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A few questions... Is Bonds still using steroids? He still hits home runs. It's my understanding that size and strength gained from steroids will be lost once the user stops using steroids. Isn't that true? How can one be so sure that Bonds knew "the cream" and "the clear" were steroids? When I think steroids, I think needles. Maybe that's what Bonds thought. Upon what basis does he lose the benefit of the doubt? It's well established that he's a big jerk and unpopular with his teammates, but how do we know he's a liar?

When Fish first joined the Lakers he couldn't shoot and all he did was hustle on defense and scrap for loose balls. He worked tirelessly on his jumper until he had a fairly accurate three pointer. The shot he made to keep the Lakers from going down 1-3 in the Western Conference Finals against the Spurs with four tenths of a second left in the game is one of the most memorable shots of my lifetime. Getting overpaid by the Warriors was a just reward for all his efforts. That said, I too wish Fish the best and his daughter a speedy and complete recovery. He's a classy, hardworking ballplayer.

Doesn't he want to come home and play with his pal Kobe?

Nessa!

I have the soundtrack, and dig the tune "Lumumba" by Miriam Makeba.

Lucky!

That's my favorite Sly & The Family Stone song, SS1. Hands down. I've been listening to Sly's High On You lately. "Crossword Puzzle."

Bummer. I wish the only thing which had ever been juiced was the ball, then all that fun I had watching McGwire and Sosa hit bombs wouldn't be tainted. 450' towering shots bouncing off facades and all, it was awesome.

Couldn't Bonds have added muscle mass using Creatine or other supplements before they were banned? The rules were sketchy at the time Bonds is alleged to have abused steroids, and have since been clarified.

Another belated Happy Birthday!

It might have been a more exciting finish had Nash been able to be on the floor. Amare might not have been taking contested shots with Nash setting the offense.

Nash's nose won't stop bleeding. Youch.

Gotta give credit to Mike Schwartz who first posted it at JC, Brother Goodz.

LONG OVERDUE TROMBONE CONTROL LAWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONG OVERDUE TROMBONE CONTROL LAWS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Each year thousands are people are killed, maimed, bewildered or annoyed by trombones. The statistics of head, neck and even shoulder injuries sustained by reed players, french horn and string sections seated within reach of the deadly seventh position are truly shocking ... not to mention forced early retirement due to ever increasing hearing problems reported by classical musicians who are forced to play the music of Wagner, Mahler and Brahms, as well as the hundreds of alumni of the Herman, Ferguson and Kenton bands and OKOM devotees of Kid Ory, Jack Teagarden, Abe Lincoln, Lou McGarity, John Allred and Lee Gifford. There is current legislation pending in Congress to restrict the sale of trombones and to equip them with child-safety devices. The influential trombone lobby is, of course, opposed to this. There have even been several proposals for requiring a so-called "trigger lock" on all bass trombones! Every year there are reports of hundreds of innocent children, attracted by the shiny brass and smooth, seductive curves of an unattended instrument on a stand in the corner of a room or in an unlocked case who are traumatized for life by the attempts of a playmate to get a sound out of it, or who may suffer a collapsed lung or the effects of hyperventilation by trying the same effort themselves! The owner's feeble "I didn't know the slide was unlocked" is no excuse! Trombones should be stored out of reach of children. Efforts to enact a mandatory 10-day waiting period to purchase a trombone - which would simply allow a reasonable period of time for law enforcement officials to cross-check the purchaser's name against an International list of registered trombone offenders and Slide-O-Mix addicts, have been repeatedly thwarted by the powerful Selmer-Conn-Yamaha (SCY) lobby. Law enforcement officials are particularly alarmed over the increase in crimes involving use of the "sawed-off" trombone or "sackbut." Legislation is also pending in several progressive states, including New York and California, to make carrying a concealed alto trombone a Class A felony! Some Governors feel that there are sufficient laws already on the books that simply need stricter enforcement - such as the 1932 nation-wide ban of screw-on bells, the indiscriminate use of Pond's Cold Cream or KY Jelly and unsupervised emptying of spit valves on public property - a filthy and unsanitary habit which will help spread the flu again this year. One popular response to the spread of delinquent behavior is the imposition of mandatory longer sentences for those using a trombone while committing a crime ("Use a trombone - Go to jail!"; "False Positions Mean Solitary Confinement!"; "Add a Plunger - Double Your Time!" and "Growl and Forget About parole!"). Surveillance video tapes have proven especially effective in identifying violators of this statute because career criminals have often tried to avoid convictions by having their lawyers insist that what eye-witnesses reported as a trombone was really only an AK-47 or other legal assault weapon. Strict enforcement has been especially effective when used in conjunction with the new "Three sharps, you're out" statutes that have already been approved by many state legislatures. Of course the automatic and semi-automatic valved models - both piston and the middle-European rotary, are much more dangerous than the traditional single valve trombone. Interpol has also reported the sudden appearance of rear-blasting Cavalry models that were thought to have been completely eliminated during the Great Confiscation mandated by the 1918 Treaty of Versailles signed by representatives of every civilized country of the period. You may recall that those instruments were melted down and became an integral part of the Trans-Atlantic Telephone Cable that helped to unite America and Europe. It is believed that the new source of these WMD's are isolated factories in rural areas of China . The awesome destructive power of the double trigger bass trombone could never have been imagined by the founding fathers when they granted us the right to keep and bear arms. Remember: When trombones are outlawed, only outlaws will play "I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You." Author: Albert Manglesdorf

I'll just be quiet now.

The Mavs sat Nowitzki and Howard in the game, Jim.

Classic GoodSpeak.

The blame is shared with the Pacers and that lame trade they made for the worthless Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy. On top of Dirk's rotten play, Jason Terry had a poor series, too. Howard was inconsistent. Croshere wasn't the spark of the bench in game six which he was in game five. Matchups, matchups. Baron and SJax were lights out from three. Monta Ellis continued his stellar play from the bench. Matt Barnes made hustle plays and good decisions. JRich was moving well without the ball. I didn't think the Warriors would suddenly look this good, but I can't wait to see how they match up against the next opponent. They look a hell of lot better than Utah or Houston.

I guess that means that, as a Dodger fan, I should hope Lintcomb or whatever his name is gets shelled for about 8 earned runs, totally shattering his confidence.

Jon Abbey over at JC just brought up that the Mavs could have beaten the Warriors in their last regular season game and gotten the Clippers instead. D'oh! Condolences, Al.

The athleticism of Baron Davis is astounding. He can shoot over anyone. It seemed like the Warriors made every three they shot last night. Can't really blame Dallas, they just ran into the buzzsaw.

Lakers go down with a scarcely a wimper. Even the zebras couldn't make it exciting. Kobe with a shitty game. I'm more relieved than anything, I don't have to watch them until next season.