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Pujols unanimously wins the NL MVP; 2nd MVP in a row for him, and 3rd overall.

Tim Lincecum repeats as Cy Young in a close vote. Lincecum had 100 points; Carpenter had 94, and Wainwright (who had the most 1st place votes) finished third with 90 points. MLB.com article

And your winner is.. . . . . Zach Greinke!

Per ESPN, The Warriors completed a deal Monday that sends Stephen Jackson and guard Acie Law to the Bobcats in exchange for veteran swingmen Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic.

Gold Glove Winners for 2009 American League C - Joe Mauer 1b - Mark Teixeira 2b - Placido Polanco 3b - Evan Longoria ss - Derek Jeter of - Ichiro Suzuki, Torii Hunter, Adam Jones p - Mark Buehrle National League c - Yadier Molina 1b - Adrian Gonzalez 2b - Orlando Hudson 3b - Ryan Zimmerman ss - Jimmy Rollins of - Matt Kemp, Shane Victorino, Michael Bourn p - Adam Wainwright

79/100; also missed some obvious ones.

QUOTE (BuehrleTheAce @ Oct 23, 2009 -> 05:06 PM) Jerry Owens Sucks edged me out for 1st of Keeper #2. Also, any idea when we pick our keepers or who we notify who our keepers are? That was me It was a pretty tight final matchup. Looking forward to defending the title next year

13/20 Missed

Has anyone picked up The Great Book of Chicago Sports Lists by Dan McNeil and Ed Sherman? My brother bought it, and I read the first few lists. The first one was Ed Sherman's top Jordan moments. The second list....McNeil's top Sox moments from the 2005 playoffs. Doesn't someone check the facts before they print this stuff??? As many of us Sox fans, we will NEVER forget that playoff run, and even the smallest details will probably be fondly remembered. Well, McNeil lists three factorial errors that easily stand out. He said: 1. Konerko hit a grandslam in game 1 2. Pods game winning homerun was also in game 1 3. Blum hit a 2 run homer in game 3 I think most of us here would know that Paulie's slam, as well as Pods walk off, happened in game 2. And while he actually had the correct game for Blum, it was just a solo shot. I just couldn't believe that these 3 facts were overlooked. They easily stood out to me.

It's interesting that Billingsley will be a relief pitcher for this series

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 15, 2009 -> 08:52 AM) i heard that on the way to work this morning too and thought it couldnt be right. A quick Yahoo search turned up that April 11, 2009, Dusty Buffs made a penalty shot against the Red Wings in Detroit. Actually won the game with 28 seconds left in the 3rd. That same article says that last penalty shot before that was Alexei Zhamnov vs. Buffalo on 12/13/02. Maybe it is supposed to be penalty shot goal at home??? actually, just found this link with all of their penalty shots. Troy Murray in 1987 was the last made penalty shot at home http://www.blackhawkzone.com/history/penaltyshots.php Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

The Score mentioned that the Hawks last Penalty Shot goal was in 1987. Does anyone know if that is the longest current drought?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 10:43 AM) Dont forget MC Hammer. Im surprised that players in the league trust Eugene Parker as their advisor/agent. That dude was arrested for soliciting prostitution on the eve of his superbowl appearance with the Falcons, this isnt the guy you want to trust your career with. You have the first name right, but the correct guy you are talking about is Eugene Robinson.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 07:36 AM) Braylon Edwards got LeBron-ed out of Cleveland. yup ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Braylon Edwards has been traded to the Jets. FoxSports' Jay Glazer reports WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnick, and two draft picks are heading back to the Browns.

Chris Carpenter and Aaron Hill won the Comeback Players of the Year awards

Chris Carpenter today vs the Reds: Pitching: 5 IP, 3 H, 6K, 1 BB 0 ER Batting: 2-3, 1 r, 1 2b, GRANDSLAM, 6 RBI Daaaaaaamn edit: he's now 17-4 and lowered his ERA to 2.24 Hell of a year

Hey guys, sorry to hijack your tread, but I do have a Madden question: if there anyway to get past all the halftime screens besides having to press X like 7 times? It seems illogical that the game would be created where you can't skip past all that crap. I never view any of it, and it's highly annoying to have to press X so many fricken times.

Going with the same lineup from yesterday: S. Podsednik lf G. Beckham 3b M. Kotsay dh A. Rios cf J. Fields 1b D. Wise rf T. Flowers c J. Nix 2b B. Lillibridge ss

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 16, 2009 -> 08:11 AM) As a kid, there was nothing cooler than going to rent the latest NES/SNES game or going to rent a movie. That WAS Friday night. Hell yea. Get home from school, eat dinner, then ride bikes to rent a video game. And if it sucked, then head back and say that it didn't work and get something else. Then stay up all Friday and Saturday night playing. Ahh, the good ole days....

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 12:49 PM) I overslept that day and awoke to a report on 'XRT that a plane had crashed into one of the towers. I'm sure like a lot of people, I assumed that some small, private plane had hit it, like would later happen with pitcher Corey Lidle. I turned on the tube with my mind predisposed to believing that's what happened, and my first thought upon seeing the damage was a naive, "they can fix it." A few moments later, I watched the second jet crash into the other tower live on TV. I still can't believe I actually saw that happen and often wish I hadn't. My day started off very similar as yours, instead I was listening to the Score, about to get up to get ready for a college class. The Score was talking about the first plane crash, and in my dazed state, I thought it was a smaller plane that hit the top of the tower (or like a lightning rod). I walked downstairs, and as my parents asked me if i heard what happened, the 2nd plane crashed. Fricken unreal

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 9, 2009 -> 01:17 PM) What's the deal with Lost? When does it start up again? Unfortunately, not until January or February

According to Rotoworld, Iverson is about to sign with the Grizzlies

Nice game, Torres. 0 walks, very impressive

So no player named McCutchen had ever made the major leagues prior to this year. And now the Pirates have two rookies, an Andrew and a Daniel, who i don't believe are related. Kinda odd.

Podsednik dh Beckham 3b Konerko 1b Dye rf Quentin lf Ramirez ss Rios cf Nix 2b Castro c Span cf Cabrera ss Mauer c Morneau 1b Kubel dh Cuddyer rf Harris 3b Young lf Casilla 2b