2012 National Championship:Kentucky vs Kansas

The Kentucky WildCats will play the Kansas JayHawks for the Mens College Basketball Nation Championship. The Wild Cats have proved they belong to play for the National Championship. Kentucky coming off of a huge win against there rival Louisville that earned them a spot to play in the National Championship game. Kansas barely beat Ohio State after a late 4th quarter surge to take down the Buckeyes. The stage is set for the 2 top teams in the nation. I predict that Anthony Davis will put Kentucky on his back and lead them to a National Championship. Thomas Robinson will try and keep Kansas in the game but Kentucky will pull away late and win. Davis will score 22 points he will grab 8 rebounds. Robinson will score 14 points and grab 5 rebounds. The Finals score will be 88-76 WildCats.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP PREDCITIONS

The San Fransisco 49ers will play the New York Giants for the NFC Championship. The 49ers are coming off a close win against the New Orleans Saints. The Giants hope to keep there momentum up after shocking the world by beating the Green Bay Packers. I predict Eli Manning will throw more than 350 yards, he will throw 2 touchdowns passes. I predict Alex Smith will throw more than 400 yards, he will throw 3 touchdown passes. My final prediction is the 49ers will beat the Giants 31-17. Alex Smith and Vernon Davis will connect all day long. Eli Manning will try and pull off another 4th quarter comeback but will fall short. The 49ers will play the Patriots in the Super Bowl.



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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP PREDICTIONS

The New England Patriots will play the Baltimore Ravens after blowing out Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos. The Ravens are going into this game after beating the Houston Texans with there well known defense. I predict that Tom Brady will throw over 400 passing yards and 4 touchdowns passes. Joe Flacco will throw under 350 passing yards and he will throw 3 touchdown passes. This game will be close but I have the Patriots edging the Ravens 34-31. The Ravens defense will keep them in this game but they won't be able to stop Tom Brady and his Tight Ends. The Patriots will be in the Super Bowl once again.



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D-BACKS VS BREWERS

The Arizona Diamondbacks will play the Milwaukee Brewers tomorrow morning for the first game of the NLDS. The pitching matchup will be Ian Kennedy for the Diamondbacks and Yovani Gallardo for the Brewers. The game will be played in Milwaukee. This is a good matchup. These two teams are very similar. The Diamondbacks won the season series against the Brewers 3-4. Many people are saying the Diamondbacks are the underdogs, but are we really. The Diamondbacks only have to win one game on the road. The Brewers would have to come to Arizona and steal a game because the Brewers are terrible on the road. So if the Diamondbacks win tomorrow, I predict they will win in 5 games. Only if they win tomorrow. If are starters can go deep into the game then the diamondbacks can just bring in David Hernandez to set up the close for JJ Putz. The Diamondbacks would also need some run support by Justin Upton, Chris Young, and Miguel Montero. So if you ask me, the Diamondbacks in 5.

UPTON, NL MVP?

Can the hot bat of Justin Upton right fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks win him a NL MVP? He has been tearing it up, but the only people in the way of that MVP award are Matt Kemp center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Ryan Braun left fielder for the Millwauke Brewers. This is what Justin Upton has done for the Diamondbacks this season AVG. 300. He has HR 25, RBI 77, Runs 80, SB 19. So why not name him MVP you ask, well Upton needs to keep this up for 1 more month if he wants to win his 1st MVP award. So check in a month from now and see if wins the award.

Diamondbacks to AL WEST?

There has been speculation that the Arizona Diamondbacks could move to the AL WEST. If they did move to the American League West, would this be a good or bad thing for the Diamondbacks? Today i'm going to tell you if it is or not. In the AL coaches really don't have to really coach they just wait for a player to hit a home run, while in the NL you have to choose to let your pitcher hit or bunt, and choose to steal. I'm just trying to get at that in the NL you need a strategy unlike the AL. This season the Diamondbacks finally found a strategy that works, so if they move that might mess up there winning record. In the AL the Diamondbacks would have to face teams like the Yankees or RedSox. This is how the AL WEST would look if the DBACKS moved.

