ChicagoLast year’s League Champion would have the worst record in the league

ChicagoLast year’s League Champion would have the worst record in the league.Dodgers would finish 17 games back from the divison lead after so called improvements in the off-season.Atlanta would miss the playoffs for the third straight season.Johan Santana would not get the Mets back to the playoffs.Padres would be no-where near the playoff race in August.NL EastFlorida Marlins           91-71      –Philadelphia Phillies    90-72      1 GBAtlanta Braves           86-76      5 GBNew York Mets           81-81      10 GBWashington Nationals 68-94      23 GBNL CentralChicago Cubs            96-66      –Houston Astros         93-69      3 GBSt. Additional information about the Company can be found at Ceradyne, Inc.Jerrold J. PellizzonChief Financial Officer, 714-549-0421orSilverman Heller AssociatesPhil Bourdillon/Gene Heller, 310-208-2550 Copyright Business Wire 2009. Most Major League Baseball teams are right around the 1st quarter mark of their season. Reaching this mark brings more speculation of where the teams will stand at the end of the season.Late last night when I was running some numbers for another article to see where teams in the NL east will finish if they “stay on track” and afterward, thought it would be fun to take a look at all the numbers for every division.Here’s how it works: We take the current winning percentages of both home and road games and apply them both to the number of games that the team has remaining, both on the road and at home and then simply add those numbers with the team’s current win total.This is not a personal prediction, just a simple look at the numbers and how they project the end of the year standings.

Many say “numbers don’t lie”, we’ll put that to the test, but only time will tell.NATIONAL LEAGUEWhat we’ll see in the NL if all the teams stay on their current track…Playoffs would be Houston vs Arizona and Florida vs. The playback can be accessed by calling800-642-1687 (or 706-645-9291 for international callers) and providingConference ID 96359101. Ceradyne develops, manufactures and markets advanced technical ceramic productsand components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel and commercialapplications. (Nasdaq:CRDN)will release financial results for its first quarterended March 31, 2009 before the market open on Tuesday, April 28, 2009.Management will also conduct a conference call to review the Company`s financialresults and the outlook for 2009. One may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at or For those unable to attend, these websites will host an archive of the call A telephone playback will be available beginning at 11 a.m PDT on April 28through 9 p.m PDT on April 30, 2009. To participatein the teleconference, please call toll-free 877-717-3046 (or 706-634-6364 forinternational callers) approximately 10 minutes prior to the above start timeand provide Conference ID 96359101. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the teleconference, which isscheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m PDT (11:00 a.m EDT) on April 28.

The company has noobligation to update these forward-looking statements.Maier & Company, Inc.Gary S Maier310-442-9852 Copyright Business Wire 2009. COSTA MESA, Calif.–(Business Wire)–Ceradyne, Inc. As frequent users of affluentlifestyle events, they value the convenience and security of private access.More information on Stratus Rewards is available at Forward Looking StatementsStatements in this press release relating to plans, strategies, economicperformance and trends, projections of results of specific activities orinvestments, and other statements that are not descriptions of historical factsmay be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 andSection 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking informationis inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results coulddiffer materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factorswhich include but are not limited to risk factors inherent in doing business.Although the company’s management believes that the expectations reflected inthe forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee futureresults, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Stratus Rewards offers the first credit card rewards program built onprivate lifestyle entertainment. Stratus Rewards forges new territory bypackaging the benefits of some of the world`s best lifestyle events and affluentclubs into one program.