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 Monday, July 13, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Crystal Ball Time
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Because it's the All-Star break in baseball, the NFL is still out to lunch and the NBA's 10-month season is finally over, things get a little slow in the sports world this time of year. And when it gets slow, sportswriters and any sports media people tend to try and get a little creative to find (make) some news to pass the gameless nights. Unfortunately for the fans, that's sometimes not a real strong suit for the scribes.
Tonight we'll be treated (and I use that term loosely because it could end up being a 3-hour batting practice session or something monumental could happen see Josh Hamilton's 28 HRs in 2008) to the 2009 Home Run Derby sponsored by one of the few companies that still has some disposable income left (State Farm Insurance in case you wondered). I believe it gets decent ratings every year but that's only because MLB junkies need their fix and the Derby is the only dealer in town on this night (unless you enjoy Summer League NBA action, and god help you if you do).
I see where every expert this side of Chris Berman's second chin is predicting a winner so I decided to do likewise (here using the term "expert" looser than Lindsey Lohan's mouth after a six Appletinis) and give you my prediction for the Derby and a few others thrown in for good measure.
Crystal Ball Says:
Home Run Derby-Despite being the last guy invited to the party, Tampa's Carlos Pena puts on a clinic in from of hometown favorites Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard to pull out the win. Logic would take all seven of the other competitors before putting your money down on Pena (could be the first-ever Derby strikeout victim as well) but my gut, eeer, Crystal Ball is showing a picture of Steve Irwin so I got to go with the guy from the Rays.
Pedro Martinez-Looks like the former Cy Young winner is on his way to Phiadelphia to try and help the champs repeat but unless he's back on the juice, I can't imagine how he can help. Last we saw Pedro, he was chucking 87-mph fastballs that won't even measure up with the overhand lobs being tossed tonight in the Derby. Unless he's regained about 6-7 mph on his fastball, the Dominican's version of Jamie Moyer will only be making a quick cameo appearance in Philly. I'm predicting one flash in the pan where Pedro gets some early run support and then coasts to an easy 8-5 win that looks way better than it was but still grabs the opening spot on Sportscenter that night on the nostaglia factor alone. You know the drill: ESPN cues up the Pedro circa-1995-99 highlights and then sprinkles in some of that night's highlights until so your confused he still matters when most of us know that can't be possible. You heard it here first, Pedro makes 5 starts, 1-4 with a 6.94 ERA before his body breaks down yet again. He then makes a half-hearted "I'm retiring for good this time speech" before getting angered by a press conference question about possible steroid use and runs off in search of Don Zimmer to take his aggressions out on.
Tiger Woods at The British Open-Had a tough time getting a clear picture in the Crystal Ball on this one but then saw a picture of Paris Hilton pop up. Still confused, but I think that was a sign to bank on another sure thing and Tiger is the only sure thing I know in the golf world. Actual prediction is Tiger wins in a three-hole playoff against an up-and-coming player (Anthony Kim perhaps) who's got enough talent to tame Tiger but not the mental toughness is takes to beat the best ever.
Crystal Ball is getting a little fuzzy. I shook it up but now it's just snowing inside and displaying a nativity scene. Kindy freaky, better shutter down.
Hyping Up Some Hoops: While I often attempt to be funny in my predictions, I can't be more serious about the following prediction. Sacramento Kings rookie Tyreke Evans is going to be good. Not LeBron James good, but special good. Like top-20 in the entire league good. If you're a basketball collector, jump on this bandwagon immediately or you'll kick yourself for the rest of your life. I'm predicting right now that he'll give Blake Griffin a run for his money in the ROY balloting and while the two are very different players, both will be special and Evans will be looked at as the steal of the 2009 Draft in two or three years. He scored 33 in Las Vegas League action last night and you can expect more of the same from the powerful 6-6 slasher who appears to be a man among boys and likely will all of next season as well.
Monday, July 13, 2009 10:31:52 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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Beat The Blogger Results
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger improved to post 7 of 10 but it likely won't be enough to hold on when the final tally is totaled. I posted the teams that won below and will have the weekly winner for you first thing in the morning on Tuesday. Thanks for playing and spread the word. In the meantime, I suggest reading my blog post above and making a prediction or two of your own or simply post why my predictions will never come to fruition.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your " Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
Last week's Matchups (Blogger's picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels (LA Angels)
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (Chicago)
Texas at Seattle (Seattle)
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston (Boston)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Oakland at Tampa Bay (Oakland)
Florida at Arizona (Florida)
Atlanta at Colorado (Colorado)
Monday, July 13, 2009 9:39:56 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Adultery is not the same as murder is it?
