Polls

Last week was round one of our year-end post season, pitting the top 6 plays from the first half of the major league season, with the winner continuing on to our finale, The Play of the Year finals.

This week we celebrate the birth of arguably one of the best actors to ever portray the famous secret agent James Bond.  I say one because over the years 6 actors have stepped into those 'gadget modified' shoes.

When I was growing up, we sat at our dinner table each evening and ate as a family.  Times have changed for sure, and many families are on the go so much that a family dinner is a rarity, not an everyday occurrence.

Last week, in the regular season ending poll, Boston Red Sox secondbaseman Dustin Perdroia robbed Cleveland Indian Abraham Almonte of a bunt single with a terrific show of glovesmanship, taking home the final Play of the Week.

Well, we've made it to the final week of the Major League Season, and our final poll before the playoff rounds.

Elgin High graduate Kelby Tomlinson of the San Francisco Giants took top honors this week in our weekly Major League Baseball Play of the Week poll.

The Texas Rangers' second generation superstar Delino DeShields, Jr. made an incredible diving catch to rob Oakland's Josh Reddick of a single during week 23 of the Major League season, and took home the week's Play of the Week honors.

Oakland A's shortstop Marcus Semien made an incredible diving stop to start a double play against the Los Angeles Angels and takes home this week's Play of the Week.

Daniel Murphy and Carlos Torres of the New York Mets teamed up for one of the most incredible examples of teamwork in the history Major League Baseball and took home the week 21 Play of the Week.

Texas Ranger rightfielder Shin Shoo Choo showed off his cannon of a left arm to nail Seattle Mariner Logan Morrison, cutting off a go ahead run in a pivotal game last week.

Cleveland Indian thirdbaseman Giovanni Urshela's incredible catch and jump throw to rob New York Yankees Brett Gardner of an extra base hit caught the eye of our voters last week and took home the week 19 Major League Play of the Week.

Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker James Harrison is known as one of the hardest working players in NFL history.