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

2012 National League WAR-Stars

C: Buster Posey, SFG; Yadier Molina, STL; Carlos Ruiz, PHI
1B: Joey Votto, CIN; Adam LaRoche, WSN
2B: Darwin Barney, CHC; Aaron Hill, ARI
SS: Starlin Castro, CHC; Ian Desmond, WSN
3B: David Wright, NYM; Chase Headley, SDP; Aramis Ramirez, MIL
OF: Andrew McCutchen, PIT; Ryan Braun, MIL; Michael Bourn, HOU;
       Jason Heyward, ATL; Giancarlo Stanton, MIA; Martin Prado, ATL;
       Bryce Harper, WSN; Melky Cabrera, SFG; Angel Pagan, SFG
SP: Clayton Kershaw, LAD; Johnny Cueto, CIN; R.A. Dickey, NYM;
      Gio Gonzalez, WSN; Jordan Zimmermann, WSN; Lucas Harrell, HOU;
      Cole Hamels, PHI; Cliff Lee, PHI; Mat Latos, CIN
RP: Aroldis Chapman, CIN; Craig Kimbrel, ATL; Rafael Betancourt, COL
P: Kris Medlen, ATL

Week 3 NFL Power Rankings

32.) Kansas City Chiefs (0-2)
31.) Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2)
30.) Cleveland Browns (0-2)
29.) Minnesota Vikings (1-1)
28.) Tennessee Titans (0-2)

Week 2 NFL Power Rankings

32.) Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
31.) Miami Dolphins (0-1)
30.) Cleveland Browns (0-1)
29.) St. Louis Rams (0-1)
28.) Indianapolis Colts (0-1)

Astros in Great Company

Teams with 106+ losses in consecutive seasons (since 1901):

• 1910-11 St. Louis Browns (107, 107)
• 1915-16 Philadelphia Athletics (109, 117)
• 1941-42 Philadelphia Phillies (111, 109)
• 1962-65 New York Mets (120, 111, 109, 112)
• 2002-03 Detroit Tigers (106, 119)

In order for the Lastros to avoid joining this list, they would have to go 12-7 the rest of the way. Their remaining schedule: 4 games vs. PHI, 3 games @ STL, 3 games vs. PIT, 3 games vs. STL, 3 games @ MIL, 3 games @ CHC.

2012 NFL Predictions

NFC East	NFC North	NFC South	NFC West
NY Giants (4)	Green Bay (3)	Atlanta (2)	San Francisco (1)
Dallas	Chicago (5)	New Orleans	Arizona
Philadelphia	Detroit (6)	Carolina	Seattle
Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	St. Louis

AFC East	AFC North	AFC South	AFC West
New England (2)	Baltimore (1)	Houston (3)	Denver (4)
Buffalo (6)	Pittsburgh (5)	Tennessee	Kansas City
NY Jets	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	San Diego
Miami	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland

NFC Playoffs

Wildcard: (3) Green Bay def. (6) Detroit

    (5) Chicago def. (4) NY Giants 

Divisional: (1) San Francisco def. (5) Chicago

     (3) Green Bay def. (2) Atlanta 

Conference: (1) San Francisco def. (3) Green Bay

AFC Playoffs 

Wildcard: (3) Houston def. (6) Buffalo

    (4) Denver def. (5) Pittsburgh 

Divisional: (1) Baltimore def. (4) Denver

     (3) Houston def. (2) New England 

Conference: (3) Houston def. (1) Baltimore

Super Bowl XLVII

(A) Houston def. (N) San Francisco