MLB Trade Deadline- Where will they end up?

The List- (Will Be Updated everyday til the Deadline or they get moved)- July 24th edition

Fuentes- Tampa, call me crazy but I think they are going to pay what it takes to get that playoff revenue if possible

Teix- Red Sox, Theo loves Teix, and when Theo loves someone he gets him eventually (See Drew and Lugo)

Holliday- Colorado, the price is too high for a deadline deal

AJ Burnett- Phillies, if the price comes down philly should bite at him

Xavier Nady- Pittsburgh, price is too high for sure

Jason Bay- Same as Nady

Marte- Red Sox, I can see a Tier B Minor leaguer or 2 going to the pirates for marte, but it might be too cheap

-CJ
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Midseaon Division Standings- CJ

Look at Midseason Review for playoff predictions:
Predicted order of finish in divisions

NL East

1. Phillies
2. Mets (WC)
3. Braves
4. Marlins
5. Nationals

NL Central

1. Cubs
2. Brewers
3. Cardinals
4. Reds
5. Astros
6. Pirates

NL West

1. Diamondbacks
2. Dodgers
3. Rockies
4. Padres
5. Giants

AL East

1. Red Sox
2. Rays (Wild Card)
3. Yankees
4. Blue Jays
5. Orioles

AL Central

1. White Sox
2. Tigers
3. Twins
4. Indians
5. Royals

AL West

1. Angels
2. Athletics
3. Rangers
4. Mariners

Confrerence Standings and Conference winners 2.0 - CJ

ACC Atlantic

1. Wake Forest- winner due to no one else having talent
2. Clemson- I will not ever pick them until they win something
3. BC- look for an early start but will fade after ND loss
4. Florida State
5. Maryland
6. NC State

ACC Coastal

1. Virginia Tech- Beamer ball will squeak them by Miami
2. Miami= 1 yr away!
3. Georgia Tech- Paul Johnson should be ACC coach of the Year
4. UVA- 4th due to no better candidates
5. UNC- not last beacause they have a Division 3 team in their division
6. Duke

ACC Champ- Virginia Tech

Big Ten

1. Ohio State
2. Wisconsin
3. Purdue
4. U of I
5. Penn State
6. Iowa
7. Michigan State
8. Michigan
9. Indiana
10.Northwestern
11. Minnesota

Big East

1. USF
2. WVU
3. Rutgers
4. Cincinnati
5. Pittsburgh
6. Louisville
7. Connecticut
8. Syracuse

Big XII

North
1. Missouri
2. Kansas
3. Nebraska
4. Colorado
5. Kansas State
6. Iowa State

South
1. Texas Tech- call it a gut pick, something weird happens every year and this is it
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Texas A&M
5. Oklahoma State
6. Baylor

Big XII Champ- Missouri

SEC

East
1. UGA- UGA will be the most talented team this year, so they should win
2. Florida- UGA has the most talent, but Florida has the 2nd most talent
3. Tennessee- In the wrong division
4. Vanderbilt
5. South Carolina- Spurrier's last year
6. Kentucky

West
1. Auburn- could make the BCS regret their 2 teams/conference rule.
2. LSU- Might regret not going to Michigan if they finish 3rd in the SEC West
3. Mississippi State- Croom's team could sneak up to 2nd
4. Alabama
5. Arkanasas
6. Ole Miss

SEC Champ- UGA

Pac 10

1. USC
2. Arizona State
3. Arizona- Stoops get an extension after reviving Wildcat football
4. California
5. Oregon
6. UCLA
7. Washington
8. Oregon State
9. Stanford
10. Washington State

Other Conference Champs
CUSA: East Carolina
Mountain West: BYU
WAC: Fresno State
MAC: Bowling Green
Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic

BCS Games:

Rose Bowl: Ohio State (Big Ten) vs Arizona State (at large)- if the Rose Bowl didn't try for the Pac-10-Big X matchup WVU would be the pick.

Sugar Bowl: Florida (at large) vs South Florida (Big East)

Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC) vs Texas Tech (at large)

Sugar Bowl: Missouri (Big XII) vs West Virginia (at large)

BCS National Championship: UGA vs USC
BCS Champion: UGA

-CJ

MLB Midseason Predictions- Chris

Predicted order of finish in divisions

NL East

1. Mets
2. Phillies
3. Braves
4. Marlins
5. Nationals

NL Central

1. Cubs
2. Brewers (Wild Card)
3. Cardinals
4. Reds
5. Pirates
6. Astros

NL West

1. Diamondbacks
2. Dodgers
3. Rockies
4. Padres
5. Giants

Playoff matchups
Cubs (Best Record) vs Diamonbacks (Worst Division Leader Record) (DBacks in 5)
Mets (East) vs Brewers (WC) (Mets in 4)

DBacks vs Mets (DBacks in 6)

AL East

1. Red Sox
2. Yankees (Wild Card)
3. Rays
4. Blue Jays
5. Orioles

AL Central

1. White Sox
2. Tigers
3. Twins
4. Indians
5. Royals

AL West

1. Angels
2. Athletics
3. Rangers
4. Mariners

Playoff matchups
Angels (Best Record) vs Yankees (WC) (Angels in 5)
Red Sox (East) vs White Sox (Central) (Red Sox in 3)

Angels vs Red Sox (Red Sox in 5)

World Series Red Sox over Diamondbacks in 5

NL Awards

MVP: Albert Pujols, Cardinals- Despite the Cardinals just missing the playoffs, Pujols will deserve this award because without him the Cardinals would not even be close to the .500 mark, let alone the playoffs. The rest of their lineup certainly doesn't strike fear into the hearts of opposing pitchers.

