MLB 2k6 Top 25 batters

So while we don't have MVP 2006 coming out in the next month (which sucks major donkey dick!) we have MLB 2k6 coming out for the last gen consoles and the next gen. This game last year was one of the worst games, not sports games, but all around overall games I've played in my lifetime. IT WAS HORRIBLE! The gameplay was for an ADD stricken 12-year old who can't handle more than 2 seconds of cutscene or non-gameplay.

I have no choice but to try 2k6 for 360 when it comes out, but I'm not hoping for miracles.

Anyways, they (they being IGN) release the top 25 batters in the game, so here goes:

1: Albert Pujols

Overall: 100
Contact vs. LHP: 80
Contact vs. RHP: 89
Power vs. LHP 88
Power vs. RHP 95
Bunt: 22
Plate Discipline: 96
Clutch: 76
Walks: 62
Strikeouts: 49
Speed: 58
Rating someone a 100 overall is like saying "sure, my dick is 9 inches long!", just don't do it 2k6, they have sucked at rosters in the past, and they continue to do so.

#2: Alex Rodriguez
Overall: 100
Contact vs. LHP: 80
Contact vs. RHP: 84
Power vs. LHP 87
Power vs. RHP 93
Bunt: 28
Plate Discipline: 61
Clutch: 68
Walks: 66
Strikeouts: 31
Speed: 80
"WOW MY PENIS NOW 10 INCHES...AROUND"


#3 Vladi Guerrero
Overall: 100
Contact vs. LHP: 89
Contact vs. RHP: 90
Power vs. LHP 94
Power vs. RHP 89
Bunt: 27
Plate Discipline: 73
Clutch: 68
Walks: 65
Strikeouts: 46
Speed: 81
"um, sure, it keeps on growing!"

#4 Big Papi Ortiz
Overall: 100
Contact vs. LHP: 99
Contact vs. RHP: 80
Power vs. LHP 95
Power vs. RHP 88
Bunt: 16
Plate Discipline: 56
Clutch: 80
Walks: 60
Strikeouts: 33
Speed: 42
"one more 100 rated player, this thing is going to explode"

#5 Manny Ramirez
Overall: 100
Contact vs. LHP: 76
Contact vs. RHP: 89
Power vs. LHP 89
Power vs. RHP 97
Bunt: 24
Plate Discipline: 66
Clutch: 81
Walks: 78
Strikeouts: 32
Speed: 55
"POP, yep, there it goes"

Well dammit, click the link if you want to see more of this list, all i know is that 1-8 on the list are rated 100 overall, and none of them is Barry Bonds, so this game just lost all credibility

FU 2k for taking MVP away. I hope you die a miserable death.

No hard feelings though.

Vince Young bombs the Wonderlic

Although many sources are denying it, Vince young has reportedly received a score of 6 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test. Hilarious, the fact that these guys are this unintelligent somehow makes me feel like the better human although they could beat me in the smallest of physical feats.

Today's challenge! Beat Vince Young in the Wonderlic! That should give you a good taste of why Vince failed this test miserably, I can't imagine most "student" athletes spend much time hitting the books these days, I'm sure VYoung never anticipated actually having to be smart for anything other than chucking a ball around.

How do other athletes compare to Vince's score?


Alex Smith's score: 40




Vince Young: 6



Whether this matters remains to be seen but to me it just shows how damn dumb a lot of successful athletes are.

Post your scores on the test link above, be interesting to see how you all do. I nailed 8 of 9, only one i missed was the damn daylight question.

Top 50 MLB Propects

Some more action to get you ready for Spring training games (which starts on Tuesday!)

Baseball America has released their top 50 minor league prospects and it's definitely a pretty accurate list. A couple of my favorites on the list:

#3: BRANDON WOOD, ss, Angels
"He's still going to get better. He looks like the next Cal Ripken to me." --San Jose manager Lenn Sakata ETA: 2007
I saw this guy play almost every day covering the Arizona Fall league last oct/nov. He did not disappoint hitting an AFL record 14 home runs as well as a deep 3-run oppo shot in the USA Olympic Qualifying tournament. The scouts comment that he reminds him of Ripken is spot-on, dude can flat out hit, field and throw, just the whole package.

Just check out his stats from MILB.com Dude is the real freakin' deal, most likely plays 3b for the Halos starting 2007 as they have a ton of good middle infielders.

6. FRANCISCO LIRIANO, lhp, Twins
"He's filthy. We're talking three big league pitches, and everything looks easy."
--Indianapolis manager Trent Jewett
ETA: 2006

I haven't seen him play but he might be the #1 on my Looking-forward-to-seeing-play list for the 2006 season. Most likely starts with the Twinkies this season but I wouldn't be surprised to see him come up a month in to safeguard that arm.

Alleged he has the same changeup as teammate/Venezualan Johan Santana as well as much better velocity, touching 94-98 mph at times. Twins will be a force if they can get him, Mauer and Morneau rolling, watch out Palehose!

9. LASTINGS MILLEDGE, of, Mets
"He's going to be an all-star caliber player. You hit home runs with a quick bat, which he's got, and down the road he could steal 35 to 40 bases."--anonymous scout ETA: 2006
Another one of my AFL favorites, had some big clutch hits multiple times in games including a walk-off HR off heralded Marlins closer Travis Bowyer. Guy is about a year in AA away from contributing to the Mets.

