Congratulations to The MLB Gold Glove Winners!

Greg Maddux won a record 18th Gold Glove.

The MLB Gold Glove Award Winners were unveiled this week. If you missed it, here is a quick recap of the winners.

National League
P, Greg Maddux, LAD
C, Yadier Molina, STL
1B, Adrian Gonzalez, SD
2B, Brandon Phillips, CIN
3B, David Wright, NYM
SS, Jimmy Rollins, PHI
OF, Carlos Beltran, NYM
OF, Nate McLouth, PIT
OF, Shane Victorino, PHI

Greg Maddux won a record 18th Gold Glove, and I was not expecting Adrian Gonzalez to be on the list. However, Adrian was one of the few bright spots the Padres had this season. Ditto with Nate McLouth on the Pirates.

And In The American League:
American League
P, Mike Mussina, NYY
C, Joe Mauer, MIN
1B, Carlos Pena, TB
2B, Dustin Pedroia, BOS
3B, Adrian Beltre, SEA
SS, Michael Young, TEX
OF, Torii Hunter, LAA
OF, Grady Sizemore, CLE
OF, Ichiro Suzuki, SEA

It was good to see a Ray get on this list. All of Baseball knew about Carlos Pena's offense, but his defense is why he is one of the best first basemen in the American League. I was expecting to see Jacoby Ellsbury's name on the list.

Congratulations to all the Gold Glove Winners.

My Account Of The Rangers-Angels Game

On Friday, September 19th, I went to Rangers Ballpark In Arlington to watch the Texas Rangers play their division rival Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The first thing that struck me was how close Rangers Ballpark In Arlington was to the new Cowboys Stadium. They are right next to each other! That's no joke!

I went into the ballpark and found out my seats were in Center Field, with both bullpens on my right and left.

Onto the actual game, Torri Hunter hit a three run homerun to make it 3-0 Angels. Two doubles and a homerun later, Mike Napoli crushed a ball out to the left field seats to make the score 7-0 Angels in the third. In the bottom of the third, Texas had a wild and crazy inning, as they scored nine runs. Chris Davis put the exclamation point on the inning as he hit a two run homerun to make the score 9-7 Rangers. After Chris Davis hit that homerun, everyone, including myself, went crazy! And why not? We just saw the Texas Rangers score nine runs in one inning!

In the fourth, The Angels came back to tie the game. In the fifth, they took the lead thanks to a five run inning, making it 13-9 Angels. The Rangers had a three run inning, making the score 13-12.
After two Angel Runs already scored in the eighth inning, Mike Napoli hit a two run triple into right center field, making the score 15-12 Angels.

In the bottom of the ninth, all of us was hoping Texas would be able to tie it up or win the game in the bottom of the ninth. With nobody out, Nelson Cruz hit a solo homerun to deep centerfield, making the score 15-13 Angels. Kevin Gregg would survive, ending the game with a strikeout to end that wild slugfest.

After that game was over, I went over to the groundscrew who was cleaning up the Angels bullpen mound and I asked them for a ball. I begged and pleaded for a ball, and the grounds crew man went and retrieved for me an official Major League Baseball! He flipped it into my glove. I told him thanks and began walking around the ballpark.

I saw the stage where Rangers Live is filmed before and after every Texas Rangers game, and after the game was over, Mark McLemore, a former Ranger and current Rangers Analyst, signed my ball that I had just begged and pleaded to get from the grounds crew!

That ball has smudges on it like somebody in the Angels bullpen used it and then disregarded it. It worked out for me.

The Los Anegles Angels looked impressive in that game. All of us that was there that day were amazed by the offense both clubs scored. The Angels never gave up, they just kept hitting the ball. That's why Los Angeles has a great shot at not only 100 wins, but a shot at the World Series as well. The Angels have been the most consistent team in the American League all season long.

Mike Napoli was a single shy of the cycle! Unreal! They say a single is the easiest one to get, but it somehow eluded Mike Napoli.

There was 40 hits in that game for both teams! That is the definition of a slugfest!

Francisco Liriano to start 2008 In Minors

Minnesota Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano will start the season in the minor leagues.

The left-hander is coming back from elbow surgery and was 2-2 with a 4.02 ERA in spring training. He missed the 2007 season recovering.

