Not sure how it can top last night, but the pitching matchup is heavily lopsided towards the home team. The Rangers not only cannot afford to make the same mistakes they did last night, but they have to go above and beyond tonight. Games like last night's are why I never switched my prediction from the Cardinals. Hopefully the Rangers will finally prove me wrong tonight, otherwise I'll be aching even more for the end of the Cubs' drought. Thankfully, I'll be spared the heart attacks tonight, i
After turning the World Series into a best of five with home field advantage for themselves, the Texas Rangers will try to gain the lead in the Fall Classic tonight at 7:00 P.M. CT. And go Rangers! (Awesome, the smeag emoticon is still here!)
Since the Turner Broadcasting Service (TBS) doesn't have the sense to show the biggest game of the day between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants, MLB Network's final game of Pennant Chase Coverage will feature the matchup that may conclude the question of who wins the West, or may prolong it to game 163--which would make it the fourth year in a row that a 163rd game would be necessary.
2007 National League Wild Card Tiebreaker
8 vs. 9
A questionable call at home plate wa
Get ready, people, the Fall Classic is here. After upsetting the Phillies in the NLDS, largely due to the stellar pitching of Chris Carpenter, the St. Louis Cardinals have once more reached the World Series, and aim for championship number eleven. (I have the number memorized, thanks to the Cardinals fans living in Central/Southern Illinois.) The Rangers, meanwhile, have shown that they don't need Cliff Lee by repeating as American League champions after never before reaching the World Serie
With Cliff Lee's contract ending, we already have an ALCS rematch between the Rangers and Yankees. The Rangers will surely give a healthily-sized offer, along with some southern hospitality vs. Bronx hostility that Mrs. Lee received, which will clearly hurt New York's chances of obtaining the best postseason pitcher of the past two years. The Yankees on the other hand, will surely be the highest bidders, but they know that Cliff Lee likes Texas, and they also know the Mrs. Lee doesn't like New Y
Think I should start using one? I once considered it before, but decided not to since it's a hassle when you use Fast Reply most of the time.
Howzabout Century Gothic in green?
I had forgotten that someone had the name "Lucina" here until I saw that blog directly above mine in the list. And now I wish that there were some name change fad where everybody was a Fire Emblem character. But then I'd be second-guessing my choice of Lon'qu, when I could have also chosen Hector, Gregor, or Donnel. Nah, I would have just chosen Lon'qu anyway.
In typical BZPower tradition, I could post what I voted for and no more, and that's exactly what I'm going to do. Mitt Romney for President Paul Ryan for Vice President Yes on Illinois Constitutional Amendment 49 to require a 3/5 vote in the General Assembly to increase pensions for public employees. Voted Republican for Congress (I don't want to give away the Congressional district in which I live) Voted Republican for County Auditor, Clerk, Recorder, etc. (All but auditor ran unopp
Kakaru commented in the Official Favorite MLB Teams entry, and it slipped by me. So now the new comment indicator has turned off and all is right in the world again. Somebody commemorate this with a rap! EDIT: Oh, and while I was at it, I finally updated the Florida Marlins to the Miami Marlins and moved Houston to the AL West with their new colors.
6) THE HULK -- Probably the last of the popular comic book monsters, the Hulk is cool for two reasons. Firstly, it's an amped-up version of Jekyl and Hyde. Secondly, he's probably the only character in comics besides the Green Lanterns whose only limit is himself, 'cause the angrier HULK gets, the stronger HULK gets. 7) Green Lantern Corps -- The Green Lanterns are interesting primarily because of how much more important they have become recently, and how much more is being added. Blackest Nig
As this Avengers thingy comes up, it gets me thinking idly of comic book superheroes. I never bought a comic book, and probably never will. But I did watch the DCAU, and several superhero movies, and I have read the histories of various characters online. So I decided to make a list of my favorites. 1) Shazam/Captain Marvel -- I've always liked the Golden Age heroes better than the gritty modern-day versions. Sure, the new age of grim and violent comics for teenagers have its merits, but it de
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! As an RK, we were supposed to have a Pakari or a Kaukau or something, but nobody ever got around to making one.
Before the upgrade downtime, I started an Expanded Multiverse epic that I never finished, due to not knowing where to take it next. I'm thinking about starting it back up again, but if I do, I want to be sure I can both do a good job and actually finish the silly thing. Yet my schedule is limited and I'm going to be leaving BZPower when school starts next year. My main reason for considering it is that a couple nights ago I thought of a terrific ending, but it would only work if I was able to
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Member: LewaLew
Entry Name: Manas-Vae (Cloud Monster), sometimes called Manas-Fos (Sulfur Monster) or Smoke Monster on Industrial and Tyrant, since it takes on the appearance of the glomosulfur and smoke in those places.
Habitat: Throughout the Expanded Multiverse--especially in Promathus, Tyrant, and on islands such as BZ-Koro, or on Tribal's islands along the rivers and coast.
Description: A living cloud of gas that changes color depending on what nonliving gases and
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By the time this poll is done, we'll know whether BZPower actually hates HF as much as some people would like you to think.
"I find your lack of vision disturbing..."
Darth Quade will continue for at least two years as the Emperor and Dark Lord of the Cubs. Rather than sign Ryno or wait to take a stab at getting Girardi, the Chicago Cubs shall embrace the Dark Side and march forward to conquer the rest of the MLB universe beyond Wrigley Field. This news also means that Girardi will almost assuredly remain in New York, while Ryno may end up leaving the Iowa Cubs and going to one of the other MLB teams who remain ma
DARK LORD OF THE CUBS
DARTH QUADE
He's really quite a scary fellow. If he ever argues with an umpire, the call may be overturned for fear of force lightning.
Firstly, Week 4 winner: My sister, Megan51, and a slight bit of rotten editing to apply more to the caption.
Secondly, in each edition of the Chicago Cubs' monthly magazine, the Vine Line, there is an illustration in the magazine, and some of them are rather funny. Here's a gallery linking to all of them, on cubs.com: Vine Line Illustrations.
Lastly, the new contest image. This is a photo taken of the Wrigley Field Marquis, during the Allstate Wrigleyville Classic football game between th
I have created an MLB Playoff Bracket that will be updated as the postseason goes on. The one in this post won't change, but the one in the content block is the one I'll update.
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