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Passer rating is one of the most useless stats in all of professional sports.

Bledsoe's stats are far and away better than Testaverde, and I don't see how anyone can say Bledsoe has gotten his stats by "playing for a long time". Testaverde has nearly 50% more seasons played than Blesdoe! (20 vs 14). In that extra time, he has less than 2000 more yards than Bledsoe. Even looking at games played, Testaverde has over two full seasons worth of extra games played. As others have pointed out, Bledsoe has a ring (which he not only earned by coming in and winning the Steelers game, but also by being a team player the whole season -- you think the Patriots win that Superbowl if Bledsoe makes a huge fuss about not being the starter when he's healty? Everyone talked about how classy that was, and the voters do take that stuff into consideration). He also has an AFC championship ring which they earned with him at the helm all year. Testaverde has only 6 seasons of more than 3000 yards passing, Bledsoe has 9. Testaverde has only 1 season of more than 4000 yards passing, Bledsoe has 3. This isn't to say that Bledsoe does or does not belong in the HoF -- but saying that his stats are similar to Testaverde because he's played for a long time is clearly not factual. CW

I would argue that you can't get good wings outside of WNY either... BTW - for those having trouble reading the site, check out http://www.bugmenot.com

Yeah he did, for the 2005 season when he was told he'd be 2nd string. He said "Screw that," and they cut him. Feel better now? CW

At least the article was from a different site. Yeah, I do - send me a PM when you're ready. I'm a bit slow right now though, as I have a lot of (non-DVD) stuff on my plate right now. CW

I thought that's what I just posted....

I think the robot Pandas are slipping in with the real pandas... http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/20...reut/index.html

I doubt she has a case - it's pretty ridiculous IMHO. http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/06/20/0348247.shtml

Why wasn't that a penalty against Carolina? I thought the Edmonton player split the defenders and was taken down from behind. Is there a rule I'm missing? CW

It's hilarious that they're STILL talking about and trying to say, "See, it was a goal if you look at it from this really crappy angle and magnify the puck." Whatever. Hopefully this isn't an example of what the NFL will be like on NBC.

What happened to the "if it's a penalty in the 1st period of the 53rd game of the season, it's a penalty in the playoffs?"

Not a conspiracy theory, just a fact. I'm not saying that the refs want the game to go a certain way. But they're sure not calling anything.. Scratch that, they're calling a penalty against Edmonton. Maybe it IS a conspiracy theory. Of course, I don't relaly want to see Peca get his name on the cup, so I don't care either way. CW

Is the game worth watching? It's pretty obvious the game is slanted towards Carolina. I've seen a couple of trips, a couple of interference plays, and a crosscheck that aren't being called against the Canes. The only call was the blatant killing of the goalie. Ridiculous. CW

Anyone else absolutely HATE that woman's rendition of both anthems?

http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/16/giant-p...inction-solved/

We've been through that before; the effect of trees is highly overrated. Ask Nervous Guy -- he thought he had too many trees but after forcing an installer to come out and survey the situation, it works fine. CW

DirecTV... Dish... Lose the cable. CW

Why don't you think you can get it where you live?

What browser do you use? Switch to Firefox/Mozilla if you're not already. Chances are, they're just popups that have gotten past the blocker. Click the "X" in the upper-right hand corner to close the window - don't click anything in the window, just in case. CW

They have always shown crap on the network when another real sporting event is going on that they're not broadcasting. Why would they pay to show something good when the majority of their audience is watching another network? Turn on ESPN during football season from 1pm-7pm, and it'll have just as bad crap - always has. CW

I'd modify that slightly: "You are correct, your team did a great job beating the Rochester Americans in 7 games."

Doesn't matter, because either way you're dead (literally). Now if you blow a .24 vs a .11, that might be a different story. CW

Yeah, he got lucky. As an aside, he one of the only media people who is completely against DRM. He actually supported Grokster financially in the Grokster vs MGM case. He's a very interesting character on many levels.

Heard the following on the radio: Broken jaw Lost most of his teeth Shattered sinuses Injured knees (extent unknown) I'd be shocked if he's in training camp in a few weeks... CW

Joe, the NFL went into negotations with DirecTV and the cable companies a couple of years ago, hoping to bring the product to both mediums. The cable companies didn't want to fork over the cash for it, so DirecTV got the contract again. The cable companies screwed themselves and their customers (again). CW