Week 11 NFL Power Rankings

32.) Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8)
31.) Kansas City Chiefs (1-8)
30.) Philadelphia Eagles (3-6)
29.) Washington Redskins (3-6)
28.) Carolina Panthers (2-7)

2012-13 NBA Predictions

Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics (3)
Brooklyn Nets (4)
New York Knicks (5)
Philadelphia 76ers (8)
Toronto Raptors

Central Division
Indiana Pacers (2)
Chicago Bulls (7)
Milwaukee Bucks
Detroit Pistons
Cleveland Cavaliers

Southeast Division
Miami Heat (1)
Atlanta Hawks (6)
Washington Wizards
Orlando Magic
Charlotte Bobcats

Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers (1)
Los Angeles Clippers (5)
Golden State Warriors (8)
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings

Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder (2)
Denver Nuggets (6)
Minnesota Timberwolves
Portland Trailblazers
Utah Jazz

Southwest Division
San Antonio Spurs (3)
Dallas Mavericks (4)
Memphis Grizzlies (7)
New Orleans Hornets
Houston Rockets

(See playoff picks after the jump)

Drew Storen's Very Bad Night

In last night's meltdown against the Cardinals, Drew Storen had one of the worst relief outings in MLB postseason history. Here are the worst relievers by WPA:

Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm	Opp	Rslt	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WPA
1	Ron Reed	1976-10-12	NLCS	3	PHI	CIN	L 6-7	7-9 ,BS	2.0	5	4	4	1	1	18.00	-0.937
2	Jose Valverde	2012-10-10	ALDS	4	DET	OAK	L 3-4	9-9f ,BL	0.2	4	3	3	0	1	40.50	-0.913
3	Donnie Moore	1986-10-12	ALCS	5	CAL	BOS	L 6-7	9-11 ,BL	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	9.00	-0.906
4	Ryan Franklin	2009-10-08	NLDS	2	STL	LAD	L 2-3	9-9f ,BL	0.1	2	2	0	2	0	0.00	-0.893
5	Dan Quisenberry	1985-10-09	ALCS	2	KCR	TOR	L 5-6	8-10f,L	2.2	5	3	1	0	2	3.38	-0.867
6	Ed Summers	1908-10-10	WS	1	DET	CHC	L 6-10	3-9f ,L	6.2	9	6	5	1	2	6.75	-0.866
7	Drew Storen	2012-10-12	NLDS	5	WSN	STL	L 7-9	9-9f ,BL	1.0	3	4	4	2	2	36.00	-0.845
8	Clay Carroll	1972-10-19	WS	4	CIN	OAK	L 2-3	9-9f ,BL	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	inf	-0.831
9	Dennis Eckersley	1988-10-15	WS	1	OAK	LAD	L 4-5	9-9f ,BL	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	27.00	-0.828
10	Dave Smith	1986-10-11	NLCS	3	HOU	NYM	L 5-6	9-9f ,BL	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	54.00	-0.816

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Generated 10/13/2012.

Raul

Two quick notes on Ibanez's game last night:

(1) Ibanez became the first player in postseason history to hit 2 home runs in a game entered as a pinch hitter:

Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm	Opp	Rslt	HR	BOP	Pos. Summary
1	Raul Ibanez	2012-10-10	ALDS	3	NYY	BAL	W 3-2	2	3	PH DH
2	Ben Francisco	2011-10-04	NLDS	3	PHI	STL	W 3-2	1	9	PH
3	Eric Hinske	2010-10-10	NLDS	3	ATL	SFG	L 2-3	1	8	PH
4	Hideki Matsui	2009-10-31	WS	3	NYY	PHI	W 8-5	1	9	PH
5	Orlando Hudson	2009-10-21	NLCS	5	LAD	PHI	L 4-10	1	9	PH

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(2) Ibanez had the second highest WPA ever for a pinch hitter in the postseason, and the fifth highest for any player:

Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm	Opp	Rslt	WPA	RE24	aLI	BOP	Pos. Summary
1	Kirk Gibson	1988-10-15	WS	1	LAD	OAK	W 5-4	0.870	1.796	4.830	9	PH
2	Raul Ibanez	2012-10-10	ALDS	3	NYY	BAL	W 3-2	0.828	2.000	2.465	3	PH DH
3	Cookie Lavagetto	1947-10-03	WS	4	BRO	NYY	W 3-2	0.822	1.881	6.750	1	PH
4	Francisco Cabrera	1992-10-14	NLCS	7	ATL	PIT	W 3-2	0.737	1.674	10.750	9	PH
5	Gonzalo Marquez	1972-10-07	ALCS	1	OAK	DET	W 3-2	0.710	1.646	6.990	8	PH

