R. Rich

Excellent! Way to put it in perspective, Tony. Why is it that they can blow the easy ones, yet nail the tough ones routinely................when the Patriots are the beneficiary, that is?

Hahaha!!! That was the game when Keion Carpenter blasted Patten, who then fumbled the ball. Of course it wasn't a fumble, because his head was already out of bounds. Nice call.

Who asked you?

I don't think Ward should be villified the way he is (you should see how they're tearing him apart on some of the Steelers boards!). The guy wants to get paid like an All-Pro receiver. Big deal. I'm sure both sides will come to an agreement of some kind, as he is still the most beloved player on that team, even if their fans want to hold a childish grudge for something each of them would do in his situation.

I'd like the hear the Coach again, but even if he is on GR, I can't get that here in the Baltimore area on Mondays.

Happy birthday stevewin.

Probably so, to go along w/: the Greg Lloyd reversable jersey I bought her for her birthday 8 years ago, or... the Lee Flowers jersey she bought after we got married 6 years ago, or... the Roethlisberger jersey she got as a Christmas gift from Mommy last year.

Well, he is one of the guys I kept on my keeper league fantasy football team.

I don't, for numerous reasons.

In terms of Little Italy, I like Luigi Petti. Great food, and I used to take the bus trip/brunch package they had for Ravens games (took my wife on those for the first 2 Ravens-Steelers games @ the now demolished Memorial Stadium).

As far as I know there's a happy hour there on Fridays. Not sure about a daily one.

Oh well. One of these days, I'll get to meet Paige. Of course, it may be @ her high school graduation, but...

Promises, promises. I'll believe that when I see it.

Not a damn thing. Speaking of which, you guys coming over this Saturday?

I have to disagree w/ your take on the Scupper's food. I happen to think they have outstanding food. Their cream of crab soup is the finest I've tasted in the area, and I love their scallops (my favorite seafood item and a MUST if I go out for seafood), which are not breaded or batter fried.

I haven't been to Mo's in a while. The last time I was there was for a co-worker's promotion dinner. They had the buffet spread out for us, and they had a live band playing that was pretty decent. One of the guys who was upstairs where our party was got up from his table (where he and a lady friend were dining), took the guitar from one of the musicians who was playing while wandering through the crowd, and started jamming! It was a nice time.

Try this, Simon. My wife and I have an agreement in place for when we finally get to Vegas: she'll do that w/ me if I attend a Celine Dion concert w/ her. Of course, now she says Celine only has another year left on her Vegas contract. If she doesn't re-up, it'll be tough for me to get my wife to get on that ride.

The few times we've been the the Zone recently, we weren't downstairs long enough to see who was working there. We usually just go upstairs for the arcade part. They've changed their menu a lot, and it's just not the same quality they had when they opened.

The Aquarium is a must. Great place! Legal Seafood is okay, but there's plenty of other places (I'd choose G&M in Linthicum, out by the airport) that have seafood as good, if not better. I've never been to Camden Yards, as I haven't been a baseball fan for about a decade now. Hard Rock is overpriced and extremely noisy, but I've been to worse places. My suggestions? Eat: G&M, if you like seafood. If you want to eat some place in the harbor, check out the Cheesecake Factory. They have a very good selection and the food is first rate. Sights: The Inner Harbor, Aquarium, and Science Center are all good places to see, but there are other great sites. The Great Blacks on Wax Museum is nice, but it's not near the harbor (it's close to where my office is). The Babe Ruth Museum isn't that far from the harbor and I hear it's nice as well. There's also Fort McHenry, Fells Point (the Admiral Fell Inn has excellent food!!), or the Power Plant Live (where they have some nice nightclubs and the Improv comedy club, among other places). If you want, drop me a PM and maybe the wife and I could meet you guys for dinner some evening. Nobody has mistaken me for any kind of 'expert' on Baltimore, but since I've lived and worked in this area since 1998, I know a few spots.

Decent overall. Your RBs aren't the best, but I do feel you have pretty good scoring potential there. Your WRs look good. I feel Chad Johnson is ready for a monster season. Gonzalez is a good TE to have, your kickers are okay and the Falcons' defense is pretty good. They could also have a breakout season, stat-wise. I'm not a huge fan of the Vikes' D, only because I've seen teams go out and break the bank to make a great D only to have it blow up in their face (remember when Miami and Washington did this?).

Most people would say "get a RB", but you also have to look @ who is available, too. If Peyton Manning is not the 4th pick in your draft, he should be your pick. There isn't anyone, including any RB, who scores as well or as consistently as Peyton. The only RB that I'd consider taking before Manning would be Priest Holmes, and even he isn't as much of a lock as Manning. If both are available, take Manning. Otherwise, take the one who isn't gone @ #4 (between Manning and Holmes).

It sure is war. Those words hurt every bit as much as the arsenal the soldiers have to deal w/.

Tomorrow.

The owners of Punt Catchers and Saratoga Swingers have until next Friday to get in touch w/ me about getting their teams set up. If I don't hear from them by then, I'll have to look into replacing the 2 owners.

Sounds nice, Michael. Put me down for 2 of those (3X and XL).