For the 93rd year of the Midsummer Classic, baseball goes to T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. The last time the mid-summer classic was played in Seattle was in 2001. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either, nor the commissioner’s office. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 32 players for each league.
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National League West
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1. San Diego Padres
They got over the hump and eliminated the Dodgers in the NLDS last season. Now it is their time to take the division crown from them.
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
A rather quiet offseason from them considering they lost a good bit of talent from a World Series contending roster.
3. Arizona Diamondbacks
The amount of minor leaguers that are ready or are about to be called up is off the charts with this franchise.
4. San Francisco Giants
What looked to be an interesting offseason ended with a whimper, but there are some pieces that could prove to be a perfect fit.
5. Colorado Rockies
Anyone know what the plan is here?
Player to Watch: OF Juan Soto – San Diego Padres
Best Acquisition: SS Xander Bogaerts – San Diego Padres
New Kid on the Block: OF Corbin Carroll – Arizona Diamondbacks
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This is becoming a well oiled machine. 49ers QB Brock Purdy threw for 332 yards and 3 touchdown passes in his first playoff start against the Seattle Seahawks. RB Christian McCaffrey ran for 119 yards with a receiving touchdown and WR Deebo Samuel had 133 receiving yards and a touchdown catch. The defense forced two turnovers in the second half and nearly shutout Seattle in the second half giving up a touchdown in garbage time. This was the third time facing their division rival and the 49ers swept them in impressive fashion. It’ll be interesting if this continues.
Continue readingWeek 17 Review of the NFL
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The New York Giants took care of business and punched their ticket to the playoffs. They haven’t had a playoff appearance since 2016. There have been numerous failures along the way with Ben McAdoo, Pat Shurmur and Joe Judge being their head coaches for only two seasons each. In McAdoo’s case he didn’t finish his second season. Now with Brian Daboll as their head coach, there seems to be some semblance of balance. The defense has been good and the offense is impressive, but not amongst the most dynamic. That’s okay though as the results have the Giants in the playoffs. It will be good to see RB Saquon Barkley see some action in January.
Continue readingWeek 8 Review of the NFL
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We have arrived at the halfway point of the NFL season. Here’s a brief rundown of who are contenders, outsiders and are planning for next season.
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