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Internet was down for two days, but its back now. Yay. I also went to a Beach Boys concert last night. It was tiiiiight.

So if he was going to jack up shots he'd say 'I want to be on Kobe's bad side'? Not saying he will be jacking up shots, just that it doesn't make much sense.

Hey I'd kill for that. Way back in 7th grade (and I swear on my life I'm not making any of this up), I had an openly gay math teacher who was skinny, balding, had a high and flirtatious voice, and wore short running shorts that only went down to right at the midway point of his thighs... EVERY SINGLE DAY (except winters when he would just wear the tightest clothes made for men. When he wasn't standing up to teach us, he was sitting at his desk rubbing one of his legs and eating bananas, staring at one particular student at different times. It was the creepiest experience for everyone in the class. He doesn't work there anymore when I went back to the school to visit a few years later, must have been fired from having too many bizarre complaints filed on him haha. I'm not an anti-gay person, but I was extremely uncomfortable the entire year with the way he would occasionally stare in the direction where my friends and I would sit.... eating bananas.... and rubbing his legs.

Hmm...I am trying to think of a way to put this that won't sound completely rude, but I am coming up empty so I will just be flat out honest. You are clueless. I will start by saying that I think a good manager in the American League can be a good manager in the National League. If a guy has been around baseball long enough they can pick up on it. But you sound like a complete dunce by saying there is no difference in strategy. Have you ever watched a National League game before? I am doubting that. I will offer a few examples. In the American League, if you want to make a pitching change, there are only three issues that need to be considered. 1. Is the current pitcher gassed/getting rocked? 2. Is there a relief pitcher warmed up in the bullpen? 3. Is it late in the game and do you want to hand the game over to a closer/setup guy/specialist of some sort? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes", the manager can trot out to the mound and make the change. In the National League, you must consider the implications it has on your lineup. Say it is the 5th inning and your starting pitcher is on the mound but in a lot of trouble. There is 1 out, but the guy is getting shelled. The pitchers spot is due up 2nd in the next half inning. The manager must weigh in his head "do I go get this guy now and waste a relief pitcher for just 2 outs?", or "do I go get this guy now and let the incoming relief pitcher bat in the next inning to save the bench?", or "do I make a double switch here and take out one of my starters this early in the game", or simply "do I let the current pitcher finish the inning, even if it means a couple additional runs being scored?". Another example of strategy prevalent only in NL baseball. Say you are the home team. It is the bottom of the fifth inning, bases loaded, 2 outs, pitchers spot coming up. Your starting pitcher has been very good thus far and could easily throw another inning or two, but you are facing the other team's ace and who knows if another opportunity like this will come up. Do you let the pitcher bat and get the additional innings out of him, all while letting a golden opportunity for some runs go to waste? Or do you go to your bench, and leave the game in the hands of the bullpen at this relatively early stage of the game? In the American League, if you have this situation, you can go to the bench without it having any implications on the pitching staff. Or better yet, you could be lucky enough to have a lineup like the Red Sox, Yankees, or Angels, where any batter in the lineup could hit 1-5 in almost any NL lineup, and thus such a situation will never arise. Another example. Say your team is in the field, and there are 2 runners on base and 2 outs with the other team's 8-hole batter up. Do you intentionally walk the 8-hole hitter and more than likely get out of the inning? Do you pitch around him and hope he gets himself out, with the worst-case-scenario of him walking and then facing the pitcher? Or do you go after him and try to get him out so the pitchers spot leads off the next inning? These are all the basic things that National League managers need to ponder during the course of a game that American League managers do not even need to think about. And this only scratches the surface. So, do you still stand by your statement that the strategy is the same for both leagues? Actually, don't even answer that, I know you will say yes and spew some bull[expletive] all while refusing to admit that you were wrong.

LT - Michael Roos, Tennessee Titans LG - Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota Vikings C - Nick Mangold, New York Jets/Kevin Mawae, Tennessee Titans RG - Chris Snee, New York Giants RT - Davis Stewart, Tennessee Titans 1. Tennessee Titans 2. New York Giants 3. Carolina Panthers 4. Baltimore Ravens 5. Philadelphia Eagles I put Mangold in because I think he's already the anchor of a potential top five line, but Mawae's experience and overall technique is still wonderful in my opinion, so it's a tie for me. Before Eagles fans throw fits because I put B-More over them, let me explain. Pair of bookends in Gaither (an absolute monster) and Oher provide more certainty for me right now then a potentially lazy Jason Peters (although I don't believe he'll play lazy, but not necessarily motivated either) and the question mark laden Shawn Andrews. I still question Philadelphia at center, but there's no doubt that they have a talented line. I just think they haven't had the time to gel much. I know Baltimore hasn't either, but they brought in a very veteran Matt Birk and Michael Oher is definitely a bright and solid player.