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  <title>What to expect from NCAA Finals broadcast</title>
  <published-at type="datetime">2008-04-07T10:40:38-04:00</published-at>
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        <body>Kari, don't believe all this talk about a 'substance' on the ball. The so called 'curve ball' is an optical illusion. 
At least that is one school of thought.
Rickapolis-Bard of Who's Who
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you ever try to hit one of those optical illusions?  I don't know what it is about it, but it truly seems like it moves.  I don't remember an urge to dive out of the way on fastball/change</body>
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        <body>Is there anyone here pulling for Memphis??????

Skooter23g 
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When I first made my picks, I had memphis beating kansas in the finals, but i decided memphis's bracket was too hard, so maybe in an alternate dimension where I'm not kicking myself, I am

dbryant84 | 04/07/08, 02:37 PM 
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I'd root for Memphis tonight.  I like Calipari.</body>
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        <body>Last year, I paid $24 a piece for bleacher box seats at Wrigley. This year, they wanted $68 a piece for the same seats!!!

Kari - President of Pagination | 04/07/08, 02:36 PM 
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Kari, I bet you didn't know the tricks the Cubs used to do to raise ticket prices.

http://tmcentlawforum.blogspot.com/search/label/chicago%20cubs</body>
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        <body>lol db.  sounds like you missed a career in politics with spin like that.</body>
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        <body>Last year, I paid $24 a piece for bleacher box seats at Wrigley. This year, they wanted $68 a piece for the same seats!!!

Kari - President of Pagination
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One thing I love about a team with a losing record for 10 years straight...i went to the game friday for $6</body>
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        <body>If I am elected President of the US, such as, I will make every Monday a holiday!</body>
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        <body>Is there anyone here pulling for Memphis??????

Skooter23g |
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yes...Rock, KS, Bel, myself, prob some others are rooting for Memphis...to pull a Hansbrough a la UNC!</body>
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        <body>Is there anyone here pulling for Memphis??????

Skooter23g 
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When I first made my picks, I had memphis beating kansas in the finals, but i decided memphis's bracket was too hard, so maybe in an alternate dimension where I'm not kicking myself, I am</body>
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        <body>Jen, is Iran in the ACC now or is that a non-conference matchup?
Martel 
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That would be an out-of-conference matchup, but I'm sure the heels would bring their own officiating crews to the game.

Remember in &amp;quot;Mars Attacks&amp;quot; how the guy released the Peace Dove and the Martians mistook it for a signal to attack the earth?  If the heels played Iran, I'm afraid they'd look upon tyler's flop as the same sort of signal.</body>
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        <body>GG, I think it is in relation to August being designated as be kind to the elderly month.</body>
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  <body>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s time to break down tonight&amp;#39;s Kansas-Memphis NCAA championship game. If you want to know what to look for on the floor, try my occasional officemates, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blogs/ncaa_tourney/2008/2008/04/day-26-counting-down-to-title-game.html?eref=T1&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Luke Winn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/04/06/title.preview/index.html?eref=T1&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Stewart Mandel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. They&amp;#39;ve actually been sent to San Antonio like real sportswriters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;#39;re a fellow couch potato who wants to know what to expect from CBS&amp;#39;s coverage, you&amp;#39;ve come to the right place. Here&amp;#39;s what you should be on the lookout for:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;10.&lt;/strong&gt; When Kansas wins opening tip, &lt;strong&gt;Billy Packer&lt;/strong&gt; shouts, &amp;quot;This game is over!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;One Shining Moment&lt;/em&gt; montage includes nearly as many cheerleader shots as SI.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8.&lt;/strong&gt; Over/under set at three for gratuitous &lt;strong&gt;Tyler Hansbrough&lt;/strong&gt; mentions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7.&lt;/strong&gt; Several jokes about Memphis PG &lt;strong&gt;Derrick Rose&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#39;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2008/04/06/memphis.rose.ap/index.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;diet of Gummi Bears and Twizzlers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Jim Nantz&lt;/strong&gt; uncorks corny canned line at game&amp;#39;s end like, &amp;quot;What a &lt;strong&gt;Rush&lt;/strong&gt;; the Jayhawks are champions&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.&lt;/strong&gt; Minimum of one forced &amp;quot;Remember the Alamo&amp;quot; pun&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.&lt;/strong&gt; Tigers (of Memphis) will be overshadowed by Masters promos with &lt;strong&gt;Tiger Woods&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.&lt;/strong&gt; Packer will spout coaching strategy with such certainty one might think he actually had been one&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2.&lt;/strong&gt; You&amp;#39;ll come no closer to deciding whether you love or hate those chatty Sonic commercials&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt; They pre-empted &lt;em&gt;How I Met Your Mother&lt;/em&gt; for this?&lt;/p&gt;</body>
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