Christian

Over the last few years as I have sprouted into a teenager, and now legally an adult, my relationship with my Dad has seemingly deteriorated to the point where I would say I honestly don't want to speak with him anymore. My mom and Dad have been divorced since 2005 and have taken each other to court twice for custody battles. I was young when this all occured.

As my teenage years came, my Dad has increasingly been hostile towards me and my now 15 year old sister. My Dad calls us lazy, good for nothing, spoiled, etc. Lately, I have been smoking marijuana to relax and sleep better at night, but by no means have I let it take over my life. I know it's illegal, however, I have my life together at the moment as I am about to go away to college and I have a steady job that has me earning honest money that I can support myself with as I still lI've with my parents. My dad calls me a stoner, pothead, loser, etc regardless.

My Dad continually blames my mom for my sister and I's "developmental issues" as he calls us lazy all the time and says we will never be successful in life because of her. Meanwhile, my sister is a star softball player at my former high school and I am on my way to study political science at Georgia southern university.

On mother's day of this year he yelled at me for not saying happy mother's day to my step mother, partly because I was working all day because I am a server at a popular restaurant. I had enough and said how I felt. He challenged me to a fight

Hey everyone, im in a little bit of a predicament. I have a 2.75 GPA in a very good high school in GA. I take honors and AP classes with a few CP classes as well. I am in DECA and occasionally help my teachers to get my community service hours up.

I am a junior heading into 2nd semester

Do I have a chance at getting into GA State or GA Southern? I have already ruled out UGA. And if i can not get into those two schools i will take the community college route but i was curious to your thoughts on if i could get in

YEAH

NFC championship, 49ers playing the Falcons at the GA Dome. Your opinions/picks?

The best baseball can offer.

BQ: Who's heading to October?

Ever since the Rays got Evan Longoria back, they have been virtually unstoppable. And they are closing the gap the Yankees held for so long and are in position to win the division, but the Yankees won't give it up easily.

Your thoughts on the AL East for the remainder of this month and into September?

I'm feeling a David Price v R.A. Dickey match up. I'm feeling a bit biased

How about yours?

I see David Price and CJ Wilson as the front runners, anybody you think should be penciled in?

American League:

Starting Lineup:

1B Paul Konerko CWS

2B Robinson Cano NYY

3B Adrian Beltre TEX

SS Derek Jeter NYY

OF Josh Hamilton TEX

OF Adam Jones BAL

OF Curtis Granderson NYY

C Joe Mauer MIN

DH David Ortiz BOS

Starting pitcher;

SP David Price TB, 8-4, 3.01 ERA

National League:

Starting Lineup:

1B Joey Votto CIN

2B Dan Uggla ATL

3B David Wright NYM

SS Jose Reyes MIA

OF Melky Cabrera SF

OF Matt Kemp LAD

OF Carlos Beltran STL

C Carlos Ruiz PHI

DH Andre Ethier LAD

Starting pitcher:

SP R.A. Dickey NYM, 10-1, 2.20 ERA

I've been playing the Xbox 360 edition and my friends have told me how great it is on PC, so I get it and I have absolutely nothing to do. Can somebody help me get started?

-When I go on large public servers, I can't build, why is that and where can I start building?

Some of his most memorable catch phrases are:

"You gotta be beepin' me!"

"Put it on the boooooooaaaarrrrddd, YES!"

"STRETCH! STRETCH!"

"Dang GUMIT"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEQvkE78t0Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=R...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscree...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPhJOVDgeAk

Absolutely hilarious

Standings as of May 25th

Baltimore: 28-17

Tampa Bay: 27-18

Toronto: 24-21

New York: 23-21

Boston: 22-22

New York and Boston pitching has been a major disappointment thus far in 2012. The Blue Jays are somewhere in the middle in these stats. The Rays pitching has been great as always, and the offense will pick up some slack when Evan Longoria and Desmond Jennings return. The Orioles' pitching has been a huge surprise from a team ERA above 5 in 2011.

As of right now, the Yankees and Sox occupy the cellar of the division, and we are past the quarter mark. Both teams' needs are apparent: Yanks = starting pitching, Sox = bullpen + starting pitching.

Younger teams in the division like the O's, Rays, and Jays are starting to beat the older competition, plus have pretty decent farm systems.

INTER-LEAGUE WEEKEND: May 18-20

Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs

Baltimore Orioles @ Washington Nationals

Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Phillies

Cincinnati Reds @ New York Yankees

Miami Marlins @ Cleveland Indians

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Detroit Tigers

New York Mets @ Toronto Blue Jays

Atlanta Braves @ Tampa Bay Rays

Texas Rangers @ Houston Astros

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins @ Milwaukee Brewers

Seattle Mariners @ Colorado Rockies

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ San Diego Padres

Oakland Athletics @ San Francisco Giants

Non inter-league series: St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers

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BQ: Do any of these series' look like World Series match-ups?

12 saves

2-0

0.51 ERA

NOTE: YOU CANNOT SHAKE YOUR OWN HAND.

Every so often, Rays utility man Ben Zobrist and his teammates will pull index cards out of their back pockets, studying them closely before they leave the dugout and sometimes even sneaking a peek on the field.

Written on those cards are short scouting reports on opposing hitters, including basic information about where they tend to put the ball in play and how the Rays should line up against them. For many teams, that information might not be all that in-depth or particularly important to check so frequently. But it's critical for Tampa Bay, which led the Major Leagues in defensive shifts last season and has implemented them even more frequently this season.

According to Baseball Info Solutions, the Rays used defensive shifts 216 times last year and saved 85 runs, the most in the Majors. The Brewers implemented the second-most shifts with 170, followed by the Indians (148) and Blue Jays (117), then a significant drop-off as three teams tied with 75.

Tampa Bay has taken its shifting to the next level, moving around its defenders more aggressively and more often.

"We talked about some things in Spring Training where the shift is becoming a little bit more unique to each player. Each shift is unique in its own way," Zobrist said. "It just varies depending on what they see on the spray charts with where these guys generally hit the ball."

Of course, there's more to it than just spray charts -- "the computer stuff," as Alex Rodriguez called it after the Yankees were frustrated by the shifts in their season-opening series at Tampa Bay.

"If you looked at it and just drew lines, you would just see a bunch of lines. You would have no idea what you wanted to do," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We have ways of breaking that down. ... There's a lot going on. It's really interesting stuff. It's very useful. It's very helpful."

From: http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=...

BQ: Who wins tomorrow? Rays or Tigers?

Tampa Bay swept New York

Detroit swept Boston

Both are 3-0 and will meet in Comerica on Tuesday, good series?