So far, the Major League Baseball season has had several great stories like Josh Hamilton, Kerry Wood and Ryan Ludwick, but as we cruise into the halfway point, who should get the midseason hardware.
The usual suspects are at the top fighting for the first half MVP, CY Young and rookie of the year awards but I have a new prize to give out this year.
So to kick things off, the first half awards go to…
Maddest Coach: Willie Randolph
The Randolph coached Mets were the underachievers of the National League. With one of the highest payrolls and young talent, they were unable to shake off their historic collapse from last season. Since Randolph was fired, the Mets have been a totally different ball club and with their nine game winning streak have climbed back in the pennant race.
NL MVP:Â Albert Pujols
I give the nod to Pujols for one reason because he has so many young and inexperienced leaders on the team. Sure you can say Troy Glaus and Adam K...
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by Pat Lackey Filed under: Cardinals , NL Central , MLB Rumors The Cardinals currently have what most teams would characterize as "a good problem." They have two All-Star caliber outfielders in Rick Ankiel and Ryan Ludwick , a solid player in Skip Schumaker , a good hitting outfielder in Chris Duncan (whien he’s healthy), and super-outfield-prospect Colby Rasmus in AAA. General managers, open your cellphones. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch mentions today that GM John Moze... more
The Cardinals are working on a couple scenarios that look to include Colby Rasmus as an every day starting outfielder. While any scenario with Colby starting excites me, I’m not sure what to make about this Kelly Johnson or Yunel Escobar for Ryan Ludwick talk . Johnson is about as Joe Average as you can get. I’m not saying Ludwick will be as great as he was last year, his season wasn’t all smoke and mirrors . Ankiel for either of those players makes more sense, ... more
While I’m not quite sure what to make of all this Ryan Ludwick for Matt Holliday talk, but from the sounds of things Mo is trying to create an opening for Rasmus. I know this would not do it, they’ll also have to move Skip or Duncan (Skip’s value will never be any higher, Dunc’s probably won’t be any lower), but my sense going into this hot stove league is that chances were higher than ever that Colby would get moved. Yet all the trade talk to this point has ce... more
Everyone knows about Florida Football. They also know that you can’t keep a tough Gator down. To prove that, their schedule for next season has them looking at yet another BCS berth, but those guys didn’t make it an easy road for them to take.
Game One: Gators vs. Hawaii (5 Stars)
If this showdown happened last season, it would have been a pretty good game between the two. Tim Tebow vs. Colt Brennan. But this should be still good. June Jones called Tebow overrated l... more
Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears, has made it official; he’s going to let Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton duke it out for the starting job. Not exactly exciting stuff. It looks like two mules fighting over a turnip; that’s right, no one cares.
With both QBs in Chicago on the no-one-wants list, who really is the worst signal caller in the NFL? There’s certainly a handful in each conference that could compete for the league’s top (worst) honors.
Sin... more
Many Celtic fans found themselves jumping off a bridge as soon as Paul Pierce went down to the floor, clutching his knee.
There was a collective gasp from the entire stadium, which turned into dead silence as he was carted off the court in a wheelchair.
It must have come as a shock to Boston fans since their team was playing well up to that point.
The game began as many expected—close. The score bounced back and forth for the first two quarters. Only at the end of the first half did ... more
Chris Douglas-Roberts, Ty Lawson, and Roy Hibbert rounded out the first edition of Lucky No. 20, who will it be this time?
Here’s a list of possible contributors that can help the Nuggets:Â
1. Jason Thompson: 6′10″ SF/PF/C 245 lbs, Rider Â
2007-08 Numbers: 20.4 PPG, 12.7 RPG, 2.7 BPG, 1.1 SPG, 32.4 3PT Shooting
Jason Thompson seems to be the most dominating on paper in this draft beside Michael Beasley. Jason has excellent speed which will help him drive past s... more
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