2013 Final AL WAR-Stars

C: Joe Mauer, MIN; Jason Castro, HOU
1B: Chris Davis, BAL; Edwin Encarnacion, TOR
2B: Robinson Cano, NYY; Dustin Pedroia, BOS; Jason Kipnis, CLE;
      Ben Zobrist, TBR; Ian Kinsler, TEX
SS: Elvis Andrus, TEX; J.J. Hardy, BAL
3B: Josh Donaldson, OAK; Miguel Cabrera, DET; Evan Longoria, TBR;
      Manny Machado, BAL; Adrian Beltre, TEX
OF: Mike Trout, LAA; Shane Victorino, BOS; Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS;
      Colby Rasmus, TOR; Adam Jones, BAL; Coco Crisp, OAK
DH: David Ortiz, BOS
SP: Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA; Chris Sale, CHW; Max Scherzer, DET;
      Anibal Sanchez, DET; Yu Darvish, TEX; Jose Quintana, CHW;
      Felix Hernandez, SEA; Bartolo Colon, OAK
RP: Koji Uehara, BOS; Joe Nathan, TEX; Greg Holland, KCR

2013 Final NL WAR-Stars

C: Yadier Molina, STL; Buster Posey, SFG
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, ARI; Joey Votto, CIN; Freddie Freeman, ATL;
      Brandon Belt, SFG
2B: Matt Carpenter, STL; Neil Walker, PIT
SS: Andrelton Simmons, ATL; Hanley Ramirez, LAD; Troy Tulowitzki, COL
3B: David Wright, NYM; Juan Uribe, LAD
OF: Carlos Gomez, MIL; Andrew McCutchen, PIT; Gerardo Parra, ARI;
       Starling Marte, PIT; Jay Bruce, CIN; Marlon Byrd, NYM/PIT;
       Jayson Werth, WSN; Chris Denorfia, SDP; Carlos Gonzalez, COL;
       Yasiel Puig, LAD
SP: Clayton Kershaw, LAD; Cliff Lee, PHI; Adam Wainwright, STL;
      Jose Fernandez, MIA; Jhoulys Chacin, COL; Travis Wood, CHC;
      Matt Harvey, NYM; Cole Hamels, PHI
RP: Craig Kimbrel, ATL; Rex Brothers, COL; Kenley Jansen, LAD

Week 1 NFL Power Rankings and Game Picks

1.) Denver Broncos
2.) Houston Texans
3.) San Francisco 49ers
4.) Atlanta Falcons
5.) Green Bay Packers
6.) Seattle Seahawks
7.) Cincinnati Bengals
8.) Dallas Cowboys
9.) New Orleans Saints
10.) Pittsburgh Steelers

Wilbur Wood: A Hall of Fame Case

Wilbur Wood had a brilliant though relatively brief career as a pitcher during the 1960s and 1970s. Utilizing the knuckleball, Wood was able to reach starts and innings totals not seen in decades. However, his career was derailed early in 1976, when a ball off the bat of Ron LeFlore shattered his kneecap. Wood was unable to pitch the remainder of the year, and he pitched just two more ineffective seasons before being forced to retire. He was just 36 in his final season, practically youthful for a knuckleballer. Despite this sudden end to his career, Wood was still able to post some remarkable numbers. In 17 seasons, he posted a win-loss record of 164-156, with 57 saves. He made 651 appearances, 297 of them starts and the other 354 in relief. He posted a 3.24 ERA and a 114 ERA+ in 2684 innings pitched, totaling 52.1 Wins Above Replacement as a pitcher. Read on to see why Wilbur Wood should be enshrined in Cooperstown:

Updated 2013-14 NBA Standings Projections

Atlantic			Central			Southeast
Brooklyn	61-21		Indiana	53-29		Miami	61-21
New York	45-37		Chicago	43-39		Atlanta	42-40
Toronto	41-41		Milwaukee	39-43		Washington	30-52
Boston	29-53		Cleveland	36-46		Charlotte	27-55
Philadelphia	21-61		Detroit	31-51		Orlando	19-63
Southwest			Northwest			Pacific
Memphis	59-23		Oklahoma City	60-22		LA Clippers	65-17
San Antonio	57-25		Denver	56-26		Golden State	44-38
Houston	50-32		Portland	36-46		Sacramento	35-47
Dallas	45-37		Minnesota	33-49		LA Lakers	30-52
New Orleans	31-51		Utah	19-63		Phoenix	23-59

MLB Blackout Restrictions

I am PISSED!!! I am supposed to be getting the Met game on FOX 23 Albany, but for God knows what reason they're not airing it. I live in the friekin' market and it's being blacked out: 

If that isn't bad enough, I missed last night's broadcast because it was on the CBS 6 digital channel 6.2, which isn't carried by DirecTV!

Darrell Evans was a Better Hitter than Wade Boggs

The title of this post seems pretty ridiculous, doesn't it? How in the world could Evans even be close to Boggs offensively? Just look at their triple slash lines: