Obama hoops with the big boys...

Obama hoops with the Tar Heels!

I learned a few things about our Mr. Obama. First, he's left handed, well, either he's left handed or he has horrible shooting form.

I checked the photos and unfortunately I didn't see Obama throwing any elbows. However there is a photo of Obama driving the lane like a Mack Truck!

Story and PhotosHere.

Letter to DirecTV

Dear DirecTV,

I now get the Braves games on Peachtree TV. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Love,
Chris

Got a few things on my mind...

What I'm thinking:

-I'd review the Dallas Cowboys draft, but Raf did a better job than I could ever do, plus I'd end up just repeating what he says anyways...so for a review of the Dallas Cowboys end of the draft check out what Raf says here or here.

-Two more injuries for the Braves, Yunel Escobar and Chipper Jones, although these injuries most likely aren't that serious. There's also a lot of whisper that something is wrong with Hudson and that John Smoltz may have to miss a start here and there. This could go down in history as one of the most injury plagued teams I've ever followed. I'm actually not at all discouraged that the Braves continue to tread at the .500 mark considering the circumstances. It could be A LOT worse!

-I've got tons of thoughts on ministry right now, but If I were to post it'd be way too long for anyone to read (including myself). I'll shorten it up and then see if it's "postable" then.

We have our answer...

A couple of posts ago, I asked who you thought would be on the Madden 2009 cover

Well, Favre was on Letterman, and he announced the answer: himself!

Madden 2009

Well, we know the curse won't happen this year...unless you think the curse forced his retirement.

Adam Howard update

Yesterday Adam Howard pitched against his hometown Chattanooga Lookouts at Bellsouth park.

He went 4.1 innings, 4 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 4 BB in the no decision.

Cubs 10,000th win

I always hate stuff like this. Nothing against the Cubs...but it's just one of those pointless milestones. Essentially, it's a celebration of the Cubs being an old, old, franchise instead of a good, good, franchise.

So they won 10,000 games. In 8-10 years they will reach 10,000 losses. Do they celebrate then?

But before that happens, something really weird will happen.

It's difficult to say exactly when it will happen, probably 5 years from now or so...but sometime around then the Atlanta Braves will win their 10,000th game and lose their 10,000th game. And there is a good chance that that will happen in the same year.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/

Draft stuff...

I'm not the best drafter, evidenced by my fantasy baseball team (but we could chalk that up to lack of preparation). I know you probably aren't interested, but I might have a post or two on fantasy baseball. Let's just say I am a champion when it comes to drafting players who will perform below expectations (Justin Verlander, Ryan Howard, Ted Lilly, Adam Dunn have all started out killing me).

However, I think the draft of all drafts (NFL Draft) Saturday should be interesting, and I have a few things that are of interest to me that I will particularly be looking for.

Pretty much, the draft has already started. We know what the Dolphins are doing. So that gives the Rams, Falcons, etc an even longer time to decide what they are going to do and review trade offers.

A couple interesting tidbits..

1. There are going to be a whole lot of trades...

There weren't a ton of trades last year, but I think this year will more than make up for it. I predict trades will be flying on Saturday, more so than most drafts. For a couple of reasons. Many of the teams at picks 11-20 are needing those players expected to go 5-10. The many OTs, DTs, and DEs I predict are going to go quick...one of them is already gone and it's not even Saturday yet.

With McNair's retirement, I can see the Ravens trading up to try and get Matt Ryan if the Ravens feel threatened that ATL will get him. Realistically, the Ravens probably shouldn't trade this pick and the Falcons should probably avoid Matt Ryan in my most humble opinion (but again, refer to the first sentence of this post).

2. I'm worried that the Cowboys are going to trade up, when I'd rather them trade down. During the draft, the Cowboys will most likely focus on CB, WR, and RB, not necessarily in that order. They are sitting pretty at pick 22 with a possibility of Felix Jones, Limas Sweed, or one of those late 1st round corners...Talib, Jenkins, Rodgers-Cromartie. If McFadden slips, his price will be pretty high but I can see Jerry Jones, Mr. Razorback, licking his chops at McFadden. McFadden will be a good back but he will probably be too expensive to trade for on draft day. Besides, I'm fine with Felix Jones, if for any reason than our running back tandem will still be "Barber and Jones"...Felix Jones could be #21 so those who purchased Julius Jones jerseys can hang on to them :)

With the 28 pick, it's difficult to say what to do. If we drafted a corner at 22, then Jones could fall to 28 because the Steelers, Titans, Seahawks, Jaguars, and Chargers seem to have more important needs than RB. So we could get Jones at 28...but Jonathon Stewart from Oregon might also be available if Jones gets selected before 28 (and if Dallas doesn't get him at 22). I'd prefer a trade down though.

