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Wrong. The week after he got hurt last year, we played Dallas, and all he did was run go-routes. And it worked. Dallas had a hard time containing him. Every game after that? Nothing. Everybody else caught on. Take away the deep ball and DeSean can't hurt you. He's nowhere near the level of guys like Andre Johnson who can make plays all over the field, and he doesn't deserve to be paid like guys like that.

Trolls Free Agent Strategy Our general strategy will be the same as last year. Any free agent who's in the minors is most likely leaving because they'll want a decent sized paycheck; to replace them, I'll sign a scrub to a dirt-cheap deal. The only ones I'm interested in re-signing are the ones with high potential (and could give us depth in the majors in the future) or the ones who are still fairly young and can be had without dishing out too much dough. Starting Pitchers Paul Maholm: Release. He's 30 and may want more money than he's worth. Our biggest priority on the market this year is to find a fifth pitcher. Tom Gorzelanny - Arbitration Eligible: Release. Also 30 and will probably get the arbitrators to side with him if we took it that route. Jason Davis: Release. Age 32 and barely good enough to contribute when we expand the rosters in September. Paul Dumatrait: Release. Age 31; his time has come. Russ Ohlendorf: Release. Age 30. See above. Ty Taubenheim: Release. Age 30. See above. Yoslan Herrera: Release. Age 32. See above. Relief Pitchers Tyler Yates: Release. Even though his stats haven't decreased that much for being 35, we have prospects that are ready to step in and take his place. Edmund Sherwood - Contract Renewable: Re-sign/Renew contract. A good B-potential prospect who will be our 6th bullpen guy in 2014 (7th if you count the closer). Denny Bautista - Arbitration Eligible: Release. He's 32 and we need to save roster space for the two rookie relievers we drafted. Tyrell Beavers: Re-sign. He's only 23, so we can get him cheap. Closing Pitchers None Catchers Jerome Crouch - Contract Renewable: Re-sign/Renew contract. This kid's a beast, and a great 2nd catcher to have. A lot of power and very good defensively. Dante Gale: Re-sign. He's only 24 and saves us the trouble of having to sign another cathcer. 1st Basemen Tanner Garrett - Contract Renewable: Re-sign/Renew contract. Say hello to the best pinch-hitter in baseball. Garrett hit .323 in 133 ABs last year. Oh, and he's only 23. We need to keep this kid around. 2nd Basemen Eddy Cramm: Release. He's fairly young, but we drafted a guy who will take his spot. Shortstops Adrian Bautista - Contract Renewable: Re-sign/Renew contract. Only 24 and a B-potential prospect. Callix Crabbe - Release. A good defensive player but he's 30. His time has come. 3rd Basemen None Left Fielders Nyjer Morgan - Team Option: Exercise option. His stats haven't decreased, including speed, his best asset. He'll still be our primary pinch-runner off the bench in 2014. Center Fielders Dan Lindsay: Release. He's 28 but we don't need his services. Right Fielders None

High seeds all the way, though some of them I had to think about.

Higher seeds except Suggs and Lewis.

All high seeds except Tramon Williams.

All high seeds except Jerod Mayo.

Same.

Trolls Impending Free Agents Starting Pitchers Paul Maholm Tom Gorzelanny - Arbitration Eligible Jason Davis Paul Dumatrait Russ Ohlendorf Ty Taubenheim Yoslan Herrera Relief Pitchers Tyler Yates Edmund Sherwood - Contract Renewable Denny Bautista - Arbitration Eligible Tyrell Beavers Closing Pitchers None Catchers Jerome Crouch - Contract Renewable Dante Gale 1st Basemen Tanner Garrett 2nd Basemen Eddy Cramm Shortstops Adrian Bautista - Contract Renewable Callix Crabbe 3rd Basemen None Left Fielders Nyjer Morgan - Team Option Center Fielders Dan Lindsay - Contract Renewable Right Fielders None Key Contract Renewable - The player does not have enough MLB service time to be eligible for salary arbitration. The team may renew his contract at any price greater than 80% of his salary from the previous season. Arbitration Eligible - The team has until December 1st to submit an arbitration offer or the player will become a free agent. Team Option - The team may pick up the player's option for the following season or decline it, making him a free agent. Any free agents without a term next to them are unranked free agents. The team has until December 1st to submit an arbitration offer, which the player may accept or reject and become a free agent.

Class Monday and work Wednesday. Balls. Come to think of it, though, I might skip class if I can get a good ticket.

