-80% done. Abso-sanely incredible. Now I know how my boss Eric Gargiulo felt when he came over to Ellis Island ninety-three years ago with nothing but three dollars in his pocket and the dreams of calling matches involving fluorescent lighting tubes. Like my good friend Eric, I can see the Island. I’m not quite there, but I’m close.

-And it’s apropos that I bring up a New York landmark, as the huddled masses of the WWE roster rolled into Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 14, 2004, which was the earliest WrestleMania to date. With 12 matches stretched over a five hour (yes, you read it right) time slot, there’s little doubt that Vince McMahon wanted this event to be completely and utterly memorable. Would it live up to the high expectations?

-Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler are providing commentary for Raw again, with Michael Cole and Tazz doing Smackdown. When there’s an inter-brand match, one team is chosen arbitrarily. In a sport where every match has a number one contendership on the line, they just hand over duties to one side without reason? Sounds fishy, and I have no idea why.

-Harlem Boys Choir kick things off and no worries, I already made my Pat Patterson joke in the last rant. I’m good for a few shows.

-The show kicks off with Big Show defending the US Title against…..John Cena. Yep, Cena opens a PPV, it happened. Cena was still a coarse rhyme-smith at this stage, wearing throwback jerseys to the ring (in this case, Patrick Ewing, though Cena has far more World Titles). Here’s an interesting theorem for you to digest: when a wrestler wears clothing that depicts a real life aspect of pop culture ..click here to read more

The Florida Marlins are the sad kid in school that everyone feels sorry for. They have so much potential but no one there to look out for them.

This team has practically no money in the bank, and anyone who is anyone in a Marlins uniform doesn’t need to waste his time unpacking in Miami, as they will be traded for cheaper options. This is a key reason that no fans show to games, keeping the team further in debt.

On top of that management is as warmhearted as an Antarctic ice cube. Three seasons ago rookie skipper Joe Girardi won the manager of the year award with practically no players with major league experience. However Girardi was axed because team owner Jeff Loria was acting like an idiot at a game, and Girardi asked him to stop.

Who on Earth would want to play here, you ask…

Winners: The team finished second in the east last year and six games out. They had a chance to push through this off-season, and they did not impress anyone. But with their history, not spending doesn’t mean they won’t make a difference.

New in town: With no money to spend, they weren’t able to sign anyone to a Major League contract. However, they invited a few new players to Spring Training with Minor League Contracts including former Padres starter Clay Hensley and former All-Star closer Derrick Turnbow. The Marlins also picked up career journeyman Mike Lamb to compete for a backup infield spot.

He’s Outta Here: Former super prospect outfielder Jeremy Hermida stint in Miami is over. Although he wasn’t unproductive, many thought he would be the second coming of Miguel Cabrera. That he was not Hermida was traded to Boston for a pair of low level pitching ..click here to read more

Clemson and Missouri aren’t March Madness favorites, but they could end up having the game of the first round when these two groups of Tigers square off in Buffalo on Friday. Both teams are comfortable running up and down the floor, but who will be alright when the game slows down in the second half?

Missouri Tigers vs Clemson Tigers odds – Friday, March 19, 2:45 PM ET

The Tigers, a tenth seed in the East region, stumbled down the Big 12 stretch, losing three of their last four, and their lone win came in overtime at lowly Iowa State. Mizzou is a run-and-gun team that shoots three-pointers at a 37.1% clip, and the main gunners are Kim English and Marcus Denmon. Laurence Bowers has decided to postpone surgery on two torn wrist ligaments until after the NCAA Tournament, and even though the Tigers like to run, Bowers is their best inside scorer, but now, it’s even more important that Mizzou hit their three-pointers. The Tigers also lead the nation in steals, which fuels the transition game, but they’re terrible on the boards.

Clemson was upset by North Carolina State in the first round of the ACC tournament, but their mission is to make it to the second round after two straight exits in the first round. Clemson can get out and run as well, but that leads to turnovers, although Demontez Stitt has taken better care of the ball lately, and that’s what needs to happen if the Tigers want to make it through this 2010 March Madness bracket. Defensively, the Tigers are seventh in the nation in steals, and they’re great at defending perimeter shooters, which is a bad sign for Mizzou.

