Favourite Photo of the Week

I really like this photo.

The Photo: With the new team in Winnipeg I really think this would be a great jersey for the new team if the name will be the Jets. The colours are very bold and I really like the logo. Imagine Andrew Ladd in this jersey it would be totally cool. I like the logo so much. I would buy this jersey in a heart beat. A great photo.

NHL Mock Draft 2011

Every couple days I will show my picks for 10 players hoping to get drafted. Today I will do 1-10.



1. Edmonton Oilers - Adam Larsson

2. Colorado Avalanche - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

3. Florida Panthers - Gabriel Landeskog

4. Devils - Sean Couturier

5. New York Islanders - Nathan Beaulieu

6. Ottawa Senators - Dougie Hamilton

7. Winnipeg Jets/Manitoba Moose - Ryan Strome

8. Columbus Blue Jackets - Ryan Murphy

9. Boston Bruins - Mika Zibanejad

10. Duncan Siemens - Minnisota Wild



That is it for today, look out for picks 11-20

   

Winnipeg Jets

As some of you may have heard that the Atlanta Thrashers are being moved to Winnipeg. There are many questions but only one is clear... there will be fans! They have sold 1300 tickets in the first 10 minutes of the sale. Here are some good questions about the new franchise.



Question: What will the team be called?
Answer : I think the team will be called the Winnipeg Jets but there is some people who want to call it the Manitoba Moose. I think they will say the teams's name before the NHL Entry Draft.


Q: Will players sign there?
A: I think the Winnipeg Jets/ Manitoba Moose will have some trouble signing there. I think Andrew Ladd will sign and maybe a bunch of this years free agents will band together like Miami's Big 3. Imagine Brad Richards, and Teemu Selanne will be a very good team.


Q: How much is the team worth?
A: The most valuable NHL franchise is the Toronto Maple Leafs with $505 million dollars and the Atlanta Thrashers are second last with $135 million. The big difference is Toronto is avery hockey crazy city well Winnipeg dosent have very many population.


What about you, what are your answers to the questions?

NHL Stanley Cup Final Playoff Predictions

In the 3rd round I was a good 2 for 2 on my predictions so you should still listen to me after my horrible 2nd round where I was 0 for 4. Here goes.



[Western Conference 1] Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins[ Eastern Conference 3]

The Outcome: I pick Vancouver in 6 games. I think The Sedins are getting really hot and will tear up the game but I think that Boston will play well if they don't give up lots on penalties. I think Nathan Horton his starting to play very good. It will be a tough few games but think the Canucks will pull of the victory.



I was on Zack Hample's blog which you can find on my favourite websites. Here is the link: http://mlblogssnaggingbaseballs.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/9_zack_and_kids_with_the_baseball.jpg



I am on the right.   

Friday, May 27 @ Rogers Center

Yesterday I went to my first ballgame where I was trying to ballhawk. I will retell the whole ballhawking day and the game.


The day began with us picking up our tickets at a will call window which did not take that long.

When we walked inside we found out we just missed the Blue Jays half of BP (batting practice). The White Sox were hitting some longballs deep but went to the left field foul line. I think Alex Rios hit a squibber down the foul line and my brother Jack reached down and gloved it. 1 game, 1 ball. Perfect.

I then got a ball from a player who caught a fly ball and hurled it to me.

MY FIRST BALL= AWESOME. I then spotted Alexei Ramirez came to talk to the fans and I asked him to sign my ball and...... he said yes.

The day just got better. We then moved to the outfield where we met the best ballhawk ever Zack Hample! We shared some greetings and then took a photo.

He was very nice. He signed my brother's ball and then my book. My book was his new one "The Baseball." I did a review way back in April so look there. Then I saw a group of players huddling together and ran there hoping they would throw the ball to me and BINGO.






The ball had a great grass stain on its seams. Then I think Chris Sale threw me another line drive and there was a orange stain on it from the warning track.






Then a player I did not recognize threw me a ball which I gave to my brother who thinks he snagged it.[Crazy]. The game finally started and check out our seats.

This was 3rd out heaven. As the game started I did'nt care who won I wanted a 3rd out ball, but I kept on trying.  Mr. Juan Rivera had the ball on 2 occasions and did not even throw it my way. Then he had it again jogging towards me, I put my glove up hoping to here the nice smack of the ball meeting my glove but he threw it my way and.......... directed it to a toddler. Thanks Mr. Rivera you ruined my day.



The game ended with the Blue Jays winning 4-2. The game was very good but Kyle Drabek walked lots of batters. It was crazy.


The day ended with 5 balls in 1 half of BP. I am coming 3 hours early next time. It was so fun.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I head off to Rogers Center to hopefully catch a ball or 2 and meet one of my idols Zack Hample. I will keep you up to date tomorrow.

Lionel Messi vs. Wayne Rooney

This time I try ed to do a soccer post and came up with this. Enjoy!


Lionel Messi vs. Wayne Rooney


For: Best offensive soccer player.


Lionel Messi: He is just a pure offensive player. His stats show it playing for both Barcelona FC and Argentina. He can shoot and deke and is the closest thing to the soccer legend Maradona. He blends skill with smarts.

Wayne Rooney: He can really be a magician at times proving that with an awesome flip goal this year. He is in his prime and is very dangerous with any team. I thought whoever has him will be a great team.


The Winner is: Lionel Messi. He is the best player on the planet. He will be the best player ever to play with both the teams he plays for.

Thanks for reading and fell free to express your opinions.