3. Enough Rambling about Dallas, which I could do for awhile. I personally feel that whoever lands Matt Ryan is making a mistake. I'm not a scout by any means, but the Alex Smiths, David Carrs, Ryan Leafs, make me too skeptical to believe that every top QB of his draft will be a "franchise QB". The verdict is still out on Jamarcus Russell. But Matt Ryan doesn't seem to be the QB you'd want to invest so much in. Again, I may end up eating my words here, but that's just my humble opinion.

4. The draft is always when they start running the commercials for the new Madden game. Any guesses on who is on the cover? Rumors include Adrian Peterson, Tony Romo, Randy Moss, Eli Manning.

4-0, Here comes Central

It's kind of funny. When I was first introduced to softball at Central, I was casually interested. I wasn't really into it a whole lot, just kind of thought it was a good way to get off the couch and get the potato chips out of my hand.

But now, after a rookie season that ended early due to injury, I find myself into it more than I ever thought I would.

We are 4 games into the season, Central is 4-0. Yesterday we beat St. John's Catholic 21-0.

After the first 4 games, I'm 5 for 9 with 1 walk, 1 sac fly, 5 RBI, and 1 Run scored. I'm still new to slow pitch softball, it's difficult to say if that is a good batting line or not. A few things concern me though. Our team has scored a lot of runs. I've only scored 1. I suppose that's not my fault. I'm not getting thrown out on the bases, they're just leaving me stranded.

It's tough to say if the 5 RBI is a good total or not. 2 of those RBIs tied a game in the bottom of the last inning...setting up the next batter for a walk off single.

We can debate all we want on if that is a good batters line or not, but I think we can safely say that I'm not hurting this team.

I'm having fun this season. I'll probably post a few more updates on Central's quest to regain the championship.

Oh Dear Gracious me...

Recently I've posted my thoughts towards Jerry Jones' aggresiveness in acquiring snotty football players.

Tank Johnson
"The Player"
Possibly Pacman Jones as well.

But now it gets worse...

From dallascowboys.com:

So make your own interpretation of Jones' answer Wednesday when asked by local reporters if he would consider making a draft-day trade for a veteran receiver such as Roy Williams, Chad Johnson or Anquan Boldin.

"Yes," Jones said before a long pause, followed by a smile and a wink.

Wow. So not only do we have the thugs listed above but Jones' could also be interested in Chad Johnson, who is unhappy and wanting out of Cincinnati.

Wow. "The Player" and Chad Johnson. Wow. That tandem could put up amazing numbers...but I really don't like the odds that they both could get along. In fact, "odds" is probably a bad word. They won't get along. Period. Chad Johnson is a good receiver. But please, Jerry, use your head. Those two, plus Tank, maybe even Pacman (hopefully not). We don't need anymore snotty attitudes. Please Jerry, don't do it.

I'm rooting against it (and the Pacman trade/situation). Dallas has two first round picks. My fear that Dallas will make horrible mistakes with those picks continues to grow.

Why I'm not worried...

I feel like there has been a lot of panic in the Braves Community. It's true, the Braves season thus far has had many disappointments, but I feel like panic time has not arrived. There are plenty of reasons why we shouldn't panic yet:

We're playig horrible. We are 13 games into the season. There is plenty of Baseball to come still.

We're fourth in the Division But we're only 3 games back. And the Marlins aren't going to continue to win games at the pace they are unless their pitching gets better (The Braves aren't helping).

The Braves have a bad bullpen, yes. But so do 10 other NL teams. But the difference with the Braves is that they don't HAVE to make a trade to improve their pen. It will get better in June when Gonzalez comes back. It will get better when Moylan and Soriano come back, assuming that "elbow tendinitis" isn't anything more serious. The Braves could make a trade to improve their pen (and I think they should), but it will improve even without a trade.