Posted by Tuff Stuff
As most of you have heard by now, former NFL MVP Steve McNair was shot and killed last weekend. McNair was killed by the 20-year-old girl he was having an affair with. While this type of news is unfortunately quite commonplace these days, it doesn't make it any easier to understand the backlash that has followed his death.
I listened to several different sports talk shows and have read several different blog comments from fans who seem to have gotten adultery and murder confused because some of their comments were pretty harsh. Examples of those comments are: "He got what he deserved," "If you want to play, you've got to pay," I'm done with him and all the athletes like him that cheat."
That last one really got me. I guess all those high-and-mighty callers/bloggers are convinced they wouldn't stray from their own spouse if they were constantly given the opportunity to do so? Pulllllleeeeeese. While they are a small few of us who could continually resist temptation and stay true, most, like McNair and thousands of others before him, would fall short. By no means do I condone McNair's actions, I'm simply saying that all the couch potatoes out there need to come down from there high horse and stop kidding themselves. And while adultery is 100 percent unacceptable in my book, I don't think think the punishment for doing it should be one's life.
I believe the world-famous philosopher Chris Rock once said that "Men are only as faithful as their options," and he couldn't be more accurate for most men and most women for that matter. Star athletes have a ton of options when it comes to straying while Joe Couch Potato can only dream of hooking up with the hot college chick behind the counter at Wal-Mart. I guess that's why they tend to jump on the old high horse when making comments on a star athlete who actually does what he can only dream of both on and off the field. Pure jealousy is my interpretation.
McNair's pastor and close friend cautioned against judging the ex-NFL
quarterback during his memorial, reminding people who gathered for his memorial
not to cast the first stone when talking about his life off the field.
Amen to that. Not even Joe Couch Potato is perfect, even if he speaks as though he is.
Friday, July 10, 2009 6:43:12 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Beat The Blogger Picks
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Because our die-hard Beat The Blogger
players are fired up and ready to post their picks, I posted them a
little earlier than normal this week. So take advantage of the extra
time by studying up the matchups, making your picks and then you'll
have the rest of the week to spread the word about the contest to all of your friends and co-workers so we can get a huge turnout. This week's matchups are below. As always, GOOD LUCK.
The Blogger's struggles continued over the holiday weekend, as he managed to correctly pick 6 of 10 but plan on some much tougher competition in the coming weeks. I'm tired of just handing over the weekly prizes so easily and I now plan on doing my homework with my picks and making it more difficult to Beat The Blogger. Good luck folks, I think you're gonna need it.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups (Blogger's picks in parenthesis)
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels (LA Angels)
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (Chicago)
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (LA Dodgers)
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (Minnesota)
Texas at Seattle
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston (Boston, Doubler)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Oakland at Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay)
Florida at Arizona (Florida)
Atlanta at Colorado (Colorado)
Friday, July 10, 2009 5:05:17 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Beat The Blogger Matchups
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Because our die-hard Beat The Blogger players are fired up and ready to post their picks, I posted them a little earlier than normal this week. So take advantage of the extra time by studying up the matchups, making your picks and then you'll have the rest of the week to spread the word about the contest to all of your friends and co-workers so we can get a huge turnout. This week's matchups are below. As always, GOOD LUCK.
The Blogger's struggles continued over the holiday weekend, as he managed to correctly pick 6 of 10 but it
wasn't nearly enough to hang with two near-perfect efforts who tied for the top spot in last week's Beat The Blogger contest.
Brian M and Martin Kelly each got 9 of their 10 picks correct and then utilized the Doubler to
push their totals to 10 and win the weekly prize. For their efforts, both will be receiving an 8-by-10 signed color photo.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups
Saturday July 11
MLB
NY Yankees at LA Angels
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee
Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
Texas at Seattle
Sunday July 12
Kansas City at Boston
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Oakland at Tampa Bay
Florida at Arizona
Atlanta at Colorado
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:23:28 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Beat The Blogger Results
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger's struggles continued over the holiday weekend, as he managed to correctly pick 6 of 10 but it
wasn't nearly enough to hang with two near-perfect efforts who tied for the top spot in last week's Beat The Blogger contest.
