1997 - A.C. Green played in his 907th straight game for the Dallas Mavericks.

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Edgerrin James has requested to be released, but the Cardinals are having none of that. The Cardinals are atop a horrible division and like having James on the bench. I guess as a leader, or maybe a cheerleader. James has been benched after he lost his starting job to rookie Tim Hightower.

“Edgerrin isn’t trying to cause any problems,” Rosenhaus said. “He has had a Hall of Fame career and he has enjoyed his stay in Arizona. But it’s apparent that he’s probably not going to be back with the Cardinals next season. If that’s the case, he can move and help another team and get a start now.”

Now before the start of the season I would have said if James couldn’t be a starter in Arizona, where would he be able to start? I don’t see a team in the league right now that James could be the starter. Even the Detroit Lions have a better running back then James.

The shake joints are once again off limits for Dallas residents to enjoy . Pacman Jones is being given yet another chance to prove himself a waste of space in the NFL. Pacman must have some really good dirt on Roger Goodell, that’s the only thing that can explain this latest chance. Goodell has been handing out season suspensions like candy, but yet continues to allow Pacman to continue to be reinstated? I just don’t get it.

I wonder if Jerry  Jones will have some  music playing for Pacman when he returns to Valley Ranch, you know some catchy tune like Journey’s *Open Arms*. Or maybe some 3 Doors Down *Here Without You*, cause as we all know, Jerry loves him some Pacman. With these cold nights now upon us, I’m sure Jerry is happy to have Pacman back to spoon with.  Sorry for what I’m sure is a disturbing mental image, but I have grown tired of the *halfway house* mentality in which Jerry Jones runs this team.

When Pacman was bought in Jerry decided to hire a group of body guards to police Pacman and keep him out of trouble. We all see how that worked out. When Pacman rejoins the team, there will be no body guards. Lets face it Pacman is going to fail miserably, now the only question left is when.  We have all seen how he handles himself with, and without body guards.  You know when Michael Irvin was with the Cowboys, and going through all his off the field issues it was almost understandable why Jones stood behind him. Irvin was a playmaker, he was earning every penny that Jones invested in him. Now I am not defending the actions of Micheal Irvin, just using him as an example to make a point. Pacman has really done nothing with the Cowboys. There have been no explosive kickoff, or punt returns. If nothing else that has been a major disappointment, and almost always ends up with a  *block in the back* penalty. On defense Pacman’s coverage abilities leave something to be desired.

Jerry Jones has made a career out of taking in the strays of the NFL, but this stray needs to stay on the streets of free agency. Pacman has proven time and time again he just doesn’t get it. He does not understand  the meaning of the word *accountability*. He also doesn’t understand what it means to be part of a team.

Pacman, I leave you with this!

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Just got off the phone with my sister in law and she has confirmed that my nephew is back in the states. When I talked to my brother last week he told me that my nephew has finished his tour in Iraq, and would be home this week.

I want to take this time to thank my nephew for all he has done for this country! Glad to have you home!!!

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Congratulations go out to Gigantic Poo Poo Pants with 12 correct picks this week.  Here are the results:

Also, since Ick requested it, I also have how we did against the ESPN Experts.  For this week, collectively we got 60.16% correct, but the ESPN Experts got 66.14%.  Overall for the entire season, though, we are at 57.72% and the ESPN Experts are at 62.15%, so we are not that far off.

Be sure to watch for the Week 12 picks, and once again, do not forget about the Thursday game.

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The checkbooks are ready, the offers are starting to fly. Must mean its free agency time in major league baseball…

As expected after his dominating performance as a member of the Brewers CC Sabathia is going to be expensive. The Yankees have already made a huge offer to help their struggling bullpen. There is a 6 year $140 million dollar deal on the table for Sabathia. This is more then Johan Santana got from the Mets last year. There are some that think Sabathia could be this years Barry Zito. Needless to say the Giants have not gotten a good return on their huge $126 million dollar investment on Barry Zito. Fear not Brewer fans, your Brewers have put a 5 year $100 million dollar offer on the table to keep Sabathia with the Brewcrew!

Talks have seemed to cool down between the Dodgers and Manny Ramirez. Earlier in the week the Dodgers put out an offer on the table for 2 years @ $25 million, with an option for a third year. The new offer from the Dodgers is worth roughly $20 million less over all. Its also being reported that before being traded to the Dodgers, the Red Sox were preparing to suspend thier disgruntal outfielder.

Bushwack’s beloved Angels find themselves rebuilding after their first round exit from the playoffs. From the Rangers, to the Braves, and finally to the Angels Mark Teixeira is now a free agent. The Angels are willing to part with Francisco Rodriguez and Jon Garland to free up money to be a player in the CC Sabathia lottery, and to try and keep Teixeira in an Angels uniform. Rumors are starting to surface that Teixeira’s home town team the Baltimore Oriels are very interested in Teixeira.

Here is the list of what ESPN claims are the top 10 free agents this year.

Ticket prices are being raised in the city of brotherly shove. Since the Phillies brought a World Series home, the powers that be thought it would be a great idea to raise ticket prices $2-$6 on the average. The Texas Rangers continue to be horrible, and Tom Hicks continues to raise ticket prices. He also continues to put a crappy product on the field. During this stressful economic time, raising ticket prices will hurt fans. Hey atleast the Phillies fans got a World Series for their price increase!

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