Big Ten – ACC update – The Challenge is at 3-3 after six games, so things are looking decent for my Big Ten. The bad news is that Michigan State lost the coin flip game. The good news is that Northwestern won one of the games I had penciled in for the ACC. If everything else went according to expectations, then, Big Ten would win 6-5 and finally break the ACC curse. Here’s hoping.
It’s impossible to have an issue with either of the MVPs named in baseball over the last two days. Rarely has the choice ever been so obvious in both leagues at the same time. The only shocking thing about it in the American League was that Joe Mauer wasn’t a unanimous winner. One moron didn’t vote for him – a Seattle voter who is actually in Japan. Do Minnesota games not get broadcast in Japan? Did Mauer’s stats not get translated into Japanese? The guy should have his vote taken away for clearly being incompetent. Worse than the fact that he didn’t vote for Mauer is that he did vote for Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera had a nice season and all, but he went quiet down the stretch when it mattered down the stretch, and he spend more time dealing with the cops than he did running the bases at the end of the year. Cabrera was good, but if you think he was better than Mauer then you are just stupid.
I’m not a big fan of the all-star game, but I am a sucker for the spectacle of the Home Run Derby. I don’t think it’s a perfect event – it was a shame that Josh Hamilton did so well in the early round and wound up with nothing to show for it last year. Still, it’s always good for some drama and a few jaw-dropping moments. It’s also a chance to make some bets – always a good thing. Here’s a look at the field this year:
Okay, baseball fans, we are just about there—baseball’s midpoint. Actually, the All-Star break comes a bit past the midpoint of the season. Each team has already played over 81 games. It’s been an interesting season (to say the least). Here are a few observations.