Brian M and Martin Kelly each got 9 of their 10 picks correct and then utilized the Doubler to
push their totals to 10 and win the weekly prize. For their efforts, both will be receiving an 8-by-10 signed color photo.
Thanks to everybody for playing and good luck with your picks this week. This week's matchups will be posted later today so check back and get your picks posted for your chance to win.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups with winning picks in parenthesis
Saturday July 4
MLB
Toronto at NY Yankees (Yankees)
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (Milwaukee)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Oakland at Cleveland (Cleveland)
Arizona at Colorado (Arizona)
Sunday July 5
Baltimore at LA Angels (LA)
Pittsburgh at Florida (Florida)
St. Louis at Cincinnati (St. Louis)
NY Mets at Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Detroit at Minnesota (Minnesota)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:41:35 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Monday, July 06, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Random Ramblings
Posted by Tuff Stuff
Just putting together this month's issue of Tuff Stuff
when I decided to take a break and see what's going on in the sports
world. I stumbled upon several interesting stories and felt compelled
to give you my two cents on them. For those of you checking the blog to
see if you were a winner in last week's Beat The Blogger
contest, I'll have the results for you first thing Tuesday so please be
patient and in the meantime, enjoy some random thoughts. C'mon, it
won't kill you and you might even learn s omething. Well, it definitely
won't kill you, that I can guarantee.
Please Pass the Juice
Just took a quick look at some MLB stats and I noticed there
are several established sluggers who are struggling this year and I
can't help but think it might have something to do with MLB's new,
tougher testing for performance-enhancing drugs. While most believe
steroids and other PEDs turn singles hitters into Babe Ruth, the truth
is, steroids and other PEDs help repair muscle tissue quicker which
helps build stronger, more defined physiques, they also help with
hand-eye coordination, which as most ballplayers would attest to, is
far more important than being able to bench press an SUV. I'm not sayin guys like Jason
Giambi (.197), David Ortiz (.225), Grady Sizemore (.231), Jay Bruce
(.217), Dan Uggla (.223), Alfonso Soriano (.226) and Chris Young
(.197) are no longer able to bat their weight because they miss
the juice, I'm just sayin they sure do look thirsty at the plate these
days.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
I read where Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade said he would be happy to
 re-sign with Miami in 2011 if the Heat contend for the title this year.
Is it just me or does this sound a bit odd? Wouldn't that equate
to your mailman telling you he'll be back tomorrow if you go out and
get one of those cool mail boxes that looks like an outhouse and costs about two grand? Wouldn't
that be like me telling my boss I'll be back in when we become a
Fortune 500 company? I realize that Wade is only stirring things
up in an effort to persuade management to keep up with the Jones' (in
this case the Lakers, Cavs and Celtics) and go out an sign an impact
player but enough already. Heat management should tell Wade exactly
what my boss would tell me if I went that route: Good riddance.
Instant Classic
When I was younger, I vowed never to start a sentence with: "When I
was a kid, blah, blah, blah." But now that I'm older, I find myself
looking at the sports world in that same reflective manner that I
couldn't stand when it was uttered by my elders when I was a no-it-all
school boy. Case in point came yesterday when I saw the highlights of
the five-set marathon between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in
the Wimbledon final. I heard the guys on Sportscenter talking about
epic battles and they started talking about the match as being one of
the greatest in the history of the game. I'm no tennis authority by any
means but I've watched a volley (the term volley means a shot in tennis
where a player returns a shot before it hits the ground and proves I
know a little somin, somin about the game) or two but instantly turned
into my grandfather and started thinking of the classics from
yesteryear. Borg vs. Connors, McEnroe vs. Becker ... Ah, who am I kidding, it's tennis and nobody cares, let's move on.
Favre Watch
I also read that Brett Favre was rumored to have been
looking at a new  condo in the Minneapolis area. Thank God I didn't miss
that one because I was ready to check into the local clinic with a bad
case of the Favre withdrawls. It had been almost 18 hours since my last Favre rumor disguised as a story and I needed my fix, baby. Actually,
while I'm still a fan and wish him the best in Minnesota, I am growing
a little tired of the 24-7 Favre coverage. Although the constant
updates have subsided somewhat and are now at more of a Manny Ramirez
pace, I can't help but wonder if Favre and his buddies sit around
drinking beer in Mississippi and he gets all buzzed up and starts drunk dialing Buzz Cook (Favre's agent)
until he final agrees to leak some information to the media regarding
his return. The way I envision it, Favre lays down an over-under
challenge with the boys on how soon before something appears on the
ESPN crawl and then sneaks off to the bathroom and drunk dials Cook.
