2009 MLB Playoff Predictions

ALDS: The Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angelos Angels of Anaheim

There are few things I know in this world, but one of them is the Red Sox have the Angels number in the playoffs. Not only are the Angels 0-5 versus the Red Sox in postseason history, but they have lost to the Red Sox in the ALDS in the past two seasons.
This season, both teams have over 90 wins and it truly could go either way. Both teams have very efficent offenses. The Angels rely on small ball from Chone Figgans and Erik Aybar, but can also take you deep with sluggers Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter. The Red Sox have a deep lineup 1-7 stuffed with power hitters Victor Martinez, Jason Bay, and David Ortiz. Both teams have good starting pitching, but I would have to give the edge to the Red Sox. I also give the Red Sox the edge in their bullpen because of the depth they have with guys like Papelbon, Bard, Okajima, and Ramirez. Red Sox in 4.

ALDS: The New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins

The Twins maybe riding momentum from there terrific one game playoff win against the Tigers, but the Yankees will win this series in 4 games or less. The Twins have almost no shot in game 1. They are hungover and were still playing the tigers less than 24 hours ago in Minnesota. Not to mention they have to face 19 game winner C.C. Sabathia. The Yankees lineup does not have a weakness. Joe Mauer and Jason Kubel must have great games in order for the Twins to have a chance.

NLDS: The St. Louis Cardinals vs. The Los Angelos Dodgers

Even though the Cardinals do not have homefield advantage, they are considered to be the favorites to many in this series. They are the favorites because of their great one-two punch in the lineup and in the rotation. Albert Pujols, the best hitter in the league, and newly aquired Matt Holliday have been tearing the cover off the ball since July. Cards pitchers Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright are both in the Cy Young award talks after each had a steller regular season. I believe the Cardinals rotation is too strong for the Dodgers and the slumping Manny Ramirez. Cardinals in 3.

NLDS: The Philadephia Phillies vs. The Colorado Rockies

This is my upset special. The Phillies won the World Series last year but I believe they will have a letdown this post season, much like they did in 2007 against the Rockies. Cliff Lee has struggled of late and the Rockies for some reason do magical things towards the end of the season and in postseason.

2009 MLB Playoff Predictions

Lab Employees use Ted Williams Frozen Head as a Baseball

Ted Williams, Red Sox Hall of Famer and known as one of the greatest baseball players of all time, past away in 2002. When the Splendid Splinter kicked the bucket, his two children had a debate on whether or not their fathers body should be chrogenically preserved in a lab. Seven years after Williams has been frozen it has been revealed that Ted Williams head was used as a baseball and being hit around with baseball bats. http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/10/02/book-ted-williams-frozen-head-used-for-batting-practice/

This is one of the most disturbing sports stories I have heard since the OJ Smpson murder. Where the hell do they get these lab workers from? I mean to take a humans head, and use it as a ball has not been done since the Native Americans roamed this land. Not just any human either, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame, The Kid. This is like if Jim Brown died, was frozen, then decapated seven years later so the lab workers could play pickup football on there smoke break. These people should be convicted of something, there has to be some sort of law.

Ethical Decision Making: Should the NFL be less strick on roughing the passer calls?

Only one month into the NFL season there have been complaints by coaches, players, and fans about the new rule on roughing the passer in the NFL. The new rule states that you are not allowed to hit the quarterback below the knees. The truth is, this rule was implimented because Tom Brady was inactive the entire 2008 season because of a torn ACL and MCL suffered in the first game of last season. This week the rule came to a head when the Ravens and Patriots played last Sunday. Terelle Suggs was called for a phantom roughing the passer call on Tom Terrific that lead to a Patriot touchdown. The call pretty much cost the Ravens the game. Having said that, I am a huge fan of the Patriots so I cannot complain. However I do think NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell should realize that football is a physical sport and that grown men can take getting tackled. The problem is, the NFL is a business, so of course they are trying to protect some of there biggest assets, superstar quarterbacks. Unfortunatly for us fans the integrity of the game will continue to be compromised everytime a soft roughing the passer call is called.