NFL Week 17 Picks

Game	Rich	Kevin
TB @ ATL	ATL	TB
CLE @ PIT	PIT	PIT
BAL @ CIN	CIN	CIN
CHI @ DET	DET	DET
NYJ @ BUF	BUF	BUF
PHI @ NYG	NYG	NYG
JAX @ TEN	TEN	TEN
CAR @ NO	NO	NO
HOU @ IND	HOU	HOU
GB @ MIN	GB	GB
STL @ SEA	SEA	SEA
ARZ @ SF	SF	SF
MIA @ NE	NE	NE
OAK @ SD	SD	SD
KC @ DEN	DEN	DEN
DAL @ WAS	WAS	WAS
Standings	Rich	Kevin
Current Week	11-5	12-4
YTD Record	168-85	169-84

   Games with different picks are highlighted in red.

Americans With No Abilities Act

For Immediate Release
Washington, DC

President Barack Obama and the Democrat controlled Congress is considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans.  The Americans With No Abilities Act, AWNAA, is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.

"Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society" said California Senator Barbara Boxer.  "We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability to be passed over.  With this legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing".

In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pointed to the success of the U.S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance.  Approximately 74 percent of postal employees lack any job skills, making this agency the single largest U.S employer of Persons of Inability.

Private-sector industries with good records of non-discrimination against the inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement warehouse stores (65%).

At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring Persons of Inability (63%).

Under The Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million new positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance. Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees.  The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of Persons of Inability into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.

Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against the non-abled, banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as "Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?"

"As a non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them", said Mary Lou Gertz, who recently lost her position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, Michigan, due to her inability to remember "righty tightey, lefty loosey". "This new law should be real good for people like me", Gertz added.  With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented citizens will finally get the job security they deserve.

Said Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL): "As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities.  It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation -- and enjoy a good salary for doing so".

NFL Picks Week 16

Game	Rich	Kevin
ATL @ DET	ATL	ATL
MIN @ HOU	HOU	HOU
STL @ TB	TB	TB
WAS @ PHI	WAS	WAS
NO @ DAL	DAL	NO
IND @ KC	IND	IND
NE @ JAX	NE	NE
CIN @ PIT	PIT	CIN
BUF @ MIA	MIA	MIA
OAK @ CAR	CAR	CAR
TEN @ GB	GB	GB
SD @ NYJ	NYJ	NYJ
CLE @ DEN	DEN	DEN
CHI @ ARZ	CHI	CHI
NYG @ BAL	BAL	BAL
SF @ SEA	SF	SF
Standings	Rich	Kevin
Current Week	10-6	12-4
YTD Record	157-80	157-80

   Games with different picks are highlighted in red.

The Rich Says

Never get into a fight with your anger management counselor.  It's bad form.

NFL Week 15 Picks

Game	Rich	Kevin
CIN @ PHI	CIN	CIN
TB @ NO	NO	NO
NYG @ ATL	NYG	ATL
IND @ HOU	HOU	HOU
GB @ CHI	GB	GB
DEN @ BAL	DEN	DEN
JAX @ MIA	MIA	MIA
WAS @ CLE	WAS	CLE
MIN @ STL	STL	MIN
DET @ ARZ	DET	DET
SEA @ BUF	SEA	BUF
CAR @ SD	SD	CAR
KC @ OAK	OAK	OAK
PIT @ DAL	DAL	PIT
SF @ NE	NE	NE
NYJ @ TEN	NYJ	TEN
Standings	Rich	Kevin
Current Week	10-6	11-5
YTD Record	147-74	145-76

   Games with different picks are highlighted in red.