Kelly Johnson and Mark Teixeira are rally killers. Obviously there is truth to this one. I'm not the biggest fan of hitting these two in the 1 and 4 spot of our lineup while they stink it up, but I'm rarely a fan of Bobby's batting order anyways. I'm more worried about Teixeira than I am KJ. KJ has always been streaky and has had stretches like this before. Teixeira however has the burden of having higher expectations set on him (for good reason). Plus, I think most would agree that we began this season relying more on Teixeira at the plate than KJ. It's too early to say that Teixeira:2008::Andruw:2007. It is important to note that over Teixeira's career, April has always been his worst month. Although this could be one of the worst Aprils he has had, he historically has put up his worse numbers in April. Is he a slow starter? The splits say he is. But if it's mid-late May and Teix still hasn't shaken out of it, he'll have Braves fans screaming. Not to mention Scot Boras.

Look at all those injuries! Yes, the Braves have a long list of important names on their injury list (Soriano, Hampton, Glavine, Gonzalez, and now Moylan). But...look at the Mets list...Alou, Castro, Pedro Martinez, O. Hernandez, Matt Wise. They've got some key role players out as well, and many of those look to miss more time than a lot of the Braves injured players.



I see plenty of reasons not to panic. While the Braves haven't started the season firing on all cylinders, I don't think we should say the engine has totally broken down.

To my chattanooga friends:

If you are not in the Chattanooga area, you have my permission to ignore this post. But if you are in the choo-choo city....


Adam Howard, a fellow OHS 2002 graduate is a starting pitcher for the AA Mobile BayBears (And might I add...with a 0.82 ERA/WHIP of 1.18 he isn't embarassing himself). I've blogged about Adam before, but I'm particularly excited. His AA Mobile BayBears will be playing the Chattanooga Lookouts at Bellsouth park April 19-23. Adam Howard will most likely start one of those games, but the probables have not yet been posted. I'm guessing he'll start the last game of the series on the 23rd, but it's difficult to say.

If I was in the Chattanooga area still, I'd show my support and go to that game, but unfortunately I'm way south. So, Chattanooga friends, if you are remotely interested in Baseball/Ooltewah High School, please show your support to Adam and watch him pitch. Keep an eye out on which game he starts, I'll do the same.

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I wouldn't have done it...

Billy Buckner threw out the first pitch at Fenway.

Bill Buckner is a more forgiving person than I am. He did something I would not have done.

One of the reasons I hate the Red Sox franchise is their fans. Red Sox fans tend to be fickle, ignorant, and obnoxious. In my eyes, it was not Billy Buckners fault that the Red Sox lost the 86 series. Yet most Red Sox fans will tell you it was his fault.

For almost 20 years Beantown has been swearing is name. They've placed undeserving blame on Buckner. If it was me, I'd avoid Boston for the rest of my life, regardless if I felt I was to blame or not. I admire Buckner for going back to Fenway to throw out the first pitch. I couldn't have done it. Again, if AN ENTIRE CITY blames me for something that was a team effort, I'd head for the west coast.

And of course...when Buckner returned to Fenway to throw out the first pitch, the fans cheered? I'm confused. Sheesh, make up your mind, Red Sox Nation.

Why Boston's 1986 World Series lost was not Buckner's fault:

1. Buckner's error was in Game 6. It might be a little bit more justifiable if this happened game 7...but it was game 6. Boston had another chance in Game 7 (and Boston did have the lead for part of game 7).

2. The play-by-play for the bottom of the tenth inning reads like this: Flyball out, Flyball out, Single, Single, RBI single, Wild pitch (runner scores), E3 (runner scores). If someone can explain to me how Buckner gets more blame for the E3 than the pitchers for giving up 3 singles and a wild pitch, then I'd be impressed. There isn't a Boston Red Sox fan who wouldn't know the name of the firstbaseman who made that error but I wonder how many of them could tell you the names of the pitchers who couldn't close out the tenth (C. Schiraldi gave up the 3 singles, B. Stanley relieved him and threw the wild pitch).

3. Something similar happened in the 5th inning but it was a Red Sox player that wasn't Bill Buckner who fumbled a ball. While the Mets were batting in the 5th, Dwight Evans misplayed a ball hit to him (with a runner already on first) that allowed a runner to get to third base with no outs. The next batter GIDP and that runner on third scored (though it wasn't an RBI and it was an unearned run). After that there was a groundout. The runner would not have scored if Evans hadn't misplayed the ball in RF. Without his error, there wouldn't even be a need for a 10th inning, thus there would be no Buckner error. Why not blame him?

