I know it's early, but I'm posting some predicitions for the MLB season:

American League

East
Yankees
Red Sox
Rays
Blue Jays
Orioles

Central
White Sox
Tigers
Indians
Twins
Royals

West
Rangers
Mariners
Angels
Athletics

Wild Card: Red Sox
League Champion: Yankees
MVP: Ian Kinsler, TEX
ROY: Neftali Feliz, TEX

National League

East
Mets
Marlins
Phillies
Braves
Nationals

Central
Cardinals
Reds
Cubs
Brewers
Astros
Pirates

West
Giants
Dodgers
Rockies
Diamondbacks
Padres

Wild Card: Dodgers
League Champion: Mets
MVP: Hanley Ramirez, FLA
ROY: Alcides Escobar, MIL
Just-for-fun Comeback Player of the Year: Jose Reyes, NYM

World Series Champion: Yankees

I bet that Tiger Woods is reallllly upset that the Golf Writers Association of America is boycotting his statement tomrrow.

"Oh no! Less media is covering me! What am I going to do?"

Where does the GWAA get off? Who are they to dictate what Tiger Woods does?

They had no problem participating in the media destruction of his life, yet they're boycotting his event because he's not doing it exactly the way they want him to.

The bottom line is Woods can do whatever the heck he wants. The media can cry and whine, and they will, but who really cares?

If the GWAA doesn't cover him now, they should never cover him again. Don't pick and choose. I'm sure their readership will stay the same.

Media everywhere is throwing a fit because Tiger is doing this on his terms, yet when the media doesn't get their exact way they complain and boycott.

Do your thing, Tiger. Ball out son. Give your baller statement on closed circuit TV (like the President of the US), then disappear into a cloud of smoke right there on the podium. You don't owe anything to anyone, other than your family. The media created your persona, not you. You owe zero apologies for not being who we made you out to be.

I'm done with this thing. When he gets back on the course, in his Sunday red, call me. I'll be rooting for Tiger.

Just want to say congratulations to Saints head coach Sean Payton and his mentor, Jim Fassel, for winning Super Bowl 44!

The debate is over. Like him or not, LeBron James is better than Dwyane Wade.

I'm not sure who could argue it anymore. As a Mets fan, I know as well as anyone that 2006 was a long time ago. Wade's championship does not make him better than LeBron.

The Cavs have the best record in the East. The Heat are going to be in a fight for the 8th-seed down the stretch, and are currently under .500. You would have to give James the edge on "supporting cast", but not by much. Definitely not by 15.5 games worth, the difference between the two in the standings.

But despite that, rings and stats and the standings really don't matter.

There was once a time in sports when you could just sit back, watch a game and say, "That guy is better than that guy."

Watching the Cavs disemble the Heat once again tonight, it was obvious.

And as someone who doesn't love OR hate either one, I can honestly say it's not really that close.

So it seems like the majority of the world hates Brett Favre, and why not?

I mean the guy has committed the cardinal sin: not being able to make up his mind on the biggest decision of his life. Yep, he's a real jerk.

So, to try and get some good will toward Brett, I'll propose what I would do if I were his publicist:

Step 1: Smoke weed, and lots of it. Then buy a water bottle with a sneaky compartment at the bottom of it to hide the weed, and try to get on a plane with it. Then get busted for it.

Step 2: Use a fake name and inflict random women with ugly STDs.

Step 3: Spend $34,000 on a Virgnia house with the intent of staging an illegal dog-fighting ring on the premises.

Step 4: Get caught.

Step 5: Lie about it and blame it on your friends.

Step 6: When it's clear it's not blowing over, have your people leak that you were indeed a part of it, and that over a seven-year period you funded and particpated in countless dog fights througout the southeastern US.

Step 7: Have your people leak that you "executed approximately 8 dogs that did not perform well in 'testing' sessions by various methods including hanging, drowning, and slamming at least one dog's body to the ground"

Step 8: Have federal authorities search your property and find "approximately 54 American Pit Bull Terriers, some of which that had scars and injuries appearing to be related to dog fighting; a 'rape stand', a device in which a female dog who is too agressive to submit to males for breeding is strapped down with her head held in place by a restraint; a 'break' or 'parting' stick used to pry open fighting dogs' mouths during fights" among other things.

Step 9: Realize you are screwed and finally come clean. 

Step 10: Do far less prison time than you should have.

Step 11: Sign with the Eagles.

Step 12: Make a statement declaring yourself a victim. 

After Favre does all this, his journey back into America's heart will be complete. He will be welcomed back to the NFL with open arms.

Until then, Brett's just going to have to accept the fact that the NFL and their fans have no want for a rocket-armed quarterback with more heart and guts than the rest of the league combined. There is no place for a 40-year-old QB who still plays with the exuberance of a 12-year-old QB in a youth-league championship -- a guy who takes hit after hit and continues to get up every time. A guy who is beloved by basically every teammate he's ever played with, minus a bitter safety from Florida State and Green Bay who has been long forgotten.

