An MLB Collaborative TL: Piece of Cake: The Cubs win Game 6 in '03

[NyQuil]

MAY 11th 2004
CHRIS WEINKIE RETRIES AFTER SHORT NFL STINT
ESPN. COM

Chris Weinke the then Florida State 28 year old quarterback who won the Heisman in 2000 has retired at the age of 31 after 3 seasons as a backup in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.

People close to Weinke say that “It’s time” and he feels like his days of seeing the field are over.

Weinkie also plans to go into coaching saying that he hopes to get a graduate assistant role at Florida State soon.

Weinkie also has given his 16 jersey number to recent Panthers 1st Round draft pick rookie quarterback Craig Kenzel.

MAY 12th 2004
RAIDERS HEAD COACH TOM COUGLIN: GANNON AND FEELEY TO BE RAIDERS QB BATTLE GOING INTO SEASON
NFL .COM

New Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Coughlin says expect the quarterback battle in the season to be Rich Gannon coming off a injury shorten season and acquired during a trade in the middle rounds in the NFL Draft from the Eagles quarterback AJ Feeley to be the 2 people contending to be the starting quarterback for the Raiders in week 1 of the 2004 NFL season


MAY 26th 2004
COVERAGE OF THE 2004 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY

David Stern: Alright we have reached the final 5 teams in the 2004 NBA Draft Lottery. And the 5th pick in the NBA Draft goes to the *opens letter*
Chicago Bulls!

The 4th pick in the 2004 NBA draft goes to the *opens letter* Atlanta Hawks!

The 3rd overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft goes to *Opens letter* The expansion Charlotte Bobcats.

And the moment you all have been waiting and the 1st pick of the 2004 NBA Draft goes to *Opens letter*

The Cleveland Cavaliers!

Which means the 2nd overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft goes to the Orlando Magic.


*Later on*

Stuart Scott: So wow the Cleveland Cavaliers barring a trade will have back to back 1st overall picks in 2 consecutive NBA Drafts!

 

[Nivek]

Stuart Scott: So wow the Cleveland Cavaliers barring a trade will have back to back 1st overall picks in 2 consecutive NBA Drafts!

now if they're unable to win anything with young lebron the whole city is genuinely cursed

 

[WB18]

Speaking of that: here is the 2004 NHL Draft lottery from May 18, 2004

Gary Bettman: The 14th overall pick goes to... the Nashville Predators

The 13th overall pick goes to... the Boston Bruins

The 12th overall pick goes to... the Los Angeles Kings

The 11th overall pick goes to... the St. Louis Blues

The 10th overall pick goes to... the Atlanta Thrashers

The 9th overall pick goes to... the Buffalo Sabres

The 8th overall pick goes to... the New York Rangers. This means the Calgary Flames have moved into the top 3.

The 7th overall pick goes to... the Carolina Hurricanes

The 6th overall pick goes to... the Washington Capitals. This means the Chicago Blackhawks have moved into the top 3.

The 5th overall pick goes to... the Phoenix Coyotes

The 4th overall pick goes to... the Pittsburgh Penguins. We have entered the top 3 picks.

The 3rd overall pick goes to... the Calgary Flames

Ladies and Gentlemen, the 1st overall pick goes to... the Columbus Blue Jackets!

And that means the 2nd overall pick goes to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Ron McLean: So Columbus has won the first overall pick and with all likelihood, the Russian phenom known as Alex Ovechkin is headed to the Blue Jackets come draft night.

 

[kinnikuniverse]

Damn, that means there's a big chance of Malkin centering Iginla...that would be amazing.

 

[Don Corleone]

Damn, that means there's a big chance of Malkin centering Iginla...that would be amazing.

That was OTL for a short time. Iginla was with the Pens in 2013.

 

[NyQuil]

MAY 18th 2004
ESPN FILMS TO RELEASE “THE CALL” A DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWING THE FIRST 6 QUARTERBACK NFL DRAFTEES
ESPN .COM

ESPN Films this summer will televised on ESPN a 4 part documentary series on 6 NFL Draft draftees from this past NFL Draft on the journey of them getting that special call.

