Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Injury Update

In Spring Training, A.J. Burnett, fouled a ball off his bat and it broke a bone in a face. He returned last weekend to throw 7 good innings. Burnett is a guy you can pick up in almost every league and he could return to his form he had with the Blue Jays.

Homerun of the Night

Last night Pablo Sandoval hit a monster shot at Citi Field in New York. Here it is...

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NBA Playoff Picks

The NBA playoffs are upon us. Here are my picks.

Miami and Chicago will meet in the East and the Spurs and Thunder will meet in the West.

Yes I know that is chalk but those are the best teams in my opinion.

NBA FINALS:

Heat over the Spurs in 6 games


MLB Picks

My picks for the MLB this season are:

AL West: Rangers
AL Central: Tigers
AL East: Yankees
WC: Angels
WC: Rays

NL West: Giants
NL Central: Reds
NL East: Phillies
WC: Marlins
WC: Cardinals

World Series: Angels over the Phillies in 6 games

Perfect Game

On Saturday Phillip Humber of the Chicago White sox pitched a Perfect Game against my Seattle Mariners. It is the 21st Perfect game in Major League History. Humber is not much of a fantasy star but congrats none the less on the perfect game!

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Fantasy Drop of the Week

Brian Wilson (SF)

Wilson, one of the games best closer's, is having Tommy John Surgery and will be out for around a year. Bad news for fantasy owner's but hopefully you can find more saves on the free agency market.

Control Your Kids

This is from a game about a week ago and why you should keep a close eye on your kids...

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