Fedor Emelianenko vs. Hong Man Choi

The Fedor Emelianenko vs. Hong Man Choi brawl went down in Japan today, and all I can say is wow. Even though it didn’t last long. I need to learn how to do that armbar. And just so you know, Hong is 7-foot-2, 360-pounds. Fedor is only 6 feet, 233 lbs.

Posted: December 31, 2007 at 11:35 am | by Ryan
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The 2008 NFL Draft…is it April yet?

Darren McFadden…come to the Dark Side.

[Update: The NFL has come out and ended the confusion that has plagued most (if not all) of the sports outlets. The Raiders will either have the 3rd or 4th pick in the draft.]

Yes, I know the NFL Draft isn’t till April 26th but I’m a Raider fan. Which means the draft is the next NFL event I have to look forward to. The Raiders (a.k.a. Planet Earth’s Team) will either have the 3rd, 4th, or 5th pick. If I had to guess who the Oakland Raiders might draft, I would go with Darren McFadden. Why? Because the other needs the Raiders have can be taken care of after round one. Not to mention the fact that more times than not, McFadden is a player most teams can’t pass up on.

Lucky for me, the teams that are picking before the Raiders don’t seem to have a reason to draft McFadden. Miami (they should be 0-16) already has a great running back in Ronnie Brown. St. Louis is in the same predicament with Steven Jackson. If the Chiefs pick before the Raiders, that’s fine with me because they already have Larry Johnson. But, the Falcons would probably select McFadden if they are ahead of the Silver and Black. Obviously this is just speculation and wishful thinking.

Is it April yet? I’m salivating just thinking about this.

Round 1

Teams are listed with their current won-loss record. Draft order of positions 20-32 are pending NFL playoff results.

1. Miami (1-15)
2. St. Louis (3-13)
3-5. Oakland/Atlanta/Kansas City (4-12)**
6. New York Jets (4-12)
7. New England [from San Francisco (5-11)]
8. Baltimore (5-11)
9. Cincinnati (7-9)
10. New Orleans (7-9)
11. Buffalo (7-9)*
12. Denver (7-9)*
13. Carolina (7-9)
14. Detroit (7-9)*
15. Chicago (7-9)*
16. Arizona (8-8)
17. Minnesota (8-8)
18. Houston (8-8)
19. Philadelphia (8-8)
20. Tampa Bay (9-7)
21. Washington (9-7)
22. Seattle (10-6)
23. Dallas [from Cleveland (10-6)]
24. Pittsburgh (10-6)
25. Tennessee (10-6)
26. New York Giants (10-6)
27. San Diego (11-5)
28. Jacksonville (11-5)
29. Green Bay (13-3)
30. Dallas (13-3)
31. San Francisco [from Indianapolis (13-3)]
32. New England (pick forfeited) (16-0)

*If teams have the same record, the strength of schedule tie-breaker is used which is the combined winning percentage of all teams on each team’s schedule for the current season. If teams are still tied after strength of schedule has been applied, the division or conference tie breakers are used.

**The Raiders are tied with Atlanta and Kansas City. All three teams, plus, the New York Jets, finished at 4-12. The Falcons, Raiders and Chiefs finished with identical strengths of schedule. A coin flip will be used to break the three-way tie. The date of the tie breaking coin flip has yet to be announced. The Jets had a tougher strength of schedule than the three other teams and will pick sixth (ha ha ha).

First Round Trades

Browns to Cowboys.The Cleveland Browns traded their first-round selection in the 2008 Draft to the Dallas Cowboys, as well as the 36th overall selection in the 2007 Draft (later traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, used to select Kevin Kolb) in exchange for the 22nd overall selection in the 2007 Draft (used to select Brady Quinn).

49ers to Patriots.The San Francisco 49ers traded their first-round selection in the 2008 Draft to the New England Patriots, as well as the 110th overall selection in the 2007 Draft (traded to the Oakland Raiders for Randy Moss, used to select John Bowie) in exchange for the 28th overall selection in the 2007 Draft (used to select Joe Staley).

Colts to 49ers.The Indianapolis Colts traded their first-round selection in the 2008 Draft to San Francisco, as well as the 126th overall selection in the 2007 Draft (used to select Dashon Goldson) in exchange for the 42nd overall selection in the 2007 Draft (used to select Tony Ugoh).

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Posted: December 31, 2007 at 1:32 am | by Ryan
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Hall Of Fame? Yep, Clemens Should Still Get In

Major League Baseball must be hating life right now. The Mitchell Report has been released and now the consensus is that arguably the best pitcher (Roger Clemens) and hitter (Barry Bonds) of this generation were juicing. But the question is, do they belong in the Hall Of Fame? Bonds already had HOF credentials before he began his steroid routine in 1998. And Clemens in my opinion (which is the only one that matters) should get in the HOF as well.

The report says Clemens started purchasing steroids from trainer Brian McNamee in 1998. Because of his turn around in 1997 (after four straight lethargic seasons in Boston), I wonder if the Rocket didn’t start using the super serum then. Actually, I don’t wonder at all. I think in 1997 Clemens was bent over like Jenna Jamison with a needle in his ass. But I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. Let’s take a look at his numbers from 84 to 97…

Year	Ag	Tm	W	L	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA
1984	21	BOS	9	4	5	1	133.3	146	67	64	13	29	126	4.32
1985	22	BOS	7	5	3	1	98.3	83	38	36	5	37	74	3.29
1986	23	BOS	24	4	10	1	254	179	77	70	21	67	238	2.48
1987	24	BOS	20	9	18	7	281.7	248	100	93	19	83	256	2.97
1988	25	BOS	18	12	14	8	264	217	93	86	17	62	291	2.93
1989	26	BOS	17	11	8	3	253.3	215	101	88	20	93	230	3.13
1990	27	BOS	21	6	7	4	228.3	193	59	49	7	54	209	1.93
1991	28	BOS	18	10	13	4	271.3	219	93	79	15	65	241	2.62
1992	29	BOS	18	11	11	5	246.7	203	80	66	11	62	208	2.41
1993	30	BOS	11	14	2	1	191.7	175	99	95	17	67	160	4.46
1994	31	BOS	9	7	3	1	170.7	124	62	54	15	71	168	2.85
1995	32	BOS	10	5	0	0	140	141	70	65	15	60	132	4.18
1996	33	BOS	10	13	6	2	242.7	216	106	98	19	106	257	3.63
1997	34	TOR	21	7	9	3	264	204	65	60	9	68	292	2.05

From 1984 to 1997 (14 seasons), Clemens went 213-118, had an ERA of 2.97, 2882 strike outs, 1 AL MVP, and 4 Cy Young awards. Yes, Roger Clemens had a needle stuck in his ass, but before he was accused of using, he had Hall Of Fame numbers.

When the time comes it will be interesting to see if Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds are granted the HOF pass. If the voters choose to be self-righteous by blocking Bonds, they have to do the same to Clemens. These guys are so much a like its not even funny.

[The Obvious Report]

Posted: December 17, 2007 at 7:05 am | by Ryan
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