4. I know this probably isn't as deep as any of the above points but I find myself repeating it often...IT'S A TEAM SPORT. DON'T BLAME ONE PLAYER FOR A LOSS WHEN AN ENTIRE TEAM IS INVOLVED!!!! Could we not say the Red Sox offense should have scored more runs in the top of the 10th allowing more of a cushion for Buckner's error?

5. Dave Stapleton, a late inning defensive replacement for the Red Sox, was sitting on the bench while butter hands Buckner was out on the field. Blame the manager for not bringing in the sure handed fielder (who replaced Buckner even in other 1986 World Series games).

As we can see, I've always felt blaming Buckner was harsh. I've listed some top reasons above, but more can be added.

You gotta admire Buckner for coming out and throwing out the first pitch. If I was in Buckner's shoes, and Red Sox treated me that way...I'd be more likely to throw out a pitch for the Mets.

Perhaps Pedro Martinez would be my catcher.

The bittersweet end...

That's really what last Saturday's game was. It was bittersweet. I hate seeing the Heels go down, but then again, that's as far as I had UNC going in my bracket.

I'm having trouble deciding if Saturday's game was a good game. The first 10 minutes consisted of UNC being dominated in a way I've never seen before. We've played some tough opponents before. We've played some good Duke teams, we've battled it out against some great programs, but I've never seen UNC dominated like that before. We kept running and running but no matter how fast we ran, Kansas was always waiting on us. We were utterly manhandled. It was ugly.

But as much as that was bad...I'm hesitant to call Saturday's game a bad game. We started on a comeback for the ages. We were once down by 28. We pulled within 5. During that stretch it was an opposite story. Kansas was shut down offensively. They looked like Middle School girls playing defense. We pulled within 5 and I was beginning to think UNC had this game won, even though we weren't winning at that point.

After UNC made it a 5 point game, Coach self called a timeout. I'm not sure what was said during that timeout, but whatever he said, it worked! Kansas then ended the game on a pretty impressive run of their own.

I was a little disappointed because I felt like we never got to see both teams playing their "A" game at the same time, which is what every fan wants to see at the final four.

It's been really tough thinking of last saturday's game as the final four. It was a final four game, but it had championship game atmosphere.

All in all, it probably hurt UNC that so many of their games during this tournament were "home" games. It helped them get to the final four, but it probably hurt them in the final four, they were so used to having the crowd behind them.

Again, it would have been nice to see UNC win, but this is exactly how far I had them going in my bracket. Actually, not to pat myself on the back or anything, but this Championship game is exactly what I predicted. Memphis was my eventual champion.

We'll see what happens. Tonights game should be fun.

At Least we aren't the Bengals

I'm annoyed.

Jerry Jones' ego is annoying me.

Terrell Owens
Tank Johnson

and now Pacman Jones

Why does Jerry Jones think he can take all of these thugs and turn them into football players? Is there any decency left in Dallas?

Either Jerry Jones thinks that all of these guys have "learned their lesson" or he thinks he can "turn them around". Why does it seem like the Dallas Cowboys franchise has become a detention hall for badly behaved football players?

Man, no wonder Bill Parcells got out while he had the chance. We know what his views are towards players like this. Even if I was a top notch head football coach, I wouldn't want to coach those attitudes and egos.

So, this got me thinking. I should develop an all-thug, football teams. Below is my attempt, but I need some help from you guys:

QB - Michael Vick
RB - Maurice Clarrett
RB - Ricky Williams
WR - Terrell Owens
WR - Chris Henry
OL - Eric Steinbeck
OL - ?????
OL - ?????

DB - Pacman Jones
DB - Jonathan Joseph
LB - Ray Lewis
LB - A.J. Nicholson
LB - ?????
DL - Tank Johnson
DL - Albert Haynesworth

I need help coming up with two offensive linemen and one more linebacker. It get's difficult because there are plenty of candidates, but I don't want to give someone a spot on the all-thug team for a DUI charge or something. Not that DUI isn't bad, but many of these names are in far deeper than DUI.

Any Ideas on who could go in the blank spots?

While I was compiling this team, I kept thinking...wow...at least we aren't the Bengals

Anyways, I guess what I'm trying to say is...

Please, Jerry, Please! Don't get Pacman, we have enough troublemakers as it is. No more gangstas, please!

Better late than never...my MLB predictions

2008 MLB Predictions

I realize it’s a bit late. It’s the “cultural norm” to do this before the season starts. But I really don’t think the first couple games have had any impact on my picks.

