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Welcome back and a happy beginning of meteorological summer to everyone. This week we will continue our NFL Draft recap, taking a look at the NFC West (I know I promised the AFC South last week, I explain more below). We will also review how the 2nd month of the season went for your favorite and not so favorite AL clubs, and check in with the NBA Conference Finals.

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NFL GENUINE DRAUGHT- NFC WEST

Earlier this week while reading through some older columns of mine, I immediately stopped rubbing my nipples when I realized that I had just plum forgot to recap the NFC West’s draft. I know, I know, how could I forget a division that gave us the steady mediocrity of the Rams and Seahawks, the sub par bumbling of the Cardinals, and the epic badness of the 49ers? This week I am here to right that wrong. Let’s take a look at the 2005 NFC West draft.

Seattle Seahawks
Day 1
1st round, 26th pick- Chris Spencer, C, Ole Miss
Being that the Hawks ranked 26th in the NFL in defense last year, conventional wisdom would say they would want to address that with their 1st round pick. Nobody has ever accused the Seahawks franchise of being overly wise on draft day though (see Stevens, Jerramy and Robinson, Koren), so of course that conventional wisdom was wrong. That said, there is nothing not to like about Spencer. The words “best offensive lineman in the draft” have been seen attached to his name, and if you have a chance to get the best offensive lineman in the draft you should probably take him, especially if it’s with the 26th pick. He is equally adept as a run blocker and a pass blocker, and is the kind of guy that can anchor an O line for 10 years. The only thing that kept him from being a higher pick was that he was only a starter for one season at Ole Miss. He is an underclassman and it’s possible a lot of GM’s weren’t sold on him yet.

2nd round, 45th pick- Lofa Tatupu, ILB, USC
Tatupu did not project this high prior to the draft. At 6-0 240, he may be too small to shed blocks and play inside linebacker effectively in the NFL. His father, Mosi Tatupu, played in the NFL as a running back. Lofa does have good instincts and plays very smart and very intensely. The Seahawks must have really liked him to use a second round pick on him, because I don’t think anybody else was planning on taking him this early.

3rd round, 85th pick- David Greene, QB, Georgia
This pick was another head scratcher. Regardless of what Greene can or can’t do, this pick does not make any sense. Are the Seahawks sending a message to Matt Hasselbeck by choosing a QB on Day 1? If they are it conflicts with the message they just sent to him by signing him to a long term contract this offseason. You don’t draft a backup QB in the third round. You can swing a broomstick in an Arena Football locker room and hit 3 guys who can be your backup QB. The Hawks have much more pressing needs than at quarterback. As for Greene, he holds the record for starting and winning the most games in NCAA D1 history. He is a good game manager who is accurate on short throws, and is seen as a good fit for coach Mike Holmgren’s offense.

3rd round, 98th pick- Leroy Hill, OLB, Clemson
Hill makes Lofa Tatupu look huge by comparison. At 6-1 229 there are serious concerns about him being big enough to play linebacker in the NFL. He does have good speed, but for a linebacker that really has a safety’s body its really not that outstanding. He will get a chance to prove his mettle on special teams, and maybe add some bulk in the process and grow into being a pro linebacker.

And the rest…
OT Ray Willis (4th round, Florida St.) is pretty solid all around. He played tackle opposite first round draft pick Alex Barron with the Seminoles, and has started 35 straight games. OLB Jeb Huckeba (5th round, Arkansas) is another smart, but undersized player. The Seahawks hope he can be a DE/OLB tweener but in reality he’s probably too small to play DE in the pros. TE Tony Jackson (6th round, Iowa) is a strong blocking tight end and could be used in two tight end formations opposite Jerramy Stevens or Itula Mili. OT Doug Neinhuis (7th round, Oregon St.) is a good athlete who lettered in basketball and volleyball in high school.

St. Louis Rams
Day 1
1st round, 19th pick- Alex Barron, OT, Florida St.

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HEY HEY! Get out of here!!! Get a room!! God they just won’t go away. Like earwigs they are.

