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World Series Predictions.
Heres how i think its going to play out.
Dodgers are going to lose to the phillies. The reason for this is that the phillies are up 2 to 1 in the series and they have too good of a team to let that slip away. They have the pitching the offense, and the defense needed to be a world series team.
The tampa bay rays are going to beat the red sox in their series. These two teams are strictly even, its going to come down to whoever wants it more. The tampa bay rays are more hungry for the title the sox are.
Phillies vs Tampa bay rays.
Tampa Bay is going to win it all.
The Old Brad Lidge
This season, He hasnt blown a single save. He is top quality this year. He is even better than before. 41 saves, no save blown. That is one great attribute to have. All season long he has been shutting down batters, one after the other.
For coming back from that huge slump, lidge has also been named the NL comeback player of the year.
Look for lidge to be a major threat to other teams in the post season.
Plaxido Burress Uproar
Plaxico Burress. Only one word can describe his performance in the past few seasons. Beastly is that word.
The talk going around is That Burress got suspended from a game. I think the reason that he got suspended from the game is stupid. He didnt go to the Giants meeting and he didnt even call them either. But he did have a good reason, he took time out of his busy schedule to take his son to school. Now i know going to your team meeting is a responsibility, and dont get me wrong, it is important. But i dont think you should suspend the guy for wanting to take his son to school.
Burress is one of the giants franchise players, and he is one of the few football players who has had to go through suspension for this kind of thing.
It is just stupid.
Plaxico Burress in my mind, did the right thing.
My Pics for the Nfl Season.
I have been looking forward for the Nfl season to come back around. Baseball may be my favorite sport, but everyone is so close this year.....so there isnt really anthing to write about. For the first nfl segment since my brett farve question whether he will be back or not, i present you my pics and predictions, for the upcoming season.
My Predictions For the Nfl Season
Tom Brady and the Patriots wont go undefeated in the regular season.
The Eagles will have a winning record this year.
Derek Anderson, QB of the Cleveland Browns, will be rated among the top of the qb's this season.
The Jets will not Do as good as the packers do this season, even with favre on their side
The Rams will have a better overall record as well as a better team this year.
Cardinals running back Edgerin James will a better rush record than last year.
Colts will beat the patriots this season.
Miami Dolphins will improve more as a team
My Top Three Picks to win the superbowl (in no particular order)
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. The Colts
These teams all have skill, and the first two teams are improving at unreal rates.
Michael Phelps...MAN OR BEAST?
I cant believe i forgot to post this the other day.....
8 Gold medals this year in the olympics. I havent seen anyone...i mean anyone swim as fast as this guy in the few years that i have been around. He has beaten the best of the best swimmers of the world, i mean he stomped them. He is like a machine running on unlimited fumes....he goes fast and strong.
The awesome part is that he is only 23, so he still has his whole career ahead of him.
Michael Phelps is the best swimmer in the world.
St. Louis Rams...Better?
This has not been the only loss in the Rams rough era. Since winning the superbowl against the Titans, it has been rough for this franchise.
The Rams have lost such faces over the years to trades and retirements. Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk are among many of the great superstars that have left during this troubled era.
This preseason, they have shocked a few people in eye opener games.
My question: Are the Rams Ready for the season?
My answer: Yes!! If their players get healthy again and their Offense keeps it up, then they have a good season ahead of them.
I'm Back!
Tigers pull of an outstanding Series Clencher over the Cardinals
Man! The series of the Tigers and the Cardinals this week could only be described as one word. AMAZING!
Game 1
The first game was all cardinals. Production from Brendan Ryan, Brian Barton who hit a homerun , and Skip Schumaker who all drove in 2 runs apiece...not to mention Rbi's from Nick Stavinoha (1rbi) and Adam Kennedy(1rbi).
Now on the Tigers Production, Gary Sheffield was the main man knocking in two rbi's, he also hit a homerun in the game. Miguel Cabrera who knocked in a single Rbi off a solo homer. Ivan Rodriguez also got a single Rbi off a solo homerun.
The Final Score of the game was 8-4 with the Cardinals taking the victory.