Nope, people who don't know him and who have never met him are sure he's an attention junkie, playing everyone to stay in the limelight. They know for a fact he's not a guy who has to look at a family he loves and a game he loves and make an incredibly tough decision, the likes of which his critics could never even imagine making.

So, Brett, follow my 12-step program, and the NFL will be yours again, my friend.

Well, it's been about a month since my last blog, but Bill Parcells is still the most overrated individual in sports.

Thank you, thank you.

I just flew home from work -- boy, my arms are tired!

Love how the Mets get hated on for signing Josh Fogg. Geez, Omar, you really need to be more careful about those non-roster, Spring Training invitees you sign to minor league deals.

Notice how the Mets get ripped for spending a lot, and ripped for spending a little? He is the definition of "Damned if you do, damned if you don't". I guess that's what the best three-year stretch in franchise history gets you.

With that said, Omar should go to Angel Pagan and tell him the center field job is his until Beltran comes back. The Gary Matthews move should be just in case.

Great job by Asante Samuel for saying what everyone already knew: the Pats don't care about their players. Remember when Wes Welker ripped Samuel for leaving? You know, Welker with all 0 championships. Seriously, 50 receivers in the league could catch 125 passes doing what Welker does in that offense. Anyway, Wessy, if your knee doesn't heal right, you'll be out on the street, courtesy of Rob Kraft and Belichick. So keep hating on Asante for getting his money. New England would have never paid him what he's worth, because they think they can get undrafted guys to fill in and do the job just as well. How was that defense this year? The Pats have done 0 without Samuel.

Did some Yankees fan really cancel his season-tickets because the team brought in Randy Winn instead of Johnny Damon? Come on buddy. Not only do the Yanks treat their fans well, but they treat the fans of 75 % of the teams well, by helping to pay their players through revenue sharing.

So, I'm trying to remember how I felt the last time I saw Bill Parcells win a championship. Then I remembered, I was a sound-asleep 6-year-old when it happened. Keep getting those undrafted steals baby! Everytime a reporter gets treated like trash, your legacy lives on.

Speaking of overrated personnel guys, Billy Beane sure made a splash this week, signing Ben Sheets to a one-year, $10 million deal. He's still trying to get his nine Scott Hattebergs to win a championship. Until then, enjoy the AL West cellar, you genius. I can't believe Jack Cust's on-base percentage hasn't gotten the A's out of the first round of the playoffs in Bean's tenure -- ever.

This Kurt Warner thing is a joke. Not better than Brett Favre, not even close. The guys plays in obscurity for 12 years, mostly because he has no personality and extremely bad years sandwiched in the middle. Then he retires, and the world stops for him. Not me. He will not be remembered in the grand scheme of things. And how do you walk away from more money? How many kids? His wife looks like she's costing at least a million bucks a year. Take the money man. You can never have too much.

I'm at war with the WAR stat. Call me old-fashioned, but I judge on-base guys by on-base percentage, sluggers by slugging percentage. But I will never tell you I can predict how many wins a player will get you over the next guy by looking at numbers. 

Peyton Manning is, and always has been, better than Tom Brady. There was a time when people were beginning to grumble that Brady may be better. It took three titles to Manning's 0 for people to even think it. Then Manning came back from down 21-3 against him in the AFC Championship game and those whispers were silenced. Brady and the rest of the Pats will pay for the classless manner in which they won those titles for the rest of their football lives. God, I love some Good Karma!

I just don't understand why Deadspin constantly tries to attack ESPN. Not a war you're going to win. Sports in this country wouldn't be half of what they are without ESPN. Could they do better in some spots? Sure, who couldn't. But let's just say that ESPN isn't investigating Gawker trying to find employee love affairs, which I'm sure there are plenty of. The only thing: no one cares about them at Gawker, just like no one really cares about them at ESPN. I really enjoy the site, and I respect the guys over there for always answering e-mails. I'm not one of these clowns claiming bloggers are just some morons "in the parents basement". They are in a class of their own in their industry. But come on, leave ESPN alone.

Mike Vick took steroids as a Falcon, it seems. What an AWFUL guy! Steroids are just wrong! Dog-murdering? Eh, we'll turn the other cheek. I mean, that athleticism, c'mon!

Tim Redding, please shut up. You suck. You're an awful pitcher. Leave poor Mike Bascik alone. No one on the Mets trashed you when you showed up to Port St. Lucie 40 pounds overweight last year. And watching you pitch last year, many would assume you were serving up homers on purpose.

Oliver Perez will win double-digit games this year with an ERA under 4 -- guaranteed. John Maine will not.

An arthritic Allen Iverson is 10-times more of an All-Star than the incredibly boring Joe Johnson.

David Lee should have made the All-Star team.

The Situation > Ronnie.

South Park > Family Guy > The Simpsons.

Minaya > Parcells.

LeBron > Durant > Melo > Wade.

The Godfather > Goodfellas > Scarface.

Reyes > Rollins.

Rihanna > Keri Hilson > Beyonce.

Linda Cohn > Chris McKendry.

Boxing > MMA.

Romo > McNabb.

Real Haters > Favre Haters.

My dogs > your dogs.