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I know what you’re thinking.
“All Stars? It’s only the beginning of May!”
Well, believe it or not, All Star voting is well underway. MLB opened the ballots for this year’s game in Anaheim on April 20th, the earliest in the league’s history!
Before you fill out your ballot, let me show you who I think should represent the National League in this summer’s showdown with the American League.
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2010 NFL Mock Draft: Is Mel Kiper’s Mock More Accurate Than Todd McShay’s Latest?
Posted: 20th April 2010 by Jon Schuman in NFL
When it comes to projecting the NFL Draft, Mel Kiper and Todd McShay are widely considered the best of the best.
One, Kiper, represents the old school. This will be his 26th year covering the NFL Draft for ESPN, and he has long been considered the final word on the draft.
The other, McShay, presents the new guard. This will be his 4th year covering the NFL Draft ...
Scott Podsednik batting .457 and on pace to steal 94 bases? A fluke.
Livan Hernandez’s 16 scoreless innings and 2-0 record? A fluke.
The Pirates’ 7-5 record? Definitely a fluke.
However, there are some other early season trends around baseball that are more than just a stroke of good luck. Let’s take a look at Five Early MLB Trends that are No Fluke.
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Meet the Mariners: Five Players You Need to Know from BaseballÆs Fastest Rising Club
Posted: 30th March 2010 by Jon Schuman in MLB
In 2008 the Seattle Mariners lost 101 games, second only to the lowly Washington Nationals. Last season, the Mariners finished with a record of 85-77, signaling a 24 game turnaround, best in the league. This year the Mariners have their eye on 95 wins and an AL West title, and neither is out of the questions.
The Mariners have some household names that every baseball fan is familiar with. ...
The Minnesota Twins: Taking a Lesson From Baseball’s Model Franchise
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Jon Schuman in MLB
Last Sunday the Minnesota Twins all but assured that Joe Mauer will be wearing a Twins cap into the Hall of Fame by signing their star to a eight-year 184 million dollar contract extension.
Thank God, because seeing the St. Paul native in pinstripes might have been too much for me to handle.
Mauer’s deal is a huge commitment for the small market and thrifty Twins organization, ...
Why You Need To Choose CBSSports.com To Run Your Fantasy Baseball League
Posted: 19th March 2010 by Jon Schuman in MLB
I have been playing fantasy baseball for a long time. In fact, my first league was run before the internet provided any method of tracking stats, standings, and rosters. Once a week my friend Nate would sit down with the Sunday paper and our league’s rosters and compile the league standings by hand. The next day at school we’d pass them around to see where we stood.
Over the years I ...
2010 Fantasy Baseball Advice: Madison Bumgarner Profile
Posted: 15th March 2010 by Jon Schuman in MLB
Madison Bumgarner has huge upside and is an excellent option in NL-only leagues in 2010.
He could easily emerge as a mixed league option as well. He is a must grab in keeper leagues. I strongly believe he will make the rotation out of spring, and while the Giants likely will put him on an innings limit, he should pitch enough to be a fantasy asset. 10-0-120-3.90-1.25 in 150 IP
Positives/Upside:
Bumgarner is ...
Pujols For Howard? It Makes a Lot More Sense Than You Would Think
Posted: 14th March 2010 by Jon Schuman in MLB
News broke on Sunday that the Phillies organization has discussed the idea of trying to use slugger Ryan Howard to pry Albert Pujols from the Cardinals.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro flatly denied the rumors, saying, "I don't know who you're talking to, but that's a lie."
Amaro may be denying it, but the idea makes a lot more sense than you would think.
For one, Howard is a St. Louis native, who ...
As Allen Iverson Searches for Answers, Does He Deserve Our Sympathy?
Posted: 9th March 2010 by Jon Schuman in NBA
Allen Iverson is a broken man.
His four-year old daughter Messiah is suffering from an undisclosed, but believed to be serious, illness.
Tawanna Iverson, his wife of eight and a half years, recently filed for divorce and requested custody of their five children.
Tawanna is Allen’s childhood sweetheart, and the woman he spoke of when he told Stephen A. Smith, “I’d die for her, and die without her.”
Numerous NBA insiders, including Smith, are ...
2010 Winter Olympics: The 10 Best Moments From Vancouver
Posted: 28th February 2010 by Jon Schuman in NHL
It was an Olympic games dominated by North American neighbors the United States of America and Canada.
The United States set a Winter Olympic record by collecting 37 medals. Their neighbors and rivals to the north, the Canadians, broke a Winter Olympic record of their own by amassing 14 gold medals.
Therefore, it should not surprise anyone that the Top 10 Moments From Vancouver are dominated by border rivals the United ...