The 6 include
Patriots draft pick Eli Manning

Browns draft pick Phillp Rivers

Jets draft pick Ben Roethlisberger

Panthers draft pick Craig Kenzel

Redskins draft pick JP Losman

Steelers draft pick Matt Schaub

MAY 20th 2004
ROYALS TRADE BELTRAN TO THE GIANTS ALONG WITH TOP PROSPECT
MLB .COM

Despite signing a extension in the offseason the Kansas City Royals the Royals who have the worst record in the AL have decided to trade their star center fielder to the San Francisco Giants after Giants center fielder Marquis Grissom is expected to be out for 2 to 3 months with a injury and their top pitching prospect Zack Grenkie in return the Giants give to the Royals bench outfielder Tony Torcato and top pitching prospect of their own relief pitching prospect Merkin Valdez.

The Giants who led the NL wild card look to get better.

MAY 22nd 2004
FORMER CARDINALS SAFETY PAT TILLMAN TURNED US ARMY RANGER TO BE REASSIGN FROM AFGHANISTAN TO IRAQ
ESPN .COM

 

[ILPD45]

MAY 18th 2004
ESPN FILMS TO RELEASE “THE CALL” A DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWING THE FIRST 6 QUARTERBACK NFL DRAFTEES
ESPN .COM

ESPN Films this summer will televised on ESPN a 4 part documentary series on 6 NFL Draft draftees from this past NFL Draft on the journey of them getting that special call.

The 6 include
Patriots draft pick Eli Manning

Browns draft pick Phillp Rivers

Jets draft pick Ben Roethlisberger

Panthers draft pick Craig Kenzel

Redskins draft pick JP Losman

Steelers draft pick Matt Schaub

MAY 20th 2004
ROYALS TRADE BELTRAN TO THE GIANTS ALONG WITH TOP PROSPECT
MLB .COM

Despite signing a extension in the offseason the Kansas City Royals the Royals who have the worst record in the AL have decided to trade their star center fielder to the San Francisco Giants after Giants center fielder Marquis Grissom is expected to be out for 2 to 3 months with a injury and their top pitching prospect Zack Grenkie in return the Giants give to the Royals bench outfielder Tony Torcato and top pitching prospect of their own relief pitching prospect Merkin Valdez.

The Giants who are once again in 1st place in the NL West look to get better.

MAY 22nd 2004
FORMER CARDINALS SAFETY PAT TILLMAN TURNED US ARMY RANGER TO BE REASSIGN FROM AFGHANISTAN TO IRAQ
ESPN .COM

I hope Tillman lives ITTL…

 

[WB18]

MAY 18th 2004
ESPN FILMS TO RELEASE “THE CALL” A DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWING THE FIRST 6 QUARTERBACK NFL DRAFTEES
ESPN .COM

ESPN Films this summer will televised on ESPN a 4 part documentary series on 6 NFL Draft draftees from this past NFL Draft on the journey of them getting that special call.

The 6 include
Patriots draft pick Eli Manning

Browns draft pick Phillp Rivers

Jets draft pick Ben Roethlisberger

Panthers draft pick Craig Kenzel

Redskins draft pick JP Losman

Steelers draft pick Matt Schaub

MAY 20th 2004
ROYALS TRADE BELTRAN TO THE GIANTS ALONG WITH TOP PROSPECT
MLB .COM

Despite signing a extension in the offseason the Kansas City Royals the Royals who have the worst record in the AL have decided to trade their star center fielder to the San Francisco Giants after Giants center fielder Marquis Grissom is expected to be out for 2 to 3 months with a injury and their top pitching prospect Zack Grenkie in return the Giants give to the Royals bench outfielder Tony Torcato and top pitching prospect of their own relief pitching prospect Merkin Valdez.

The Giants who are once again in 1st place in the NL West look to get better.

