AAA baseball has always been looked at as boring to many. 1,000 fans are at the park every night, and most of the players aren't easily recognized. You go to eat and catch up with friends.However, the Minnesota Twins have disspelled that notion to many.  Their AAA team, the Rochester Red Wings, have impressive MLB alumni. Last night affirmed that, when Michael Cuddyer, former Red Wing, hit for the cycle v.s. the Brewers. Other alums include:

• Joe Altobelli
• Brady Anderson
• Don Baylor
• Steve Bechler
• Joe Beimel
• Mark Belanger
• Armando Benitez
• Paul Blair
• Curt Blefary
• Mike Boddicker
• Ken Boyer (player and manager)
• Michael Cuddyer
• Steve Dalkowski
• Luke Easter
• Matt Garza
• Bob Gibson
• Bobby Grich
• Jerry Hairston Jr.
• Jim Hardin
• Davey Johnson
• Eddie Joost
• Jorge Julio
• Jason Kubel
• Dennis Martinez
• Joe Mauer (rehab)
• Tim McCarver
• Johnny Mize
• Justin Morneau
• Eddie Murray
• Stan Musial
• Mike Mussina
• Pat Neshek
• Johnny Oates
• Jim Palmer (rehab)
• Sidney Ponson
• Boog Powell
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Cal Ripken, Sr. (player and manager)
• Brian Roberts
• Frank Robinson (manager)
• Curt Schilling
• Red Schoendienst
• Ron Shelton
• Kevin Slowey
• Josh Towers
• Earl Weaver (manager)
• Esteban Yan                   Source: Wikipedia

               So here's the big picture. Pay attention to AAA baseball. Because the level of play is excellent and the players in AAA will be winning LCS MVPs, hitting for cycles and winning MVPs and World Series pretty soon.

Huge day in college football.  Here are my picks:

         ACC Championship Game- Boston College beats Virginia Tech. The Hokies will be shut down by BC's amazing defense.

        Army-Navy: Navy has the number 1 rushing attack in the nation. They win this one by a rout.

       Big 12 Championship Game- Oklahoma beats Missouri in a rout. Sam Bradford will pick apart Missouri's weak defense.

      USF v.s. West Virginia- West Virginia will have the momentum both before and during the game on senior night. Pat White will have the game of his life.

     Pittsburgh v.s. UCONN- LeSean McCoy, the Panthers running back, will have the impact on this one. Pitt wins a close one.

     SEC Championship Game- Tim Tebow makes the difference here. It will be very close. Gators in overtime is my prediction.

    Sit back and relax, folks. It'll be a great day.

I can't believe how boring the football will be tomorrow.  The matchups stink.  Here's the games I want to see, staying with tradition.

Bengals v.s. Lions- Two bad teams equal a close game.

Patriots v.s. Cowboys- That would be a great game

Falcons v.s. Eagles- Matt Ryan's showcase oppurtunity

                How cool would this be?

Here are my NFL midseason Awards:

NFL Midseason MVP: Clinton Portis, Redskins- 995 rushing yards so far this year. 

AFC Offensive Player Of the Year: Jay Cutler, Broncos- I've been very impressed with Cutler's leadership, poise in the pocket and arm this year.

NFC Offensive Player Of The Year: Portis

AFC Defensive Player Of The Year: Joey Porter, Dolphins- With 11.5 sacks, has led Dolphins D.

NFC Defensive Player Of The Year: Justin Tuck, Giants- 36 tackles, 8.5 sacks. He's having a breakout season.

Super Bowl Pick (Ooh, I want to pick the Pats): Titans beat Giants.