Anyway, Barron is a first round gamble, which fits right in with Rams coach Mike Martz’s never ending crusade to prove what a genius he is. Barron has the body to be an All-Pro tackle, and the attitude to be out of the league in three years. It really is a tossup. Much has been made of his gigantic wingspan, with arms measuring 38 inches long. He also runs a 4.83 40, which is insane for a man that is 6-7 320. Normally, someone with these physical tools is a slam dunk top 3 pick. The fact that he slid all the way to 19 should tell you all need to know about his intangibles. Whether he truly is as lazy as everyone says he is or has just gotten a bad rap remains to be seen. Playing opposite future Hall of Famer Orlando Pace on the Rams’ line can only help him.

2nd round, 50th pick- Ronald Bartell, CB, Howard
Like I said, Martz will go out of his way to prove he is smarter than everyone else. Case in point is reaching for Bartell in the second round. Bartell has the lanky frame at 6-1 211 that is attractive in a corner and will help him defend tall wideouts. He also brings decent speed and exceptional leaping ability. There is a huge difference between covering I-AA wideouts, and NFL wideouts though, and whether Bartell can translate his ability is a big question. It’s not like he dominated at Howard either, he only had 1 pick last year.

3rd round, 66th pick- Oshiomogho Atogwe, FS, Stanford
Atogwe plays the safety position with authority and provides some big hits. He is especially strong in run support where he has the strength to corral and bring down opposing ball carriers. He sometimes struggles in pass coverage though, as he has a tendency to play it safe rather than gamble to create an interception. His appetite for the big hit has cost him with some big plays.

3rd round, 81st pick- Richie Incognito, C, Nebraska
Incognito’s a mean, nasty player and an outstanding athlete. He also has a rap sheet as long as Alex Barron’s arms that led to him being suspended last season and not seeing the football field. He is an overpowering run blocker and has the quickness to be a good pass blocker. He’s also got the versatility to play guard or tackle. Much like Barron, Incognito has all the ability in the world, but questionable character. He looks like a prime candidate to have a Kyle Turley-like career, combining flashes of brilliance with flashes of unacceptable behavior that keeps him from truly excelling.

And the rest…
SS Jerome Carter (4th round, Florida St.) brings good speed and plays with aggressiveness. He will most likely compete with Atogwe for a starting safety position. G Claude Terrell (4th round, New Mexico) played tackle in college but his frame suggests he will be a guard in the pros. He is a strong run blocker and takes up a lot of space. TE Jerome Collins (5th round, Notre Dame) used to be a defensive player and is still learning his position. He did not start a single game in college and is a project. WR Dante Ridgeway (6th round, Ball St.) weighs in at 206 and is a physical possession receiver. The Rams don’t currently have a wideout that fits that profile, so he could be a valuable weapon. He caught 104 passes last year, which is a lot. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (7th round, Harvard) led the Crimson to an unbeaten season last year. He is what you would expect of a Harvard QB, smart but lacking the measurables. FB Madison Hedgecock (7th round, N. Carolina) is a big back who has soft hands.

Arizona Cardinals
Day 1
1st round, 8th pick- Antrel Rolle, CB, Miami FL
Rolle is a very physical corner who makes it a very long day for any receiver trying to shake him. He is very adept at jamming opposing wideouts at the line of scrimmage. He also is good at anticipating the play and swooping in for the pick. He doesn’t have top flight speed, which led the Titans to pass on him and take Pac-Man Jones instead, but his game is not built around running with speed receivers. It’s about knocking them down before they have a chance to go deep, and he’s very good at it.

2nd round, 44th pick- JJ Arrington, RB, Cal
The Cards badly needed a running back and did well to snatch up Arrington in the 2nd round while still landing a very good corner in the 1st round. Dennis Green didn’t make the playoffs all those years in Minnesota by accident. Arrington has tremendous burst and is a threat to break a big play every time he touches the ball. He also is a very good receiver out of the backfield. He has a lot of Marshall Faulk type characteristics. The main concern with him is that he lacks size and may not be able to stand up to the pounding of being a feature back through a 16 game season. Of course, with another pretty good running back already on hand in Marcel Shipp that may not be an issue.

