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I think they should incorporate pickoff throws into Pettitte's pitch count because it seems like he's thrown to first more than to the plate .

Haha, that's exactly why we can't tune into the game any later than the first AB.

We're at 496 videos on the OTR account, and I have an idea for the 500th video. We don't seem to get a lot of members through the YouTube account, so I was thinking that members could send a short clip talking about OTR, and we could combine all the clips into one video to get subscribers to register on the message board. If we are doing this, let's do it before the NBA season starts. Anyone interested?

Same to you, Reid.

4-0-1 . I'm just barely slipping away with wins. Can't wait for Gore to come back.

Probably. The Angels might have wanted to bring him out of the bullpen against Boston. When you get extra rest, your velocity is above your average and you can obviously go a little longer than usual, but of course, they can't let him lose his sharpness.

Not necessarily. CC had a solid ALCS outing, the first of his career, so he's not making the same mistakes he did in 2007.

Well the series loss to Cleveland certainly wasn't a blowout matchup. It was a six-game battle, and two close games went the Cavaliers' way. I can recall some bad decisions by Carter, including a game-changing turnover that handed the game to Cleveland. My guess is that if RJ hadn't missed so much time, Carter wouldn't have assumed such a big role, and maybe the Nets would have been more of a threat.

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Oh, and the Angels caught a break with A-Rod never being tagged during the collision. A-Rod touched home plate without the glove ever touching him, and he was called out instead of scoring the run.

The scorers correctly scored the popup as a base hit. Anyway, I already accounted for the dropped ball and the 3 errors. Again, there was an A-Rod sac fly and a Matsui RBI double, and neither were related to errors. The pickoff error allowed Melky to go into scoring position, but Jeter still had to get a base hit to score Melky, which he did. Even if Hunter came up cleanly with the ball, I don't think there was much of a chance of a play at the plate. So our offense still played a role in the game, it wasn't all Angels errors.

Our offense scored 2 runs without any Angel errors and a third in which they took advantage of an error on a pickoff. They still needed Jeter to come through, which he did. Great, great pitching by CC. Eight innings thrown in weather where it's hard to throw what you want. Another great game for A-Rod, Damon's simulated game has really helped him get back on track, and we're looking very sharp despite four days off.

I've entered my VIP Online Lobby code, watched the 2K Series history video (funny how Iverson was on the cover of the first 5 games), and tried an exhibition game. The only things I haven't done are open the Bryant figurine and poster. I'm finishing up my Draft Combine, and then I'll start the game.

Reid says he got a hamburger flash drive in the mail . As for the items being out of stock, you need to keep looking at the messages on the home page. They have specific times when the items are restocked, and it usually takes around an hour for them to go out of stock again. There's been a couple bugs with the site, one of them being e-mailing invites. I think G-mail is filtering the invites.

1) You tweaked the scores, which threw everything off the last time you did this. 2) This is post-padding for a couple reasons. 1. All this accomplishes is finding out which fanbase is the largest, or in some cases, which members are the quickest to throw a team out of the game. 2. When you're posting only in this thread, it is post-padding. There's no discussion whatsoever. 3) Who are you to say that you were suspended because you're a Kings fan? You're fairly new to the site, and you clearly aren't aware that message board owners like to have contributors to the forums.

I expect an unusual amount of T's and fines this year. The trouble with these new officials is getting greater and greater in preseason, and I wouldn't be surprised if there's a lot of frustrated teams and fans by the end of the season.

Wow, it seems like every other Nets player has gotten hurt. Harris will be resting for one game just so he doesn't get injured again, Najera had to skip practice, Hayes it out for a week, and Yi is recovering from shoulder problems.

I haven't watched the video yet. The Kobe figurine isn't anything special (it hardly looks like him, you'll rarely find a figurine that looks like the player). I like the package because of the locker along with the Gold Room pass because the VIP members are probably bigger fans of the game and will continue to play online even when the majority of other players are done with the game.

CDR's going for the SF spot because Harris and Lee in the backcourt is just about a done deal. T-Will's been pretty generous, at times a bit too generous with the ball. He passes on FG attempts that he should probably go for. He hasn't quite shown the excellent passing we're expecting yet, but he's been helping move the ball around. Harris keeps getting hurt, but none of the injuries appear to be anything important.

Baseball, there's nothing like following the Yankees. The day feels so empty when there's a rainout or day off for the team.

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Welcome to OTR, derkach. It's great to see you join. Stick around, you'll enjoy the site.

A-Rod has been nothing shy of amazing. He saved last game for us and got us started in this one when our offense was dead. I was getting worried when it was K after K for Pavano. Congrats to the Twins on a long run and an impressive season. Farewell to the Metrodome.

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