MLB: The Best Player Ever for each Team in the National League (Part 2)

Continuing from where we left off in the last article, in a baseball scoreboards feature, I have taken a look at the golden stars for the rest of the teams in the National League:

7. Philadelphia Phillies(ED), Steve Carlton, 1972-1986: one of the best left handed pitchers of all time; he easily beat Mike Schmidt and Grover C. Alexander for the Phillies “Best” spot. The baseball scoreboards showed that Carlton had a record of a 3.09 ERA and 241-161 with the Phillies. He managed to shut out his rivals on 39 occasions, a pitch of 185 CG, 1.211 WHIP, 4 Cy Young Awards and 7 All-Star appearances.
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The Top 5 NBA rookies of 2010/2011

There has been some amazing addition to the NBA talent this season. As the season is drawing to an end lets take a Basketball scoreboards look at the top 5 rookies who were drafted last year.

5. Wesley Johnson
Wesley Johnson is the right man in the wrong team. He is a superb find but unfortunately plays for a team where his hard work has not paid off. He is trying to turn around the fate of his team, The Minnesota Timberwolves, but he does not have the players around him. He played incredibly well against the Los Angeles Lakers two weeks ago, with the basketball scoreboards showing that he scored a career high 29 points. He has emerged as a solid shooting guard in the NBA and with this kind of performance he will surely go a long way in the league in the years to come.
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The Last Eight in the Champions League 2011

The group matches are over and now its time for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League 2011. The soccer scoreboards showed that Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Shakhtar, Chelsea, Tottenham and Schalke have advanced to the quarterfinals.

In the knockout stages, Barcelona was paired with Arsenal, AC Milan with Tottenham, Valencia with Schalke, Roma with Shakhtar, Copenhagen with Chelsea, O. Lyon with Real Madrid, Marseille with Manchester United, Inter Milan with Bayern Munich.
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MLB 2011 Spring Training: A Review of the Teams with the Most Roster Changes

The 2011 season is about to begin and we have witnessed how many teams have been touching up their rosters during the spring training. Some teams are rearranging their rosters because spring training is the best opportunity for them to showcase their new talent. Some are doing so because a few of their players were big disappointments last season. While others are making changes to simply rid themselves of problem players and make room for new blood. In a baseball scoreboards feature, I have taken a look at the teams that have made the most changes to their rosters during spring training.
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The 4 Best Power Forwards in the NBA

This season has seem some established players reach the peak of their careers, and some newbies come in and take the league by storm. In a basketball scoreboards feature, I have taken a look at the 4 most amazing power forwards in the NBA today.

4 – Blake Griffin
Although only in his rookie season, this young boy has amazed everyone with his natural skills and abilities. The basketball scoreboards showed that he was drafted in 2009 by the Los Angeles Clippers, but just a day before the 2009-2010 season started, it was confirmed that Griffin had suffered a stress fracture in his left knee and would miss seven weeks of play. After this lay-off, the test results showed that he was not recovering properly, and he ended up missing the entire season. Things have taken a big turn for him this season though, and he has surely established his future with the LA Clippers. He is having the best rookie season ever and is scoring an average of 22.5 and rebounding with an average of 12.4. This puts him in third place among the power forwards. Such stats have never been achieved by a rookie!
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The Top 5 Defensive ends after the 2010-2011 season

In a football scoreboards feature, I have listed the 5 top defensive ends for the 2010-2011 season, and explained what aspects of their plap have made them so successfull.

The key attributes of a defensive end is his run stopping ability and his consistency. If the defensive end can perform with consistency, whether he is a speed rusher or a power rusher, he is already a top class player. After the 2010 season, the following players emerged as the top defensive ends in NFL
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MLB: Best Player Ever for Each Team in the American League (Part 2)

Welcome, to the end of the…don’t worry not the world, just part 2 of our article series on the best players in MLB! So without further drama, let’s jump back into our lil’ ocean of the best ever to play in the American League:

7. Cleveland Indians(CD), Bob Feller, 1936-1956: from ’41-’44, “Rapid Robert” left the Indians to devote 3 years of his career to the US Navy. When he left, he was at the zenith of his career and when he came back it was as if he never left. The baseball scoreboards show that his career stats with the Indians went like this: 2,581 K, 44 SHO, 279 CG, and 266-162 with a 3.25 ERA. He also had 8 All-Star appearances.
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The Most Indispensable Players in NBA

Every team has a player that cannot be replaced. If the player is injured or cannot play due to some reason, it it next to impossible to find an adequate replacement for him in the team. Here is a basketball scoreboards list some of the most indispensable players in the NBA.