CY Young: Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks- There are many good Cy Young candidates in the NL, including Webb's teammate Dan Haren, Carlos Zambrano, Ben Sheets, Tim Lincecum among others, but Webb should come out on top partly due to the offensive weakness of his division.

AL Awards:

MVP: Josh Hamilton, Rangers- 95 RBI at the All-Star break is just insane, and even though the Rangers will probably miss the playoffs, he has still made them much more respectable than people thought they would be this season. A good case could be made for Alex Rodriguez especially if the Yankees make the postseason.

Cy Young: Roy Halladay, Blue Jays- I also considered Justin Duchscherer of Oakland and Cliff Lee of Cleveland. Halladay appears to be warming up for a big second half and could possibly get to 20 wins, although that is a long shot for any AL pitcher right now. I do not believe a reliever should win this award, so I did not consider Francisco Rodriguez or Mariano Rivera.

-Chris

College Football conference picks- Chris

ACC Atlantic

1. Clemson
2. Wake Forest
3. Florida State
4. Boston College
5. Maryland
6. NC State

ACC Coastal

1. Virginia Tech
2. Miami
3. North Carolina
4. Georgia Tech
5. Virginia
6. Duke

ACC Champ- Virginia Tech

Big Ten

1. Ohio State
2. Illinois
3. Penn State
4. Wisconsin
5. Purdue
6. Iowa
7. Michigan
8. Michigan State
9. Indiana
10.Northwestern
11. Minnesota

Big East

1. West Virginia
2. South Florida
3. Rutgers
4. Pittsburgh
5. Louisville
6. Cincinnati
7. Connecticut
8. Syracuse

Big XII

North
1. Missouri
2. Colorado
3. Kansas
4. Nebraska
5. Kansas State
6. Iowa State

South
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas Tech
3. Texas
4. Texas A&M
5. Oklahoma State
6. Baylor

Big XII Champ- Oklahoma

SEC

East
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Tennessee
4. South Carolina
5. Vanderbilt
6. Kentucky

West
1. Auburn
2. LSU
3. Mississippi State
4. Alabama
5. Arkanasas
6. Ole Miss

SEC Champ- Florida

Pac 10

1. USC
2. Arizona State
3. California
4. Oregon
5. Arizona
6. UCLA
7. Washington
8. Oregon State
9. Stanford
10. Washington State

Other Conference Champs
CUSA: East Carolina
Mountain West: BYU
WAC: Fresno State
MAC: Central Michigan
Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic

BCS Games:

Rose Bowl: Ohio State (Big Ten) vs Arizona State (at large)
Sugar Bowl: Auburn (at large) vs West Virginia (Big East)
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech (ACC) vs Missouri (at large)
Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma (Big XII) vs Fresno State (at large)
BCS National Championship: Florida vs USC
BCS Champion: Florida

-Chris

College Football Conference Winners V 1.0- CJ

I'm not going to do too much explanation in this prediction edition but here are my early picks to win all the Major BCS conferences along with a sleeper team in each:

ACC: Virginia Tech Sleeper: Wake Forest
Big East: USF Sleeper: Cincinnati Bearcats
Big X: Ohio State Sleeper: Purdue Boilermakers
Big XII: Missouri Sleeper: Texas Tech
Pac-10: USC Sleeper: Arizona Wildcats
SEC: UGA!!! Sleeper: Auburn Tigers

Preseason National Title Game: UGA (11-1) vs. USC (10-2)

Preseason National Champion: UGA BULLDOGS!!!

-CJ
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Preseason Baseball Predictions Review and Midseason Predictions

.500 in a lot of things is good, but when it come to predictions its not that good at all.

At the midway point in the season I got the Cubs and Diamondbacks all right and the Sox have a playoff spot but it goes way downhill from there. Cleveland is horrible, the Mariners are worse than them. I'll take some credit for knowing the Tigers were overrated but this wildcard spot is in real jeopardy.

I still think the Braves will make a run but its definitely the Phillies division to lose. The Cubs will hold on a Milwaukee team even with CC that will struggle to make the playoffs due to streaky hitting and a horrible bullpen. The Diamondbacks will easily win the NL West and their best baseball has yet to come.

As for the Devil Rays, I thought they'd be better but not this good, but they won't stay this high, as they will take the Wild Card in the AL but i don't think they'll do much better than that.

So my modified midseason projections: (Bold indicates change from preseason
AL East: Red Sox
AL Central: White Sox
AL West: LAA
Wild Card: Devil Rays
Team that will just miss out: Tigers

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cubs
NL West: Diamondbacks
Wild Card: Mets
Teams that will just miss out: Brewers, Marlins, Braves

Playoffs:

Red Sox over LAA
Devil Rays over White Sox

Diamondbacks over Mets
Phillies over Cubs

Red Sox over Devil Rays
Diamondbacks over Phillies

Sox over Diamondbacks in 6

Division Rankings: (Previous rank in Parenthesis)

1) AL East (1)- 4 Deep, why Red Sox could have lowest record of all division winners but be the best team
2) NL Central(6)- Bottom 3 are really weak, but top 3 are strong
3) NL East (3)- Any Division with the Nationals can't be top 2
4) AL West (5)- A's are a lot better than I expected, Rangers developing nicely
5) AL Central (2)- Not sure what to think of this division, we'll see come playoff time
6) NL West (4)- the 2nd-4th should just be chosen from a hat, cause they are all terrible

-CJ
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