3.29.2009

2009 baseball preview

American League

Eastern Division
 Tm   W   L  
NYY 97 65 w/ arod hurt, better chemistry, better team
BOS 95 67 jason bay aint no manny. smoltz aint 27
TBR
89 73 sophomore slump, starters will fall to earth
BAL 76 86 young talent,new management finally get going
TOR 68 94 bad manager,overrated guys vernon,rios = shit

Central Division
 Tm   W   L  
CLE 94 68 lee,grady,healthy halfner welcome playoffs
MIN 87 75 balanced team will make run, but not enough
KCR 80 82 surprise team of a.l., before fading late
DET 79 83 chemistry, pitching woes do them in late in yr
CHW 72 90 good run for a few years. its over
Western Division
Tm W L
LAA 93 69 still got talent, age will catch up to them
TEX 90 72 pitching ok this year, stars coming in to prime
OAK 81 81 if young staff can perform, team can win
SEA 74 88 rebuild project can expect little improvement

National League

Eastern Division
 Tm   W   L   
NYM 94 68 manager is only real question mark
PHI 92 70 champs are too hungover to do it again
ATL 88 74 improved club will make it a three-way
FLA 72 90 not enough surrounding hanley
WSN 63 99 snoooooooooooooooooozzzzzzzzze

Central Division

Tm W L
CHC 95 67 outfield issues clear in the summer skies
STL 90 72 surprise of nl does it with guile & heart
MIL 86 76 big losses in offseason too much to bear
CIN 86 76 good young team put together nice season
HOU 69 93 cecil cooper first manager to get canned
PIT 61 101 try playing ball instead of stealing babies

Western Division
Tm W L
LAD 91 71 better division than people give credit
ARI 90 72 could pull off a rays with young talent
SFG 80 82 pitching solid enough to surprise people
COL 72 90 sad dropoff from w.s. team of 2007
SDP 58 104 sad dropoff from shit of last year



Award Show:

A.L. MVP: Grady Sizemore
A.L. CY: Clifford Charles Sabathia
A.L. ROY: Travis Snider
A.L. MGR : Joe Girardi
N.L. MVP: Jose Reyes
N.L. CY: Carlos Zambrano
N.L. ROY: Tommy Hanson
N.L. MGR: Tony LaRussa

Playoffs:

Yankees over Angels
Indians over Red Sox

Cubs over Phillies
Mets over Dodgers

Yankees over Indians
Mets over Dodgers

Yankees over Mets






3.19.2009

the Mock Deuce

1 Detroit:----------------Matthew Stafford QB Georgia
2 St. Louis:--------------Jason Smith OT Baylor
3 Kansas City:---------Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest
4 Seattle:---------------Eugene Monroe OT Virginia
5 Cleveland:----------- Brian Orakpo DE Texas
6 Cincinnati: Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech
7 Oakland:B.J. Raji DT Boston College
8 Jacksonville: Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri
9 Green Bay: Everette Brown DE Florida St.
10 San Francisco: Mark Sanchez QB USC
11 Buffalo: Aaron Maybin DE/OLB Penn St.
12 Denver: Tyson Jackson DE LSU
13 Washington: Michael Oher OT Mississippi
14 New Orleans: Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio St.
15 Houston: Brian Cushing LB USC
16 San Diego: Chris "Beanie" Wells RB Ohio St.
17 New York: Rey Maualuga LB USC
18 Chicago: Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland
19 Tampa Bay: Josh Freeman QB, Kansas State
20 Detroit (from Dallas): Peria Jerry DT Mississippi
21 Philadelphia: Andre Smith OT Alabama
22 Minnesota: Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina
23 New England: Clay Matthews OLB USC
24 Atlanta:Michael Johnson DE Georgia Tech
25 Miami: Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia
26 Baltimore: Percy Harvin WR Florida
27 Indianapolis: Evander Hood DT, Missouri
28 Philadelphia (from Carolina): Brandon Pettigrew TE Okl St.
29 New York Giants: James Laurinaitis LB Ohio St.
30 Tennessee: Vontae Davis CB Illinois
31 Arizona: Donald Brown RB, Connecticut
32 Pittsburgh:Alphonso Smith CB, Wake Forest