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Rk	Player	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm	Opp	Rslt	WPA	RE24	aLI	BOP	Pos. Summary
1	David Freese	2011-10-27	WS	6	STL	TEX	W 10-9	0.969	3.117	2.306	6	3B
2	Kirk Gibson	1988-10-15	WS	1	LAD	OAK	W 5-4	0.870	1.796	4.830	9	PH
3	Steve Garvey	1984-10-06	NLCS	4	SDP	CHC	W 7-5	0.854	4.682	1.814	3	1B
4	Lance Berkman	2011-10-27	WS	6	STL	TEX	W 10-9	0.832	3.655	2.546	4	RF
5	Raul Ibanez	2012-10-10	ALDS	3	NYY	BAL	W 3-2	0.828	2.000	2.465	3	PH DH

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Generated 10/11/2012.

2012 MLB Awards Picks

National League
Most Valuable Player: Buster Posey, SFG
Cy Young Award: Clayton Kershaw, LAD
Rookie of the Year: Bryce Harper, WSN
Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson, WSN
Reliever of the Year: Craig Kimbrel, ATL
Comeback Player of the Year: Buster Posey, SFG
Hank Aaron Award: Ryan Braun, MIL

American League
Most Valuable Player: Mike Trout, LAA
Cy Young Award: Justin Verlander, DET
Rookie of the Year: Mike Trout, LAA
Manager of the Year: Buck Showalter, BAL
Reliever of the Year: Fernando Rodney, TBR
Comeback Player of the Year: Alex Rios, CHW
Hank Aaron Award: Miguel Cabrera, DET

2012 MLB Silver Slugger Picks

National League
C: Buster Posey, SFG
1B: Joey Votto, CIN
2B: Aaron Hill, TOR
SS: Ian Desmond, WSN
3B: Chase Headley, SDP
OF: Andrew McCutchen, PIT
OF: Ryan Braun, MIL
OF: Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
P: Stephen Strasburg, WSN

American League
C: Joe Mauer, MIN
1B: Prince Fielder, DET
2B: Robinson Cano, NYY
SS: Derek Jeter, NYY
3B: Miguel Cabrera, DET
OF: Mike Trout, LAA
OF: Josh Willingham, MIN
OF: Josh Hamilton, TEX
DH: Edwin Encarnacion, TOR

2012 MLB Gold Glove Picks

National League
C: Yadier Molina, STL
1B: Adam LaRoche, WSN
2B: Darwin Barney, CHC
SS: Clint Barmes, PIT
3B: David Wright, NYM
OF: Michael Bourn, ATL
OF: Jason Heyward, ATL
OF: Martin Prado, ATL
P: Mark Buehrle, MIA

American League
C: Matt Wieters, BAL
1B: Adrian Gonzalez, BOS
2B: Robinson Cano, NYY
SS: J.J. Hardy, BAL
3B: Brett Lawrie, TOR
OF: Mike Trout, LAA
OF: Ben Revere, MIN
OF: Alex Rios, CHW
P: Ricky Romero, TOR

2012 American League WAR-Stars

C: Joe Mauer, MIN; Carlos Santana, CLE
1B: Albert Pujols, LAA; Prince Fielder, DET
2B: Robinson Cano, NYY; Dustin Pedroia, BOS
SS: Erick Aybar, LAA; Elvis Andrus, TEX
3B: Miguel Cabrera, DET; Adrian Beltre, TEX; Brett Lawrie, TOR
OF: Mike Trout, LAA; Alex Gordon, KCR; Torii Hunter, LAA;
       Austin Jackson, DET; Denard Span, MIN; Josh Reddick, OAK;
       Adam Jones, BAL; Alex Rios, CHW
DH: Edwin Encarnacion, TOR
UT: Ben Zobrist, TBR
SP: Justin Verlander, DET; David Price, TBR; Matt Harrison, TEX;
      Chris Sale, CHW; Hiroki Kuroda, NYY; Felix Hernandez, SEA;
      Jake Peavy,CHW; Yu Darvish, TEX; Max Scherzer, DET;
      Jered Weaver, LAA
RP: Fernando Rodney, TBR; Ryan Cook, OAK; Rafael Soriano, NYY