2011 Season Weekly Poll Results

So we all know Verlander's the AL Cy Young winner but who gets your vote for the NL Cy Young winner? Clayton Kershaw (6) 67% Roy Halladay (1) 11% Cliff Lee (2) 22% Ian Kennedy (0) 0% Craig Kimbrel (0) 0% someone else (0) 0% Total Votes: 9

Will the Rays or the Cardinals catch the Red Sox and Braves in their respective wild card races? Both Rays and Cards get wild cards (0) 0% Rays catch Sox only, Braves hold on (1) 17% Cards catch Braves only, Sox hold on (1) 17% No one catches anyone, Sox and Braves in playoffs (4) 67% Total Votes: 6

Should Justin Verlander win the AL MVP? Yes, he's the best player in the AL this season (4) 40% Yes, but they won't vote for a pitcher for MVP (2) 20% No, he's simply not better than Bautista and others (3) 30% No, a pitcher shouldn't be able to win MVP (1) 10% Total Votes: 10

Who's going to win the NL West? Giants despite the injuries (3) 25% D'backs hang on til the end (8) 67% Rockies in another late run (1) 8% Total Votes: 12

Who's going to win the AL Central? Tigers (9) 75% Indians (1) 8% White Sox (1) 8% Vikings (1) 8% Total Votes: 12

What kind of contract is the injury prone Jose Reyes going to get as a free agent next season? over 150 million (1) 11% over 125 million (0) 0% over 100 million (4) 44% over 75 million (3) 33% over 50 million (0) 0% less than 50 million (1) 11% Total Votes: 9

Which team did the best at the trading deadline? Giants (Beltran, Keppinger, Cabrera) (0) 0% Phillies (Pence) (5) 38% Cardinals (Jackson, Furcal, Dotel, Patterson) (1) 8% Red Sox (Bedard, Aviles) (0) 0% Blue Jays (Rasmus) (1) 8% Rangers (Uehara, Adams) (5) 38% Indians (Jimenez, Fukudome) (0) 0% Pirates (Lee, Ludwick) (1) 8% Braves (Bourn) (0) 0% Tigers (Fister, Pauley, Betemit) (0) 0% Total Votes: 13

What gets your attention more, post-All Star Break baseball or pre-season football with free agency and all that? Baseball's still my choice (8) 57% I am ready for some football (3) 21% They get equal attention in my world right now (0) 0% When's hockey start again? (3) 21% Total Votes: 14

What's your opinion of this season's post-Dump Day offerings on the free agent list? Excellent, definitely some help out there to be had (0) 0% Slim pickings but some gems amongst the stones (1) 14% The usual standard free agent fare (1) 14% Not great, but one's man trash is another's cash (3) 43% Nothing threre, it's just trash (2) 29% Total Votes: 7

Did you watch the All Star Game? Yes, all of it, even the pre-game stuff (0) 0% Yes, but just all of the game (2) 20% I caught some of it, came in late (0) 0% Caught some of it, turned off early (3) 30% Just the pre-game, I can't take the game itself (0) 0% I saw none of it, but wished I had (0) 0% I have no interest at all in the game (5) 50% Total Votes: 10

Time for the annual Who Got Snubbed poll. Which of these players most deserved to be an All Star? Sabathia (4) 24% Teixeira (2) 12% McCutcheon (5) 29% Hanson (0) 0% Victorino (0) 0% Espinosa (3) 18% Konerko (1) 6% Kennedy (0) 0% Correia (0) 0% someone else (2) 12% Total Votes: 17

What do you think of this week's 57 player three-team Megadeal? Wow, very cool! All for it. (5) 33% Whoa, a bit excessive but OK I get it. (1) 7% I'm waiting to see what Neil does to top this! (1) 7% Well since it's the 12th-14th place teams I guess it's OK. (0) 0% I just don't like it. (1) 7% I'm worried about the integrity of the league to be honest. (5) 33% Way too much to digest, I have no idea what to think. (2) 13% Total Votes: 15

What do you think of the Marlins naming 80 year old Jack McKeon manager? Hooray for the old guy! Great move! (3) 33% He should be OK, he's a baseball lifer (2) 22% Let's see how this works out (0) 0% A bit concerned this isn't a good move given the age (1) 11% We don't let my grandfather use the TV remote much less manage an MLB team (3) 33% Total Votes: 9

Which of these recently called up rookies will have the best season? Moustakas (KC) (3) 38% Rizzo (SD) (4) 50% Gordon (LA) (1) 12% Weeks (OAK) (0) 0% Blackmon (COL) (0) 0% Total Votes: 8

