2010 MLB Playoff Picks (UPDATE x2)

Here were my LCS picks:
Rangers over Yankees in 7 (Cliff Lee wins Games 3 and 7)
Phillies over Giants in 5
Phillies over Rangers in 6
And Roy Halladay gets his World Series ring!!!

I got the Rangers pick correct (only 6 games required, so Cliff Lee is now rested for the World Series). What I didn't expect was the Giants beating the Phillies (or more like the Phillies beating themselves with their lack of offense).

Anyway, here is my World Series pick:
Rangers over Giants in 5

I really do think Cliff Lee will dominate Games 1 and 5. The Rangers offense is so potent and will manage to get their runs required against a pretty formidable pitching staff.

2010-2011 NBA Predictions

EAST
Atlantic: Boston, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto
Southeast: Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Washington, Charlotte
Central: Chicago, Milwaukee, Indiana, Detroit, Cleveland

WEST
Southwest: Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans
Northwest: Oklahoma City, Portland, Utah, Denver, Minnesota
Pacific: LA Lakers, Phoenix, LA Clippers, Golden State, Sacramento

PLAYOFFS
East: Miami, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Milwaukee, New Jersey, Washington
(OUT: New York, Philadelphia, Indiana, Charlotte, Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland)
West: LA Lakers, Oklahoma City, Dallas, San Antonio, Portland, Utah, Phoenix, Houston
(OUT: Denver, Memphis, LA Clippers, New Orleans, Golden State, Sacramento, Minnesota)

Miami over Washington
Orlando over New Jersey
Boston over Milwaukee
Atlanta over Chicago
LA Lakers over Houston
Oklahoma City over Phoenix
Dallas over Utah
Portland over San Antonio

Miami over Atlanta
Boston over Orlando
LA Lakers over Portland
Oklahoma City over Dallas

Miami over Boston
LA Lakers over Oklahoma City

LA Lakers over Miami


MVP: Kevin Durant
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard
Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin (just don't get injured!!!)
Sixth Man of the Year: Jamal Crawford
Most Improved Player: Eric Gordon
Coach of the Year: Erik Spoelstra

2010 MLB Playoff Picks (UPDATE)

Here were my picks before the playoffs started:
Rays over Rangers in 4
Yankees over Twins in 5
Phillies over Reds in 3
Giants over Braves in 4
Rays over Yankees in 6
Phillies over Giants in 5
Phillies over Rays in 6
And Roy Halladay gets his World Series ring!!!


So far I did pretty well! Only one incorrect pick (Rays) and one incorrect # of games (Yankees in 3 instead of 5).

Here are my updated picks:
Rangers over Yankees in 7 (Cliff Lee wins Games 3 and 7)
Phillies over Giants in 5
Phillies over Rangers in 6
And Roy Halladay gets his World Series ring!!!

It's been a while!!!

So it's been a long time since I posted anything unrelated to sports on this blog. That's because I haven't really had much I wanted to express via this blog in a long while. Maybe it's because I've been pretty busy with school or softball or other things, but I don't know...it could just have been because I was lazy! haha...but anyway, I was asked to share this past Friday at Didomi's Thanksgiving Dinner and I honestly didn't know what to share. On the Thursday, I felt God tugging at me to share about my family and just how thankful I was to have them in my life. You see, this past week, I pretty much spent my time either in the lab working mostly alone, or at home sleeping alone. That's because my dad was in HK for these couple weeks and my mom was at my grandma's house taking care of her this week. It felt pretty quiet at home and very alone. Usually I would be happy with the fact that I get the whole house to myself, but this time, it felt very weird and I definitely felt like I missed having them around just to chat. I can't imagine myself living alone in the future because I truly enjoy company and being with friends and family!!! Now that I think about it, I think tonight's dinner was the first time I ate a family meal at the dinner table since...well..Wednesday, September 22, 2010!!! ALMOST THREE WEEKS since I ate dinner at home!!! haha...so ya, I truly treasure my family and am very thankful for God providing me with such love and care from them and I hope I can pass on the love and care to those around me!!!

2010 MLB Season Picks (REVIEW)

Let's take a look back on my pre-season picks on March 30, 2010:

American League:
East: New York Yankees (Will easily be the best AL team)
Central: Minnesota Twins (Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers will be very close)
West: Los Angeles Angels (Seattle Mariners will be very close)
Wild Card: Boston Red Sox (Tampa Bay Rays will be very close)

ACTUAL AL:
East: Tampa Bay Rays (barely beat the Yankees)
Central: Minnesota Twins (as always...but this time it wasn't even close)
West: Texas Rangers (the Angels and Mariners were not close at all...)
Wild Card: New York Yankees (the Rex Sox weren't close either)

National League:
East: Philadelphia Phillies (Will easily be the best NL team)
Central: St. Louis Cardinals (Won't be close at all)
West: Colorado Rockies (Will win a close race with the Los Angeles Dodgers)
Wild Card: Los Angeles Dodgers (Barely beating the Atlanta Braves)

ACTUAL NL:
East: Philadelphia Phillies (yes, easily the best NL team!!!)
Central: Cincinnati Reds (yes, it wasn't close at all...for the REDS!)
West: San Francisco Giants (wow...I was pretty off with this one... Rockies and Dodgers weren't even close! Kudos to the Padres for just being in this race)
Wild Card: Atlanta Braves (barely beat the Padres...at least I knew the Braves would be in the hunt!)

World Series: Phillies over Yankees
(Still possible, but I'm gonna make a change in my picks...)

PICKS:
Rays over Rangers in 4
Yankees over Twins in 5
Phillies over Reds in 3
Giants over Braves in 4
Rays over Yankees in 6
Phillies over Giants in 5
Phillies over Rays in 6
And Roy Halladay gets his World Series ring!!!

2010-2011 NHL Predictions

EAST
Northeast: Boston, Buffalo, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal
Atlantic: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New Jersey, NY Rangers, NY Islanders
Southeast: Washington, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Florida

WEST
Central: Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Nashville, Columbus
Northwest: Vancouver, Colorado, Calgary, Edmonton, Minnesota
Pacific: San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Anaheim, Dallas

PLAYOFFS
East: Washington, Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Buffalo, Ottawa, Tampa Bay
(OUT: NY Rangers, Toronto, Montreal, Atlanta, Carolina, NY Islanders, Florida)
West: San Jose, Vancouver, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Phoenix, St. Louis, Nashville
(OUT: Colorado, Calgary, Anaheim, Edmonton, Minnesota, Columbus, Dallas)

Washington over Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh over Ottawa
Boston over Buffalo
Philadelphia over New Jersey
San Jose over Nashville
Vancouver over St. Louis
Chicago over Phoenix
Los Angeles over Detroit

Washington over Boston
Pittsburgh over Philadelphia
Los Angeles over San Jose
Vancouver over Chicago

Pittsburgh over Washington
Vancouver over Los Angeles

Pittsburgh over Vancouver


Hart: Sidney Crosby
Rocket Richard: Alexander Ovechkin
Art Ross: Sidney Crosby
Vezina: Tuukka Rask / Jonathan Quick (CAN'T CHOOSE!!!)
Calder: Taylor Hall
Norris: Drew Doughty
Selke: Mike Richards
Lady Byng: Pavel Datsyuk
Jack Adams: Terry Murray