Very Early MLB Postseason Predictions
I’ve been right before. I’ve been wrong before. I’ve been both very right and very wrong. What I’m saying is, you can’t predict these things. But then again, you already knew that. Still, because I…
MLB Playoff Push: Can Indian Summer carry over to fall?
The terrifying possibility of a Red Sox-Yankees ALCS is very real for this Orioles fan. Boston is a playoff lock, and the Yankees are well on their way to a berth in the Wild Card…
2017 NFL Preview: More of the Same?
There doesn’t appear to be much suspense going into an NFL season anymore. The New England Patriots are about as prohibitive of a favorite as we’ve seen in ages (since, like, the Patriots, I guess?)….
NBA, NHL Picks and Hanging on to Playoff Dreams Before a Dreary Summer Begins
I kind of see now what football fans whine about all summer. “There aren’t any sports on TV!” “Everything is boring until September!” Are these insufferable goofballs actually making sense all of a sudden? Personally,…
NBA Playoffs Preview: Who Can Shake up the Field?
It’s playoff time in the NBA. Many moons ago, this was a very exciting time for folks, even though this is a sport and a league dominated by teams with star players at their disposal….
2017 MLB Preview: Will it be Same Old, Same Old?
Somehow, the 2016 World Series is already nearly six months in our rearview mirror. Baseball season is back, and people are wondering if we can have any story better than that of last year’s 108-year-drought-ending…
Unveiling the 2017 NFL Schedule — Kind of
This is the basic master version of my schedule. Click HERE for an enhanced viewing experience of the master schedule. For individual, color-coded, team-by-team schedules, click HERE to view to via Google Docs. Football fans…
Bracketology 101: Atoning for Last Year’s Sins
Not only did things not go well for me last year prognosticating the enigma known as “March Madness,” I was downright embarrassed. I granted myself a mulligan, of course, given that I do not profess…
“Epic” Super Bowl Caps a Year’s Worth of Championship-Caliber Title Games
I refuse to apologize for air-quoting the word epic to describe Super Bowl LI. It was, is, and should forever be seen as the worst choke-job of all time rather than a heroic comeback. That…
Despite Unlucky Super Bowl LI, Pats Haters Lucky it Hasn’t Been Worse Over Last 15 Years
It would have been hard to imagine entering Super Bowl LI that for those out there sick of the New England Patriots’ reign of terror for a decade-and-a-half, the worst was yet to come. But…