Christian Yelich — who was traded to Milwaukee last offseason from the Miami Marlins — won the National League MVP award mostly due to his torrid performance following the All-Star Break as he hit .367 with 25 home runs and 67 RBIs in 65 games.
He finished the season batting .326 with 36 home runs and 110 RBIs. He also swiped 22 stolen bases.
The star outfielder closed the season strong and helped guide the Brewers to eight straight wins to Storm their way to a NL Central division title, just their second in franchise history.
He established career highs in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, home runs, runs, RBIs and stolen bases.
Christian Yelich beat out Javier Baez of the Chicago Cubs and Nolan Arenado of the Colorado Rockies in voting, with NL Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom being the only player to receive a first place vote.
Fresh off of a batting title, 30/30 season, gold glove award and World Series title, Mookie Betts now adds an American League MVP to his outstanding season.
Mookie Betts batted .346 with 32 home runs and 30 stolen bases. He also collected 80 RBIs and scored a MLB-high 129 runs.
Through May 26, he was hitting .359 with 17 home runs and slugging .750, a stretch that included two three-homer games.
He would miss two weeks of action because of an abdominal strain injury, but voters didn’t count playing in 136 games against him as he was almost unanimously voted as American League MVP.
One of the best defensive players in the MLB this season, Betts is a complete package at just 26-years-old and figures to be adding more hardware to his collection in the near future.
Betts beat out Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels and Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Indians in voting, taking 28 of 30 first place votes.
What do you think of these two players winning the NL and AL MVP awards for the 2018 season? Leave your comments below!
The UFC will make its first visit to Argentina on Saturday as Neil Magny (21-6, 15-4 UFC) collides with Santiago Ponzinibbio (26-3, 8-2 UFC) in a five-round welterweight main event matchup at the Parque Roca Arena, in Buenos Aires.
.After Friday morningâs weigh-ins, fans will be treated to this pivotal matchup between ranked UFC contenders as both fighters made weight.
Neil Magny, who last fought in May when he knocked out UFC newcomer Craig White in the first round, stepped on the scales at 171 pounds. Santiago Ponizinbbio, who is fighting in his homeland of Argentina on Saturday night, weighed in at 171 pounds as well.
All but one fighter made weight as strawweight contender Cynthia Calvillo weighed in two pounds over the strawweight limit at 118 pounds, and therefore will have to give 20 percent of her fight purse away to her opponent Poliana Botelho.
Here are the full weigh-in results.
UFC Fight Night 140 Weigh-In Results
Neil Magny (171) vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (171)
Darren Elkins (145) vs. Ricardo Lamas (145.5)
Khalil Rountree (204.5) vs. Johnny Walker (205.5)
Ian Heinisch (185) vs. Cezar Ferreira (185.5)
Marlon Vera (135.5) vs. Guido Cannetti (135.5)
Cynthia Calvillo (*118) vs. Poliana Botelho (115.5)
Michel Prazeres (170.5) vs. Bartosz Fabinski (170)
Alexandre Pantoja (125.5) vs. Yuta Sasaki (125.5)
Humberto Bandenay (145.5) vs. Austin Arnett (145.5)
Hector Aldana (169.5) vs. Laureano Staropoli (169)
Devin Powell (155) vs. Jesus Pinedo (156)
Anderson dos Santos (144.5) vs. Nad Narimani (145.5)
What are your thoughts on UFC Fight Night 140? Leave your comments below!
The âBad Boysâ movies are getting a third entry, and it couldnât have a dumber title.
Instead of going with the simple âBad Boys IIIâ someone had the bright idea to call it âBad Boys for Life.â Okay, not a great title but not too horrendous. That is until they decided to put a little twist on it. The official title of the third movie will be âBad Boys for Lif3.â
Do you see what they did there? They added a 3 as if people still text like that. The cringey title is giving me âFant4sticâ flashbacks, and if the studio wants people interested in this sequel, they should keep any memories of the ill-fated Josh Trank âFantastic Fourâ remake far away. The title just reeks of some studio executive trying to âstay hipâ and failing miserably.
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Martin Lawrence and Will Smith are returning to the “Bad Boys” franchise in the upcoming third installment. Photo courtesy of esquire.com
âBad Boys for Lif3â will yield the return of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, but Michael Bay, the director of the franchiseâs first two entries, will not be returning to direct the third movie. Instead, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whoâve worked behind the camera on FXâs âSnowfallâ will be sharing the directorâs chair for the third âBad Boysâ film.
âBad Boys for Lif3â will begin filming this upcoming January. Do you have any interest in seeing it? Does the title make you cringe as much as it makes me? Let me know in the comments below.
After wrapping up the storyline perfectly in 2010âs âToy Story 3â Pixar has decided to still go forward with âToy Story 4â and we have two new teaser trailers.
The first teaser shows to toys all holding hands in harmony, until the new character, a spork named Forky, causes them all to fall to the ground. This doesnât give any insight into what the new âToy Storyâ will be about, nor does it inspire confidence in me.
The second trailer, released the next day, featured Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as stuffed animals talking about the apparently famous Buzz and Woody. Towards the end of the teaser, Buzz and Woody (Tim Allen and Tom Hanks) show up, making fun of the new characters for their poor imitations.
When I was watching it, I didnât even realize it was âKey and Peele,â but even after finding that out, I still canât help but feel like this movie is completely unnecessary.
After Andy went to college in the third film, he gave his toys to the little girl, Bonnie, so they could all live on. It was a nice way to tie everything together and back when it was released, it was known for making more than a few people tear up. Now, it looks like they just want more money, so they threw this together.