NL East
Phillies – Howard and Rollins should scare anybody. Their pitching isn’t great, but it’s probably good enough.
Braves (WC) – Made some good trades this offseason. But they probably should have gotten better pitching instead of more mediocre pitching.
Mets – Way too many question marks. You know Reyes, Wright, and Beltran (when healthy) will produce. But can they stay healthy beyond that? Can they get enough pitching behind Santana?
Marlins – Full of good, young prospects, but there’s just too much firepower on top of this division.
Nationals – The who? Oh yeah, the Nats. I guess I need to include them in my predictions too. Kind of forgot about them. It’s easy to forget about these guys.

NL Central
Cubs – I know it’s early in the season but I’m already sick of hearing the “this is year #100 of the curse”…”the C on our caps stands for “Century”…and any other similar lines from Cubs nation. It’s going to be a long season for that reason but it’s hard to argue that the Cubs aren’t the frontrunner in the NL Central.
Cardinals – Right now they’re arguably the Cubs’ biggest threat in the division. But if Pujols’ injury keeps nagging him and he is forced to miss significant time then these guys are in BIG trouble.
Astros – Many “experts” have written these guys off. I, however, see no reason why they can’t compete this year. They’ve got a good solid Ace atop their rotation in Oswalt and they’ve got a decent supporting cast behind Berkman in the lineup.
Brewers – Don’t be fooled by what these guys did last year. Many of their players “over-performed.” Expect quite a step back in 2008
Reds – Again, several question marks on this team regarding health. But even if they’re all healthy I wouldn’t set your expectations too high.
Pirates – I feel sorry for guys like Ian Snell and Tom Gorzelanny who could win 15-20 games for teams with a more potent offense. The only thing worth watching in Pittsburgh this year will be what teams land those pitchers at the trade deadline.


NL West
Diamondbacks – Webb and Haren. That’s a scary combo. If they can score runs then they’ll bring home the NL West crown. Then again, they didn’t score runs last year and they still brought it home.
Dodgers – Penny and Lowe aren’t as scary as Webb and Haren. But I don’t think they should be ignored. The Dodgers have the better offense though. Health is their only issue.
Padres – Guys like Adrian Gonzalez, Khalil Greene, and Kevin Kouzmanoff aren’t super star studs, but they’re really solid contributors. Also, I guarantee it makes the Diamondbacks and Dodgers nervous to look in their rear view mirror and see Jake Peavy toeing the rubber every 5 days. I’d argue that this is the most underrated team in 2008 but there are some other good candidates.
Rockies – They’re the NL West version of the Brewers. Don’t expect a repeat performance. Too many players performed above their heads…at the perfect time.
Giants – Like him or not (I don’t) you have to admit that Barry Bonds meant everything to this team. If you don’t believe me, watch them this year…if you can tolerate it.

NL MVP – Mark Teixeira, 1B Braves
NL Cy Young – Johan Santana, Mets
NL ROY – Johnny Cueto, SP Reds


AL East
Red Sox – Their pitching injuries aren’t helping, but I don’t think that will be too much of a setback as the Red Sox defend their crown.
Yankees – If Joe Girardi thought he was treated unfairly when he was with the Marlins, he’s in for a surprise with the fickle New York fans. If the Yanks get off to a slow start then you know 2 things will happen: 1) There will be uncountable “we want Torre back” chants and 2) Torre won’t want to come back. All this while the teams performance problems won’t even be Girardi’s fault. Still, the Yanks could bring a good fight for the division and wild card.
Blue Jays – OK, get ready to laugh at me, but I honestly think that if these guys can stay healthy then they could compete with the Sox and Yanks. The problem is they can’t stay healthy, and probably won’t this season.
Orioles – I bet the Orioles hate being in this division. Playing such a large chunk of your schedule against the Jays, Yanks, and Sox will make it tough for anybody to win. Then again, if Orioles wanted to win, wouldn’t they have hung onto Leo Mazzone?
Devil Rays – Baseball in Florida is embarrassing.

