles than Philly. :mischief

I don't know if they do this elsewhere, but... In Orange County, make sure you bring your sample ballot with you. It has barcodes on it that will give you expedited check-in. Just have it and your ID out, they'll scan the sample ballot, and your ballots will be sent right to the printer. So much nicer.

Obviously pulling the The Rays here. Should be a good series (7 games!). Merc. :mischief I'd talk more often, but I'm splitting my time between RaysBB, DRaysBay, and blogging duties at the new blog, Rise of the Rays. Obviously, Go Rays! I say six games, and that's more because I want an on-field celebration. I see 5 as realistic, with Hamels figuring something out. If the Phils are that stupid, we'd hit Jamie Moyer worse than Tim Wakefield. Couldn't Marlin fans just use the argument that it took the Phillies 125 years to win two World Series titles, while it only took the Marlins 11 years? The argument that they have more titles than the Phillies would be nicer. :mischief

The Yahoo team lost (5-2), mainly because half my good players and both my defenses had bye weeks. This week is the big showdown. My ESPN team won again, and is now 3-4.

Sorry I'm late. Stayed up all night Sunday night. :mischief USC finagled its way into the Top 5 in the first BCS poll. BCS Poll Top 25 as of October 19, 2008 (Harris, Coaches, Comp Avg., Points) 1. Texas (1, 1, 1, .9979) 2. Alabama (2, 2, 2, .9487) 3. Penn State (3, 3, 7, .8666) 4. Oklahoma (4, 5, 4, .8319) 5. USC (5, 4, 10, .7751) 6. Oklahoma State (8, 8, 3, .7727) 7. Georgia (9, 9, 6, .7201) 8. Texas Tech (7, 6, 11, .7127) 9. Ohio State (10, 10, 5, .7030) 10. Florida (6, 7, 12, .6690) 11. Utah (12, 12, 8, .6345) 12. Boise State (13, 13, 9, .5870) 13. LSU (11, 11, T-19, .4987) 14. TCU (15, 15, 13, .4197) 15. Missouri (16, 16, 14, .3682) 16. South Florida (14, 14, 23, .3296) 17. Pitt (18, 20, 15, .2831) 18. Georgia Tech (22, 21, 16, .2405) 19. Tulsa (21, 19, 18, .2368) 20. Ball State (20, 22, 17, .2342) 21. BYU (17, 17, T-25, .2171) 22. Northwestern (26, 24, T-19, .1620) 23. Kansas (19, 18, NR, .1489) 24. Minnesota (25, 25, T-21, .1426) 25. FSU (23, 23, T-27, .1120) The computers were good to Pitt, Northwestern, Boise State, Utah and Oklahoma State, and very bad to USC, Florida, LSU, South Florida, BYU, Kansas (who failed to get ranked in any computers, ouch) and FSU. Results for Florida teams: AP #5 Florida (5-1) had a bye AP #19 South Florida (6-1) beat Syracuse (1-6), 45-13 FSU (5-1) beat North Carolina State (2-4), 26-17 (and they got ranked?!) Miami (4-3) Duke (3-3), 49-31 FIU (3-4) lost to Troy (4-2), 33-23 UCF (2-4) had a bye FAU (2-5) beat Western Kentucky (2-6), 24-20 Bethune-Cookman (4-2) had a bye FAMU (5-2) beat Southern University (4-3), 52-49 Jacksonville (4-3) beat Morehead State (3-4), 40-9 Schedule for Florida teams: BCS #10 Florida vs. Kentucky (5-2), Saturday 10/25 @ 12:30pm BCS #16 South Florida @ Louisville (4-2), Saturday 10/25 @ 3:30pm BCS #25 FSU vs. Virginia Tech (5-2), Saturday 10/25 @ 3:30pm Miami vs. Wake Forest (4-2), Saturday 10/25 @ Noon FIU has a bye UCF vs. Tulsa (7-0), Sunday 10/26 @ 8:00pm FAU @ Louisiana-Monroe (2-5), Saturday 10/25 @ 7:00pm FAMU @ Norfolk State (2-5), Saturday 10/25 @ 1:00pm Bethune-Cookman @ Winston-Salem (2-5), Saturday 10/25 @ 2:00pm Jacksonville vs. San Diego (6-0), Saturday 10/25 @ 1:00pm

I'll come down when the Dynamo are in town. :mischief

Why is everyone persisting in last week's thread?

My main team on Yahoo is now 5-1. This girl that shares the top record with me is talking smack hard on me. I think she's flirting. :mischief I'm trying to trade Aaron Rodgers to get Frank Gore. Three of my headline players are on bye weeks this week. My ESPN team is up to 2-4. I think I'm poised for a rally, but what do I know?

Cal Ripken ain't got nothing on Mr. Marlin. :mischief

Somebody spit a racist slur at the DC United goalie during their tie with Houston this weekend. He was banned from future Dynamo games.

A lot of teams got screwed yesterday. Beating LSU doesn't change the fact that Florida lost to Ole Miss. And what the Hell did USC do to erase its loss to Oregon State? Underperform offensively against a weak Arizona State? At the very least, one of the unbeatens below them should be in the top 5. Preferably Oklahoma State. "Come after me! I'm a man! I'm 40!" :mischief AP Poll Top 25 as of October 12, 2008 (first-place votes) 1. Texas (39) 6-0 1,599 2. Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582 3. Penn State 7-0 1,492 4. Oklahoma 5-1 1,306 5. Florida 5-1 1,284 6. USC 4-1 1,247 7. Texas Tech 6-0 1,210 8. Oklahoma State 6-0 1,184 9. Brigham Young 6-0 1,131 10. Georgia 5-1 1,081 11. Missouri 5-1 984 12. Ohio State 6-1 908 13. LSU 4-1 893 14. Utah 7-0 834 15. Boise State 5-0 714 16. Kansas 5-1 620 17. Virginia Tech 5-1 540 18. North Carolina 5-1 416 19. South Florida 5-1 397 20. Michigan State 6-1 371 21. Wake Forest 4-1 330 22. Vanderbilt 5-1 258 23. Pittsburgh 4-1 182 24. Ball State 7-0 166 25. California 4-1 115 Other Florida schools getting votes: FSU 38 Coming off the Top 25: Auburn (losers :mischief ) Results for Florida teams: #11 Florida (5-1) beat #4 LSU (4-1), 51-21 #19 South Florida (5-1) had a bye FSU (4-1) had a bye UCF (2-4) lost to Miami (3-3), 20-14 FIU (3-3) beat Middle Tennessee (2-4), 31-21 FAU (1-5) lost to Troy (3-2), 30-17 Bethune-Cookman (4-2) lost to Delaware State (2-3), 26-20 FAMU (4-2) beat Winston-Salem (1-5), 23-0 Jacksonville (3-3) beat Webber International (D-II), 51-7 Schedule for Florida teams: #5 Florida has a bye #19 South Florida vs. Syracuse (1-5), Saturday 10/18 @ Noon FSU @ North Carolina State (2-4), Thursday 10/16 @ 7:30pm Miami @ Duke (3-2), Saturday 10/18 @ 3:30pm FIU @ Troy, Saturday 10/18 @ 7:00pm UCF has a bye FAU @ Western Kentucky (2-5), Saturday 10/18 @ 7:00pm Bethune-Cookman has a bye FAMU @ Southern University (4-2), Saturday 10/18 @ 7:00pm Jacksonville @ Morehead State (3-3), Saturday 10/18 @ 1:00pm