MAY 22nd 2004
FORMER CARDINALS SAFETY PAT TILLMAN TURNED US ARMY RANGER TO BE REASSIGN FROM AFGHANISTAN TO IRAQ
ESPN .COM

I thought the Rockies were in first place in the NL West.

 

[Nivek]

Despite signing a extension in the offseason the Kansas City Royals the Royals who have the worst record in the AL have decided to trade their star center fielder to the San Francisco Giants after Giants center fielder Marquis Grissom is expected to be out for 2 to 3 months with a injury and their top pitching prospect Zack Grenkie in return the Giants give to the Royals bench outfielder Tony Torcato and top pitching prospect of their own relief pitching prospect Merkin Valdez.

The Giants who are once again in 1st place in the NL West look to get better.

I don't think the royals will agree for this, they're getting nothing in return for 2 top players

 

[WB18]

May 20, 2004: Just hours following a proposed trade that would send Royals star Carlos Beltran to the Giants, the MLB and MLBPA vetoes the deal, saying that it the Royals were trying to “tank” their season and that the trade would make the Royals look like a “poor Triple-A” team. The Royals then announce that Beltran will “not be traded anytime soon.”

 

[Inferno60]

May 20, 2004: Just hours following a proposed trade that would send Royals star Carlos Beltran to the Giants, the MLB and MLBPA vetoes the deal, saying that it the Royals were trying to “tank” their season and that the trade would make the Royals look like a “poor Triple-A” team. The Royals then announce that Beltran will “not be traded anytime soon.”

Lol.

 

[NyQuil]

May 21st 2004: Despite the vetoed trade the Royals still expect Beltran to be dealt before or right around the trade deadline in July.

May 22nd 2004: A back to fully healthy Nomar Garciaparra and Ichiro help the Mariners dominate the American League as they seem neck and neck with the best record in the American League the Boston Red Sox (correct me if that’s wrong) with both players hitting as of now below .500 so far in the season.


May 23rd 2004: Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitches the 17th ever perfect game in MLB history against the Florida Marlins in a 1-0 victory after a Steve Finley solo home run in the 6th inning

Johnson at 40 years old is the oldest player to throw a perfect game in MLB history and oldest pitcher in National League history to throw a no hitter.

Johnson still is a gem (no pun intended) on one of the worst teams in baseball but he too is also another popular player that will be in trade deadline talks.

 

[WB18]

May 24, 2004: Carlos Beltran hits for the cycle, including a walk off, three run triple as the Royals beat the Yankees 10-9 at Kauffman Stadium. After the game, Yankee outfielder Bernie Williams calls Mariano Rivera a “choker”, causing a large-scale argument to break out in the Yankee clubhouse as New York’s struggles continue, as the Yankees are now tied with KC for the worst record in the AL.

May 25, 2004: Rumors begin to swirl that Phil Jackson will not resign with the Lakers during the offseason and he could accept offers from other teams following the Lakers first round loss to Dallas in the first round of the NBA playoffs and Kobe Bryant’s rumored desire to have a more offensively minded head coach. Potential suitors for Jackson include a reunion with the Chicago Bulls, whom he was coach from 1989 to 1998, the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks.

 

[Looper]

May 26, 2004: The Champions League Final is played between Porto and AC Milan. The game gets off to a hot start, with Deco scoring off a corner. However, Porto proceed to play an incredibly boring possession game, containing Milan. The only chance for AC Milan is wasted when Andrea Pirlo misses a tap-in. Porto are able to hold on and shock the world, beating AC Milan and raising the Champions League trophy.

May 27, 2004: The Big East announces that Marquette and DePaul will join the conference.

 

[NyQuil]

May 28th 2004: Rumors go around that Joe Torre will soon step down as the manager of the New York Yankees and retire due to the disastrous start of the Yankees season.

May 30th 2004: As the first month of NFL rookie camp comes to a end reports go around that the Patriots 1st round pick and hyped number 1 overall pick Eli Manning is the rookie quarterback that has looked the best time as a starter in New England might start right away while the Raiders 1st round pick Sean Taylor has looked like a pro who has been playing for the past several years at the Raiders rookie camp.

