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I am starting a blogger competition and am looking for at least 16
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I am starting a blogger competition and am looking for at least 16 bloggers. It will be NFL only. I already have 3 judges and I will be a judge too. Please leave a comment if you would like to join. You will be given topics to write about.There are NO prizes if I even have to tell you. Please join as soon as possible.
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judge too. Please leave a comment if you would like to join. You will be given topics to write about.There are
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Since Barry Bonds won his fourth consecutive National League Most
Valuable Player Award in 2004, the NL MVP has had different winners
each year, with Albert Pujols outpointing Andruw Jones and Derrek Lee
in 2005 and Ryan Howard edging Pujols last year.
Those campaigns
were close, and this season figures to have another tight race and
perhaps a fourth straight year with a different winner, as several
players turned in MVP-caliber seasons. This year's race should also be close in part because, while there are
a number of deserving choices, no player figures to be a unanimous top
pick of the voters.
The NL MVP will be announced today at 2 p.m. ET.Colorado's Matt Holliday led the NL in batting average and RBIs for the
NL champion Rockies, while Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley
put up MVP-worthy numbers for the NL East champions.Although the Brewers missed the playoffs, Milwaukee's Prince Fielder
led the league with 50 home runs, so he has a shot to become the
franchise's first league MVP since Robin Yount won the American League
Most Valuable Player Award in 1989.
The 32 voters on the NL Most Valuable Player Award committee were
required to file their ballots, listing the top 10 candidates in order,
before the playoffs began. Player are awarded 10 points for a
first-place vote, nine points for a second-place vote, etc.
Here's a rundown of the top candidates in alphabetical order:
Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers: Fielder led the
league in home runs and finished tied for third with 119 RBIs. He also
batted .288, slugged .618 and had a .395 on-base percentage, all
figures that rank among the league leaders. Since Milwaukee moved to
the National League in 1998, no Brewer has finished in the top 10 in
MVP voting and just three (Carlos Lee, 17th in 2005, Richie Sexson,
12th in 2003 and Jeromy Burnitz, 19th in 1998) received votes. That
will change this season with Fielder.He won the silver slugger this year.Fielder was once the spokesperson along with his father for the McDonald's triple cheeseburger, and appeared with his father on MTV's Rock n' Jock.After his father took a portion of Prince's signing bonus for
negotiating his first contract, the two have not been on full speaking
terms.
When his father played for Detroit, Prince would sometimes come
along for batting practice. Contrary to popular belief, Fielder did not
hit a home run into the upper deck of Tiger Stadium
at the age of 12, but he did hit a home run over the fence as a
pre-teen. Fielder set the story straight in a 2007 interview with Fox
Sports during a road trip to Detroit.Fielder currently holds the Brewers' franchise record for home runs
in a season, with 50. By hitting his 50th home run of 2007 he became
both the youngest player ever to reach the mark, as well as the younger
half of the first father/son duo to slug 50 in a single season.Fielders 1st son with wife Chanel was born August 17th during Double A Huntsville; his name is Jadyn Omari.
Matt Holliday, Colorado Rockies: Holliday helped the
Rockies win the pennant by finishing first in two Triple Crown
categories (batting .340 and driving in 137 runs). His 36 home runs
were the fourth most in the NL behind Fielder, Philadelphia's Ryan
Howard (47) and Cincinnati's Adam Dunn (40). Holliday also finished
among the league leaders in runs (120, third place), hits (216, first)
and total bases (386, first).The Rockies drafted Holliday in the seventh round of the 1998 draft. Along with Rockies third baseman Garrett Adkins, Holliday is considered to be the new face of the Rockies franchise as the Todd Helton era eventually comes to a close. He and Atkins are also best friends who met during the 2002
season (they were minor league teammates and roommates on the road) and
their closeness and ever-improving offensive ability were featured as
the subject of an article in the April17, 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated.
Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies: Rollins (.296, 34 HR, 94
RBIs, 41 SB) had more total bases (380) than any player in the league
except Holliday (386), and Rollins played Gold Glove-caliber defense.
