2019 MLB All Star Snubs

Here are biggest overlooks as determined by their first half performance

AL

1. Marcus Semien SS Oak - he's a 3.15 win player through the first half of the season, he's having a better year than Tommy La Stella.  

2. Brandon Lowe 2B TB - 2.85 wins, having a better year than his teammate, Austin Meadows

3. Byron Buxton OF - Min - 2.8 wins, having a better year (and for a better team) than JD Martinez

4. Matt Boyd P - Det 2.8 wins, having a better year than his teammate, Shane Greene

5. Max Kepler OF - Min 2.65 wins, having a better year than Jose Abreu (so is CJ Cron)

NL

1. Max Muncy 1B LAD - 3.45 wins, best first baseman in all of MLB so far, having a better year than both Rockies OF

2. Cole Hamels P Chi - 2.7 wins, having a better year than Kershaw

3. Michael Conforto OF NYM - 2.7 wins, having a better year than the other Rockie OF who didn't lose spot to Muncy

Top 100 NFL Players - 2019

My list - it's a projection of the 100 best NFL players for the upcoming season.

Here are the 13 players who just missed.  Not ranked.

OJ Howard TE TB
Grady Jarrett DT Atl
Linval Joseph DT Min
Da’Shawn Hand DT Det
Lawrence Guy DT NE
Larry Fitzgerald WR Ari
Justin Houston LB Ind
Darius Leonard LB Ind
Alex Mack C Atl
John Johnson S LAR
Adrian Amos S GB
Jessie Bates S Cin
Devin McCourty S NE