Derrick Rose
The name says it all! There is no substitute for this guy. He is the backbone of the Chicago Bulls and it is very difficult to imagine where the team would be without him. He is unarguably the best point guard in NBA and it is only due to him that his team is the third in the Eastern Conference. His stats this year show what a great and consistent player he has been. The basketball scoreboards show that he is averaging 24.9 points, 8.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game as well as an impressive player efficiency rating of 23.3.
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Barcelona maul Arsenal in the 2nd leg of the Champions League.

The much awaited match was played on 8th March 2011 at the Camp Nou. With the soccer scoreboards showing 2-1 to Arsenal after the first leg, it was anybody’s game!

Both the teams, Arsenal and Barcelona, played a fantastic match but in the end it was Barcelona who emerged victorious and advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. It is the fourth consecutive year that Barcelona has succeeded in reaching the last 8 in the Champions League, but for Arsenal it is another season of dashed hopes as the soccer scoreboards show that they are now out of the Champion’s league.
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The Best Striking Partnerhips in the English Premier League

The Best Striking Partnerhips In The English Premier League Strikers have arguably the single most important position in the team. Great strikers possess footballing intelligence, a deft first touch, an accurate shot and blistering speed. In this soccer scoreboards article I have listed the best striking partnerships in the league at the moment:

5. Gabriel Agbonlahor & Darren Bent
Agbonlahor and Bent play for Aston Villa. Bent has been in tremendous form this season and is performing at a very high level. Agbonlahor is not playing that well but with Bent beside him this pair has brought hope to Aston Villa’s fans this season, that perhaps they can achieve something yet. Bent has been in form and with the help of Young’s assists he is scoring well for the team. With Bent beside him, Agbonlahor shouldn’t be off form for too much longer. These are the two key players in the teams attacking line up, and Villa has a lot to look forward if they can gel and reach their potential.
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The MVP Candidates for this Season

Although the season hasn’t ended yet, there is already a clear shortlist of players who are in the race to receive the MVP for their performances. Here are the basketball scoreboards top five candidates:

5. Manu Ginobilli
Manu plays as a shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs. He is one of the key players of the team and has played a very important role in the team’s success so far. He has earned three NBA rings and now is a probable choice for the MVP this season. He has some fantastic team mates like Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, but with players like these he has still managed to maintain the best scoring record in the team. The basketball scoreboards show that he has scored an average of 18.4 points per game.
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MLB: The Best Player Ever for Each Team in the American League (Part 2)

Mlb: The Best Player Ever For Each Team In The American League (part 1)

Continuing with the baseball scoreboards best player for each team article series; this is the first part in which we take a look at the best players for each team in the American League.

1. Tampa Bay Rays (ED), Carl Crawford, 2002-2010: Recently the Rays have run themselves into a non-performing rut, but it didn’t stop this man from continuing his outstanding performances. He leads his team in all the important stats i.e. BA, SB, RBI, 3B, 2B, H and R. However, he is third HR but it doesn’t dampen his talent. He has won both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger once, and is also a 4 time All-Star.
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Super Bowl XLV: What Went Wrong for the Steelers?

The football scoreboards 2010-2011 season was finally put to rest by the clash between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburg Steelers in the Super Bowl XLV, with the Green Bay Packers emerging victorious and crowned as the best team of the season. The game was filled with great moments, the least of which was Christina Aguilera botching the national anthem lyrics! Therefore, before all of us start anticipating the 2011-2012 season, let us glance back at the game to see what the Pittsburg Steelers could have and should have done differently to have lifted the Lombardi trophy. So, here is a football scoreboards list of things, which if the Steelers had done, or not done, might have had a big impact on the final result!
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NFL: Mr. Irrelevants of the Past 6 Years

This is a practice started in 1976 by Paul Salata, a former NFL player, who coined the term Mr. Irrelevant. The title is awarded to the player who is the last selected player in the NFL Draft. More often than not, Mr. Irrelevant turns out to be exactly that “irrelevant”! However, sometimes, even though their selecting teams end up cutting them they do break into the team and have to have long careers, with varying degrees of success. Here is a football scoreboards list of the Mr. Irrelevants from the last 6 years, and a glimpse at how their careers have turned out:
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MLB: The Best Player Ever for each Team in the National League (Part 1)

This is going to be one long list, which is why this article has been divided into 2 parts. In a baseball scoreboards feature, we are going to look at what makes each player the best for each team and in which year. So, without further ado the first 6 teams and players are:

1 – Florida Marlins (ED, NL), Hanley Ramirez 2006-present: It was a tough choice between Ramirez and Luis Castillo. However, Ramirez has proven to be the best player for the Marlins because in his short 5 years he’s won 2 Silver Sluggers, has been a 3 time All-Star and won the NL ROY in 2006, with a the baseball scoreboards showing that he has a career average of .313 BA and an OBP of .385.
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