much like the Big 10 and the passing game

As the Big Ten Conference contemplates adding a new school to its current roster of 11, it seems appropriate to help them with a new name, after all...they're busy enough.Several names have been mentioned since the announcement; Syracuse, Pitt and Rutgers being the most notable among them. Notre Dame would benefit the conference more than anyone by joining, and would benefit themselves most of all, but has said repeatedly that this will not happen.So, let's hear it. Here is some additional information that helped me with a few names...maybe it can help you as well. Over the past decade, the BCS is 8-12 in BCS Bowl game match ups, and have been outscored 79-38 in their last two national championship game appearances. For these lackluster performances, I give them:1. The "How do you like having 72 days off" 12 2. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 123. The Who4. Three yards and a cloud of dust 125. We don't need no stinkin' quarterback 126. Ohio State and Friends7. The Slow and Dirty Dozen8. One Mediocre and 11 Also-Rans9. The Plodding 1210 The We Used to be Goods11 The Big Two and a Half12. The BCS BridesmaidsAs you can clearly see, comedy is not a skill I've mastered...much like the Big 10 and the passing game.Please feel free to help me out... . "TheVoting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to protect the fundamental right to voteand the Department takes allegations of voter intimidation seriously."According to the complaint, party Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz confirmed thatthe placement of Samir Shabazz and Jackson in Philadelphia was part of anationwide effort to deploy New Black Panther Party members at pollinglocations on Election Day.The complaint alleges a violation of Section 11(b)of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits intimidation, coercion orthreats against "any person for voting or attempting to vote."The Departmentseeks an injunction preventing any future deployment of, or display of weaponsby, New Black Panther Party members at the entrance to polling locations.The New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which claims active chaptersnationwide, is distinct from the Black Panther Party founded by Bobby Seale inthe 1960s.

The Civil Rights Division enforces the Voting Rights Act of 1965.To filecomplaints about discriminatory voting practices, including acts of harassmentor intimidation, voters may call the Voting Section of the Civil RightsDivision at 1-800-253-3931.More information about the Voting Rights Act andother federal voting laws is available on the Department of Justice's web siteat http:// Department of JusticeU.S Department of Justice, 1-202-514-2007, TDD 1-202-514-1888. I touched on this topic in Monday's post , as I wondered what the Yankees should do with the left field and designated hitter positions. My line of thinking was that the Yankees don't need to bring Johnny Damon back when there are similar options available at a much more affordable price.Instead of just rambling like I did on Monday, a better way to prove this is using projections. I'm not saying the Yankees should just look at CHONE's projections and sign a player based on them; I'm sure they have their own way of evaluating and projecting players.

However, a computer projection system like CHONE is a good place to start.I was a fan of Mike Cameron, but he signed with the Red Sox and is no longer an option. Let's see what CHONE has to say about the top free agent left fielders offensively. CHONE does project defense, but I believe that it uses TotalZone, which is a notch below UZR in accuracy. If I'm wrong about this, please correct me.For defense, I'll be using Jeff Zimmerman's UZR/150 projections. I will also include my own baserunning projections, Marcel-style, with a 5-4-3 weight and some regression.I feel that these three projections will paint a pretty accurate picture of the value that can be expected from the left field options. One other thing to note is that I added 10 runs to a players' center field UZR projection if that was where they have spent the majority of their time because that's the average improvement.Here's what I came up with:Well, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't surprised by how this came out Brett Gardner projects better than Jason Bay Wow It does make sense though. I think his defensive projection may be optimistic, but even if you temper it, he still looks better than or equal to Bay when you include his baserunning advantage.You can also add that if anything, Gardner's baserunning projection is pessimistic given how much regression I added due to his lack of MLB experience.