3rd round, 75th pick- Eric Green, CB, Virginia Tech
Before the draft, Green was considered a possible 1st round pick. He is pretty solid all around but not spectacular in any one area. He is a shade short at 5-11, and doesn’t make up for it with blinding speed. He does bring a lot of value in that he can play corner or safety. He was also a great special teams performer with the Hokies, blocking four kicks last year.

3rd round, 95th pick- Darryl Blackstock, OLB, Virginia
Blackstock is an underclassman who projects as a pure pass rusher in the NFL. He struggles mightily in pass coverage and most likely will not see the field unless its on special teams or in a 3rd and long situation. Given time he could develop, though, but as for now he is pretty much a work in progress.

And the rest…
G Elton Brown (4th round, Virginia) was actually seen by some as the best available in the draft at his position. So why did he slip to the 4th round? Weight problem. If he can get that under control he is an absolute steal. In the 4th round, why not take a flyer on him? I mean, have you SEEN how fat some of these NFL linemen are? ILB Lance Mitchell (5th round, Oklahoma) has great size for a linebacker but ran a Maurice Clarettesque 40, which hurt his draft standing. WR Leron McCoy (7th round, Indiana PA) has physical tools and good speed but is very unpolished.

San Francisco 49ers
Day 1
1st round, 1st pick- Alex Smith, QB, Utah
The Niners probably would have been better off trading this pick. I realize they probably tried to, but the fact that they didn’t tells me they didn’t try hard enough. If Smith is 4 inches shorter he’s Timmy Chang. You don’t know who Timmy Chang is? Well he played for Hawaii in the WAC, a league much like the Mountain West in that it is not exactly known for its defense, and put up very comparable numbers to Smith’s. He didn’t get drafted. Smith, though, played for a team that got a LOT of press last year and won a lot of games and that made all the difference in the world. Smith doesn’t really have great arm strength, and at 6-4 217 he really, really needs to add some weight. Otherwise, he isn’t going to last 4 games before doing a stretcher job playing behind the turnstiles the Niners have on their O line. He also played in a goofy offense in college and had to be taught how to take a dropback in minicamp after being drafted by the Niners. This pick has Tim Couch written all over it. He also is still unsigned. You heard here first that he won’t be the starter in Week 1, Tim Rattay will. Prove me wrong Alex, prove me wrong.

2nd round, 33rd pick- David Baas, C, Michigan
Baas is a big man for a center, standing almost 6-5. While he is a very strong run blocker, his pass blocking is seen as a weakness. His stock rose rapidly prior to the draft, most likely due to getting the blessing of the cartel of NFL O-line coaches, whose opinion on draft day matters a lot more than you would think. He should be a help to the Niners in re-establishing their running game as a viable threat, which will make things a little bit easier for Smith as a rookie QB.

3rd round, 65th pick- Frank Gore, RB, Miami FL
Gore has a lot in common with Willis McGahee. They both at one time were big time prospects at the U of Miami, only to see knee injuries take their toll on their pro prospects. McGahee has recovered to become a star in the NFL, and the Niners hope the same will happen with Gore. At 5-10 he is a waterbug type runner with a low center of gravity, and while he isn’t big he is a strong runner. His knee injuries have sapped his speed, but he is by no means slow. He also bombed the Wonderlic intelligence test given to prospects at the combine, so his ability to digest an NFL offense is in question.

3rd round, 94th pick- Adam Snyder, G, Oregon
Snyder is said to play a little too erect at times. Uhhhhhhhh….yeah. He played tackle with the Ducks but likely will be used as a guard with the 49ers. Having that versatility is a good thing. He has long arms and uses them to make himself an effective pass blocker. He won the Morris Trophy for being named the Pac 10’s top offensive lineman.

And the rest…
DT Ronald Fields (5th round, Miss State) is a guy who looks the part of a 3-4 nose tackle. He has good quickness and can penetrate into the backfield. WR Rasheed Marshall (5th round, W. Virginia) played QB for the Mountaineers. The easy thing to say is he is an athlete in the Antwaan Randle El mold, so I’ll go ahead and say that. He showed he can play wideout in postseason all star games. The funny part is that at 6-0 185 he has about the same body type as Alex Smith. CB’s Derrick Johnson (6th round, Washington) and Daven Holly (7th round, Cincinnati) are probably competing for the same roster spot, as are TE’s Patrick Estes (7th round, Virginia) and Billy Bajema (7th round, Oklahoma St.).

