Today the Huskies are focused on football

It’s obviously a flaw that the Marlins would love to see rectified before they let him face the Johan Santana’s and Cliff Lee’s of the NL East.From the looks of Stanton’s rates, it seems as if he’s an all-or-nothing hitter. He had 62 walks all season (12.3 percent), which would place him in the middle of the major league ranks. While that may not seem too bad, we should all realize the majority of Stanton’s walks have to be because opponents pitch away from him.The run-producing ability he has certainly is well-above average, and I’m sure opposing teams would rather walk Stanton in order to get to someone easier in the order. If Stanton doesn’t begin to show some patience, major league pitchers will feast on his anxiousness.Even with those holes, Stanton has the makings of a legitimate major league power hitter. A slight drop off in the majors could be possible, but I wouldn’t expect a lot because he’s able to convert such a high rate of his flyballs into home runs.Luke Scott and Adam LaRoche had the same FB as Stanton, but I’d venture a guess that Stanton will be a much better home run hitter than they are.Even though the right-fielder played at only Double-A last season, it wouldn’t be a shocker to see the Marlins give him a shot in spring training next season. After all, Stanton’s current position is manned by Jeremy Hermida, whom the Marlins have been waiting to breakout for years now (his 13 HR and 47 RBI shouldn’t be much of a threat if Stanton lights it up in the AFL and spring training).If the Marlins are able to move Dan Uggla, there might even be more room in the outfield as Chris Coghlan would likely shift to second base.As if I haven’t preached Stanton’s upside enough, MLB compares Stanton’s game to Dave Winfield. OU had been getting the top recruits at QB when he was ready to go to college.

His prospects of playing more than one-year as a starter at OU were bleak at best.There were at least 50 schools were he could have gone to and had a great chance to be a four-year starter.He didn't, he followed his heart to the University of Oklahoma and it paid huge dividends when Bomar was kicked from the team and it paved the way for him to start as a redshirt freshman. Bradford is special because he has followed his heart and he should not let money change that now.Once, he starts doing what is expected of him, he becomes less of a leader, less of a superstar and has less of a future.Really, Bradford is already a millionaire, whether it is through the draft, through insurance or through the jobs and business opportunities that his celebrity will bring him in life.Yes, he gets the most millions by going to the draft. When you start talking about how much more or less of a millionaire someone is going to be, are we not splitting hairs at that pointBradford is better than the status quo, Bradford is a leader, Bradford followed his heart last year when we decided to stay and not take the money.Following his heart is what makes him so special, Sometimes it works out like when he followed it to Oklahoma. Sometimes it doesn't like when he got hurt twice this year. Either way, the second he stops following what his heart tells him to do. He becomes less of a man and less of a leader because most of us do not have the guts to do what are heart tells us to in everyday normal situations.But Bradford is special because he was able to follow his heart despite being pressured by millions of dollars to do something else.We should all try to be more Bradford-like and have the strength to follow our hearts even though the stakes of our decisions are so much smaller.Plenty of College athletes follow their heart to go to the NFL early because playing in the NFL was their childhood dreams. Others dream of leading their favorite colleges to a national championship.So, Sam, whatever you decide, stay true to your heart, It has made you who you are today and that is no little feat.Include a link to , if you copy this article to another site.. ) The Connecticut Huskies are getting ready to take on West Virginia in Morgantown, after the toughest week of many of these players and coaches careers. The death of CB Jasper Howard will shadow over this team for years to come.Today, the Huskies are focused on football. Connecticut has never beaten West Virginia and has had a tough time on the road in Morgantown. It is not an easy place to play and under these circumstances makes it that much more difficult.Jazz always wanted to beat West Virginia, and that was all he was concerned with after the game of his career last week at home against Louisville. Then not even twelve hours later he was tragically gone, and this team had lost a brother.UConn comes into the game 4-2, and 1-1 in the Big East. They are going into the toughest part of their schedule, and are looking to stay in the top tier of the Big East. Cody Endres has had a lot of success since taking over the starting job at quarterback.His success will be instrumental if Connecticut wins this game. Running back Andre Dixon will look to continue his hard running on the ground and find those open holes that his offensive line has been opening.Both receivers Kashif Moore and Michael Smith who tried to save Howard are ready to go and look to make an impact through the air.The defense will be a key part if the Huskies get the win for Jazz. Lindsey Witten and Kendall Reyes are going to need to pressure Jarrett Brown on the defensive line. West Virginia also has aHeisman candidate in Noel Devine who runs the football with the best of them.Blidi Wreh-Wilson, a freshman, will be the cornerback who takes the spot left vacant by Jasper Howard. He will look to continue his success on the field and make his presence felt in the secondary.Reggie McClain will return punts and remain at safety. His play on the field will need to remain stellar because West Virginia is going to attack downfield. Jerome Junior will start opposite McClain and defending the passing game will be these two's toughest task.With Scott Lutrus out again due to areoccurring stinger injury, the linebacking core is going to have to step their game up. Edsall said it best in the words of Jazz in his pregame conference,"We are going to play every play like it is our last play we are ever going to play."The Huskies will be playing with heavy hearts against the Mountaineers. In tribute to everything that Jasper Howard was: LIVE 365.Connecticut rises to the challenge in a tough contest, UConn 28 West Virginia 24.. Five fights, five bullet points per fight, five drinks for me at the bar for writing this for you.

It's UFC 104 from Los Angeles, CA, tonight and here's your official Five Bullet Point Preview, y'all! Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida vs. A long-time PRIDE veteran, Rua enters the cage Saturday at 18-3 and a TKO winner in his last two fights. The two have fought a who's who of UFC studs in their path to get here. Rua has faced Chuck Liddell, Mark Coleman and Forrest Griffin in his last three, while Machida has battled Evans, Thiago Silva and Tito Ortiz in his last three Cain Velasquez vs. Ben RothwellThe 27-year-old Velasquez is still unblemished at 6-0 in his three-year career, having last defeated Cheick Kongo at June's UFC 99. Velasquez's unanimous decision win over Kongo was his first victory not to come via T/KO.