49ers - 24 Bears - 18 Bengals - 10 Bills - 21 Broncos - 14 Browns - 9 Buccaneers - 9 Cardinals - 10 Chiefs - 19 Colts - 12 Dolphins - 9 Falcons - 14 Giants - 11 Jaguars - 10 Lions - 6 Packers - 21 Panthers - 9 Patriots - 11 Raiders - 6 Ravens - 9 Redskins - 8 Saints - 10 Seahawks - 5 Steelers - 16 Texans - 10 Titans - 10 Vikings - 4

Unthinkable. A very good movie from 2010 that nobody ever heard of. If you have Netflix, it's available on Instant Watch. The film itself is a meditation on the effectiveness and morality of torture to obtain information. An Islamic terrorist named Yusuf Atta Mohammed has placed three nuclear bombs in three U.S. cities and will detonate them if his demands are not met. So the U.S. must launch a massive operation to find Mohammed and the three bombs, right? Only half right; Mohammed is already in custody. Samuel L. Jackson plays a black ops agent who specializes in torture and heads Mohammed's interrogation using extremely forceful and graphic methods (though the film never takes itself too far with the torture scenes), and Carrie Anne-Moss plays an FBI Agent who does not believe torture is right but has no choice as the powers that be value the potential lost American lives over Mohammed's. Jackson and Anne-Moss are both fantastic and the film has just enough to keep you on edge, and even though the ending is a little suspect, it still gives you something to chew on. 8/10.

2013 Season Preview Team Rankings Pittsburgh Trolls (vs. MLB) Batting: 16th Pitching: 18th Defense: 17th Overall: 23rd Indianapolis Demons (vs. AAA) Batting: 27th Pitching: 8th Defense: 26th Overall: 24th Altoona Goblins (vs. AA) Batting: 20th Pitching: 19th Defense: 30th Overall: 28th Trolls Starting Lineup Without Designated Hitter: 1. 3B Jonathan Maverick 2. SS Yamaury Velez 3. LF Will Taylor 4. CF Caden Daniel 5. 1B Oliver Kloseoff 6. RF Ramirez Jaxson 7. 2B Doctor Manhattan 8. C Chance Phillips 9. Pitcher With Designated Hitter: 1. 3B Jonathan Maverick 2. DH Tanner Garrett 3. LF Will Taylor 4. CF Caden Daniel 5. 1B Oliver Kloseoff 6. SS Yamaury Velez 7. 2B Doctor Manhattan 8. RF Ramirez Jaxson 9. C Chance Phillips Trolls Pitching Rotation 1. Sean Brock 2. Arturo Cordova 3. Moises Novak 4. Malik Thornton 5. Paul Maholm Bullpen: LRP Boof Bonser MRP Von Willett MRP Tyler Yates MRP Edmund Sherwood SU Terrell Flores SU Marcus Bishop CP Dontrelle Hanrahan SPRING TROLLING Results Final Record: 18-18 t-8th place, Grapefruit League Player Statistics C Chance Phillips: .339, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 1.000 FLD 1B Oliver Kloseoff: .220, 4 HR, 12 RBI, .988 FLD 2B Doctor Manhattan: .257, 7 HR, 20 RBI, .971 FLD SS Yamaury Velez: .293, 6 HR, 11 RBI, .978 FLD 3B Jonathan Maverick: .212, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .917 FLD LF Will Taylor: .306, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 1.000 FLD CF Caden Daniel: .232, 6 HR, 17 RBI, .970 FLD RF Ramirez Jaxson: .226, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .988 FLD SP Sean Brock: 4-4, 5.33 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 17 BB, 36 K SP Malik Thornton: 3-3, 3.89 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 16 BB, 21 K RP Marcus Bishop: 0-0, 0.96 ERA, 5 holds, 1.29 WHIP, 4 BB, 4 K CP Dontrelle Hanrahan: 0-0, 4.26 ERA, 11 saves, 1 blown save, 1.42 WHIP, 6 BB, 8 K Green-Led Trolls