MLB MAY MONTAGE- AL

May is the month where most teams find out if they are going to be contenders, or doomed to wander aimlessly through the desert of the final 4 months of a lost season. Who’s in it for the long haul in the AL, hanging by a thread, and just plain dead as June busts out all around us?

IN IT TO WIN IT

Chicago White Sox 35-18, 1st Place AL Central, 4 games up
The Sox are a prime example of the fact that in today’s baseball landscape, if you can string together 4 decent starting pitchers, you have a great shot of contending. If you can bring 5 decent starting pitchers, you’ll have the best record in baseball. Mark Buehrle, Freddy Garcia, Jose Conteras, Orlando Hernandez, and Jon Garland have been hands down the best rotation in the AL thus far this year. The offense has sputtered at times but Jermaine Dye (10 HR) and Aaron Rowand (.280 AVG) have shown signs of heating up, and OF Scott Podsednik (27 SB’s) and 2B Tadahito Iguchi (.805 OPS) are always there at 1-2 in the lineup and speed doesn’t go into a slump.

Since getting off to a torrid start, the Sox have looked on a couple of occasions like they were heading into a funk that would bring them down to earth. Every time this has happened, though, someone steps up and pitches a great game and the Sox get back on track.

Baltimore Orioles 32-20, 1st Place AL East, 4 games up
Just when it looked like the O’s are coming apart at the seams and were about to slink back to their comfortable spot behind the Red Sox and Yankees in the AL East, they step up this week and bitch slap the Red Sox at Fenway, taking 3 straight.

The Orioles are 19-6 vs. their own division this year. They are not going away. Their lineup is every bit as good as the Red Sox’, and the pitching has been surprisingly good. What will determine whether the O’s can hang on is whether or not Erik Bedard (5-1, 2.08 ERA) and Bruce Chen (5-2, 3.46) can continue to pitch like All-Stars. It wouldn’t hurt if Daniel Cabrera (4-4, 5.40) can pull it together and be the pitcher the O’s thought he would be this year either.

Texas Rangers 30-21, 1st Place Tie AL West
The Rangers have succeeded through the first 2 months of the season despite not having anybody on offense who has put up exceptional numbers. Instead they have a lineup full of guys who are hitting a hard .280 or .290, pounding out a lot of extra base hits and driving in runs. The long term prognosis for the lineup is good, as nobody is playing over their heads, and should be able to continue producing or even be better than they have already been.

The rotation, on the other hand, is a different story. Kenny Rogers (7-2, 1.65) is giving the Rangers another unfathomably good season. He is 40 years old though. Maybe he can keep it up all year, but maybe not. At the other end of the age spectrum, Chris Young (5-2, 2.93) has also been outstanding but as his name implies, he is young, and whether he can keep it up all year is also in doubt. Chan Ho Park (5-1, 4.60) has been decent and pitching well enough to win, but Ryan Drese (4-5, 6.04) really needs to pull it together. The bullpen has been an adventure outside of closer Francisco Cordero (16 saves), and they need to find someone who can consistently get him the ball.

Los Angeles Angels 31-22, 1st Place Tie AL West
Injuries to OF Vlad Guerrero and closer Francisco Rodriguez have certainly taken their toll on the Angels. A greater concern is the severe lack of offense the team has shown in compiling a flaccid .253 batting average and an unacceptable .306 on base percentage thru the first 2 months. Particularly disappointing have been new acquisitions OF Steve Finley (.226 AVG, .291 OBP) and SS Orlando Cabrera (.240 AVG). The team is striking out nearly 3 times as often as it walks. If the Angels don’t start generating more offense, they are not going to hang with the Rangers for long.

Bartolo Colon (6-3, 2.75) has anchored the rotation, but John Lackey, Paul Byrd, and Jarrod Washburn have failed to step up to provide a solid number 2. The only thing keeping the Halos in contention has been their bullpen. Scot Shields (.157 batting average against), Brendan Donnelly (.231 BAA) and Rodriguez (.169 BAA) have been lights out and turn it into a 7 inning game if the Angels have a lead.