AL WEST
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Arizona Diamondbacks

Texas Rangers

Los Angeles Angels

Oakland Athletics

Seattle Mariners
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The only team that might be a task to beat would be the Rangers. I could predict the Diamondbacks winning this division. But on the other hand the Diamondbacks could win the NL WEST to. So would it be a good thing for the Diamondbacks move to the AL WEST?

 
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2011 MLB MOCK DRAFT, TOP 15

Well you guys probably thought I would be talking about the NBA Finals, but you are just going to have to wait. The MLB Draft is in 5 days so I wanted to give you the top 15 teams and prospects. Who will draft who? Here you go.

1. Pittsburgh Pirates - Gerrit Cole, RHP, UCLA; Cole is arguably the best player in the draft. I think the Pirates will draft him.

2. Seattle Mariners - Anthony Rendon, 3B, Rice; The Mariners would love to draft Rendon, he will be the best player available. He will also rack in some runs when you need him to, he can also be a golden glove player.

3. Arizona Diamondbacks - Danny Hultzen, LHP, Virgina; The Diamondbacks tried to draft him 3 years ago but he decided to stay Virgina, but if the DBACKS draft him this year they will get a guy who can boost up there pitching rotation.

4. Baltimore Orioles - Sonny Gray, RHP, Vanderbilt; Some people might have the Orioles drafting Trevor Bauer but I think Gray is more prepared for the MLB.

5. Kansas City Royals - Alex Meyer, RHP, Kentucky; Meyer has little bit of control problems but the Royals lost Zack Greinke and they need somebody to replace him so I think they will take a risk and go after him.

6. Washington Nationals - Trevor Bauer, RHP, UCLA; Bauer will fit perfectly along side Stephen Strausburgh

7. Arizona Diamondbacks (Loux - unsigned) - Dylan Bundy, RHP, Owasso (Okla.) HS; He might be coming out of High School but he doesn't throw like a kid when he hits 98 mph on the gun. If the Diamondbacks draft Hultzen and Bundy they will have two pitching aces that will both have great careers.

8. Cleveland Indians - Bubba Starling, OF, Gardner - Edgarton (Kan.) HS; Bubba Starling is another High School player but he can help Grady Sizemore out in the out field.

9. Chicago Cubs - Matt Barnes, RHP, UConn; No he is not the basketball player, he is the college pitcher who throw a mean fastball, curveball, and slider. If the Cubs want a pitcher this is there guy.

10. San Diego Padres (Whitson - unsigned) - Fransisco Lindor, SS, Montverede (Fla.) Academy; He is the best infielder in the draft, he is 17 and the Padres want a guy for cheap, Lindor is what they want.

11. Houston Astros - Cory Spangenberg, SS, Indian River State College (Fla.); The Astros would want the best infielder in the draft but the second isn't so bad either.

12. Milwaukee Brewers - George Springer , OF, Connecticut; Springer can leran from Ryan Braun and help him out in the long run.

13. New York Mets - Taylor Jungman, RHP, Texas; The Mets could use a pitcher. Jungman can bring a mid-90's fastball to the table. He might be 6'6" but he has good control. The Mets could use him.

14. Florida Marlins - Archie Bradley, RHP, Broken Arrow (Okla.) HS; Archie can learn from Josh Johnson. Archie did get scholarship to play football at Oklahoma,  but that will not stop the Marlins from  pursuing him.

15. Milwaukee Brewers (Covey - unsigned) - Joe Ross, RHP, Bishop O'Dowd (Calif.) HS; WOW! You are probably saying another High School player but, Yes. Joe Ross is another High School player but he is just one of the guys who is overrated, that is why I put him at 15 instead of the top 10.

Thanks for reading, those were my predictions.



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