100. Nick Bosa DE SF -only rookie on my list

99. Cameron Wake DE Tenn - 5 time Pro Bowler, 37 this season and switching teams

98. Darius Slay CB Det - his age 28 season, First Team All Pro in 2017

97. Duane Brown T Sea - he'll be 34, most similar player for his career is a Hall of Famer, Bob Brown

96. Jason Peters T Phi - 37 now, not selected to Pro Bowl since 2016, most similar career - Jonathan Ogden

95. Shaq Mason G NE - he'll be 26, still never selected to a Pro Bowl

94.   Akiem Hicks DT Chi = turning 30, just made first Pro Bowl

93. Jaylon Smith LB Dall - 24, yet to make the Pro Bowl

92. William Jackson CB Cin - he turns 27, yet to make Pro Bowl

91. Robert Woods WR LAR - this is his age 27 season, he caught 86 balls in 2018
90. Ndamukong Suh DT TB - 32 now, about to play for 4th team, hasn't made Pro Bowl since 2016
89. Olivier Vernon DE Cle - 29, just selected to his first Pro Bowl and now paired with Myles Garrett
88. Jurrell Casey DE Tenn - turns 30 late in the season, double digit Approximate Value in 3 straight seasons
87.   Michael Pierce DT Balt - he'll turn 27, yet to make a Pro Bowl
86. Kenny Clark DT GB - turning 24 this season, yet to make a Pro Bowl
85. DeMarcus Lawrence DE Dall - he's 27, Pro Bowls the last two seasons, but an injury concern
84.  Marshal Yanda G Balt - 35 this year, other than his injury year, 2017, selected to Pro Bowl every year since 2011
83. Ryan Ramczsk T NO - just 25, double figure in Approximate Value in both seasons of his career
82. Terron Armstead T NO - 28 this year, just made his first Pro Bowl
81. Lane Johnson T Phi - 29 this year, Pro Bowl the last two seasons, All Pro in 2017
80. Deion Jones LB Atl - turning 25, Pro Bowl in last full season, 2017.
79. Jamal Adams S NYJ - turns 24 late this season, Pro Bowl last year
78. Eddie Jackson S Chi - only a third year player but turns 27 late this season, was First Team All pro last year
77. Travis Frederick C Dall - 28 this year, had started every game of career until missing all of 2018, Pro Bowl selected each year but rookie season and last year
76. Nick Chubb RB Cle - 9 career starts, averaged more than 5 yards a carry
75. Joe Staley T SF - age 35 this season, Duane Brown is his most similar career comp
74. Trent Williams T Wash - age 31 season, 7 straight Pro Bowls, hasn't started all 16 games since 2013
73. Tyron Smith T Dall - turns 29 late in the season, 6 straight Pro Bowl seasons, hasn't started all 16 games since 2015
72. Andrew Whitworth T LAR - turning 38 late in the season, double digit Approximate Value each season from 2014.
71. Mitchell Schwartz T KC - age 31 season, started every game of his career, First Team All pro last season
70. Julian Edelman WR NE - 33, never selected to the Pro Bowl, 430 catches in the last 5 years
69. Mike Evans WR TB - age 26 season, already caught 395 balls
68. JJ Smith-Schuster WR Pit - he'll turn 23, caught 111 balls last year
67. Stefon Diggs WR Min - turning 26, caught 102 balls last year
66. Denzel Ward CB Cle - still just 22, Pro Bowl in rookie season
65. DeForest Buckner DT SF - 25, Pro Bowl last year
64. Kevin Byard S Tenn - age 26 season, All Pro back in 2017
63. AJ Bouye CB Jax - turning 28, made the Pro Bowl in 2017
62. Marshon Lattimore CB NO - 23, Pro Bowl in 2017
61. Casey Hayward CB LAC - age 30 year, Pro Bowls back in 2016-17
60. Leighton Vander Esch LB Dall - 23, Pro Bowl in his rookie year
59. Desmond King CB LAC - turning 25 late in the season,  first team All Pro last year
58. Quenton Nelson G Ind - 23, All Pro in his rookie season
57. Cameron Heyward DE Pit - 30 this year, back to back Pro Bowls
56. Melvin Ingram DE LAC - he's 30, Pro Bowl the last two seasons
55. Brandon Graham DE Phi - 31 years old, 42.5 career sacks
54. George Kittle TE SF - he'll turn 26, Pro Bowl last year
53.   Trey Flowers DE Det - age 26 season, 21 sacks in last 3 years, switching teams
52. Jadeveon Clowney OLB Hou - 26 this year, three straight Pro Bowls
51. Philip Rivers QB LAC - turning 38 late in season, double digit Approximate Value every year he's started (2006-)  Closest career comp?  John Elway.
50. Ben Roethlisberger QB Pit - he's 37, double digit Approximate Value every season
49. Christian McCaffrey RB Carol - age 24 season, in his 2 years he's caught 187 balls and averages over 4 and a half yards a carry.
48. Damon Harrison DT Det - he'll turn 31, First Team All Pro back in 2016
47. Kawann Short DT Carol - he's 30, Pro Bowl last season
46. Jalen Ramsey CB Jax - he'll turn 25, Pro Bowl the last two seasons and All Pro back in 2017
45. Joey Bosa DE LAC - age 24 season, 28.5 career sacks in 33 games
44. Myles Garrett DE Cle - he'll turn 24 at the very end of the season, he's got 20.5 sacks in his first two years
43. Carson Wentz QB Phil - turns 27 at the very end of the season, Pro Bowl in 2017
42. TY Hilton WR Ind - turns 30, Pro Bowls in 4 of last 5 seasons, 507 career catches,
41. Davante Adams WR GB - he'll turn 27 at the very end of the season, Pro Bowl the last 2 years, caught 111 balls last year
40. Adam Thielen WR Min - age 29 season, 204 catches in last 2 seasons
39. Keenan Allen WR LAC - age 27 season, Pro Bowl the last 2 years, he's caught 199 balls
38. Odell Beckham WR Cle - he'll turn 27, new team, hasn't played full season since 2016
37. Chris Harris CB Den - he's 30, Pro Bowl 4 of last 5 seasons.
36. David DeCastro G Pit - 29 this year, 4 straight Pro Bowls
35. Harrison Smith S Minn - he's 30, 4 straight Pro Bowl seasons
34. Earl Thomas S Balt - he's 30, switching teams, was first team all pro from 2012-14, coming off injury
33. Chris Jones DT KC - turning 25, 24 career sacks
32. Jared Goff QB LAR - turning 25, back to back Pro Bowls
31. Saquon Barkley RB NYG - 22, averaged 5 yards a carry in rookie season, caught 91 balls
30. Baker Mayfield QB Cle - 24 years old, started 13 games, double digit Approximate Value
29. Russell Wilson QB Sea - he'll turn 31 this season, Pro Bowl 3 of last 4 years.
28. Derwin James S LAC - age 23 season, First Team All pro as a rookie
27. David Bakhtiari T GB - age 28 season, First Team All pro last year
26. Stephon Gilmore CB NE - age 29 season, first team All Pro last year
25. Geno Atkins DT Cin - he's 31, Pro Bowl every season of his career where he had double digit starts
24. AJ Green WR Cin - age 31 season, injured last season, first season of career not selected to Pro Bowl
23. Calais Campbell DE Jax - age 33 season, 81.5 career sacks, Pro Bowl last two years, first team all pro in 2017.
22. Cameron Jordan DE NO - age 30 season, pro bowl last two years and first team All pro in 2017.
21. Zack Martin G Dall - turning 29, Pro Bowl every season, first team All Pro last year
20. Jason Kelce C Phil - turning 32, 3 straight Pro Bowls, back to back first team All Pro
19. Travis Kelce TE KC - turning 30, Pro Bowl all 4 years, first team All Pro in two of them
18. Antonio Brown WR Oak - age 31 season, new team, first team All Pro 4 of last 5 seasons, 837 catches in 130 career games
17. Matt Ryan QB Atl - he's 34, double digit Approximate Value each year of career, Aaron Rodgers is his career comp
16. Aaron Rodgers QB GB - he'll turn 36 late this year, Pro Bowl in every non injury year from 2011 forward
15. Andrew Luck QB Ind - aged 30 season, returned to Pro Bowl last year
14. Alvin Kamara RB NO - he'll be 24, in two years averaging 5 yards a carry with 31 touchdowns.
13. JJ Watt DE Hou - he's 30, after 2 injury seasons he came back last year and was again First Team All Pro.
12. Fletcher Cox DT Phi - turns 29 late this season, Pro Bowl 4 straight years and First Team All Pro last year.
11. Michael Thomas WR NO - he's 26, 321 career receptions, first team All Pro last year
10. Julio Jones WR Atl - he's 30, five straight Pro Bowl seasons
9. Von Miller OLB Den - age 30, 5 straight pro bowls
8. Drew Brees QB NO - 40 years old, 10 Pro Bowls in 11 seasons
7. Tom Brady QB NE - age 42 season, Pro Bowl 11 of last 12 years
6. Patrick Mahomes QB KC - age 24 season, first team all Pro with 50 TD passes last year
5. Bobby Wagner LB Sea - age 30 season, first team All Pro 3 straight years
4. Luke Kuechly LB Carol - age 28 season, Pro Bowl every season since his rookie year, and first Team All Pro 5 of last 6 years.
3.     DeAndre Hopkins WR Hou -he's 27, first team All pro last two years
2. Khalil Mack OLB Chi - he's 28, first team All pro 3 of last 4 years
1. Aaron Donald DT LAR - he's 28, first team All Pro every year but rookie season

