Summary of the Weekend: June 30 - July 2, 2006
Major League Baseball released the All-Star rosters last night. This exhibition game has become more of a fallacy every year. Yes, they have tried to make the game important by attaching home field advantage in the World Series to a win in the All-Star Game. However, now you have created even more problems, because now teams are being constructed with game situations in mind, even if that means selecting a lesser player. Not to mention the travesty of Mark Redman making the team over Many other worthy candidates. "Mark Redman" is the new "Renaldo Balkman", the name that just makes you say "HUH?!?!"
The American League won an overwhelming percentage of interleague games this year, prompting many to claim the American League is far and away the better league. The reason I have heard that makes the most sense is the presence of the Yankees and Red Sox. Their free-spending ways have prompted the rest of the AL to spend to keep up, and that has tipped the edge in free agency to the Junior Curcuit. How do you fix this? Off the top of my head, it is tough to say. Other than a salary cap, any other solution would take some thought. Of course, they could try to get Mark Cuban to buy a National League team (Pittsburgh, Florida).
The Toronto Raptors kept busy, trading Charlie Villanueva to Milwaukee for T.J. That is a great trade for both teams. Toronto gets their floor general (an upgrade over incumbent Mike James) and clears time for their Number 1 overall draft pick. Milwaukee replaces Ford with Maurice Williams, who has more than adequately filled in at point guard in the past, and puts Villanueva next to center Andrew Bogut to create a very talented front line.
What is LeBron waiting for? What does he have to gain by waiting to agree to his contract extension (even if he is unable to sign it yet)? Carmelo Anthony already agreed. LeBron should follow suit.
The American League won an overwhelming percentage of interleague games this year, prompting many to claim the American League is far and away the better league. The reason I have heard that makes the most sense is the presence of the Yankees and Red Sox. Their free-spending ways have prompted the rest of the AL to spend to keep up, and that has tipped the edge in free agency to the Junior Curcuit. How do you fix this? Off the top of my head, it is tough to say. Other than a salary cap, any other solution would take some thought. Of course, they could try to get Mark Cuban to buy a National League team (Pittsburgh, Florida).
The Toronto Raptors kept busy, trading Charlie Villanueva to Milwaukee for T.J. That is a great trade for both teams. Toronto gets their floor general (an upgrade over incumbent Mike James) and clears time for their Number 1 overall draft pick. Milwaukee replaces Ford with Maurice Williams, who has more than adequately filled in at point guard in the past, and puts Villanueva next to center Andrew Bogut to create a very talented front line.
What is LeBron waiting for? What does he have to gain by waiting to agree to his contract extension (even if he is unable to sign it yet)? Carmelo Anthony already agreed. LeBron should follow suit.
posted by Josh at 9:56 AM
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