phoenixrising

Nice to lock up a bowl bid after stinking up the joint last year. Finally back in the top 10 too.

Roger Peckinpaugh, 1925 Washington Senators. He was named the MVP before the Series, then proceeded to commit eight errors during the series (Washington lost to Pittsburgh, 4 games to 3).

I didn't win by tiebreaks this week so that's an improvement...haha. I just need to pick a little better.

AL MVP 1. Derek Jeter, NYY 2. Joe Mauer, MIN 3. Johan Santana, MIN 4. Carlos Guillen, DET 5. Justin Morneau, MIN 6. Jermaine Dye, CHW 7. David Ortiz, BOS 8. Grady Sizemore, CLE 9. Frank Thomas, OAK 10. Travis Hafner, CLE NL MVP 1. Ryan Howard, PHI 2. Albert Pujols, STL 3. Carlos Beltran, NYM 4. Miguel Cabrera, FLA 5. Lance Berkman, HOU 6. Alfonso Soriano, WSH 7. Roy Oswalt, HOU 8. Chase Utley, PHI 9. Rafael Furcal, LAD 10. Trevor Hoffman, SDP AL Cy Young 1. Johan Santana, MIN 2. Chien-Ming Wang, NYY 3. Justin Verlander, DET NL Cy Young 1. Roy Oswalt, HOU 2. Brandon Webb, ARI 3. Chris Carpenter, STL AL Manager of the Year 1. Jim Leyland, DET 2. Ron Gardenhire, MIN 3. Ken Macha, OAK NL Manager of the Year 1. Joe Girardi, FLA 2. Willie Randolph, NYM 3. Bruce Bochy, SDP AL Rookie of the Year 1. Justin Verlander, DET 2. Francisco Liriano, MIN 3. Jonathan Papelbon, BOS NL Rookie of the Year 1. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH 2. Dan Uggla, FLA 3. Hanley Ramirez, FLA

DROPPED????? AAAAAARRRRGGGGG!!!! Freaking Mississippi. I was hoping they'd whoop on Mizzou.

AL MVP: David Ortiz, Boston AL Cy Young: Roy Halladay, Toronto AL ROY: Francisco Liriano, Minnesota AL MOY: Jim Leyland, Detroit NL MVP: Albert Pujols, St. Louis NL Cy Young: Tom Glavine, NY Mets NL ROY: Dan Uggla, Florida NL MOY: Joe Girardi, Florida 41/50 on the quiz. Probably should have had at least 4 more...I missed some easy ones.

Count me in as UCLA again...hoping to return to the BCS after a year off.

Awesome.

AL East Champion: New York Yankees AL Central Champion: Chicago White Sox AL West Champion: Oakland Athletics AL Wild Card: Toronto Blue Jays NL East Champion: New York Mets NL Central Champion: St. Louis Cardinals NL West Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers NL Wild Card: Atlanta Braves AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees NL MVP: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals AL Cy Young: Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins NL Cy Young: Jake Peavy, San Diego Padres

UCLA, cause it's one of the two major colleges in the area, and I spent more time when I was younger with my mom's side of the family...who are all UCLA fans.

Does 2k6 have greatest teams? I have MVP 2005 and I know they have the historical players but I had heard one of the baseball games had historical teams like the '75 Reds. That would be a cool addition - I used to love the greatest team feature on the Madden series.

Tuesday, December 20 New Orleans: Southern Miss 1 point Wednesday, December 21 GMAC: Toledo 11 points Thursday, December 22 Las Vegas: California 6 points Poinsettia: Navy 4 points Friday, December 23 Fort Worth: Kansas 3 points Saturday, December 24 Hawaii: Central Florida 7 points Monday, December 26 Motor City: Memphis 2 points Tuesday, December 27 Champ Sports: Clemson 13 points Insight: Arizona State 9 points Wednesday, December 28 MPC Computers: Boston College 17 points Alamo: Michigan 15 points Thursday, December 29 Emerald: Georgia Tech 8 points Holiday: Oregon 21 points Friday, December 30 Music City: Virginia 12 points Sun: UCLA 19 points Independence: South Carolina 10 points Peach: Miami 25 points Saturday, December 31 Car Care: N.C. State 5 points Liberty: Fresno State 14 points Houston: Iowa State 16 points Monday, January 2 Outback: Florida 18 points Cotton: Alabama 22 points Gator: Virginia Tech 20 points Capital One: Auburn 23 points Fiesta: Ohio State 27 points Sugar: Georgia 26 points Tuesday, January 3 Orange: Penn State 24 points Wednesday, January 4 Rose: USC 28 points

Thanks for the lists, Al.