Game 2
Now in the second game, things got a little more interesting, the bats got swinging on both sides.
In the top of the first inning Skip Schumaker and Rick Ankiel both Hit solo homers making the score 2-0
In the Bottom of the second inning Edgar Renteria singled and Adam Kennedy allowed Gary Sheffield to score, Then Granderson singled which brought home Renteria. After that the score was tied 2-2
In the top of the third, Rick Ankiel hit a sacrafice fly which allowed Skip Schumaker to tag up and score. The score was 3-2 after this.
In the top of the fourth, Nick Stavinoha grounded to third, however, Yadier Molina Scored on the play. The score was 4-2 with the cardinals winning after that.
In the bottom of the fourth Placido Palanco and Curtis Granderson were brought home by a homer which was knocked off the bat of Carlos Guillen. The scored was now 5-4 with the Tigers leading.
In the top of the fifth, Rick Ankiel Hit his second homerun of the game to tie the score at
5-5.
In the top of the seventh the bases were loaded and Yadier Molina took a walk, which forced home a run. The Scored was now 6-5 with the Cardinals winning.
in the bottom of the seventh, Edgar Renteria Grounded into a double play, however, Miguel Cabrera Came home, which knotted the score once again, 6-6.
In the top of the eighth Aaron Miles singled which scored Brendan Ryan. This broke the tie yet again. 7-6 with the cardinals on top.
In the Bottom of the eight, Magglio Ordonez singled which scored Placido Palanco. The score was tied again. 7-7
In the bottom of the ninth Gary sheffield singled, which scored the go ahead run
(Clete Thomas).
Game 3
In this game, there was more pitching than offense. Nate Robertson and Todd Wellemeyer Had a pitchers duel going for most of the game. One by one that batters were sent down. Very few runs were scored.
In the bottom of the sixth, the bases were loaded and Clete Thomas was walked, which scored Curtis Granderson. The Tiger took the late lead 1-0.
In the Top of the seventh Aaron Miles Doubled which scored Brendan ryan. the score was even again at 1-1
In the Top of the Ninth Albert Pujols singled and scored skip schumaker causing the cardinals to take the lead 2-1.
In the Bottom of the Ninth, Gary Sheffield once again proved his dominance by homering to left and tying the game. 2-2.
In the Bottom of the Tenth, a walk-off walk took place, as Clete Thomas was once again walked, and once again Curtis Granderson scored. The Tigers won 3-2 and took the series 2-1.
Now i dont like the tigers as much as the cardinals, but they definately deserve some recognition.
Celtics win the NBA FINALS!!!!!
On Tuesday, June 17th 2008. The Celtics Made History. They captured their 16th NBA FINAL Championship. Pierce, Allen, and Garnett also made history. They became the third "Big Three" to win a championship in the same year that they first became a team. And all big three were in boston too.
The final score of the game was 131-92 with boston winning with a huge lead. Paul Pierce was named the MVP and he deserved it because he played hard from the beginning of the Post Season all the way to the end.....heck, he played hard since the beginning of the season.
The Celebration was crazy......So many records were broken and i think some lakers fans hearts were broken as well. Soo much champaign was being sprayed, you couldnt even walk to feet in boston without getting soaked in a champaign bath.
Chipper Jones: hit king
Avg HR RBI H AB G R
.409 15 42 94 230 62 44
Chipper Jones Leads the League in the following:
First in Average
First In Hits
Seventeenth in Runs Scored
Second in Slugging percentage
This year, i think that Chipper jones is in contention for The 3B national league silver slugger and the National League MVP.
Not only Does Chipper have a good bat, but an awesome glove too. He makes diving catches and gets down and dirty.
-Zanman720
ELIJAH DUKES...hitting the scene
10 HR's, and 21 Rbi's. It wasn't a too impressive season, but i say the home run count was pretty ok.
On June 5th, 2008 it was 9 to 8 with the cardinals up. Christian Guzman was on base and Elijah Dukes came up...it was a hard battle between him in the pitcher. I mean it was a full count with extra pitches being thrown. Then the final pitch was thrown, and Dukes got a hold of it and it was gone, Outta the park, SEE YA!!!!! He won the game for the nationals by hitting that homerun, and it was his first homerun as a Washington National, so that homerun was double the cool.
