The Sports Savant

Predicting (a little late) the 2nd half of the MLB season

07:12 PM ET 07.26

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My blog that this is posted on originally is at sportsvant.blogspot.com Here it goes, predictions by division: (will predict final stats for one hitter and one pitcher on each team)American LeagueEast1. Boston: David Ortiz (.230, 28 HR, 99 RBI), Jon Lester (19-8, 3.39 ERA) 2. New York: Mark Teixeira (.290, 40 HR, 129 RBI), C.C. Sabathia (18-9, 3.66 ERA)3. Tampa Bay: Carl Crawford (.302, 14 HR, 70 RBI, 72 SB), James Shields (16-9, 3.40 ERA)4. Baltimore: Adam Jones (.290, 20 HR, 80 RBI), Brad Burgeson (12-10, 3.69 ERA)5. Toronto: Aaron Hill (.288, 34 HR, 107 RBI), Roy Halladay, hitter's park…

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Kobe Bryant: The Hated Superstar

02:38 PM ET 06.16

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I can describe the way I feel about Kobe Bryant with the words of Vince Vaughn as Wes Mantooth in Anchorman, "I hate him with every bone in my body, but [man] do I respect him. Man do I hate him, like so many others. I have come to realize one thing though; the guy is great. I'm talking about maybe top 7-8 players of all time (top 5 is too generous, he is not better than Jordan, Bird, Russell, Chamberlain, or Magic). His averages will obviously go down from his current career averages, but he currently has 25.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.6 blocks. Those numbers stack up…

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Weekly Top 10 List- Best Franchises in Sports

06:56 PM ET 06.11

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I've decided to start making top 10 lists every week in a lot of different sports categories. I will start with the broad topic like franchises in all of sports. Very opinionated and won't be as long as other posts. Mainly for my own enjoyment. Top 10 sports franchises of All-Time (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL)I will judge teams based on championships, winning consistently, number of stars, tradition. I will also state the face of their franchises.1. New York Yankees (Founded in 1901: 26 World Series titles, .567 winning percentage)- The ultimate winners. More championships than any other…

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