Upon watching that, I was reminded that the Lakers were down 20 at the end of the 1st quarter, matching the largest playoff deficit after the 1st quarter in a win.

The game it tied I vividly remember, a 1989 2nd round game against Seattle. Lakers were down 20 after one quarter in Game 4, and remember they were down 41-12 at one point!

I was at a restaurant in San Bernardino for a family get together (kind of a midpoint for people coming from Orange County and Palm Springs), and we left about the time the Lakers were down 41-12. I listed to the comeback on the drive home (to Palm Springs) and was able to catch the last quarter or so on TV at home.

That completed the 2nd sweep in a row for the Lakers, their 9th playoff win in a row. They of course would go on to sweep Phoenix and enter the Finals 11-0 -- I forget what happened after that! :)

Please guess the BA/OBP/SLG for the 10 "regulars" on offense (meaning LaRoche/Nomar and Pierre/Ethier), and ERA/WHIP for the starters and relievers.

I will accept predictions through next Friday night at midnight. That's February 22! Get your guesses in ASAP.

*Note: Only Andrew Shimmin is allowed to guess .120/.110/.120 for Pierre! :)

But the best reason to study library science is to pick up chicks.

The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant is the only player in the league with a specific no-trade clause in his contract, but league rules dictate that it's a right George also possesses because he's on a one-year contract (worth $2.4 million) and because Dallas would have Early Bird rights to re-sign him this summer.

If such a player is traded, Bird rights are not traded with him. So league rules compensate for this by requiring George's consent in any trade

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Bob, you'll be in good shape. Two years ago, I spent a week in Hawaii with my family, and not only will you forget all your troubles, but the Office will start at 9pm local time, or the exact same time it usually starts in our time zone. Hawaii is able to delay the broadcast time a few hours to make TV watching more manageable.

I believe chickens are involved.

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Oh yes, there will be many, many chickens.

That will be LEGEN- wait for it...

This one's in the bag for the Giants.

Word George blocked the trade apparently spread throughout the arena because George said he heard fans hollering things like, "C'mon, what are you doing?" and, "Stop it, you're holding things up."

That's a wow. This is really what the fans want?

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1. St Croix http://tinyurl.com/234c7v
Greatest snorkeling site I've ever been to.

2. The Algarve

vr, Xei

This at bat is fraught with moral dilemma!

Bruins 28, Cardinal 18.

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When the Fighters won the Japan Series in 2006, the whole country acted like Shinjo won it singlehandedly and he was nothing more than the Japanese equivalent of Marquis Grissom at the time.

Clemens is not a well spoken man.

ESPN is full of Clemens apologists.

Dan Burton's display was simply disgusting.

Some of our leaders are shamefully inarticulate and cannot string together two coherent questions. I have seen law students prepare more effective examination.

Esteban Loaiza earned his 100th career win in 2004 while serving as a swingman for Torre, but he has never felt particularly comfortable coming out of the bullpen.

"It was hard --warming up, sitting down," said Loaiza, who has made 37 relief appearances in 13 seasons and will need a strong spring to stay a starter. (Diamond Leung)

I knew it; another whiner.

Bring some tissues. You'll need them.