Las Vegas MLB Regular Season Win Totals, The Best Story I've Read About Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks, Bike Accident, Happy Birthday Haray Caray

The Las Vegas Hilton has put out their MLB regular season win total propositions.  Here they are.

NL East

Atlanta Braves  o/u87½

Florida Marlins  o/u81½

NY Mets o/u 77

Philadelphia Phillies o/u 96½

Washington Nationals o/u 71½

NL Central

Chicago Cubs o/u 81½

Cincinnati Reds o/u 85½

Pittsburgh Pirates o/u67

Milwaukee Brewers o/u85½

Houston Astros o/u72½

St. Louis Cardinals  o/u83½


NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks o/u 72½

San Diego Padres  o/u 75½


San Francisco Giants  o/u88½

Colorado Rockies o/u86½

Los Angeles Dodgers o/u83½


AL East

Baltimore Orioles o/u76½

Boston Red Sox o/u95½

Tampa Rays o/u84½


NY Yankees o/u91½


Toronto Blue Jayes o/u 76

 
Al Central

Chiago White Sox o/u85½


Cleveland Indians o/u71½

Detroit Tigers o/u84

Kansas City Royals o/u68½

Minnesota Twins o/u86


 
AL West

Anaheim Angels  o/u83

Oakland Athletics o/u83½

Seattle Mariners o/u70

Texas Rangers o/u86½

The BEST article you will read about the Carmelo Anthony trade to the NY Knicks.  I think Paul Shirley hits the nail on the head here. 
http://www.flipcollective.com/2011/03/01/carmelo-the-durable-good-by-paul-shirley/ 
Shirley's ideas about the value of hard work and sacrifice in America versus the star system of the NBA and whether that makes it a turnoff occassionally to some fans is fascinating.  The 1994 Houston Rockets were Hoosiers.

Rule #1 when you work in sports media: No cheering in the press box.  This guy learned the hard way.
http://www.frontstretch.com/tbowles/32940/
Incidentally, it is slightly embarrassing how often some members of the Houston media cheer for the Texans  in the box on gameday.  I could almost understand it if the team had ever had a moment worth applauding.

Here's a story you will stand up and cheer.  A kid in Philadelphia is trying to become the first player in 30 years to move directly from the Philadelphia Public League to Penn of the Ivy League. Xavier Harris still has not attained the SAT scores necessary for admission.  He needs a mere 30 points to make the jump.
http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/article/hoops-recruit-falls-short-sats





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Very Soon I will be sick and tired of Charlie Sheen's train
 wreck life...but ladies and gentleman....Today is not that day.


Happy Birthday Harry Caray! He would have been 91 today.


I'm probably the only person on the planet who will find this amusing...but since I'm doing the work, no complaining!