“ He used to be one of the best hitting catchers in the league, but just watching him play the last few years you could see he had lost a step or two.  Seems he's been on a decline ever since he left Pittsburgh.  I'm baffled by the Royals signing him, if they were expecting a catcher who... ”

“  Laurel, I hate you right now. ”

“  I purposely answered that Junior is better to piss people off.  Yes, I'm a fan, but I also know better than to really say he's the greatest driver out there.  I hate Jeff Gordon with the utmost passion, I always have, but he's the winningest active driver in NASCAR. ”

“  BOOYAH!  I got them all right even though I wasn't sure how to answer #5. ”

“  I know that, but I couldn't pass up that golden opportunity. ”

“  BOOYAH!  I got them all right even though I wasn't sure how to answer #5. ”

“  Evidence of which way the wind blows off Lake Erie...it's windy as heck here but just flurries.  I'm a half hour south of the lake, and Erie is under a lake effect snow warning. ”

“  In all likelihood they were out of the playoffs before this game started.  Yeah, it was a possibility, but they would've needed a TON of help even at 10-6. ”

“  "Meanwhile, Kerry Coombs, Cincinnati's associate head