Liriano is scheduled to start for the Class A Fort Myers Miracle on Thursday night at Fort Myers.

Hopefully, for Liriano and the Twins sake, Liriano keeps his arm healthy. The Twins really need him to pitch to try to get Twins fans fired about their terrible offseason when they lost former Franchise Cornerstones Torii Hunter and Johan Santana.

MLB Preview: AL Central

Can Acquisitions Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis help Detroit clinch their first World Series Title since 1984?

Detroit Tigers fans still can't believe their incredibly good luck. Minnesota Twins fans can't believe how far they're team has fallen off the map with the loss of Johan Santana. White Sox fans hope the improved bullpen can help them win more games, and Royals fans are hoping Alex Gordon and Gil Meche can help lead Kansas City out of the cellar.

And then there's Cleveland, the winner of the AL Central last season. All forgotten. Indians fans like it this way. They hope this quiet team can surprise again.

DETROIT TIGERS
The Tigers in 2007 hoped to repeat their success from 2006 when they marched to the World Series. They may have failed to do that, but this team still made history last season. Comerica Park was abuzz on June 12th as Justin Verlander threw a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers, winning the game 4-0. This was the first no-hitter by a Tiger since Jack Morris did it in 1984 and the first ever thrown at Comerica Park.
Curtis Granderson became only the second player in franchise history to have at least 30 doubles, 15 triples, 15 home runs, and 10 stolen bases in a single season. The other Tiger to accomplish this feat was Charlie Gehringer in 1930. Magglio Ordonez .363 batting average was the highest in Major League Baseball. He finished the season as the AL batting champion, and is the first Tiger player to accomplish the feat since Norm Cash in 1961.This Tigers team will get much better in 2008, primarily due to the addition of the final two members of the 2003 Florida Marlins that were with the team last season.

Pitching Wise, Justin Verlander is the ace of the rotation, but filling in at the number two spot will be former Marlins Ace Dontrelle Willis. Nate Robertson and Kenny Rogers will follow him, leaving the final spot to be won in Spring Training. This team has been improved tremenendously in all areas with Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers would be smart to sign both Cabrera and Willis long term. Curtis Granderson will continue to score runs from the lead off spot in any way imaginable. There will be a lot of homeruns for this team. On Paper, they're the World Series Champions right now. But we all know that games aren't won on paper. They're won on the field.

The expectations for Detroit are high. Let's see if they can be met.



CLEVELAND INDIANS
The most important thing for the Indians' future is to re-sign C.C. Sabathia. He collected his 1000th career strikeout on May 21st, on Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners. He was also named to the American League All-Star team for the third time. On September 28, he became the youngest pitcher to record 100 career wins since Greg Maddux in 1993. On October 23, Sabathia won the Players Choice Award for Outstanding AL Pitcher.[2] His pitching performance led the Cleveland Indians to their first American League Central Division Championship since 2001, his rookie season. For his performance, he was awarded the 2007 American League Cy Young Award joining Gaylord Perry as the only two Cleveland Indians pitchers to ever win the award.

If Sabathia can't be resigned this season, expect both the Yankees and the Mets to lure big money to try to lure him to their side of New York.

Grady Sizemore and Travis Hafner will continue to slug balls out of Jacobs Field.

Fausto Carmona and Joe Borowski headlined a magnificent Indians bullpen in 2007, and the bullpen has added former Japanese Closer Masahide Kobayashi to the bullpen.

Cleveland will fight for the Wild Card Spot in 2008.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX
The 2007 White Sox started off the year in unbeleievable fashion, as Mark Buehrle threw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on April 18th. The Sox got a bad case of the injury bug down the stretch, but during that time, we got to see how well Chicago develops it's talent. Josh Fields played so well playing for the injured Joe Crede that the Sox are considering trading Crede. Mark Sweeney played well in the outfield and will be replaced with Nick Swisher, who would have gone to the North Side of Chicago if the Cubs weren't able to lure Kosuke Fukudome away from Japan. The White Sox made moves to improve their bullpen, which was not very good last season. Scott Linebrink and Octavio Dotel have been signed to help hold down the fort for Bobby Jenks in the ninth. Jenks was dynamite in 2007, retiring 41 straight batters in 2007.

