NHL Second Round Picks: Eastern Conference = AFC
My apologies for being a day late. Don’t let that fool you into thinking I would have picked the Capitals to break through against the Penguins. The mental roadblock that will never clear is going…
Baseball Musings: Why Can’t the Astros Hit? Why Can’t the Yankees Lose Anymore? Why Are Teams Tanking?
This baseball season has kind of stunk so far, quite honestly. That’s because it’s gone about as well as expected after one of the worst offseasons in memory. Freezing out free agents under the guise…
Key to Winning NHL’s Eastern Conference Will Be Avoidance; Bruins, Pens, Caps, Bolts Have Kryptonites
We’ve pretty much reached the second round of the NHL playoffs, meaning we’ve bid farewell to some pretenders like the Devils, Flyers, and apparently even the Maple Leafs. Three of the four series are at…
April Resignation: Sorry America, We’re Doomed: Here Comes the Boston Dirty Dozen
If you’ve watched, say, a single minute of baseball this year, you know the entire league is a one-team show. Of course, I had the wrong Evil Empire as the one to flirt with history….
Angels for Real? Sho’ it Against Red Sox, Then We’ll Talk
This is a big week for the Angels. Fortunately, they’ve already have a few big weeks in a roaring 13-3 start that has fans in Anaheim thinking back 16 years to the glory days. But,…
Unveiling the 2018 NFL Schedule (Kind of)
I did it again. Months of trying to solve one of life’s trickiest puzzles was challenging and fun at the same time. Again, I am paying homage to the “good old days” of what the…
Okay, Let’s Make This Quick: Baseball to Offer Predictable Dose of Predictability in 2018
I can’t stress enough how 2018 feels like the death of parity in Major League Baseball. Maybe it never really existed, top-heaviness simply masked by the recent happy endings of the Royals, Cubs, and Astros…
Breaking News: Philadelphia Eagles Read My Last Article, Say ‘We’ll Show You Some Symmetry’
Apparently, I was three years off. It wasn’t 2004. It was actually 2001. Call it a space odyssey if you want. It was weird. Nick Foles hoisting the Lombardi trophy as Tom Brady dejectedly jogs…
Super Bowl LII: Symmetrical Bliss for Brady, Belichick
The Matchup: PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (13-3) vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-3), 6:30 p.m. ET Spread: Patriots by 4.5 My playoff record ATS in 2017: 5-4-1 My overall record ATS in 2017: 35-28 For most of…
The Dynasty, Part 2 – Crazy Similarities to 2004
Does this Super Bowl feel familiar? Is there an echo in here? If you’re too young to remember Super Bowl XXXIX, I feel sorry for you, because that means your entire life has been encapsulated…