MLB players from San Diego

Eariler this week I was having a discussion about how many great MLB players are from San Diego. So I decided to put together a list of past and present MLB players from San Diego Area High Schools. Players with City Abbreviations are retired. I even included a GM, manager, pitching coach and bench coach. MLB rosters have 25 players but I included 26 because I just couldn't cut it down. Here it is:

All time San Diego High School Baseball Players

General Manager:

Billy Beane- Mt. Carmel H.S. (A's)

Coaches:

Manager: Bob Boone- Crawford H.S. (KC,CIN)

Pitching Coach: Dave Duncan- Crawford H.S. (Cardinals)

Bench Coach: Darren Balsley- Mt. Carmel H.S. (Padres)

SP:

1. Cole Hamels- Rancho Bernardo H.S. (Phillies)

2. Barry Zito- Cathedral Catholic H.S. (Giants)

3. Aaron Harang- Patrick Henry H.S. (Reds)

4. David Wells- Point Loma H.S. (NY,BOS,SD,TOR,DET,BAL,CIN,CHW,LAD)

5. Stephen Strasburg- West Hills H.S. (Nationals)

RP:

Joel Zumaya- Bonita Vista H.S. (Tigers)

Sergio Mitre- Montgomery H.S. (Marlins)

Kevin Correia- Grossmont H.S. (Padres)

Matt Chico- Fallbrook H.S. (Nationals)

Jeff Karstens- Mt. Miguel H.S. (Pirates)

Esteban Loaiza- Mar Vista H.S. (LAD,CHW,OAK)

Royce Ring- Monte Vista (Braves)

Starting Lineup:

CF: Adam Jones- Morse H.S. (Orioles)

LF: Carlos Quentin- Cathedral Catholic H.S. (White Sox)

1B: Adrian Gonzalez- Eastlake H.S. (Padres)

RF: Ted Williams- Hoover H.S. (BOS)

DH: Tony Clark- Christian, Valhalla H.S. (SD,DET,ARI)

3B: Troy Glaus- Carlsbad H.S. (Braves)

SS: Ty Wigginton- Chula Vista H.S. (Orioles)

2B: Marcus Giles- Granite Hills H.S. (F.A.)

C: Jason Phillips- El Capitan H.S. (Blue Jays)

Bench:

Brian Giles- Granite Hills H.S. (SD,PIT,CLE)

Eric Chavez- Mt. Carmel (A's)

Hank Blalock- Rancho Bernardo H.S. (Rays)

Mike Jacobs- Hilltop H.S. (Royals)

Tony Clark- Christian H.S. (DET,SD,ARI)

Dave Roberts- Rancho Buena Vista H.S. (BOS,LAD,SF,SD)

Others considered:

Tony Gwynn Jr.- Poway H.S. (Padres)

Jacque Jones- San Diego H.S. (Twins)

Danny Putnam- Rancho Bernardo H.S. (A's)

Mark Redmond- Escondido H.S. (Twins)

NCAA Basketball National Championship ©

Tomorrow night, the same day as MLB's opening day and Tiger Woods' big Masters press conference is the Night of College Basketball's Division 1 National Title, although it will be overshadowed it still figures to be a good game. Duke a #1 seed faces Butler a #5 seed in a true David vs. Goliath matchup. Duke has yearly expectations if bringing in McDonalds all-americans, while Butler has never had one. Duke has had Mike Krzyzewski as their head coach since 1981, while Brad Stevens has been the head at Butler for 3 years and was 5 years old when Coach "K" started at Duke. Duke has had 55 all-americans compared to 0 for Butler. Duke is going for their 4th national title, while Butler had only twice gotten to the sweet sixteen prior to this year. The basketball history between these schools couldn't be much more different, but when they both take the court tomorrow night all of that goes out the window. They both share a common goal and both believe they can achieve it. Coach Stevens has gotten them prepared and fired up all season and this game shouldn't be any different. Duke may be a 7 point favorite, but don't count out those Bulldogs who have beaten teams this year who they had no business beating. It wouldn't surprise me in the least bit for this Bulldog team led by their baby-face sophomore Gordon Hayward who figures to join the NBA fraternity either this summer or next, to pull off the upset and become champions in one of the craziest NCAA basketball years to date.

Chargers Offseason

Last week the Chargers traded their 3rd string quarterback Charlie Whitehurst to the Seattle Seahawks. Whitehurst, the former 3rd round draft pick of the Chargers back in '06 never attempted a pass with the team. He saw considerable playing time in preseason games and faired ok. Immediately after the trade he signed a 2 year/10 million dollar deal with the Seahawks. Thats big money for a player that has never thrown a pass in the regular season, they must see something in him for the future when Matt Hasselback is done. In return for Whitehurst, the Chargers acquired a third round pick in the 2011 draft and they swapped second round picks (60 for 40) in this years draft. Chargers now have the 28th and 40th overall selections in next months draft. RB Ryan Matthews could be a possible selection at #28, and depending on how impressed they are with him when they meet this week Terrence Cody could be a possible #40. The chargers also received a 5th round pick today for compensation from free agency. They now have 7 total picks in the draft (2 in the 5th round). They traded away their 6th round pick to acquire Travis Johnson from the Texans in the preseason.