Early 2013 Baseball Rankings

Rank	Player	Team	Position
1	Miguel Cabrera	Det	3B
2	Ryan Braun	Mil	OF
3	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
4	Andrew McCutchen	Pit	OF
5	Matt Kemp	LAD	OF
6	Robinson Cano	NYY	2B
7	Joey Votto	Cin	1B
8	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SP
9	Carlos Gonzalez	Col	OF
10	Prince Fielder	Det	1B
11	Albert Pujols	LAA	1B
12	Justin Verlander	Det	SP
13	Josh Hamilton	LAA	OF
14	Jose Bautista	Tor	OF
15	Giancarlo Stanton	Mia	OF
16	Justin Upton	Ari	OF
17	David Price	TB	SP
18	Stephen Strasburg	Was	SP
19	Evan Longoria	TB	3B
20	Matt Cain	SF	SP
21	David Wright	NYM	3B
22	Felix Hernandez	Sea	SP
23	Jason Heyward	Atl	OF
24	Buster Posey	SF	C/1B
25	Adrian Beltre	Tex	3B
26	Edwin Encarnacion	Tor	1B
27	Jose Reyes	Tor	SS
28	Jered Weaver	LAA	SP
29	Adrian Gonzalez	LAD	1B/OF
30	Troy Tulowitzki	Col	SS
31	Craig Kimbrel	Atl	RP
32	Ian Kinsler	Tex	2B
33	Gio Gonzalez	Wsh	SP
34	Adam Jones	Bal	OF
35	Cole Hamels	Phi	SP
36	Ryan Zimmerman	Wsh	3B
37	Hanley Ramirez	LAD	3B/SS
38	Jay Bruce	Cin	OF
39	Dustin Pedroia	Bos	2B
40	Jacoby Ellsbury	Bos	OF
41	R.A. Dickey	NYM	SP
42	Matt Holliday	StL	OF
43	Madison Bumgarner	SF	SP
44	Aramis Ramirez	Mil	3B
45	Curtis Granderson	NYY	OF
46	Billy Butler	KC	1B
47	Paul Goldschmidt	Ari	1B
48	Johnny Cueto	Cin	SP
49	Zack Greinke	LAD	SP
50	Cliff Lee	Phi	SP
51	Michael Bourn	FA	OF
52	Mark Teixeira	NYY	1B
53	Chris Sale	CWS	SP
54	CC Sabathia	NYY	SP
55	Hunter Pence	SF	OF
56	Brandon Phillips	Cin	2B
57	Desmond Jennings	TB	OF
58	Aroldis Chapman	Cin	RP
59	Kris Medlen	Atl	RP/SP
60	Mat Latos	Cin	SP
61	Joe Mauer	Min	C/1B
62	Adam Wainwright	StL	SP
63	Starlin Castro	ChC	SS
64	Chase Headley	SD	3B
65	Ian Desmond	Wsh	SS
66	Freddie Freeman	Atl	1B
67	Elvis Andrus	Tex	SS
68	Brett Lawrie	Tor	3B
69	B.J. Upton	FA	OF
70	Jordan Zimmermann	Wsh	SP
71	Bryce Harper	Wsh	OF
72	Yoenis Cespedes	Oak	OF
73	Kenley Jansen	LAD	RP
74	Jason Kipnis	Cle	2B
75	Matt Moore	TB	SP
76	Yovani Gallardo	Mil	SP
77	Roy Halladay	Phi	SP
78	Jimmy Rollins	Phi	SS
79	Dan Haren	Was	SP
80	James Shields	KC	SP
81	Max Scherzer	Det	SP
82	Nelson Cruz	Tex	OF
83	Jonathan Papelbon	Phi	RP
84	Alex Gordon	KC	OF
85	Mark Trumbo	LAA	1B/OF
86	Austin Jackson	Det	OF
87	Angel Pagan	SF	OF
88	Jason Motte	StL	RP
89	Shin-Soo Choo	Cin	OF
90	Matt Wieters	Bal	C
91	Asdrubal Cabrera	Cle	SS
92	Allen Craig	StL	1B/OF
93	Martin Prado	Atl	3B/OF
94	Alex Rios	CWS	OF
95	Aaron Hill	Ari	2B
96	Carlos Gomez	Mil	OF
97	Corey Hart	Mil	1B/OF
98	Andre Ethier	LAD	OF
99	Jose Altuve	Hou	2B