Clemson is favored by 1.5 points ..click here to read more

This Sunday the UFC debuts on a network other than Spike TV: Versus (congratulations to any DirecTV subscribers reading). This will be the first of two shows on the cable-owned sports network and could help send more eyeballs to sibling WEC’s shows in the future. I’ve already had my first shot of Jameson (Happy St Patrick’s Day everyone, btw) so let’s get to the main card:

Alessio Sakara vs. James Irvin
The Italian vs. the Sandman makes for an interesting matchup to start the live show. Irvin has been absent from the Octagon after his Anderson Silva embarrassed him back in July 2008…oh and that whole pesky “suspension for illegal painkillers” thing afterward didn’t help him get back to action either. Across from him is Sakara, a fellow banger who also has a solid ground game. While Sakara has been erratic since arriving in the UFC (5-4-1), Irvin is making his MW debut, he’s been plagued with injuries, and he’s going to have some ring rust (his Charlie Brown-esque interview with Heavy.com doesn’t exactly inspire confidence either). Irvin is capable of the KO & is a slight favorite, but, maybe this is the Jameson talking, I feel like Sakara will get an upset.

Jay Pick: Sakara via submission, R2

Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello
KO of the Night could very well come from this fight. Two big men with similar styles and both coming off losses: Frank Mir showed us that his new frame can be used to choke Kongo unconscious and Buentello, despite knocking down the flying, gangly Stefan Struve, wound up losing a decision in the end. Buentello, at 36, does not have much else going besides knocking Kongo’s head off with ..click here to read more

When you hear the name “WrestleMania” you think of the biggest event of the year for the WWE. A culmination of a year of well thought out feuds and rivalries and a card that will leave you awestruck when you watch it. Let me tell you, that is not the case with the WrestleMania events you are about to read about.

In the paragraph’s that follow you will be reading about some of the most mind numbing and boring WrestleMania events of all time. These WrestleMania shows were so bad for the most part that it made me want to watch Mae Young give birth to another hand to take my mind off of them. Now sit back, grab your Alka Seltzer and get ready to read about the top 10 Worst WrestleMania Events of all time.

#10.
WrestleMania 25
Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX

Talk about a match overshadowing your main event. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels was an all time classic match between two of the best performers the WWE has ever seen. Too bad it went on before the main event of HHH vs. Randy Orton for the WWE title, which was very anti-climatic considering the months of build up the match had. I did enjoy the Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy Extreme Rules match, even though in the WWE nowadays nothing can be to extreme thanks to the god damn PG rating they have. The MITB match also entertained me a little and they did work it right having Punk win for the second time as it spearheaded his recent amazing heel turn. Some of you may be surprised at this, but just watch it again and ..click here to read more

This should come to a surprise to anyone on Camelclutchblog.com and fans of “The Still Real to Us Show.” It is a couple days after RAW during the Road to WWE WrestleMania 26. What am I talking about yet again this week? But of course, Randy Orton’s match for WrestleMania 26! The only exception to past blogs is that this match has become official now.

At WrestleMania 26 live in Glendale, Arizona we will be seeing a Triple Threat Match between Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Yep, that’s what booking has come up with for this year’s WrestleMania with one of their biggest stars in the company from the last six years. I did not see this final result coming at all and I’m starting to think TNA is booking this angle.

Is Randy Orton really a face? I have no idea. He didn’t come off as a face this week on Raw when he took on Triple H. But then again he’s now teaming with Triple H next week on Raw to take on Sheamus, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. This is by far the most confusing angle so far going into WrestleMania 26. You know what; it’s the only confusing angle heading into WrestleMania 26.

I have spent too much time breaking this angle down the last couple of weeks but that’s how mind boggled I have become by watching it week after week on Raw. I really feel like that this Triple Threat Match is setting up other angles now that could have lead up to WrestleMania not be featured at WrestleMania. This Triple Threat match could have been done at a Royal Rumble or Elimination Chamber because now it’s clearly setting up the rocket ship ..click here to read more