Minnesota Twins 30-21, 2nd Place AL Central, 4 games back
The Twins are good year in and year out because they have figured out that a good bullpen makes it a heck of a lot easier to win baseball games. If you don’t beat the Twins in the first 6 innings, you lose, simple as that. Once their starter exits the game, you’ve got JC Romero (.192 BAA), Jesse Crain (.174 BAA), steroid offender Juan Rincon (.221 BAA), and closer Joe Nathan (.221 BAA, 15 saves) to deal with. You don’t want that.

The bullpen is bolstered by a lineup and starting rotation that have both been solid. Every single guy in the Minnesota lineup is somebody that gets on base about 35% of the time. If you bring nine guys that can do that, you will win a lot of ball games. The one thing missing from the lineup is somebody that can be counted on to drive in the runners once they get on base. 1B Justin Morneau and C Joe Mauer both look like they have the ability to be that guy, but they have had a hard time staying healthy and in the lineup.

The Twins have 13 games remaining with the White Sox, and the AL Central title will come down to the outcome of those games. Even if they come out on the short end, the Twins still look like as good a bet as any to nail down the wildcard spot in the AL.

KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR

Boston Red Sox 28-24, 2nd Place AL East, 4 games back
The Red Sox thought they could bring a lousy starting rotation into the season and cruise to a playoff spot just because they are the Red Sox and their offense would carry them through. That has not been the case though, as the Orioles have surprised them by dominating play in the AL East by playing the Red Sox’ style of ball, and doing it better than the Red Sox.

It didn’t take a boy genius to know that Curt Schilling was likely to be unavailable this year due to injury. The Red Sox’ answer to the gaping hole left in their rotation was to bring in a washed up David Wells and an injured Wade Miller, and the results have been predictable. Wells (3-4, 5.96) has been awful. Miller (2-1, 4.85) has been inconsistent. Matt Clement (6-0, 3.06) has been a standout but outside of him the Red Sox have nobody that would be any more than a 5th starter on any of the other contending teams.

This will almost certainly change at the trade deadline, but the Red Sox have to keep the Orioles in shouting range. The Red Sox and Yankees have a lot of games left against each other, and if the Orioles have a 6 or 7 game lead at the All Star Break, one of those teams will have to dominate the other to catch the O’s. That will be a difficult feat.

New York Yankees 27-25, 4th Place AL East, 5 games back
After last October’s collapse for the ages in the ALCS, the Yankees limped to a 11-19 start this year, and there was weeping and gnashing of the teeth. The Yankees then calmly won 16 out of their next 18, and it looked like they were on their way to another AL East title.

Not so fast. The Yankees got thumped in 2 out of 3 at Fenway over the weekend, and are in the process of possibly getting swept by the Honest to God Royals for crying out loud, and have sunk back into 4th place.

The Yankees problem is not on offense, as Alex Rodriguez (.319, 17 HR, 49 RBI) has put up MVP numbers so far, and Hideki Matsui, Derek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, and Tino Martinez have also been very good. Their woes can be squarely blamed on the pitching staff. The Pinstripers’ starting rotation has been hit mercilessly.

To wit, Carl Pavano sports a .310 BAA, Mike Mussina is getting hit at a .295 clip, and Kevin Brown is getting slapped around for a .325 average. Even Randy Johnson (5-4, 3.92) has been painfully ordinary. The bullpen has been even worse. Tom Gordon and Mariano Rivera have been effective in the 8th and 9th innings, but before them you have Mike Stanton with a .311 BAA, Paul Quantrill (.353 BAA) and Buddy Groom (.322). The Yankees’ situation is, ironically, almost identical to that of the Red Sox. They have a lot of work to do to climb over 3 teams and back atop the AL East.

Toronto Blue Jays 28-25, 3rd Place AL East, 4.5 games back
The Jays have been downright plucky this year. While the similarly downtrodden Orioles have enjoyed more publicity and more success, the Jays have quietly put together a nice little start.

