MLB

Hey guys I will be doing a series which I will be grading each team on: Bullpen, Starting Pitching, Fielding, Hitting, and how I think they will do in the regular season. I will be posting this on the MLB page but for some of the bigger teams I will be posting it on the home page too. I will try to post at least 1 every weekday if not 2 if I miss a day. This will start on Monday. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend

Super Early MLB predictions

In the American League East I expect the Yankees to have an up-and-down season, all season long as the Baltimore Orioles take the division. I also expect the Red Sox to have a bounce back season but still miss the playoffs coming out in a close 3rd or 4th for the division just in front of the Yankees but behind the off season stars so far in the Toronto Blue Jays who I think have a great rebuilding season but just miss and come in on 3rd or 4th. Tampa Bay Rays will take 2nd and get the second wild card spot.

Continued on the MLB page

Kyle Lohse still available!

Kyle Lohse is still somehow without a contract as he has shown nothing but improvement in the last few years.  Lohse is expected to find a contact soon, though a number of teams linked to the right-hander are seemingly distancing themselves.  My recommended teams for Lohse are the Rangers, Mariners, Padres and Indians would all be good fits for Lohse. Although with Lohse's projected value being so high most teams would have to give up a draft pick to get the money to sign him. While basically the only good free agent left in Michael Bourn just got picked up by the Indians, questions are rising as to see when Kyle Lohse will finally get signed. Whoever picks up this 35 year old star will surely be a lucky one.

Athlete of the Day

1. He was recently traded.

 

2. In the 2004-05 season, he was the only rookie in the league and only player on his team to get a triple double.

 

3. In his second season, he shot 50% from the floor while averaging 12.3 points per game.

4. Some people might consider him a SF.

LeBron's streak snapped

     LeBron's amazing streak of 30 points on 60% shooting in 6 straight games was snapped last night. This is a record setting streak and it helped the Heat get some W's on the way. Last night they defeated the Thunder by 10 (110-100)behind 39 points, 12 boards, 7 assists, and 2 steals from James, but he ONLY shot 58.3%. Last night Wesbrook and Durant did their thing for a combined total of 66 points (40 for Durant), 13 boards, and 14 assists, but it wasn't enough to stop LBJ and the Heat who rolled over the Thunder by ten, although the streak was snapped.

Updates

Hey guys I got two things to say here 1: The athlete of the day was Norichika Aoki, thank you to all that participated and yeah 2: I just wanted to remind you guys of the fantasy baseball league, I dont think the link is the best option so i am just going to tell you the league ID if any of you are interested. You can sign in with your google account too and i think most of us have one. Thank you for reading and have a nice rest of the day

League ID: 19904

Password: sbet

College Basketball

     Last night #2 Duke defeated North Carolina 73-68. P.J. Hariston had 23 points for the heels, but it wasn't enough to push them over the hump. Additionally Wisconsin native J.P. Tokoto only played 3 minutes in this rivalry game. Mason Plumlee had 18 points and 11 boards.

     UCONN topped #6 Syracuse 66-58, Brandon Triche had a terrible night, he scored 9 points on 3-15 shooting including 0-7 from 3-point land. Cuse shot 35.4% as a squad and 17.4% from 3. UCONN on the other hand shot 8-14 from 3 (57.1%), and 46.7% from the field. Shabazz Napier had 10 points and 7 assists for the Huskies. UCONN got a good win last night.

     #1 Indiana rolled past Nebraska 76-47. While #3 Miami taking on Florida State was anything but a blowout. Miami won 74-68 in the end after they sunk 3-4 free throws to end the game. Shane Larkin had 22 points on 9-15 shooting last night. Miami shot 63.8% as a team. This was a fairly sloppy game, with 33 total turnovers committed.

Nerlens Noel

     Last night Nerlens Noel tore his ACL and is now out for the year. This causes people to question the NBA's one and done rule. Some say that players should be able to come right out of high school and this case just proves that point. Nerlens could be earning a paycheck right now and he wouldn't have to worry. I think that the NBA should allow players to come right out of high school because that would then create less one and done players in college.

Josh Smith to be traded?

     There have been many speculations that Josh Smith may be traded. This is very surprising news because he has just become the teams leader. The Nets are the team that are showing the most interest. As of right now the Nets would offer Kris Humphries and Marshon Brooks. The Spurs are also interested in Josh Smith, but there is no information on who they would offer as of now. Smith is currently averaging 17.1 points, 8.6 boards, 4 ASTs, 2.1 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game. Whichever team gets Josh Smith will be a lucky one, because he will improve their athleticism across the board he will also bring a little youth and flair.

Athlete Of The Day

Athlete Of The Day 

1. He is a Japanese baseball that is currently playing in the MLB
2. When he was in Japan he played with the Yakult Swallows
3.  Last Year was his Rookie year

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