The second episode of The Lineup--GameSpot and SportsGamer's video show--is up on the site now. This time around, Aaron, Shanker, and Brian play a game of cooperative NBA Live 08 to prove that anyone can come out of the Eastern Conference in the NBA playoffs, argue about whether Major League Eating is a sport, and eat a trailer load of donuts in celebration! We also talk sports games, including:

- A first look at THQ's upcoming WWE SmackDown! Vs. Raw 2009
- A preview of the NFL Draft feature in NFL Head Coach 09
- A graphical comparison between Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Project Gotham Racing 4

All that and, of course, we punch Mike Vick in the grill. We hope you enjoy Episode 2 of The Lineup as much as Roger Clemens enjoyed Mindy McCready when she was 15... allegedly!

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The Lineup: Episode 1

On this week's episode of From the Bleachers Aaron takes the helm as Brian and Shanker are in Vancouver covering an EA Sports event. While the dynamic duo are missed, former GameSpot news editor and current TV.com editor Tim Surette makes a triumphant return to the world of GameSpot to help fill the void. This episode is a little shorter than the norm, but that doesn't mean we didn't cover a lot of ground.

Here are just some of the topics we touched on:

- Tecmo Bowl is back baby!

- NASCAR 09 will let you paint your dream car

- You can make some crazy-looking dudes in Top Spin 3

- Crazy Bears Fan Josh talks about how Cedric Benson stinks both at football and life

- Roger Clemens and Aaron Thomas apologize for "mistakes"

Be sure to stick around for the end of the show when Brian Ekberg gives a truly pathetic pick in a last-ditch effort to get in the win column for our "call it" segment. You've got to hear it to believe it. Come on Brian, step it up!

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You can expect to see lots of EA Sports-related updates coming from the sports crew this week. Tomorrow, Shanker and I (along with Takeshi) are heading up to Vancouver to see the upcoming EA Sports offerings for 2008. Unfortunately, we can't talk about anything we're seeing yet but, starting on Thursday, you can expect to see a ton of information.

Just in case you're wondering, there WILL be an episode of From the Bleachers this week. Noted Cubs/Bears/Blackhawks/Bulls fan Aaron Thomas will be handling hosting duties while Shanker and I are in the Great White North. In honor of Canada, I plan on having Shanker call in on the show and do his best Geddy Lee impression.

And, hey, speaking of the podcast, I just saw the design for our landing page (you know, similar to what The HotSpot has) and it's looking pretty sharp. I hope it will be up and running this week but more likely it will be for a future episode. Nonetheless, I think you'll like what you see once it's up.