The Sox have also improved in the infield. Danny Richar leads at the battle to man second base and the Sox acquired Gold Glove winner Orlando Cabrera by trading away Jon Garland. Let's not forget about Powerful Paul Konerko at First Base and Jim Thome at Designated Hitter.

Can Chicago contend in a crowded AL Central? The key will be their bullpen and defense keeping leads the starting pitching pitching and offense gives them.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS
The Royals are hoping to surprise in 2008. They lured Trey Hillman away from Japan to try and get this ballclub back on the right foot. They signed outfielder Jose Guillen to a three year contract, despite the fact that he will serve a 15 game suspension for perfromance-enhancing drugs.

Alex Gordon will only get better at third base, as will Ryan Shealy. Gold Glove Winner Mark Grudzielanek will be in betweeen both, manning second base. Gil Meche is the Royals Ace, and had a suprisingly good first season. Will be able to repeat it? I don't think so, simply because of how good the whole AL Central is.

In The Bullpen, watch out for Yasuhiko Yabuta.

MINNESOTA TWINS
The Twins had an unfair Free Agency Period. First, they lost Torii Hunter to Free Agency, then they lost Johan Santana in a trade. To "replace" Hunter, the Twins traded Matt Garza away for Delmon Young. To "replace" Santana, the Twins signed former Diamondback Orlando Hernandez. The Twins are also hoping Francisco Liriano can be healthy all season and catch that "lightning in a bottle" of a season in 2006 after missing the 2007 Season to recover from Tommy John Surgery.

MY PROJECTED ORDER:
DETROIT
CLEVELAND
CHICAGO
KANSAS CITY
MINNESOTA

That Concludes this MLB Preview. In our Final MLB Preview, we will take a look at the National League Central. Can Chicago Repeat as Division Champs? Will Milwaukee Step Up and contend again? Can St. Louis make noise? Can Miguel Tejada avoid the talk of the Mitchell Report? Can Pittsburgh avoid last place? Find out all this and more in our next and final MLB Preview.

MLB Preview: AL West

Can Jarrod Saltalamacchia help Texas win the AL West?

The Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim have the longest team name in The History Of Baseball. Jarrod Saltalamacchia has the longest player name in The History Of Baseball. The Mariners have a Young Ace in Felix Hernandez, and Oakland, in a rebuilding state, has lots of Young Players.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
The Angels have a Track Record of Success. They won The 2002 World Series against Dusty Baker's San Francisco Giants from the NL West. These Angels had Troy Glaus (2002 World Series MVP Now With The St. Louis Cardinals) and David Eckstein (2006 World Series MVP with The Cardinals, Now With The Toronto Blue Jays) and won the World Series. The 2008 Angels have Garret Anderson, Vladamir Guererro, who will torch the NL West. Add to that the newest Angel In The Outfield,Torii Hunter. The Angels Rotation is also set. They May Not Have Bartolo Colon anymore, but they do have John Lackey, Jared Weaver, and Jon Garland. Garland,acquired from the White Sox for Shortstop Orlando Cabrera, should have more wins and a lower ERA, considering he is no longer in the competitive AL Central.

SEATTLE MARINERS
The Seattle Mariners have a great one, two punch in the rotation in "King Felix" Felix Hernandez and Erik Bedard. Bedard, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles for Outfielder Adam Jones. Offensively, Ichiro Suzuki will carry Seattle from the Lead Off Spot. Richie Sexon, if healthy, will hit a lot of homeruns and provide stability at First Base. If Sexon isn't healthy, expect Brad Wilkerson, Former Expo and Ranger, to see time at First Base. The Loss of Jose Vidro and Adam Jones leaves a hole in the outfield that may be replaced by Wilkerson.

TEXAS RANGERS
You've Heard of a Quarterback Controversy, but have you ever heard of a Catcher Controversy? Both Gerald Laird and Jarrod Saltalamacchia are vying for the starting Catcher position. Texas has never had a catcher like Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Jarrod is a Switch Hitting Catcher Who's Capable Of Hitting 25-30 Homeruns, which is unheard of for a catcher! If The Season Started Today, Jarrod would win the starting job, meaning Gerald Laird would have to play another position (Like First Base, where the Rangers have little depth), he would be traded.