100	Ben Zobrist	TB	2B/SS/OF
101	Michael Morse	Wsh	OF
102	Ryan Howard	Phi	1B
103	Brett Anderson	Oak	SP
104	Shane Victorino	FA	OF
105	Tim Lincecum	SF	SP
106	Brandon Morrow	Tor	SP
107	Pablo Sandoval	SF	3B
108	Ike Davis	NYM	1B
109	Yu Darvish	Tex	SP
110	Josh Willingham	Min	OF
111	Carlos Beltran	StL	OF
112	Yadier Molina	StL	C
113	Ben Revere	Min	OF
114	Chris Davis	Bal	1B/OF
115	Jake Peavy	CWS	SP
116	Derek Jeter	NYY	SS
117	Ichiro Suzuki	FA	OF
118	Victor Martinez	Det	C/1B
119	Chase Utley	Phi	2B
120	Adam LaRoche	FA	1B
121	Ian Kennedy	Ari	SP
122	Torii Hunter	Det	OF
123	C.J. Wilson	LAA	SP
124	Dexter Fowler	Col	OF
125	Melky Cabrera	TOR	OF
126	Hiroki Kuroda	FA	SP
127	Rickie Weeks	Mil	2B
128	Josh Reddick	Oak	OF
129	Anthony Rizzo	ChC	1B
130	Paul Konerko	CWS	1B
131	Joel Hanrahan	Pit	RP
132	Eric Hosmer	KC	1B
133	Neil Walker	Pit	2B
134	Josh Johnson	Tor	SP
135	David Freese	Stl	3B
136	Fernando Rodney	TB	RP
137	Carlos Santana	Cle	C/1B
138	Addison Reed	CWS	RP
139	Pedro Alvarez	Pit	3B
140	Nick Swisher	FA	1B/OF
141	Lance Lynn	StL	SP/RP
142	J.J. Putz	Ari	RP
143	Doug Fister	Det	SP
144	Norichika Aoki	Mil	OF
145	Joe Nathan	Tex	RP
146	Jon Lester	Bos	SP
147	Erick Aybar	LAA	SS
148	Mariano Rivera	NYY	RP
149	Alcides Escobar	KC	SS
150	Miguel Montero	Ari	C
151	Nick Markakis	Bal	OF
152	Kevin Youkilis	NYY	3B
153	Dan Uggla	Atl	2B
154	Rajai Davis	Tor	OF
155	Jason Kubel	Ari	OF
156	Jarrod Parker	Oak	SP
157	Brett Gardner	NYY	OF
158	Alejandro De Aza	CWS	OF
159	Coco Crisp	Oak	OF
160	David Ortiz	Bos	DH
161	Kyle Seager	Sea	3B
162	Rafael Soriano	FA	RP
163	Will Middlebrooks	Bos	3B
164	Howard Kendrick	LAA	2B
165	Jim Johnson	Bal	RP
166	Danny Espinosa	Wsh	2B/SS
167	Wade Miley	ARZ	SP
168	Manny Machado	Bal	3B
169	Tim Hudson	Atl	SP
170	Greg Holland	KC	RP
171	Alfonso Soriano	ChC	OF
172	Chris Perez	Cle	RP
173	Ryan Dempster	FA	SP
174	Wilin Rosario	Col	C
175	Carl Crawford	LAD	OF
176	Adam Dunn	CHW	1B
177	Mike Minor	Atl	SP
178	Sergio Romo	SF	RP
179	Cody Ross	FA	OF
180	Alexei Ramirez	CWS	SS
181	Ryan Vogelsong	SF	SP
182	Mike Moustakas	KC	3B
183	Drew Storen	Was	RP
184	Dayan Viciedo	CWS	OF
185	Cameron Maybin	SD	OF
186	Jonathon Niese	NYM	SP
187	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	3B
188	A.J. Burnett	Pit	SP
189	Jayson Werth	Was	OF
190	Carlos Ruiz	Phi	C
191	Marco Scutaro	FA	2B/SS
192	Huston Street	SD	RP
193	Jon Jay	StL	OF
194	Kendrys Morales	LAA	1B
195	Casey Janssen	Tor	RP
196	Rafael Betancourt	Col	RP
197	Dustin Ackley	Sea	2B
198	Matt Garza	CHC	SP
199	Tommy Hanson	LAA	SP
200	Michael Saunders	Sea	OF