On the other side Jets 1st round pick Ben Roethlisberger has shown signs that he needs to improve on his passing game in the NFL while Bills 1st round pick Roy Williams needs work on catching deep passes.

May 31st 2004: The Chicago Cubs reportedly send a trade package to the Kansas City Royals to get Carlos Beltran and pitching prospect Zach Grenkie and which reportedly will send Kyle Farsworth, Corey Patterson and their top 2 prospects in their farm system Felix Pie and Angel Guzman in return to the Royals.

 

[Nivek]

May 31st 2004: The Chicago Cubs reportly have sent a trade package to send to the Kansas City Royals to get Carlos Beltran and pitching prospect Zach Grenkie and which reportedly will send Kyle Farsworth, Corey Patterson and their top 2 prospects in their farm system Felix Pie and Angel Guzman in return to the Royals.

A better trade,plus I'm the one barring a emergency, teams should trade till July, to avoid tanking

 

[NyQuil]

A better trade,plus I'm the one barring a emergency, teams should trade till July, to avoid tanking

Can we go ahead and let them accept it?

 

[kinnikuniverse]

May 31st, 2004: during a press conference, Pride Fighting Championships CEO and Dream Stage Entertainement president Nobuyuki Sakakibara has announced the full card for Critical Countdown 2004, to be held on June 20th at Pride's home base, the Saitama Super Arena.

Aside from the previously confirmed matchups such as the Pride Heavyweight title fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Kevin Randleman, the Judo superfight between former olympic medalists Hidehiko Yoshida and Naoya Ogawa and Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Alistair Overeem, the card will also see former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett in his second Pride match, facing off against the Ukrainian Freight train Igor Vovchanchyn, while former heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira returns to in-ring action after a long period of inactivity, taking on young judo expert Hirotaka Yokoi.

Pancrase light heavyweight champion Yuki Kondo returns to the Pride FC ring after his win over Mario Sperry at Schockwave 2003. He will take on brazilian Evangelista Cyborg, a young fighter whose been making a name for himself back home in Brazil for Jungle Fight as well as british promotion Cage Rage.

Fedor won't be alone on this card, for his brother Alexander Emelianenko makes his Pride debut on the same card. The young russian will face the texas crazy horse Heath Herring in what looks to be a hefty test for him.

Sergei Kharitonov, who lost a unanimous decision to igor Vovchanchyn at Total Elimination 2004 earlier this year, looks to get back on the win column as he takes on japanese veteran Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, a 4th degree Judo black belt who has been competing since the early days of MMA in Japan.

Finally, in a battle of exciting, smaller grapplers, former UFC Welterweight champion and Pride favorite Carlos Newton hopes to grab a win after losing to Kazushi Sakuraba in their rematch at Bushido 2. He will take on another Welterweight GP participant in Ryo "the Shark" Chonan.



Pride Critical Countdown 2004

June 20th, 2004

FULL FIGHT CARD

PRIDE Heavyweight title match

Fedor Emelianenko (C) vs Kevin Randleman

Hidehiko Yoshida vs Naoya Ogawa

Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Alistair Overeem

Josh Barnett vs Igor Vovchanchyn

Yuki Kondo vs Evangelista Cyborg

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Hirotaka Yokoi

Alexander Emelianenko vs Heath Herring

Ryo Chonan vs Carlos Newton

Sergei Kharitonov vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

 

[NyQuil]

The comment was deleted but no I don’t hate the Royals haha

 

[WB18]

Can we go ahead and let them accept it?

Sorry but,

May 24, 2004: Once again, the MLBPA vetoes a possible Carlos Beltran trade by the Royals, still saying that “tanking” will not be tolerated. The league also fines the Royals $5 million for the aptemted trades. In the coming days, the trade saga is mocked by the likes of Saturday Night Live, Jay Leno, David Letterman, and various other late night programs.