Taking a week off from baseball with this week's question. Who will win the NBA and NHL championships and how many combined games will they go? Heat and Canucks in 10 games or less (1) 11% Heat and Bruins in 10 games or less (0) 0% Mavericks and Canucks in 10 games or less (1) 11% Mavericks and Bruins in 10 games or less (0) 0% Heat and Canucks in more than 10 games (1) 11% Heat and Bruins in more than 10 games (2) 22% Mavericks and Canucks in more than 10 games (1) 11% Mavericks and Bruins in more than 10 games (3) 33% Total Votes: 9

How do you feel about the recent rash of home plate collisions and catcher injuries? All part of the game, nothing needs to be done (4) 40% Something should be done to try to make this safer but not sure if there's anything you can do (2) 20% They definitely need to change some rules here to protect players from injury (1) 10% Catchers? I'm supposed to care about catchers? (3) 30% Total Votes: 10

Which team got the best of this blockbuster deal? Snookis N Cream gets Halladay(PHI), Y. Escobar(TOR), Lind(TOR), Beachy(ATL), Belt(SF) (2) 40% Les Freres Legere get Scherzer(DET), Tulowitzki(COL), Loney(LA) (2) 40% Looks pretty even to me (0) 0% Wow, lots of firepower there on both sides, I'm not sure (1) 20% Total Votes: 5

What's been the most impressive feat so far in the early going? Jose Bautista's offensive show (0) 0% Justin Verlander's no-hitter and a half (1) 10% Andre Ethier's 30 game hitting streak (2) 20% Cleveland Indians with baseball's best record to date (5) 50% Lance Berkman's rejuvenation (0) 0% The Royal Wedding (just kidding!) (2) 20% Total Votes: 10

If you could have one wish to change a league rule what would it be? Change # of teams (0) 0% Change # of categories (0) 0% Change # of players on roster (0) 0% Set starting lineups each week (1) 7% Daily transactions (0) 0% Head to head scoring (1) 7% Drops allowed in first half (7) 50% Auction draft (3) 21% No catchers (0) 0% I like things just the way they are (2) 14% type in other view suggestions (0) 0% Total Votes: 14

So with a month in the books, now I ask you, how do you like your fantasy team? It's the best, I'm going to win the league! (0) 0% It's good, I'll certainly be near the top (1) 8% I should contend with some luck (4) 31% It's gonna take some work and luck to be a contender (1) 8% Long road ahead but we'll keep trying (2) 15% Wow, my team absolutely sucks! (5) 38% Total Votes: 13

What's up with so many batters still hitting below .200? It's odd yes but it's just April, relax (1) 11% Lets see, no HGH, no 'roids, no greenies... (3) 33% Nothing's up, this is perfectly normal (2) 22% Year Of The Pitcher 2 - Electric Boogaloo (1) 11% "Sub two-zero-zero, party's over oops out of time. Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1968!" (2) 22% Total Votes: 9

Which of these fast starts is the most surprising? Cleveland (11 - 4) (4) 50% Kansas City (10 - 5) (3) 38% Anaheim (10 - 5) (0) 0% Colorado (12 - 3) (1) 12% Texas (10 - 5) (0) 0% Philadelphia (10 - 4) (0) 0% Total Votes: 8

Is Manny Ramirez a Hall of Famer? Yes, no doubt he's in when he's eligible, first or second year (5) 31% Yes, but it'll take some time before he's voted in (2) 12% Yes, but they won't vote him in now (3) 19% Well he was before this latest incident but now he's not (3) 19% No, juicers don't belong in the Hall at all (3) 19% He never was a HOFer, juice or no juice (0) 0% Total Votes: 16

Which of these items is the most surprising news coming out of the AL East in the season's first series? Red Sox swept by Texas, WS faves open 0 - 3 (8) 53% More pitching woes: Yanks Hughes' velocity down under 90 (0) 0% Rays lose 3B Longoria to injury for up to three weeks (0) 0% Blue Jays' Bautista starts where he finished, hits 2 HRs in opening series (0) 0% Orioles off to best start since 1997, start season 3 - 0 (7) 47% Total Votes: 15

Where do you believe the first starting pitcher should be taken in the draft? With one of the top five picks (4) 24% The middle of the first round (picks 6 - 10) (5) 29% Towards the end of the first round (picks 11 - 16) (3) 18% Somewhere in the second round (1) 6% Not until the third round (2) 12% Fourth round's the place for pitchers (0) 0% Later than the fourth round (2) 12% Total Votes: 17

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