No NL shortstop, however, has won the MVP Award since Cincinnati's
Barry Larkin in 1995.Jimmy, a native of Oakland, California has become one of the premier
shortstops in Major League baseball and continues to thrive for the
Philadelphia Phillies. At 27, he has been selected to three MLB
All-Star games and when the 2006 season begins, Rollins will continue a
36-game hitting streak from the end of last season and chase the
elusive record 56-game hitting streak by the great Joe Dimaggio. Jimmy
began displaying his skills on the baseball diamond at Encinal High
School in Alameda, Calif., the same school that produced current
Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrell Willis and former Pittsburgh
Pirate outfielder and Hall of Famer Willie Stargell. As an infielder
for the Jets, Rollins broke 10 career school records including steals
(99) and batting average (.484). For his accomplishments, he was
selected to the All-USA High School Baseball team by USA Today and was
rated Northern California's top high school infielder. He was also a
Baseball America 1st Team All-American. Jimmy played Babe Ruth and AAU
Jr. Olympics baseball and his parents James and Gigi were honored in
2002 by Babe Ruth Little League, Inc. with a "Graduate Parents of the
Year Award" for "their remarkable accomplishments in raising their
son." Rollins was a 2nd round selection by the Phillies in the 1996
June draft. He began rookie ball in Martinsville, and quickly
worked his way through the Phillies farm system. He played his first
game in a Phillies uniform on September 17, 2000, making the start at
shortstop. He promptly hit a triple in his first at bat in the majors
against the Florida Marlins. Jimmy enjoys giving back to the community
and in 2004, he served as an Honorary Chairman for Easter Seals. In
2003, he also served as an Honorary Chairman for the Negro Leagues
Baseball Memorial Fund, which sculpted a statue to honor Philadelphia's
Negro League players. Growing up in Oakland, Jimmy got the chance to
meet fellow Oakland native, and former rap artist MC Hammer and he
appeared in several videos of Hammer's and Mavis Staples' in the late
80s and early 90s. Jimmy's younger brother Antwon has spent time in
the Rangers farm system.
Bonds, what do I have to say? You got caught! Ba' By' Barry Bonds! * Time. 756*. Barry Bonds*. Every time you see Bonds's* name there has to be an *. Should have stayed on the Pirates. Didn't take the juice and he was still good. Bonds, " They hid it in my Orange Juice!" He better practice that line. Or, I was thirsty! He might even have an * in the Chemistry Hall of Fame!
Guy on the left on Steroids Guy on the right earned 714. He ate a lot too.
BEFORE STEROIDS AFTER STEROIDS You read right Ruth did it on Hot Dogs and Beer.
No he just lifted a TON!
I had a Doctor prescription! I was tempted to take more than he told me to but If you look at this picture you can see that I'm well disciplined. What was the clinic's name? Steroids R' Us. What do you mean I just started eating!
Usually right after a World Series you don't see predictions for the next season. There is a very good reason for that. You really don't know what each team's roster will look like after the offseason. So many changes can be made, good, bad, and ugly. That is why these won't be the most accurate predictions in the World. For example: Say A-Rod goes to the Nationals. Do you think they will improve? Well, if you don't your wrong. Now, the Nats probably won't get A-Rod because of his price, but I was just giving an example. So, lets get started here!
Boston Red Sox
You might of guessed I would start here. The World Series Champions. This is a very good hitting team with a strong ace and some veteran starters. They have a very strong lineup 1-9 and can get clutch hits from almost everybody. Their next seasons lineup may look like this: Dustin Pedroia 2B, Kevin Youkilis 1B, David Ortiz DH, Manny Rameriez LF, Mike Lowell, 3B, J.D. Drew RF, Jacoby Ellsbury, CF, Jason Varitek C, Julio Lugo, SS. As far as the race for A-Rod goes, Boston has the money and is in contention to sign him. Curt Schilling and Tim Wakefield may retire this offseason because of age and to go off in the sun. Overall, I think they will return many of this years players, but they are aging. It might be interesting to see how they hold up toward the end of next season.
Colorado Rockies
This team is very young team that now has playoff experience. There pitching led the league in ERA in the second half of the season which is very good considering they play at Coors Field.They also had a great defense. You could make the argument that the Rockies shouldn't even of made the playoffs because Matt Holiday didn't touch home against the Padres. Even so, this team could be the best in the NL again next year because of all of their returning players. This is what their lineup might look like next year: Willy Taveras CF, Troy Tulowitzki SS, Matt Holiday LF, Todd Helton 1B, Garret Adkins 3B, Brad Hawpe RF, Kazuo Matsui 2B, Yorvit Torrealba C, Pitcher. The Rockies have nearly the same lineup and it probably won't change much. Their pitching rotation might be something they want to address and maybe get a veteran arm on their team.
