NHL Second Round: Surprised? Not Me
I recently had a friend who isn’t a big sports fan tell me something about sports that stuck in my mind: “Beware the narrative.” I pondered that for a moment. Actually, quite a few moments,…
The 2019 NFL Schedule is Here! (My way)
And so here it is. (For the master schedule, click HERE. For color-coded, team-by-team schedules, click HERE. Please note: If you are using a mobile device, the formatting may be skewed). Days, weeks, and months…
Keep Your Bracket Fever – It’s NHL Playoffs Time!
Just when you thought March Madness — er, April Madness, really — was behind us, it’s time for another two months of (slowly) busted brackets. That’s right, the NHL playoffs are here, which means two…
2019 MLB Predictions: Will Evil Empires Reign Again?
Okay, it’s late March and somehow, baseball is here! We’re officially underway, but since I’m not picking the Mariners or Athletics to do anything worthwhile this year, their Japan games are trees falling in the…
Super Bowl LIII Preview: Deep Six For Patriots?
I’ve always maintained that, despite a great track record of picking championship games/series, I’m always willing to go down in flames getting the Patriots wrong as my pick. After all, what could possibly be a…
Are You Tired of the New England Patriots? You’re Only About 15 Years Late to the Party
Flashback to November 30, 2003. Do you remember where you were back then? Almost certainly not, unless you’ve got my uncanny encyclopedic memory. I was a freshman in college, glued to the TV on a…
Championship Round: With Apologies to the Patriots
The headline says it all. I broke my number one rule. I touched the hot stove even though it had burned me before. So I’ll say it now: I’m sorry, Patriots. I’m sorry that in…
NFL Divisional Round Picks: Will Big Guns Go Bye-Bye?
Things are going swimmingly for me lately, with a 3-1 week boosting yet another successful season record to 19 games over .500. It was a weekend for road warriors, with only the Seahawks (they of…
It’s Starting to Feel A Lot Like 2009… and Maybe 2013
One thing you must know if you watch enough sports is that they are ultimately cyclical. With a team like the New England Patriots being the outlier, most franchises, even the highly successful ones, go…
NFL Playoff Picks: Let’s Get Wild!
Alright, so another successful season picking games for me, as I went 44-27 (62%) picking games I felt strongly about. And now comes the fun part — playoffs! How fitting that in these PLAYOFFS! (thank…