The move with the Seahawks also helped to prepare for next years draft. They now have three 3rd round picks in addition to 1 pick in every other round. One of the other 3rd round picks could turn into a second rounder depending on Antonio Cromartie's performance for the Jets this season. Because of the strength of picks in next years draft, it wouldn't surprise me to see Chargers General Manager AJ Smith trade one or more next years picks to move up in next months draft.

Post Season NCAAB All Americans

Here are my Postseason All American teams with some additional teams as well.

All- American First Team

G- John Wall- Kentucky

G- Evan Turner- Ohio St.

G- Grievis Vasquez- Maryland

F- Wesley Johnson- Syracuse

C- Hassan Whiteside- Marshall

All American Second Team

G- James Anderson- Oklahoma St.

G- Scottie Reynolds- Villanova

F- Damien James- Texas

F- Darington Hobson- New Mexico

C- DeMarcus Cousins- Kentucky

All-American Third Team

G- Sherron Collins- Kansas

G- Jon Scheyer- Duke

G- Jimmer Fredette- BYU

F- Kyle Singler- Duke

C- Cole Aldrich- Kansas

All-American Honorable Mention

G- Jordan Crawford- Xavier

G- Xavier Henry- Kansas

G- Trevon Hughes- Wisconsin

F- Lazar Hayward- Marquette

C- Greg Monroe- Georgetown

All-American “Long Range” Team

G- Andy Rautins- Syracuse

G- John Scheyer- Duke

G- LaceDarius Dunn- Baylor

G- Jon Diebler- Ohio St.

F- Ryan Wittman- Cornell

All-American “Thug Life” Team

G- Jacob Pullen- Kansas St.

F- Malcolm Thomas- San Diego St.

F- Derrick Caracter- UTEP

F- Stanley Robinson- Connecticut

C- DeMarcus Cousins- Kentucky

All-American “I Can't stand them” Team

G- Jimmer Fredette- BYU

G- Jason Bohannon- Wisconsin

F- Chris Lewis- San Diego

F- Nikola Dragovic- UCLA

C- DeMarcus Cousins- Kentucky

All American “Tiny” Team

G- Devan Downey- South Carolina

G- Tajuan Porter- Oregon

G- Erving Walker- Florida

G- Isaiah Thomas- Washington

G- Jerome Randle- California

Post Season College Football All Americans

Now that the College Football season has been over for 3 weeks as of tonight, I thought it was time that I post my postseason all americans.

First Team

Offense:

QB: Kellen Moore, Boise St.

RB: Mark Ingram, Alabama

RB: Toby Gerhart, Stanford

WR: Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green

WR: Golden Tate, Notre Dame

TE: Aaron Hernandez, Florida

OT: Trent Williams, Oklahoma

OT: Russell Okung, Oklahoma St.

OG: Mike Iupati, Idaho

OG: Mike Johnson, Alabama

C: Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU

Defense:

DE: Jerry Hughes, TCU

DT: Brian Price, UCLA

DT: Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska

DE: Von Miller, Texas A&M

OLB: Rolando McClain, Alabama

MLB: Pat Angerer, Iowa

OLB: Greg Jones, Michigan St.

CB: Joe Haden, Florida

S: Eric Berry, Tennessee

S: Earl Thomas, Texas

CB: Kendric Burney, North Carolina

Special Teams:

K: Leigh Tiffin, Alabama

P: Drew Butler, Georgia

Returner: CJ Spiller, Clemson

All-Purpose: Mardy Gilyard, Cincinnati

Second Team

Offense:

QB: Colt McCoy, Texas

RB: Ryan Matthews, Fresno St.

RB: Noel Devine, West Virginia

WR: Jordan Shipley, Texas

WR: AJ Green, Georgia

TE: Dennis Pitta, BYU

OT: Bryan Bulaga, Iowa

OT: Ciron Black, LSU

OG: Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh

OG: Zane Beadles, Utah

C: Maurkice Pouncey, Florida

Defense:

DE: Robert Quinn, North Carolina

DT: Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma

DT: Terrence Cody, Alabama

DE: Adrian Clayborn, Iowa

OLB: Bruce Carter, North Carolina

MLB: Eric Norwood, South Carolina

OLB: Navorro Bowman, Penn St.

CB: Javier Arenas, Alabama

S: Taylor Mays, USC

S: Rahim Moore, UCLA

CB: Tyler Sash, Iowa

Special Teams:

K: Hunter Lawrence, Texas

P: Matt Dodge, East Carolina

Returner: Brandon Banks, Kansas St.