I think Gary DiSarcina, Walt Weiss and Rick Aguilera are fully deserving of election. I'm joking. If I was voting - I'd pick Blyleven, Dawson and Gossage. However I'm pretty sure Sutter will go in before Gossage because he was so close last year. Of the first timers...wow. Not a whole lot there. Actually I think Belle and Clark have very credible Hall of Fame cases and I'd love to see how they fare on the Keltner List - I think they would do pretty well. Gooden would have been a Hall of Famer had he not met drugs. Hershiser, Wetteland and Gaetti are members of the Hall of Very Good.

FRIDAY Arizona State Colorado SATURDAY Maryland UAB Tennessee Iowa State Mississippi State Memphis Louisiana-Monroe Florida San Jose State Georgia Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Nebraska/Colorado game? 38 Tiebreak #2: How many yards passing will Florida's Chris Leak have against Florida State? 225

My 15: Derrick Thomas, LB - Kansas City Chiefs Dermontti Dawson, C - Pittsburgh Steelers Thurman Thomas, RB - Buffalo Bills Michael Irvin, WR - Dallas Cowboys Andre Reed, WR - Buffalo Bills Art Monk, WR - Washington Redskins Reggie White, DE - Philadelphia Eagles / Green Bay Packers Richard Dent, DE - Chicago Bears L.C. Greenwood, DE - Pittsburgh Steelers Troy Aikman, QB - Dallas Cowboys Warren Moon, QB - Houston Oilers / Minnesota Vikings Ken Stabler, QB - Oakland Raiders Russ Grimm, G - Washington Redskins Lester Hayes, CB - Oakland/LA Raiders Ralph Wilson, Jr. - Owner, Buffalo Bills And the final 6: Aikman Irvin D. Thomas T. Thomas White Monk I can see Derrick Thomas and Reggie White being elected for sure. Maybe Aikman too. If Aikman is elected there is a good chance that Irvin goes in with him too.

Didn't TSM do this last year? I remember the ballots being similar to the ones the sportswriters had, with 10 places for the league MVP's, 10 for Cy's, etc. EDIT: Found it. http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...topic=61794&hl=

OK, so I simmed the series using one of the best web sites of all time, whatifsports.com. I know, it's not a perfect simulation, but it's quick and dirty and I can get results now. Last year the sim predicted the Red Sox winning in six. Here's the 2005 World Series, according to whatifsports.com: Game 1: Houston 5, Chicago 2 Game 2: Chicago 4, Houston 3 Game 3: Chicago 7, Houston 1 Game 4: Houston 8, Chicago 7 Game 5: Chicago 4, Houston 2 (11 innings) Game 6: Chicago 3, Houston 2 (14 innings) So yeah, Chicago in 6. At least, according to one computer.

5-0 BABY!!!!!!!! Haven't been this much excited about UCLA football in a while.

In last years USC/Virginia Tech matchup one of the VT linebackers - Hall or Adibi - was having a hell of a game, getting a couple sacks on Leinart and basically disrupting the whole offense. He got hurt in the third quarter and USC pulled away soon after. VT also has Jimmy Williams, one of the best corners in the country. And their recievers are pretty fast, but young (mostly sophomores now). How about Florida, just to throw another possible opponent? Assuming they get out of the SEC unbeaten or with one loss. Their corners aren't anything special but they have a great front seven. Offensively you have a great QB in Leak and lots of talented recievers, playing to USC's weakness at corner.

Better UCLA loses here than on the field.

Lacuna Coil

I hate you, Pittsburgh and NC State. With a burning passion.

Not quite. UCLA was up big in that game, and even the announcers wrote off Miami. Miami had to pull off a pretty decent comeback to win, aided by UCLA's horrendous defense. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> IIRC wasn't there a controversial call that set up Miami's final TD drive? I try to block the game out of my head but I remember some kind of call. Also UCLA came very close to scoring on the final possession but wound up short. Of course, if UCLA doesn't give up 300 yards to Edgerrin James we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Went to the Dodgers/Astros game today, the Astros kept getting guys on but couldn't score them. Weaver had 10 K's, and must have gotten out of two or three jams where the Astros had runners in scoring position. Interesting moment, and maybe someone who saw this on TV might have been able to see it clearer then I could. In the top of the 7th, Biggio pinch hits for Clemens. First pitch to Biggio hits him. He starts walking to first - the ump calls him back and Biggio goes off on the ump. Next pitch, Biggio pops up. As he's heading back to the dugout, all of a sudden he turns around and him and the umpire get into it. Crowd goes wild, and someone got tossed but I couldn't see who. If it was Biggio getting hit and the umpire waved it off, why was it a ball on the scoreboard? I thought someone was out automatically. Can someone shed some light on this? Couldn't see it very well at the game.