Cleveland Indians
This year the Tribe came up one win short of probably winning their first World Series in 59 years. (the second longest drought in the major leagues) Next year, they return most if not all their starters including the starting rotation. They are a mixture of good hitting defense and pitching. Here is what their lineup could look like next year:Grady Sizemore CF, Asdrubal Cabrera 2B, Travis Hafner DH, Victor Martinez C, Ryan Garko 1B, Jhonny Peralta SS, Kenny Lofton:) LF, Franklin Gutierrez RF, Casey Blake 3B. The Indians have a lot of flexibility at the starting rotation with the guys that were in the post season, Cliff Lee, Jeremy Sowers, Adam Miller could make his major league debut, and Aaron Laffey. The Tribe is trying to return to its former AL Central glory like they had in the 1990's.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks came farther than any fan could have dreamed this season. How many times do you see a team who said they were in a rebuilding year go to the NL Championship Series? Let alone win their division. It was pitching that got them into the playoffs, not their bats. Anyway here is their lineup for next year:Chris Young CF, Orlando Hudson 2B, Eric Byrnes LF, Connor Jackson 1B, Mark Reynolds 3B, Carlos Quentin RF, Stephen Drew SS Cris Snyder C Pitcher. As you can probably see, they need a big name or two if they really want to contend next year. Even if they win the NL with that lineup, they'll get killed by the AL team in the World Series. As far as pitching goes, they have to keep Webb, Hernandez, hope Randy Johnson comes off DL to play next year and maybe get one more bullpen pitcher who could help them win.
Well, that was part one of my 8 part series. Hope you keep reading for your favorite team to come up if it isn't already there!
It is the sixth game tonight in Boston with the series 3-2 in favor of Cleveland. The pitchers will be Fausto Carmona versus Curt Schilling. It should be a good one! Be sure to watch.
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Every time you see Bonds's* name there has to be an *. Should have stayed on the Pirates. Didn't take the juice and he was still good. Bonds, " They hid it in my Orange Juice!" He better practice that line. Or, I was thirsty! 
I had a Doctor prescription! I was tempted to take more than he told me to but If you look at this picture you can see that I'm well disciplined. What was the clinic's name? Steroids R' Us.
good reason for that. You really don't know what each team's roster will look like after the offseason. So many changes can be made, good, bad, and ugly. That is why these won't be the most accurate predictions in the World. For example: Say A-Rod goes to the Nationals. Do you think they will improve? Well, if you don't your wrong. Now, the Nats probably won't get A-Rod because of his price, but I was just giving an example. So, lets get started here!
Holiday didn't touch home against the Padres. Even so, this team could be the best in the NL again next year because of all of their returning players. This is what their lineup might look like next year: Willy Taveras CF, Troy Tulowitzki SS, Matt Holiday LF, Todd Helton 1B, Garret Adkins 3B, Brad Hawpe RF, Kazuo Matsui 2B, Yorvit Torrealba C, Pitcher. The Rockies have nearly the same lineup and it probably won't change much. Their pitching rotation might be something they want to address and maybe get a veteran arm on their team.
starters including the starting rotation. They are a mixture of good hitting defense and pitching. Here is what their lineup could look like next year:Grady Sizemore CF, Asdrubal Cabrera 2B, Travis Hafner DH, Victor Martinez C, Ryan Garko 1B, Jhonny Peralta SS, Kenny Lofton:) LF, Franklin Gutierrez RF, Casey Blake 3B. The Indians have a lot of flexibility at the starting rotation with the guys that were in the post season, Cliff Lee, Jeremy Sowers, Adam Miller could make his major league debut, and Aaron Laffey. The Tribe is trying to return to its former AL Central glory like they had in the 1990's.
Let alone win their division. It was pitching that got them into the playoffs, not their bats. Anyway here is their lineup for next year:Chris Young CF, Orlando Hudson 2B, Eric Byrnes LF, Connor Jackson 1B, Mark Reynolds 3B, Carlos Quentin RF, Stephen Drew SS Cris Snyder C Pitcher. As you can probably see, they need a big name or two if they really want to contend next year. Even if they win the NL with that lineup, they'll get killed by the AL team in the World Series. As far as pitching goes, they have to keep Webb, Hernandez, hope Randy Johnson comes off DL to play next year and maybe get one more bullpen pitcher who could help them win. 