All-Purpose: Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss

Freshman Team

Offense:

QB: Andrew Luck, Stanford

RB: Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh

RB: Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech

WR: Eric Page, Toledo

WR: Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina

TE: Orson Charles, Georgia

OT: Tanner Hawkinson, Kansas

OT: Barrett Jones, Alabama

OG: Michael Philipp, Oregon St.

OG: David DeCastro, Stanford

C: Peter Konz, Wisconsin

Defense:

DE: Nick Perry, USC

DT: Larry Black, Indiana

DT: Jerel Worthy, Michigan St.

DE: Chandler Jones, Syracuse

OLB: Vontaze Burflict, Arizona St.

MLB: Luke Kuechly, Boston College

OLB: Manti Te'o, Notre Dame

CB: Josh Robinson, UCF

S: Rashard Hall, Clemson

S: John Boyett, Oregon

CB: Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina

Look Back at NFL Predictions

Looking back at my NFL predictions from before the season... I was pretty bad. My biggest mistake was probably picking the colts to finish 8-8 and 3rd in their division. I predicted half of the playoff teams right, which is respectable. I correctly predicted the finishes of 4 teams (Buffalo, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Carolina). So anyway heres how my pick compared with their real finishes in parentheses.

NFC West:

Seattle: 9-7 (5-11)

Arizona: 8-8 (10-6)

St. Louis: 5-11 (1-15)

San Francisco: 4-12 (8-8)

NFC South:

Atlanta: 11-5 (9-7)

New Orleans: 9-7 (13-3)

Carolina: 8-8 (8-8)

Tampa Bay: 6-10 (3-13)

NFC North:

Green Bay: 11-5 (11-5)

Minnesota:10-6* (12-4)

Chicago: 8-8 (7-9)

Detroit: 3-13 (2-14)

NFC East:

Philadelphia: 11-5 (11-5)

New York: 10-6* (8-8)

Dallas: 9-7 (11-5)

Washington: 6-10 (4-12)

AFC West:

San Diego: 12-4 (13-3)

Kansas City: 7-9 (4-12)

Denver: 6-10 (8-8)

Oakland: 3-13 (5-11)

AFC South:

Tennessee: 11-5 (8-8)

Houston: 10-6* (9-7)

Indianapolis: 8-8 (14-2)

Jacksonville: 5-11 (7-9)

AFC North:

Pittsburgh: 10-6 (9-7)

Baltimore: 9-7* (9-7)

Cincinnati: 5-11 (10-6)

Cleveland: 3-13 (5-11)

AFC East:

New England: 13-3 (10-6)

Miami: 8-8 (7-9)

New York:7-9 (9-7)

Buffalo:6-10 (6-10)

*= Wild Card Team

Playoffs:

NFC AFC

Seattle (13) vs. Minnesota (24) Pittsburgh (23) vs. Houston (20)

Atlanta (21) vs. New York (17) Baltimore (16) vs. Tennessee (13)

Atlanta (13) vs. Green Bay (17) Pittsburgh (13) vs. New England (21)

Minnesota(27) vs.Philadelphia (31)Baltimore (20) vs.San Diego (27)

Philadelphia (16) vs.Green Bay (19)New England (24) vs.San Diego(21)

Green Bay (21) vs. New England (27)

NFL Season Preview

NFL Season Prediction:

NFC West:

Seattle: 9-7

Arizona: 8-8

St. Louis: 5-11

San Francisco: 4-12

NFC South:

Atlanta: 11-5

New Orleans: 9-7

Carolina: 8-8

Tampa Bay: 6-10

NFC North:

Green Bay: 11-5

Minnesota:10-6*

Chicago: 8-8

Detroit: 3-13

NFC East:

Philadelphia: 11-5

New York: 10-6*

Dallas: 9-7

Washington: 6-10

AFC West:

San Diego: 12-4

Kansas City: 7-9

Denver: 6-10

Oakland: 3-13

AFC South:

Tennessee: 11-5

Houston: 10-6*

Indianapolis: 8-8

Jacksonville: 5-11

AFC North:

Pittsburgh: 10-6

Baltimore: 9-7*

Cincinnati: 5-11

Cleveland: 3-13

AFC East:

New England: 13-3

Miami: 8-8

New York:7-9

Buffalo:6-10

*= Wild Card Team

Playoffs:

NFC AFC

Seattle (13) vs. Minnesota (24) Pittsburgh (23) vs. Houston (20)

Atlanta (21) vs. New York (17) Baltimore (16) vs. Tennessee (13)

Atlanta (13) vs. Green Bay (17) Pittsburgh (13) vs. New England (21)

Minnesota(27) vs.Philadelphia (31)Baltimore (20) vs.San Diego (27)

Philadelphia (16) vs.Green Bay (19)New England (24) vs.San Diego(21)

Green Bay (21) vs. New England (27)