Mid-Season Fantasy Hockey Awards

Halfway through the hockey season, the fantasy world has seen its share of surprises. Some players have been let-downs whereas others have far surpassed expectations. Let's take a look at who the Mid-Season fantasy awards go to.

MVP: Sydney Crosby

Any arguments here? First in Goals, second in assists, top-ten in every other category (except PIMs), and has taken his game to a whole new level. He dominated November and December with a point streak that lasted 25 games, in which he scored 24 goals and 26 assists. For those who drafted him, congratulations on getting a guy who's putting up Gretzky-like numbers. He's currently on pace for about 130 points and should continue to be the number one player in fantasy.

Runners up: Steven Stamkos, Tim Thomas

ULTY: Most Valuable Commenter

Well, you've all been waiting patiently to find out the winners of this year's ULTY Awards. The first annual ULYs have been a success, and we had a solid number of voters to decide the awards. But let's not kid ourselves -- the numbers aren't overwhelming, and a low total of votes leaves room for some ties. I could break the ties myself (I am entitled to my own votes, too) but I think I'll leave them as ties. Anyway, tonight we have the first announcement. The ULTY for Most Valuable Commenter. The nominees were Enahs, Ed B, Fitch, and Jack G. The MVC Award is given to the person who the fans vote has made the greatest contributions to the discussions and vibes of Ultimate Boston through the use of the comments section on our posts. The fans have spoken. The ULTY goes to...

About Time

ESPN.com -- Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.

About 20 minutes ago (as of press-time), Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were officially elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Roberto Alomar was elected in his second year of eligibility with a resounding 90% of the writers' votes. Blyleven waited 13 years to finally getin, gettin 79% of the vote.

It's about time for Blyleven. The now HOF pitcher has waited too long for this honor, and the writers have finally agreed. Blyeleven is a memberof the vaunted 3,000 strikeout club amongst pitchers, and is 5th all-time in strikeouts. The fact that it took this long to get Blyleven into the HOF is a joke. But none of the wait matters now, as Blyleven has been deservedly voted into the Hall of Fame.

A congratulations is in order for both Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven.
  

The Second Season

Bring yourself back to Week 1 of the NFL season and think about what you're really excited for. Fantasy football, your favorite team's development, and your opening week results. 17 weeks later, we find ourselves preparing for the true season. The postseason. The teams may be, in large part, predictable suitors -- but the way they got there and the slots the cards fell into are rather intriguing. Three of the four wild card matchups will be hosted by the team with the lesser win-loss record. But it's the way it works in the NFL. The teams have worked their way into their spots all season long. They've earned the home field by winning their divisions, regardless of the record it took to do so. But we're a predicting society. We're concerned about what's going to happen, not what has already transpired. So let's investigate. How will this thing shake up?