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Exactly! I hate it.

I think we should have QB by commitee and call it "Wilson-Phillips."

D&M get my vote. George is great. Craig would be too if he weren't such a Sooner fan.

I'm excited about this year but not very optimistic. Although it is too early for predictions, my guess is 4-8.

Denton County Hamburger. J&J's Pizza on the square.

The King.

In the whole talk of Bonds/Landis or Bonds/Armstrong it is so much easier to to pick on Bonds because he is a jerk. Hopefully Landis is innocent. If not, it's a huge disappointment.

ARLINGTON -- The Rangers have acquired the big bat they were looking for in the middle of their lineup, acquiring outfielder Carlos Lee from the Milwaukee Brewers. Now they may need help for their bullpen after having to include right-handed setup reliever Francisco Cordero in the six-player deal. The Rangers announced Friday that they have acquired Lee and Minor League outfielder Nelson Cruz from the Milwaukee Brewers for Cordero, outfielders Kevin Mench and Laynce Nix and pitcher Julian Cordero. A two-time All-Star, Lee is hitting .286 with 28 home runs and 81 RBIs for the Brewers. He has struck out just 39 times in 388 at-bats and has stolen 12 bases. He hit a career-high 32 home runs with 114 RBIs last season as the Brewers MVP and has played in 275 consecutive games, the fifth-longest active streak in the Major Leagues. He'll likely spend much of his time as the Rangers designated hitter while Cruz could be the team's right fielder of the future. "Carlos was at the top of our list of impact players we could add at this time," Rangers GM Jon Daniels said. "He gives us that big bat in the middle of the lineup we needed, a different presence, a different dimension that we were missing. He's a strong makeup guy from everything we've heard and he'll add a different presence to our clubhouse as well." Lee can also be a free agent after the season and is reportedly looking for a five-year deal at around $10-12 million annually. One benchmark could be the five-year, $60 million contract that first baseman Paul Konerko signed with the Chicago White Sox last offseason. But Mench and Cordero combined would likely have made around $9-10 million next season and moving that money could give the Rangers the financial flexibility to get something done with Lee. "Obviously, we knew going in that he can be a free agent," Daniels said. "He wouldn't be available otherwise. At the appropriate time, we'll talk to Carlos and his agent [Adam Katz] about a deal that would make sense to keep him here. We made it clear to Adam that we made this deal to sign him and keep him. It's a risk, but we knew that going in. We made this deal with our eyes wide open." The Rangers may not be done as Monday's non-waiver deadline approaches. Daniels' No. 1 priority is still to acquire starting pitching. "That continues to be something that we're trying to address externally," Daniels said. "There's nothing pending, but it's something we're looking at." Cordero was an All-Star for the Rangers as their closer in 2004 but lost his job this season when he was replaced by Akinori Otsuka at the end of April. He was effective as a setup reliever until giving up four runs in the eighth inning of an 8-7 loss to the Yankees on Wednesday. The Rangers are calling up right-hander Josh Rupe to replace Cordero, although not necessarily in the eighth-inning role. Rick Bauer is expected to assume that role, but the Rangers are looking at the trade market for possible help. Roberto Hernandez is a name that has been brought up in the past. "We're going to continue to look to improve the club any way we can," Daniels said. "The bullpen has been a strength for us all year and taking Cordero out of it is something we'll have to address. We do feel we have some quality internal candidates to fill the void." Cruz, 26, is a key to the deal, a five-tool player who has a chance to be the Rangers everyday right fielder next season. Scouts compare him to Juan Encarnacion and Jose Guillen with a power bat and an extremely strong arm. His biggest challenge is to hit the breaking ball. "We really like him," Daniels said. "He's an athletic outfielder who is starting to put it together and perform, a five-tool guy who could be our right fielder for some time." complete coverage >Cruz is batting .302 with 22 doubles, 20 home runs, 73 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 104 games at Triple-A Nashville. The 20 home runs are tied for second in the Pacific Coast League while the 73 RBIs are tied for fourth in the league. He was named Brewers Minor League Player of the Year last season, combining to bat .289 with 27 home runs, 81 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 128 games at Double-A Huntsville and Nashville. "It should be one of those trades that helps both clubs," Rangers manager Buck Showalter said. "Lee's a solid three or four hitter in the lineup. He's still young, has great makeup and a low strikeout total. That's hard to find these days. We also like Nelson Cruz in the deal." Mench is hitting .284 with 12 home runs and 50 RBIs, but the Rangers like the idea of adding Lee right now and having Cruz as their right fielder next year. Nix was hitting .269 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs in 77 games for Triple-A Oklahoma after starting the season with the Rangers. Cordero, 21, was 2-5 with a 2.77 ERA at Class A Clinton.

Totally agree. Now we have another undersized D-Lineman.

I'm sure the majority of us are either a)that guy or b)know someone just like him. It's so funny because it's true.

gotta love the Jub.

Arizona Diamondbacks?? That was my first reaction.

11 is great. Mangino is scary like that.

Well it's official. Terrell Owens is a Dallas Cowboy. Any hot sports opinions on this??

Maybe the officials thought the game was being played in fast forward.

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In the past if Dallas had played this way they would have lost. Now they can play a less than perfect game and come out with a win. I think we're all happy with 7-3.

You gotta love the defeated look in the faces of the Philly fans.

I hate to say it but I totally agree. USC has not faced a defense nearly as good as TU's.

Brilliant! I love it.

NT 20 ULL 10 We get seven safeties and two field goals.

I was late and thinking of J. Lewis anyway.

How can Houston be expected to wih the Series when they couldn't even win the Silver Boot? Go American League!

45 in the first quarter isnt out of the question either.

Chalk up a "W" in the moral victory collumn.