Monday, June 27, 2011

MLB All-Star Voting

MLB All-Star voting ends on Thursday night. So if you haven't voted 25 times yet, be sure to vote at MLB.com. The players I voted for are below.

American League:

  • 1B - Adrian Gonzalez .361, 16 HR, 71 RBI
  • 2B - Robinson Cano .290, 14 HR, 48 RBI
  • SS - Asdrubal Cabrera .293, 12 HR, 44 RBI
  • 3B - Alex Rodriguez .300, 13 HR, 51 RBI
  • C - Alex Avila .303, 10 HR, 45 RBI
  • DH - David Ortiz .311, 17 HR, 48 RBI
  • OF - Jose Bautista .325, 23 HR, 48 RBI
  • OF - Jacoby Ellsbury .303, 9 HR, 39 RBI, 25 steals
  • OF - Curtis Granderson .276, 21 HR, 55 RBI

National League:

  • 1B - Prince Fielder .305, 21 HR, 68 RBI
  • 2B - Rickie Weeks .290, 14 HR, 33 RBI
  • SS - Jose Reyes .341, 3 HR, 32 RBI
  • 3B - Placido Polanco .289, 4 HR, 39 RBI
  • C - Brian McCann .300, 13 HR, 43 RBI
  • OF - Ryan Braun .308, 16 HR, 59 RBI
  • OF - Matt Kemp .327, 21 HR, 60 RBI
  • OF - Justin Upton .305, 12 HR, 40 RBI

Thursday, June 23, 2011

2011 NBA Draft

FIRST ROUND
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving (PG) Duke
2. Minnesota Timberwolves: Derrick Williams (PF) Arizona
3. Utah Jazz: Enes Kanter (C) Turkey
4. Cleveland Cavaliers: Tristan Thompson (PF) Texas
5. Toronto Raptors: Jonas Valanciunas (C) Lithuania
6. Washington Wizards: Jan Vesely (SF) Czech Republic
7. Charlotte Bobcats (from Kings): Bismack Biyonbo (C) Congo
8. Detroit Pistons: Brandon Knight (PG) Kentucky
9. Charlotte Bobcats: Kemba Walker (PG) Connecticut
10. Sacramento Kings (from Bucks): Jimmer Fredette (PG) BYU
11. Golden State Warriors: Klay Thompson (SF) Washington St.
12. Utah Jazz: Alec Burks (SG) Colorado
13. Phoenix Suns: Markieff Morris (PF) Kansas
14. Houston Rockets: Marcus Morris (PF) Kansas
151. Indiana Pacers: Kawhi Leonard (SF) San Diego St.
16. Philadelphia 76ers: Nikola Vucevic (C) USC
17. New York Knicks: Iman Shumpert (SG) Georgia Tech
18. Washington Wizards: Chris Singleton (SF) Florida St.
19. Milwaukee Bucks (from Bobcats): Tobias Harris (SF) Tennessee
202. Minnesota Timberwolves: Donatas Motiejunas (PF) Lithuania
21. Portland Trailblazers: Nolan Smith (PG) Duke
22. Denver Nuggets: Kenneth Faried (PF) Morehead St.
234. Houston Rockets: Nikola Mirotic (SF) Montenegro
24. Oklahoma City Thunder: Reggie Jackson (PG) Boston College
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3. Boston Celtics: Marshon Brooks (SG) Providence
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. Dallas Mavericks: Jordan Hamilton (SF) Texas
273. New Jersey Nets: JaJuan Johnson (C) Purdue
286. Chicago Bulls: Norris Cole (PG) Cleveland St.
29. San Antonio Spurs: Corey Joseph (PG) Texas
30. Chicago Bulls: Jimmy Butler (SF) Marquette

1traded to San Antonio Spurs for G George Hill
2
In trade, Rockets get Motiejunas and G Jonny Flynn from Timberwolves in exchange for Mirotic, C Brad Miller, and future first round pick.
3 In trade, Celtics get Johnson and future second round pick from New Jersey in exchange for Brooks.
4In trade, Timberwolves trade Mirotic (acquired from Houston) to Chicago for Cole and 43rd pick in this year's draft.
5
traded to Portland Trailblazers in exchange for G Rudy Fernandez.
6
traded to Miami Heat for 31st overall pick and future second round pick.

In a three-team trade that resulted in swapped picks above (7, 9, 19), also
Bucks get G Stephen Jackson, G Shaun Livingston, and G Beno Udrih.
Kings get G John Salmons.
Bobcats get F Corey Maggette.
In another trade, the Portland Trailblazers and Denver Nuggets swap point guards, trading Raymond Felton for Andre Miller.