September Game Results by Series Braves 6, Trolls 5 L: Novak (8-9) Braves 5, Trolls 3 L: Maholm (6-14) Braves 11, Trolls 5 L: Brock (11-7) Braves 6, Trolls 5 L: Bonser (2-3) Trolls 7, Marlins 1 W: Thornton (10-9) Trolls 5, Marlins 0 W: Novak (9-9) Trolls 6, Marlins 3 W: Willett (2-5) S: Hanrahan (25) Cubs 8, Trolls 2 L: Brock (11-8) Cubs 2, Trolls 0 L: Cordova (7-13) Cubs 7, Trolls 0 L: Thornton (10-10) Trolls 6, Brewers 5 W: Novak (10-9) S: Hanrahan (26) Trolls 8, Brewers 3 W: Maholm (7-14) Brewers 2, Trolls 0 L: Brock (11-9) Trolls 2, Cardinals 1 W: Cordova (8-13) S: Hanrahan (27) Trolls 5, Cardinals 3 W: Thornton (11-10) S: Hanrahan (28) Trolls 5, Cardinals 0 W: Novak (11-9) Trolls 3, Reds 1 W: Willett (3-5) Reds 8, Trolls 5 L: Brock (11-10) Trolls 16, Reds 7 W: Cordova (9-13) Brewers 3, Trolls 2 L: Thornton (11-11) Brewers 8, Trolls 3 L: Novak (11-10) Brewers 11, Trolls 9 L: Maholm (7-15) Braves 6, Trolls 5 L: Brock (11-11) Trolls 4, Braves 0 W: Cordova (10-13) Braves 6, Trolls 5 L: Yates (5-7) Braves 5, Trolls 2 L: Novak (11-11) Phillies 6, Trolls 5 L: Flores (3-5) Phillies 9, Trolls 2 L: Brock (11-12) Phillies 4, Trolls 3 L: Yates (5-8) NL Central Standings x-Cubs 92-70 -- Reds 90-72 2GB Cardinals 73-89 19GB Brewers 73-89 19GB TROLLS 70-92 22GB Astros 56-106 36GB x-Division Winner Minor League Status Altoona Goblins: 60-82, 6th place (23GB), EL South (AA) Indianapolis Demons: 79-65, 1st place, IL West (AAA) ---Lost to Syracuse in 1st round of playoffs Player Statistics C Chance Phillips: .274, 21 HR, 72 RBI, .997 FLD 1B Oliver Kloseoff: .260, 32 HR, 88 RBI, .988 FLD 2B Doctor Manhattan: .291, 22 HR, 73 RBI, .968 FLD SS Yamaury Velez: .235, 20 HR, 72 RBI, .981 FLD 3B Jonathan Maverick: .261, 34 HR, 77 RBI, .971 FLD LF Will Taylor: .258, 26 HR, 74 RBI, .982 FLD CF Caden Daniel: .242, 25 HR, 79 RBI, .994 FLD RF Ramirez Jaxson: .224, 22 HR, 66 RBI, 11 SB, 2 CS, .972 FLD SP Sean Brock: 11-12, 5.06 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 96 BB, 175 K SP Malik Thornton: 11-11, 4.62 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 88 BB, 140 K RP Marcus Bishop: 2-4, 5.26 ERA, 6 holds, 1.91 WHIP, 9 BB, 26 K CP Dontrelle Hanrahan: 2-4, 4.75 ERA, 28 saves, 12 blown saves, 1.47 WHIP, 13 BB, 33 K Green-Led Trolls Team Rankings Batting Average: .253 (26th) Runs: 704 (20th) Doubles: 312 (t-10th) Triples: 36 (4th) Home Runs: 219 (5th) Stolen Bases: 180 (9th) On-Base Percentage: .310 (29th) Errors: 90 (t-11th) Fielding Percentage: .985 (14th) ERA: 4.32 (19th)

That's the way I look at it. If it were only $4,000, it'd be different.

I applied to the University of Florida and the University of South Florida, got accepted to both, and chose USF because they offered $14,000 in scholarships. I was afraid I might regret not going to UF but I really don't. Not to this point, anyway.

The DIVA label was earned a long time ago, but it is permanently engraved in his soul now. Please don't re-sign this asshole, Eagles...

Congratulations, FSU, you got trolled.

The Oakland Raiders select Charles Clay, fullback, Tulsa. I didn't go into this draft with the intent of grabbing a fullback for Oakland, but Clay is too good of value to pass up at this point. He's a versatile guy who can catch out of the backfield and get some carries. He also has the willingness to block and play special teams.

Confirmed via PM, the Miami Dolphins select Brandon Blair, DE, Oregon. The St. Louis Rams (seanijuana) are now on the clock.

Right now nobody needs to carry anybody because everybody's hitting and our speedy guys are running.

What are the dimensions of your screen? I have a 1600x900 and the skins look just fine on mine.

Don't push it.

Didn't see it. Interesting proposition, though...

They'd probably take Andrew Luck because Cam Newton is going to suck.

Me neither. I could definitely see it happening in the 2nd if the Giants consider a guy like Leshore the best player available when they pick.