This is (not) a 2019 NBA Mock Draft (or, Please, Please, Please don't take Eric Paschall)

Not predicting, I'm selecting.

1. New Orleans    Z.Williamson   F    Duke
2. Memphis          J.Morant          G    Murray St
3. New York         RJ Barrett        W   Duke
4. New Orleans    D.Garland        G   Vandy
5. Cleveland         J.Culver           W  TTech
6. Phoenix            C.White           G   UNC
7. Chicago            C.Reddish        F   Duke       
8. Atlanta             S.Doumbouya   F    Limoges
9. Washington      B.Bol                C   Ore
10. Atlanta           B.Clarke          C    Gonzaga       
11. Minnesota      D.Hunter          F     UVA
12. Charlotte        J.Hayes           F    Tex
13. Miami            T.Horton-Tucker  W  Iowa St           
14. Boston           C.Okeke          F     Aub         
15. Detroit           S.Ponds           G    StJohns
16. Orlando         K.Porter           W    USC
17. Atlanta          M.Thybulle      W    Wash
18. Indiana          T.Herro            G     UK
19. San Antonio  N.Alexander-Walker  W  VT
20. Boston           N.Little             W   UNC
21. OKC              R.Langford       W   Indiana
22. Boston           T.Jerome          G    UVA
23. Memphis       G.Williams       F     Tenn
24. Philadelphia  J.Konchar         W   Ft Wayne
25. Portland        D.Windler            W  Belmont
26. Cleveland     T.Waters             G  LSU
27. Brooklyn      D.Lawson           F   Kansas
28. GSW            C.Johnson           W  UNC (I've seen at least one Pascall mock here, I don't have him in my top 60, he's my 70th guy)
29. San Antonio  D.Bazley            W  High School
30. Milwaukee    M.Rafferty           F Furman

2019 NBA Draft Big Board

Not a mock, it's a ranking.