His beer-swilling buddies tell him not even he has that kind of power,
but end up losing the titles to their Ford 150s when Favre's prediction
hits eight minutes later. While I do understand this is the information age and we all want
our news yesterday, enough already. When Favre is five minutes away
from making his first start with the Vikings, I'll start paying attention again. Until then, I'm good on the Favre watch.
Monday, July 06, 2009 10:32:25 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: UD getting licensed renewed from MLBPA not a surprise
Posted by Tuff Stuff
It was just announced the Major League Baseball Players Association renewed Upper Deck's trading card license. While the news may come as somewhat of a shock to some within the hobby, I never heard anything more than a few unsubstantiated rumors and now we know for sure they were just that.
The rumors that were circulating talked of an exclusive deal being  formulated for either Topps or Panini, but that was likely based on pure speculation after the NBA's surprising decision to grant an exclusive license to newcomer Panini in the basketball card market. But the two sports couldn't be more different both on the playing field and within the hobby.
In its 20-year history with MLB, Upper Deck has produced some products that were both innovative and appealing to the eye at the same time. But more importantly from the MLBPA's standpoint was UD's commitment to growing the hobby and ultimately creating a new generation of collectors. In case you haven't noticed, kids of the last two decades or so have abandoned the hobby quicker than you can say World of Warcraft and the MLBPA was looking for the card companies to step up, spend some big-time dollars in an effort to get those kids back in the hobby.
Well, Upper Deck made a comittment to try and get the kids to stop tearing into zombies and gangsters and start tearing into packs instead and that effort made them an easy choice for getting the renewed deal with the MLBPA.
Not to say the other card companies haven't stepped up their recruiting efforts with kids as well, but UD's UpperDeckU virtual online game is actually something today's children can relate to, and most importantly, enjoy playing enough that they continue to come back to it. It's an innovative approach to attract the next generation of collectors. Much like UD's products were when they first hit the scene back in 1988, their new approach is different from most of the rest and that's what appears to have made it an instant success.
Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:54:33 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Beat The Blogger Picks
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The Blogger posted a solid effort, correctly picking 7 of 10 but it
wasn't enough to hang with four contestants who totaled scores of
nine to tie for the top spot in last week's Beat The Blogger contest.
John W, Joann, Dave and Steve Emerick
each got 8 of their 10 picks correct and then utilized the Doubler to
push their totals to 9 and win the weekly prize. For their efforts, all
three will be receiving an 8-by-10 signed color photo.
Thanks to everybody for playing and good luck with your picks this week.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the "Comment" section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a "Doubler"
and you will receive an extra point if you're correct so don't forget
to designate your "Doubler" pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger's total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that's where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into
play. If we can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the Jones jersey so we need everybody to spread the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week's Matchups with Blogger's picks in parenthesis
Saturday July 4
MLB
Toronto at NY Yankees (Yankees)
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (Chicago, Doubler)
Houston at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Oakland at Cleveland (Oakland)
Arizona at Colorado (Arizona)
Sunday July 5
Baltimore at LA Angels (LA)
Pittsburgh at Florida (Florida)
St. Louis at Cincinnati (St. Louis)
NY Mets at Philadelphia (NY Mets)
Detroit at Minnesota (Detroit)
GOOD LUCK and HAPPY 4th Of JULY
Thursday, July 02, 2009 3:43:59 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Not So Deep Thoughts: Steroid list leaked again
Posted by Tuff Stuff
The list of 103 names on the infamous 2003 steroid list is floating
around in cyberspace but has yet to be confirmed. The list has surfaced
on several sports blogs but comes with no evidence that the list below
is the actual list of MLB players guilty of failing steroid tests back
in 2003 or just an attempt to drum up some publicity for a website.