They are doing it with a balanced lineup that is devoid of superstars but, much like the Twins, has guys who are pretty good hitters 1 thru 9. Shea Hillenbrand, Vernon Wells, Orlando Hudson, Alex Rios, Eric Hinske, Reed Johnson, and Gregg Zaun have all driven in over 20 runs so far this year. Project each of those out over a full season and that’s 7 guys in your lineup driving in 65-70 runs, which ain’t too bad.

On the mound, Roy Halladay (8-2, 2.54) has reclaimed his Cy Young form. Jason Frasor (.253 BAA) and Vinnie Chulk (.236 BAA) have done a good job setting up Miguel Batista (.202, 9 saves), who has been lights out as the closer.

The Jays will almost certainly fade due to the rest of the rotation outside of Halladay being unproven (Gustavo Chacin) or maddeningly inconsistent (Josh Towers, Dave Bush, Ted Lilly), but the franchise is showing signs of life for the first time in years.

DEAD AS FRIED CHICKEN

Cleveland Indians 25-26, 3rd place AL Central, 9 games back
Detroit Tigers 24-26, 4th place AL Central, 9.5 games back

Tigers OF Dmitri Young said before the season that there would be a 2 team race in the AL Central between the Tigers and Indians. He was right. They will have quite a race for 3rd place.

Seattle Mariners 22-30, 3rd place AL West, 8.5 games back
Oakland A’s 20-32, 4th place AL West 10.5 games back

Seattle spent all kinds of money to bring in power hitters to play 81 games at the 2nd worst (next to Petco Park in San Diego) hitters park in baseball, and went into the season with 42 year old Jamie Moyer as their ace, and Gil Meche and his 4.58 career ERA as their number 2. People get paid a lot of money to do things like this, for real.

As for Oakland, the A’s as we knew them in the last 5 years are dead. Maybe lightning will strike twice and they will rebuild another great rotation out of Rich Harden, Dan Haren, and Joe Blanton, but maybe not. We do know the lineup reconstruction is going not so good though. New acquisition C Jason Kendall has been a bust. Don’t even ask about OF Nick Swisher, who if my Baseball Tonight/Bullshit translator is working right was supposed to be pretty good or something.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 19-35, 5th place AL East, 14 games back
Kansas City Royals 15-37, 5th place AL Central, 19.5 games back

Not only are these teams awful, they are lost. The Devil Rays are taking on the stench of a failed rebuilding project and the Royals are putting guys like 29 year old Terrence Long, 31 year old Emil Brown, 33 year old Tony Graffanino, and 37 years old Matt Stairs in the lineup every day. Way to develop that young talent. Buddy Bell has been handed the reins in his 14th managerial job, each less successful than the last. To quote Mark Renton in “Trainspotting”, it’s a shite state of affairs, and all the fresh air in the world won’t make any f-ing difference.

NBA PLAYOFF PEEP SHOW

-The Suns just got housed by the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. There is no gentle way to put it. That said, lets give the Suns a round of applause for what they did this year. This team did not win even 30 games last year, and overnight transformed into the most exciting basketball team the NBA has seen in a long time.

As for the Spurs, if I’m them I’m hoping real hard that Detroit knocks off Miami in the East. Last year they got bounced by Shaq and the Lakers, and that Lakers team was a complete mess. They aren’t relishing the prospect of facing a happy, slimmer, motivated Shaq and Dwayne Wade playing the role of Kobe, only minus the giant ego and looming sexual assault verdict, in the Finals.

– As you’ve no doubt heard if you follow the NBA, there are strong indications that Pistons coach Larry Brown will be leaving to take over the Cleveland Cavaliers after the Pistons playoff run is over. The Pistons have gone through sooooo many distractions and off the court hoohah this year. Look closer and you see that it has all been through their own doing. I don’t know who will win the NBA Championship, but I’m pretty sure the Pistons won’t.

Well, that’s it for this week, I’m spent. As you may have noticed, there was no MLB Apprentice this week. MLB Apprentice will be back in TWO weeks. Next week I will be doing an NL May Montage, breaking down the AFC South’s draft, and…


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That’s a wrap! See ya next week.