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Viva El Birdos has an excellent entry about the NL MVP Race, highlighting five players in Pujols, Ryan Howard of the Phillies, Carlos Beltran of the Mets, Miguel Cabrera of the Marlins and Lance Berkman of the Astros.
In the last week, Gary Bennett's stats are as follows: .643 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI and an astounding 1.978 OPS.
When looking at the numbers from 2002 to 2006, (so as to figure out the impact of the steroids policy), most major offensive categories are up in 2006, including runs per game, home runs per game(which peaked during the period in 2004), doubles per game, and aggregate slugging.
ESPN's pre-season picks: How good do they look now?
David Ortiz's year could be derailed due to heart problems. Ortiz was making a run to become the first DH to win the MVP award.
Everything Else
Andre Agassi wins his first round match! In 2002, another American legend, Pete Sampras, played his last US Open and rode the wave of emotion to a victory. Why can't Agassi do it? Well, maybe because players like Roger Federer are dominant now, as opposed to 2002, when Lleyton Hewitt was probably the most dominant player. (Hewitt is still very good, but when someone of the stature of Hewitt is the best in your sport, it's a down period in your sport, historically.)
Toni Kukoc could return to the Bulls! (Note: The Article is actually about a Katrina victim, if you're only interested in the part about Kukoc, it's about half-way down.)
Nelly to the Warriors: Don Nelson is reportedly to return to coaching in Golden State. Nelly does coach an exciting brand of basketball, albeit one where defense is not strongly encouraged. On a roster with Jason Richardson and Baron Davis as the likely starting backcourt, it'll be interesting to see how the other parts fit in(such as newly drafted center Patrick O'Bryant, who seemingly had the footspeed of a snail in the NCAAs). Nelly last coached the Dallas Mavericks before retiring and handing over the reigns to Avery Johnson.
Viva El Birdos has an excellent entry about the NL MVP Race, highlighting five players in Pujols, Ryan Howard of the Phillies, Carlos Beltran of the Mets, Miguel Cabrera of the Marlins and Lance Berkman of the Astros.
In the last week, Gary Bennett's stats are as follows: .643 BA, 3 HR, 8 RBI and an astounding 1.978 OPS.
When looking at the numbers from 2002 to 2006, (so as to figure out the impact of the steroids policy), most major offensive categories are up in 2006, including runs per game, home runs per game(which peaked during the period in 2004), doubles per game, and aggregate slugging.
ESPN's pre-season picks: How good do they look now?
David Ortiz's year could be derailed due to heart problems. Ortiz was making a run to become the first DH to win the MVP award.
Everything Else
Andre Agassi wins his first round match! In 2002, another American legend, Pete Sampras, played his last US Open and rode the wave of emotion to a victory. Why can't Agassi do it? Well, maybe because players like Roger Federer are dominant now, as opposed to 2002, when Lleyton Hewitt was probably the most dominant player. (Hewitt is still very good, but when someone of the stature of Hewitt is the best in your sport, it's a down period in your sport, historically.)
Toni Kukoc could return to the Bulls! (Note: The Article is actually about a Katrina victim, if you're only interested in the part about Kukoc, it's about half-way down.)
Nelly to the Warriors: Don Nelson is reportedly to return to coaching in Golden State. Nelly does coach an exciting brand of basketball, albeit one where defense is not strongly encouraged. On a roster with Jason Richardson and Baron Davis as the likely starting backcourt, it'll be interesting to see how the other parts fit in(such as newly drafted center Patrick O'Bryant, who seemingly had the footspeed of a snail in the NCAAs). Nelly last coached the Dallas Mavericks before retiring and handing over the reigns to Avery Johnson.
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