AL Central
Tigers – One of the scariest lineups in baseball. One of the scariest rotations in baseball. That’s a good formula for winning.
Indians (WC) – These guys are very well balanced with the pitching led by Sabathia and the offense led by Sizemore. This is a winning team but the Tigers have too much firepower.
White Sox – They had a bad season last year but I really felt as if (for whatever reason) people set their expectations too high for the ChiSox last year. Seriously, look it up. I was amazed last year at where some people were predicting them. Perhaps 2005 was still on their minds, but this really isn’t the same team. Anyways, on to this year. They have a decent lineup, but the pitching just isn’t there. I’d lower my expectations.
Twins – OK, so they were under .500 with Johan Santana so that means without Santana that they’ll be….well…you know.
Kansas City – I must admit, Tony Pena Jr. had a better season last year than I suspected he would, .267 sure didn’t seem like the type of numbers he would put up while receiving regular playing time. What did he hit with the Braves, like .220? Oh, and now that Alex Gordon has a full season under his belt, look for him to improve. Good grief, who am I kidding? Do you know how hard it is to find something positive to say about this team?


AL West
Mariners – Acquiring Berdard was good move. That move combined with Escobar’s shoulder injury puts these guys in front by default.
Angels – Escobar’s injury probably cost them the division.
Rangers – These guys are a pitcher or two away from being a threat. The problem is not many pitchers want to claim that park as home.
Athletics – This isn’t a horrible team considering the fact that it’s a rebuilding year. Hey, weren’t they just in a rebuilding year a few years ago? Oh yeah, THAT’S why they call it moneyball?


AL MVP – Miguel Cabrera, 3B Tigers
AL Cy Young – CC Sabathia, Indians
AL ROY – Evan Longoria, 3B Devil Rays


Post season

NLDS
Braves over Cubs (5 games)
Diamondbacks over Phillies (5 games)

NLCS
Diamondbacks over Braves (6 games)

ALDS
Red Sox over Indians (4 games)
Tigers over Mariners (3 games)

ALCS
Tigers over Red Sox (7 games)

World Series
Tigers over Diamondbacks (4 games)

World Series MVP – Magglio Ordonez


Oh, and I thought I’d have some fun and throw in some other misc. predictions for 2008:
1. Ozzie Guillen (White Sox Manager) fired.
2. Willie Randolph (Mets Manager) fired.
3. Adam Wainwright (Cardinals) throws a no-hitter.
4. The NL snaps the AL’s streak of consecutive All-Star game victories.
5. Ryan Howard’s (1B, Phillies) and Justin Verlander’s (SP, Tigers) strikeout totals will be the same.
6. The Yankees will miss Joe Torre (wow, that was a bold prediction)
7. The Padres will win 15 straight games at one point during the season, but still not make the playoffs.
8. Miguel Cabrera will be 7 homers short of the triple crown.
9. 6 of the 9 AL Starters in the All Star game will consist of Yankees, Red Socks, and Tigers
10. Bonds and Clemens both are found guilty of perjury, receive prison time and their Hall of Fame hopes disappear :)

Defending Myself:

-Probably your first thought is “DIAMONDBACKS?!?! They were a fluke last year, playing way above they Pythagorean record! They can’t go even further this year!” Yes, I’m aware of their Pythagorean record, but I think the NL Pennant is a higher possibility than you might think at first. You know their pitching will be amongst the best in the NL, it’s just a matter of scoring runs for them. If they can hold off the Dodgers, who will be hot on their heels all year, then I expect the Diamondbacks to dominate the first two series of the postseason similar to how Johnson and Schilling did it in 2001. You know that a 1-2 punch like that will give them a huge advantage, especially in a 3 out of 5 series. We’ve seen it time and time again, good pitching will trump any good lineup. I think it’s justifiable.


-I was also shocked at the AL Cy Young candidates. Now that Johan is in the NL, the AL Cy Young will (most likely) be a three man race with Sabathia, Beckett, and Verlander. Meanwhile, there are all kinds of good candidates in the NL. I’m gonna go with my gut and predict a Sabathia repeat. I feel like Beckett’s time has passed with all those innings he has logged and I feel like Verlander’s time is soon to come.

Tell me what your thoughts are. Agreements? Disagreements?

It's Worth It...

Where has DVR been all my life? I feel like a grandpa who was recently introduced to a word processor.

This thing is great. So like, I see a great catch made in the outfield. I pause the live TV. Go back, watch the catch in slow motion. Go back again, watch the catch frame-by-frame. Then, between pitches, I catch up with the live feed.

Oh, and not to mention, the TV schedule can now be watched on my own time, recording several things at one time.

I am pleased with my DirecTV decision. It's worth it people.