If the list is the actual list, it comes with very few surprises as far
as the players named and reads like a who's who of former and current
MLB stars. I'm sure somewhere out there Bud Selig is demanding
to know how this information continues to be leaked out and is likely
questioning the timing of the leak as well, with the Mid-Summer Classic
(All-Star Game) less than two weeks away and yet another black eye
looming for MLB. This is supposed to be the time the game is being
celebrated not ripped apart at every turn, but the funny thing is
nobody seems to care. Much like when the steroid accusations began to
surface back in the mid-to-late 90s. At that time, everybody (players,
management, media, etc.) looked the other way on suspected steroid
usage because the game was bouncing back from the work stoppage of 1994
and he turnstyles were spinning again.
 Now, the turnstyles are still spinning at a rapid rate despite steroid scandals coming our way faster than a Roger Clemen's sterioid-induced fastball
and the general feeling among fans seems to be the same type of apathy
demonstrated when the news first started to break more than a decade
ago. Not sure if some fans' reaction (or lack thereof) is because they
simply don't want to believe their beloved heroes could all be cheats
or if they feel if they don't react to the news and voice their
displeasure, the game will be able to put the scandals in the rear view
quicker and move on from the tarnished days of rampant steroid use. Or
maybe fans have had all the scandal they can take and they've now
become immune to anything and everything that comes up with a negative
connotation attached to it.
Whatever it is, it clearly demonstrates that baseball can bounce back
from anything. Like a cockroach who shrugs off the repeated sprays of
Raid, baseball's resilentcy is second to none. "America's Pastime: the cockroach of the sporting world." Now there's a marketing campaign I can wrap my arms around.
The unconfirmed list of 103 players who failed steroid tests conducted in 2003 as first reported by rotoinfo.com.
1.Nomar Garciaparra
2.Manny Ramirez
3.Johnny Damon
4.Trot Nixon
5.David Ortiz
6.Shea Hillenbrand
7.Derek Lowe
8.Pedro Martinez
9.Brian Roberts
10.Jay Gibbons
11.Melvin Mora
12.Jerry Hairston
13.Jason Giambi
14.Alfonso Soriano
15.Raul Mondesi
16. Aaron Boone
17.Andy Pettitte
18.Jose Contreras
19.Roger Clemens
20.Carlos Delgado
21.Vernon Wells
22.Frank Catalanotto
23.Kenny Rogers
24.Magglio Ordonez
25.Sandy Alomar
26.Bartolo Colon
27.Brent Abernathy
28.Jose Lima
29.Milton Bradley
30.Casey Blake
31.Danys Baez
32.Craig Monroe
33.Dmitri Young
34.Alex Sanchez
35.Eric Chavez
36.Miguel Tejada
37.Eric Byrnes
38.Jose Guillen
39.Keith Foulke
40.Ricardo Rincon
41.Bret Boone
42.Mike Cameron
43.Randy Winn
44.Ryan Franklin
45.Freddy Garcia
46.Rafael Soriano
47.Scott Spiezio
48.Troy Glaus
49.Francisco Rodriguez
50.Ben Weber
51.Alex Rodriguez
52.Juan Gonzalez
53.Rafael Palmeiro
54.Carl Everett
55.Javy Lopez
56.Gary Sheffield
57.Mike Hampton
58.Ivan Rodriguez
59.Derrek Lee
60.Bobby Abreu
61.Terry Adams
62.Fernando Tatis
63.Livan Hernandez
64.Hector Almonte
65.Tony Armas
66.Dan Smith
67.Roberto Alomar
68.Cliff Floyd
69.Roger Cedeno
70.Jeromy Burnitz
71.Moises Alou
72.Sammy Sosa
73.Corey Patterson
74.Carlos Zambrano
75.Mark Prior
76.Kerry Wood
77.Matt Clement
78.Antonio Alfonseca
79.Juan Cruz
80.Aramis Ramirez
81.Craig Wilson
82.Kris Benson
83.Richie Sexson
84.Geoff Jenkins
85.Valerio de los Santos
86.Benito Santiago
87.Rich Aurilia
88.Barry Bonds
89.Andres Galarraga
90.Jason Schmidt
91.Felix Rodriguez
92.Jason Christiansen
93.Matt Herges
94.Paul Lo Duca
95.Shawn Green
96.Oliver Perez
97.Adrian Beltre
98.Eric Gagne
99.Guillermo Mota
100.Luis Gonzalez
101.Todd Helton
102.Ryan Klesko
103.Gary Matthews
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:05:54 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
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