I hope Iâm wrong, because âToy Storyâ is a great trilogy and I donât want its significance to be diluted by a weak installment, but Iâm sensing the fourth film will be more like âCars 2â than any of the âToy Storyâ movies.
Week 11 of the NFL season brings us a number of fascinating matchups.
We have a heavyweight matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams that was originally scheduled for New Mexico but moved to Los Angeles on Tuesday due to poor field conditions at Estadio Aztec Field.
Never mind that, a battle of two 9-1 teams is worth the price of admission no matter where its played, and fans should be treated to quite a battle on Monday night.
Also on the docket, a key AFC South matchup in Indianapolis between the Titans and Colts, division leaders clash in Landover as the Washington Redskins host the Houston Texans, and Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears battle at Soldier Field for the NFC North lead.
I’m looking forward to this week as much as you guys likely are and anticipate these matchups leaving up to the hype.
With that said, here are my picks for Week 11 of the NFL season.
Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks
The Green Bay Packers are winless on the road, and now enter arguably the toughest venue in the NFL to play football in. The catch here is that Seattle is only 1-2 at home, but given that they’ll be getting the return back of a number of players, you sense that Seattle will come out treating this game like it’s a do-or-die affair at 4-5 this season and in need of wins, fast.
Prediction: Seattle Seahawks 33 Green Bay Packers 23
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons
Matt Ryan has been great this season, experiencing just his third subpar game of the season vs the Cleveland Browns last week. He faces one of the best defenses he’s seen this season in the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday, but as last week showed, you can beat Dallas down the field if the quarterback has time in the pocket. Look for Calvin Ridley to have a huge day.
Prediction: Atlanta Falcons 27 Dallas Cowboys 24
Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions
The Carolina Panthers are coming off one of the worst losses in franchise history to the Pittsburgh Steelers last Thursday, but it’s not the end of the world for this team, especially given their foes this week. The Detroit Lions can’t protect Matthew Stafford and their pass defense has struggled over the past three weeks. Rebound game for the Panthers, who can ill afford to lay an egg here.
Prediction: Carolina Panthers 30 Detroit Lions 20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Giants
The New York Giants are winless at home this season, but a turnover prone Tampa Bay Buccaneers team could prove vital. The Buccaneers don’t force turnovers, and have one of the NFL’s worst defenses. If Odell Beckham Jr. doesn’t beat them, Saquon Barkley certainly will.
Prediction: New York Giants 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
This is a true pick em. I don’t trust Tennessee after they went on the road and put up a stinker on offense vs Buffalo back in Week 5, but I suppose they may have finally turned the page on that loss and the losses that would follow after dominating the Patriots last week. Hard to pick against the Colts here at home, but I believe Tennessee’s ability to convert on third down will make the difference.
Prediction: Tennessee Titans 30 Indianapolis Colts 27
Houston Texans at Washington Redskins
The Houston Texans had a bye week to prepare for one of the NFL’s lowest scoring offenses. It’s saying something when Washington scores 16 points vs Tampa Bay’s defense last Sunday, but now they face a J.J. Watt-led defense? Count me as pessimistic about Washington’s chances of winning a game like they did last week this week.
Prediction: Houston Texans 24 Washington Redskins 14
Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Pittsburgh Steelers want to win this game for obvious reasons. One, to not lose their hold on the No. 2 seed. The other, to finally beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, who beat them twice last year at Heinz Field in embarrassing fashion. The Jaguars look like they’re mailing it in on defense right now, and that should produce great results for Pittsburgh.
The Baltimore Ravens are quiet regarding their quarterback on Sunday, but for the sake of it being so late in the week making these picks, I’ll just assume Baltimore is going with Lamar Jackson. If they are, there’s no film on him and he’s going up against one of the worst defenses in the NFL. This is more-so a step-up game for the Ravens defense, which has taken a step back in recent weeks.
The Arizona Cardinals just slowed down the Kansas Chiefs offense that benefitted from a interception by linebacker Justin Houston just to reach their season-low of 26 points. Consider a loss at home to the Oakland Raiders as a complete disaster at this point with all things considered.
The Los Angeles Chargers are rolling, with their defense coming up huge in the past five weeks. This defense is allowing just 13.2 PPG in that span. Denver has weapons on offense, but a beatable offensive line and a inconsistent quarterback, two aspects Los Angeles will fully take advantage of.
Prediction: Los Angeles Chargers 31 Denver Broncos 16
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints
The Philadelphia Eagles simply don’t look like themselves on defense from the team we saw a season ago, and that spells doom in a trip to New Orleans. The Saints have four out of their past five games by double digit points and have scored 43 or more points four times during this streak, they’ll eclipse the 40-point mark again in this one.
Prediction: New Orleans Saints 42 Philadelphia Eagles 24
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are one of the few teams capable of matching up with Minnesota’s wide receiver duo on the outside without double teaming too often. While Kirk Cousins won’t be shy in targeting Adam Thielen or Stefon Diggs, he’ll have little time to do so going against this pass rush.
Prediction: Chicago Bears 20 Minnesota Vikings 14
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are 9-1, but they’re limping into this one. The defense is playing poorly and have allowed teams to run the football on them with frequent success. When looking at this matchup, the pass rush off the edge by Kansas City is the difference. I believe Dee Ford, Justin Houston and Chris Jones will cause just enough disruption for Jared Goff in the pocket to force Los Angeles into punts, which will be very few in this high-scoring matchup.
Prediction: Kansas City Chiefs 37 Los Angeles Rams 33
What are your thoughts on this week’s NFL Week 11 games? Leave your comments below!
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