Is he as good as Tim Tebow Absolutely not

Bailey was voted American League Rookie of the Year today, receiving 13 first-place votes and 88 total points.Texas Rangers’ shortstop Elvis Andrus finished second with 65 total points.This vote came down to–do you vote for the guy who had a great year on a bad team or do you vote for the guy who had an average year and was a key part of a good teamThe voters went with the guy who had a great year on a bad team.Bailey appeared in 68 games for the A’s in 2009, finishing with 26 saves, a 1.84 ERA, a ridiculous 0.876 WHIP, and 91 K’s in 83.1 innings.Bailey really came out of nowhere to win this award. He wasn’t even ranked in the top-10 A’s prospects in 2008 or 2009 by Baseball America. Heck, he wasn’t even the A’s closer going into the season.That job was Brad Ziegler’s.Bailey just proves that you don’t have to be a top prospect to have success in the major leagues. It may be in Staten Island, but don’t quote me on that.Bailey becomes the seventh A’s player to the win the Rookie of the Year award since 1986. That’s pretty impressive.You can follow The Ghost of Moonlight Graham on Twitter theghostofmlg This article is also featured on The Ghost of Moonlight Graham.

(Adds more comments from Lacker's speech) Bonds LINTHICUM, Md., Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve'sdramatic dumping of money into the economy poses inflationrisks down the road, and the central bank may need to raiseinterest rates before credit markets have completely recovered,Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said on Friday. "While at the present time, credit programs do not conflictwith our monetary policy strategy, there could well be a timeat which monetary stimulus needs to be withdrawn to prevent aresurgence in inflation, even though credit markets are notdeemed fully healed," he told the Maryland BankersAssociation. Lacker, one of the toughest anti-inflation hawks amongsenior Fed officials, cautioned that the U.S. central bank ismixing monetary policy with credit policy as it offers loans tostabilize financial markets in deep disarray after the housingcrash and the surge in mortgage defaults. "Many historical instances of monetary instability havebeen the result of central banks being prevailed upon to usetheir balance sheets for fiscal ends in ways that impeded theirability to keep inflation under control," he said.

(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Bonds. One of the few absolute things I can say that I've learned throughout my time as a writer is that every team needs at least a decent quarterback.He doesn't have to be elite though Take the Pittsburgh Steelers for example. The Steeler fans may not agree with this assessment, but Ben Roethlisberger is not a top five quarterback in the NFL.He's always had a tremendous defense to keep it close and and he is most successful when the running game works. Ask any honest fan if they would rather Greg McElroy or Colt McCoy under center, they will say McCoy.However, he can be a "Big Ben" Roethlisberger if he just doesn't screw it up.The few times where he has to make a play, he will have to make that play or eventually they will lose.Let's look at some evidence to prove my point.Take a look at the Tennessee game. The Tide is holding on by a thread with a 12-10 lead and McElroy has not made any plays to help seal the game.He has completed 18-of-29 for 120 yards, but no touchdowns and thankfully no turnovers. He made a few good plays, but overall he has not executed the way a quarterback for the Crimson Tide needs to.Defensive tackle Terrence Cody had to block a second field goal in order to keep the Tide from crashing.Greg McElroy got lucky, but what if he plays that way against FloridaI've watched the Tide with earnest, and I really like how the team is set up. Strong elite defense with a great young running back and an elite receiver, but I've always made a 'hmmm' sound whenever I evaluate Greg McElroy.He's a good guy, but he doesn't fit the mold of the past Alabama quarterbacks like Bart Starr and Joe Namath, both of whom are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and won Super Bowls.The game rests with him though because eventually, when this team plays Florida for the SEC title game, Florida will attack star running back Mark Ingram and force Greg McElroy to step up.Florida has another one of the elite defenses in college football, and if Greg McElroy cannot handle them then Alabama may have to settle for the Sugar Bowl or another big BCS game.Why settle though when Alabama could go to the Championship gameThis team could take on Texas.

Any team can take on any team on any given day in this world of college football. We just saw USC lose to Stanford, to Stanford!If USC can be knocked out of a chance to play in the Rose Bowl then Alabama certainly can upset Florida and whoever plays opposite them in the Championship game, most likely Texas.McElroy is showing improvement now with this last win over Mississippi State. He threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on 13 completions in a 31-3 blowout.He certainly has gotten better. You can even forget the numbers and just watch the film and you'll see how he's more of a commander in the pocket now.Is he as good as Tim Tebow Absolutely not. This team's inner equation adds up to championship caliber quality, but the test is whether or not McElroy can manage the game against a tough opponent.Whether or not he is the final puzzle piece is up to him and his performance.. (Recasts; adds analyst's quote and background) Stocks MEXICO CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Mexican bonds rose on Fridayafter the country's central bank chief said he was he was"enormously" worried about economic growth, raising theprospect that policy-makers could soon lower interest rates. The government's benchmark 10-year peso bond MX10YTRRjumped 0.981 of a point in price, pushing its yield down 15basis points to 7.44, a more than nine month low Central Bank Gov.