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Ty Cobb

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  1. Hornswaggle wins again. Did he use any of that special paint and run through walls? Who's The APA?
  2. Thanks for the posts. Keep 'em coming.
  3. Baseball Mascot Gets New Name After 'PorkChop' Is Deemed Offensive Tuesday, December 04, 2007 ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two days after naming its mascot "PorkChop," the Philadelphia Phillies' new Triple-A affiliate abruptly dropped the moniker after receiving complaints from Hispanics that it was offensive. The Lehigh Valley IronPigs, whose mascot is a large, furry pig, had selected PorkChop from more than 7,300 fan submissions. The team, which begins play in 2008, announced Monday that the mascot will be named "Ferrous" instead. General Manager Kurt Landes said he heard from several Hispanics who said PorkChop was derogatory. "We were really unaware of any negative connotations with the word 'pork chop,"' he said. "If it offended a few, it's a few too many." Guillermo Lopez, vice president of the Latino Leadership Alliance, said he was called "pork chop" when he worked at Bethlehem Steel decades ago. "If my parents were alive, they'd be having fits," said Lopez, among those who complained to the team. "It meant much more to them than it does to Puerto Ricans now in the Lehigh Valley." PorkChop had been submitted by 32 fans. The replacement name, Ferrous — from the Latin word "ferrum," or iron — received the most fan nominations, with 235. The team moved to Allentown from Ottawa — where it was known as the Lynx — following the 2007 season. Construction is wrapping up on a new stadium in east Allentown.
  4. I watched the football game instead. Was my boy, Hornswaggle on?
  5. What tournaments will everyone be playing in?
  6. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
  7. I'm not 100% sure on his age, but he was in his 40's.
  8. The divorce is going to cost him a lot of money. Get ready to see him on RAW again.
  9. 1. Pernell "Sweat Pea" Whitaker (Great defensive fighter) 2. Roy Jones Jr. (May be the best ever, "pound for pound") 3. Mike Tyson (The guy has problems, but he sure could fight)
  10. It's time to grow up, boy and girls. No need for name calling.
  11. Week 13 USC @ Arizona St. Boise St. @ Hawaii Texas @ Texas A&M Virginia Tech @ Virginia Clemson @ South Carolina Alabama @ Auburn Missouri v. Kansas Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma Tennessee @ Kentucky Florida St. @ Florida
  12. He does have a state championship ring!!!
  13. Here's a little something that I managed to dig up on these two coaches: Coach Humplik and Coach Vansa were High School teammates in Cameron, Texas. (Cameron Yoemen) They were also college roommates at Sam Houston State. Sounds like quite a friendly rivarly building for this baseball season.
  14. The yankees are crazy. A-Rod opts out of a 250 million dollar deal to test the market. A deal that includes the RANGERS paying a portion of his salary. When A-Rod realizes that on one can spend 300 million on him he goes back to the team that he said he was finished with. The stupid yankees, reportedly, offer him a 25 million dollar raise. HOW? WHY? The player said that he no longer wanted to be a yankee. He cost them money by opting out of the orginal contract because they no longer have TEXAS RANGER money. (thank god) Then he gets a raise. I can't believe the yankees have so little man-hood. Oh well, i guess it better than A-Rod being in the AL West.
  15. If he's going to be nominated for something on this site we could at least spell his name right. Let me clear this up, his name is Humplik. H-U-M-P-L-I-K, there's no C.
  16. Week 12 Ohio State @ Michigan Kentucky @ Georgia West Virginia @ Cincinnati Boston College @ Clemson Oklahoma @ Texas Tech Mississippi St @ Arkansas Louisville @ South Florida Maryland @ Florida State
  17. Same song as last year, 21 AAA will get a sweep.
  18. Freshman Silsbee 30 Jasper 0
  19. Week 11 Michigan @ Wisconsin Alabama @ Mississippi State Arkansas @ Tennessee Florida @ South Carolina Auburn @ Georgia Florida State @ Virginia Tech Texas Tech @ Texas Kansas @ Oklahoma State Southern Cal @ California North Carolina @ North Carolina State
  20. I don't think anyone in the state could go through this district undefeated.
  21. Who cares if he boycott's the HOF? I really don't see the HOF allowing the ball in with an asterisk.
  22. Two pitchers throwing in the 90's. I bet that makes the HJ coaching staff happy.
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