-zanman720
Nationals fall to the Disabled list
I thought this year was going to be different. It was going to be the year where no major players were out on the DL.....BOY was i wrong.
All of the following are injured:
Ryan Zimmerman
Austin Kearns
Nick Johnson
Paul Lo Duca
Johnny Estrada
Chad Cordero
Ryan Wagner
All of these players are quite valuable to their team in one way or another.
Right now Christian Guzman, Dmitri Young, Elijah Dukes, and Willie Mo Pena are the ones who have to take over the team as of right now. Sure they are impressive but the Nationals as of right now are missing alot of their good franchise worthy players.
Hopefully the nationals can stay healthy once these injuries clear up.
RYAN LUDWIK
Nationals Finally start.....winning
Starters carry a burden.
Today in baseball, there are some men who play starter, who may not look like they are keeping up with others around them. Maybe the let up a bunch of runs in just the first few innings. Many people just say "oh it is just their fielding, the pitcher is fine". In some cases that may be true, but you cant just rely on their fielding. I mean sure the fielders have a heavy burden too, but your pitcher shouldnt be letting up 15 hits a game either. What i think is one of the main issues is that some starters dont have enough stamina, and they only pitch 4 or 5 innings, and yet they have long relievers who have pitched 7 innings, because the starters didnt feel like pitching their best. Some starters just need to give up the starting role to those who are actually going to give it their all. Before John Maine became a starter, he was a long reliever. Willy Randolf of the mets saw he had potential, and started him in his first game, and we now know John Maine today as one of the most Underrated starters in the League today. Hopefully this will continue in the future.
How many times has Barry Zito got ROCKED???
well, lets see how many time barry zito has got rocked this season....wait, i can show you his faciall expressions and everything.
Jim Edmonds...Legacy of Center Field
In his career with the angels, he did phenomenal fielding. With the St. Louis Cardinals, he learned to put more power behind his swing, and still kept being phenomenal at his position. Now with the San Diego Padres, he isnt doing as well in the batting area with them as he did with the cardinals, however, he is still The ultimate Center Field, diving to get balls and Assisting infielders by playing outstanding outfielding.
Jim Edmonds is a future Hall Of Famer, and i consider him to be The Best CENTER FIELDER in the entire game (fielding wise, not so much as hitting)
15.....this number, i expect will be retired by none other than the ST. Louis Cardinals. He wil be remembered with the Names of Ozzie Smith, Stan "the Man" Musial, and many more outstanding baseball Players from their pasttime.
Jim Edmonds, Thank you for so much amazing memories.....and for robbing the phillies, astros, and Cubs of sooo many home runs.
-Zanman720
Torri Hunter..King of the Angels
although he hasnt been hitting homeruns as he did a couple of weeks ago. He continues to keep a good constant average.
I look at Torii Hunter, and see The qualities of Jim Edmonds.
Good Job Torii.
-zanman720
The Penguins Sweep the Senators
Power or Contact?
There has been some fuss going on about whether power hitters or Contact hitters are better. I thought and thought about it until i couldnt think anymore, in which i didnt come up with an answer. So i did some reasearch.
I found that Contact Hitters usually have high averages, high on base percentage, Less strikeouts than power hitters, Less Walks than Power Hitters, Not a lot of homeruns, a decent amount of Rbi's, and they are usually fast. Power Hitters dont have an average as high as contact hitters but still have a decent average, more homeruns and Rbi's than Contact Hitters, More Strikeouts and Walks than Contact Hitters, and A Higher Average with Runners in scoring position.
I then came upon the answer that You have to have both to be good. Just look, every team has at least one contact hitter and one power hitter if not more. Blue Jays, Cardinals, New York, etc. all have Multiple of these players.
You Might even be lucky enough to have a player who is both a power and contact hitter. Take Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals. He has all of the traits that you need to be a contact hitter, and a power hitter.
-Zanman720