Look for him to replace Cliff Floyd mid 2008 or earlier if they decide to get rid of Cliff's outfield antics. Lastings isn't the best OF in his own right but steadily improved throughout the winter league and just needs to keep playing. One hell of an exciting player.

12. HOWIE KENDRICK, 2b, Angels
"I just love his bat. He gets the barrel into the zone very quickly and it stays there for a very long time."--anonymous scout ETA: 2007

Forget the hype about AFL MVP Eric Duncan, Howie was far and away the best hitter in the Arizona Fall league. Every ball just jumped off his bat the entire league and he played a pretty good 2nd base.

Only problem for Howie: Finding a place to play. My prediction is Howie could go to the MLB's and get 150-175 hits this year, whether the Halos give him a shot to supplant incumbent Adam Kennedy is another question. A hot spring could force their hand. I say he replaces AK after the Halos get off to a slow start, coming up from AAA Salt Lake sometime around May 10.


Those are some of my favorite players on the Baseball America list of top 50, look for all of them in action this week as MLB.com provides live scores of spring training for the first time ever.

Play Ball!

World Baseball Classic

Ok, so not everyone is as hyped up about the WBC as I am, but man, I just really am into it. Before everyone here says "noone in the US is gonna care about this, blah blah" I don't give a crap.

To let the hype continue, here is a really nice site at espn.com, highly flash animated that has all tv listings, early team previews, etc.

Really a cool site, check it out.

ESPN World Baseball Classic site

World Baseball Classic Trophy

DR gonna be pimping this hardware??

Fantasy Baseball Preview

If you love fantasy (which I kind of do but I know others absolutely love) then it is that time of year when the real fantasy sport begins: FANTASY BASEBALL!

Whether you play in a head-to-head stat category league, league play with a full boxscore every day or just like watching real baseball (reality is enough for me, only fantasy I like is Willa Ford) these previews are enough to get you ready for spring. Get all that useless football knowledge out of your head, thinking about a game once a week just makes you dumb and lazy as a sports fan.

It would be interesting to see if we could get together an active Franchise Mode Fantasy League, post in the comments if you are interested.

Here's some quick links to get you ready for your draft! PLAY BALL!

-MLB.com Fantasy Baseball player rankings

-Yahoo Fantasy Baseball

-MLB.com Fantasy home page

-Team Roster Pages

-MLB Depth Charts

- Printable AL Player Rankings

- Printable NL Player Rankings

Fight Night 360 T'n'A

If you don't have a 360, and like to whack it to pixelated boobs and bums, here goes!



Where are ya Chuck buddy, I can't run this site without you! Don't worry Carson's knee will be ok.

These athletes are complete and utter morons

So you just win a Superbowl, you are up there accepting the MVP trophy and you blurt out "We couldn't have did it without these teammates."

Holy shit Hines Ward is a moron.

Should cut him some slack, he is University of Georgia educated.

Congrats Steelers, Suck my schlong.

Super Bowl XL

Wouldn't be a sports site without a Super Bowl preview now would it?

Pittsburgh 27
Seattle 17

You read it here.

Anna Benson's Big Fat Mouth

Well, Anna Benson is at it again.

Quick backtrack for those of you unaware of who this former stripper/FHM model/Mom/Loudmouth broad is, she's married to former New York Mets hurler Kris Benson and has been in the news recently because she was traded, I digress, Kris was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for "bullpen" help.

In all actuality it was due to a variety of nuclear verbal darts she has thrown at anyone she feels is deserving from Mets GM Omar Minaya for shopping Benson around only a year after he, i mean they, signed with the Mets to criticizing Carlos Delgado over not standing for the God Bless America over bombing runs in his native Puerto Rico (seriously, i hate that effing song so much I'm going to join him at the next Yankees game). Then she topped it all off by showing up in pornstar garb for a recent Children's Christmas Event wearing this dress:

Benson's latest criticism is aimed directly at the oh-so-offensive and parapalegic James Brady of Ronald Reagon bodyguard fame. I'm just going to plagiarize the entire article from the New York Daily News.

"Barely a week after the Mets traded pitcher Kris Benson to the Baltimore Orioles, his spitfire wife, Anna, is trading brickbats with the locals.
Her latest adversary is gun-control advocate James Brady, who lives just outside Washington, a short drive from Baltimore. The 65-year-old Brady was paralyzed - and nearly killed - by John Hinckley's bullet during the 1981 assassination attempt on Brady's then-boss, President Ronald Reagan.

"I am afraid of gun-control lobbyists," the 29-year-old Benson writes on her Web site, annabenson.net, where she calls herself a "pistol-packing mama," reveals that weapons are placed "strategically" all over her house and urges everyone to obtain a firearm.

"I think that it is ridiculous that I am not allowed to protect myself in my private NY apartment because people like Jim Brady want to remove potential crime guns from the market," Benson adds.

Yesterday Brady told me: "Anna Benson sounds like an idiot. I'm honored to not have her on my team. ... She scares me. She's a head case." But Brady added: "I might be willing to have lunch with her if she doesn't bring her piece."

Benson's flack, Ronn Torossian, fired back: "It's safe to say that Anna is saddened and sorry about the unfortunate experience that James Brady suffered. But by calling her an idiot, he's calling every responsible gun owner an idiot."

Pistols at dawn?

Props to JimBo for dropping the public slander of "She's an idiot", a highly underrated but effective slam. To sum it up, this bitch be crazy. Sometimes the tits just aren't worth the squeeze.