1 Zion Williamson, Duke F

2 Ja Morant, Murray State G

3     R.J. Barrett, Duke W (this is not a great draft, there's some bust potential as soon as here)

4     Darius Garland, Vanderbilt G

5 Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech W

6 Cameron Reddish, Duke F
7      Coby White, North Carolina G
8  Sekou Doumbouya, Limoges F

9      Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga F/C
10    Bol Bol, Oregon  C (not really a GSW fit, but it sure would be fun)
11    De’Andre Hunter, Virginia  F
12    Jaxson Hayes, Texas F

13    Chuma Okeke, Auburn F
14    Talen Horton-Tucker, Iowa State W
15    Kevin Porter Jr., USC W (a USC guy, I'm probably higher on him than others)
16    Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Va. Tech G/W
17    Matisse Thybulle, Washington W
18    Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s G
19    Tyler Herro, Kentucky G

20    Nassir Little, North Carolina W
21    John Konchar, Fort Wayne W
22    Grant Williams, Tennessee F

23    Romeo Langford, Indiana W
24 Ty Jerome, Virginia G
25    Dedric Lawson, Kansas F
26    Dylan Windler, Belmont W/F
27    Tremont Waters, LSU G

28    Goga Bitadze, Budocnost C
29    Cameron Johnson, North Carolina W
30.   Matt Rafferty Furman F

31    Darius Bazley W/F
32    Luguentz Dort, Arizona State G/W
33    Zach Norvell Jr., Gonzaga G/W
34    DaQuan Jeffries, Tulsa W/F
35.   Alen Smailagic Santa Cruz F

36.   Chris Clemons Campbell G
37    Jontay Porter, Missouri C
38    Keldon Johnson, Kentucky W
39    Carsen Edwards, Purdue G
40 Josh Reaves Penn St SG
41    P.J. Washington, Kentucky F

42    Terence Davis, Mississippi G/W
43    Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga F
44    Louis King, Oregon W/F
45    Bruno Fernando, Maryland C
46 Quinndary Weatherspoon, Miss. St. W
47    Tyler Hall Montana St  G
48    Matt Morgan Cornell G
49. CJ Massinburg Buff G

50. Bryce Brown Aub G

51    Isaiah Roby, Nebraska F
52. Justin Robinson VT PG
53 Ky Bowman BC PG

54    Luka Samanic, Union Olimpija F

55    Jordan Poole, Michigan W
56    Nic Claxton, Georgia C
57    Jaylen Nowell Wash SG
58.   Admiral Schofield Tennessee G
59 Jalen McDaniels PF San Diego St
60.   KZ Okpala Stanford F

Top 10 Television Series (Apr-June, 2019)

Jan-Mar

Each year, I make a quarterly breakdown of the 10 best television series, leading to a top 20 for the year.  To be considered next quarter: Cobra Kai, Dead to Me, Fleabag, Easy, Sneaky Pete and any show which is just beginning its season now.

1. Pen15 (Hulu)
2. Barry (HBO)
3. Better Things (FX)
4. Superstore (NBC)
5. Shrill (Hulu)
6. Catastrophe (Amazon)
7. Fosse/Verdon (FX)
8. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
9. Veep (HBO)
10. The Adventures of Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

The Pen15 conceit, adult women playing very young teenagers is super creepy in concept (and a little creepy in execution) but gives the show a pathos that appropriately aged actors would find it hard to find.  Barry maintained its season one level of excellence, which is a real test for late period premium television. There's nothing on TV at the same frequency as Better Things; it has developed its own mood. Shrill was a lively debut, telling a rarely heard story. The joke telling on Superstore has remained strong and the show really reclaimed its political sensibility in a particularly impactful fashion, those politics keep it the stronger half to its also funny companion Brooklyn Nine-Nine.  Fosse/Verdon is the only hour long that makes this quarter's list (considered, Killing Eve, Black Mirror, Billions) the lead performances and an able look at process carries it.  And the three series that wrapped up - Catastrophe kept more of its value than did Veep or Kimmy Schmidt, the later two on a noticeable slide (in Veep's case, since the departure of the show's creator, in Kimmy's case, since S1; both shows make it though, unlike Arrested Development, which was mistyfingly not funny).