Pitching Wise, Kevin Milwood and Vicente Padilla form an adequate 1-2 punch in the rotation. Brandon McCarthy, the former White Sox Ace of the Future, forms a solid number three. Kason Gabbard, acquired from Boston for Eric Gagne, forms a good number four in his first full season in the rotation. Kameron Loe will vie for the final rotation spot.

Offensively, Texas is hoping Josh Hamilton keeps up with the sucess he had in Cincinatti. Texas was hoping for more offense in Right Field, which is why Sammy Sosa was not re-signed. Hamilton could reach the thirty homer plateau this season.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS
The Athletics are young, trading away Ace Dan Haren to the Diamondbacks in the hope that Rich Harden can be an Ace. Rob Bowen will mature behind the plate, and Ryan Sweeney will play hard out in right field.

Oakland will through growing pains, but General Manager Billy Beane is getting ready for the future.

MY PROJECTED ORDER:
LOS ANGELES
SEATTLE
TEXAS
OAKLAND

That Concludes this MLB Preview. In Our Next MLB Preview, we will head back to the National League, analyzing the National League West. Can Joe Torre bring Chavez Ravine the Same Sucess he had in The Bronx? Can Matt Holliday and Troy Tulowitski carry Colorado to the NL Pennant Again? Will San Francisco Lose 100 Games without Barry Bonds? Find Out in the next MLB Preview.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving Day Everyone! I hope You All Enjoy The Turkey And Stuffing With Your Family!

NBA Fans, Here Are Your NBA highlights from November 21st! There Were Thirteen Games on Last Night, So click on the video to get updated!


Here Are Your Top Ten Plays!


Two Number One Plays Today! Both From The Same game! Dwyane Wade hits the ridiculous shot after the whistle!


The Other Number One! Josh Smith seals the win with a block!


NFL fans, Keep Reading Below!


In The First Game Today, The Detroit Lions take on the Green Bay Packers in this Huge NFC North Rivalry.

In The Second Game, Jullius Jones leads the Dallas Cowboys against his brother Thomas Jones and the New York Jets.

In The Final Game, Peyton Manning leads his Colts into Atlanta to face the Falcons.

Happy Thanksgiving Day Everyone! I hope You All Enjoy The Turkey And Stuffing With Your Family!

Thanksgiving Day NFL Preview!

Lions Vs Packers 12:30 PM EST
Brett Favre leads The Green Bay Packers against Jon Kitna and the struggling Detroit Lions. I am picking the Packers to win today. Detroit fans will start panicking if the Lions lose today.
GREEN BAY PACKERS OVER DETROIT LIONS

Cowboys vs Jets 4:00 PM EST
Thomas Jones faces his brother Jullius Jones. This is the first time Thomas and Jullius played each other since Thanksgiving Day 2005. Tony Romo will lead Dallas to victory again.
DALLAS OVER NEW YORK JETS

Colts Vs Falcons 7:15 PM EST
Peyton Manning leads his Colts into the Georgia Dome to face the Falcons. Atlanta is coming off a loss to Tampa bay on Sunday. Indianapolis is coming off a 13-10 victory over the Chiefs, which was Priest Holmes' final NFL Game. Priest's NFL Career was given last rites after he was found to have another neck injury. Peyton Manning will lead the Colts to victory over Atlanta.
INDY OVER ATLANTA

The Rest of Your Week Twelve NFL Preview Is Coming On Saturday!

MLB Fans, Read Below!

Some Baseball News!

Torii Hunter's Days as a Minnesota Twin Are Over.

Free-agent center fielder Torii Hunter signed a five-year, $90 million contract late Wednesday night with the Los Angeles Angels.
Hunter, considered the top free-agent center fielder on the market, spurned five-year offers from the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

Hunter, 32, who hit .287 with 28 home runs and 107 RBI last season for the Minnesota Twins, is the Angels' second big acquisition this week. The Angels traded for starter Jon Garland of the Chicago White Sox on Monday in exchange for shortstop Orlando Cabrera.

The acquisition of Hunter will move Gary Matthews Jr. from center field to right field and Vladimir Guerrero to the DH spot.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!